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Explore the New Classes at the School of Art Fall Class Registration opens August 12 and classes begin September 14.
et ready for a host of exciting and innovative classes and workshops at the School of Art. We had a very successful summer and are looking forward to seeing you in the fall.
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The School of Art is thrilled to present a freshly designed, full color catalog for the fall session of classes. The catalog highlights MWPAI’s mission, studio facilities and equipment, instructors, and features new class offerings for all age levels. The catalog is also available online at mwpai.org.
New classes include Screen Printing for Rock Stars and Intro to Oil Painting Portraiture for adults, Stop Motion Animation for ages 9 through 12 and Comic/Graphic Art for teens. One- and two-day workshops including Processing and Printing Digital Photos and an Upcycling Workshop will be offered throughout the fall session. Register at 797-8260 or mwpai.org.
New Classes and Workshops Intro to Oil Painting Portraiture Ages 18+ - Beginner - Yulia Levkovich Thursdays, September 17 through December 10, 6 to 9 p.m. 12 classes - 36 contact hours Screen Printing for Rock Stars Ages 18+ - All Levels - Elise Incze Mondays, September 14 through October 19, 6 to 9 p.m. 6 classes - 18 contact hours Textile Printing for Design and Fashion Ages 18+ - All Levels - Elise Incze Mondays, October 26 through December 7, 6 to 9 p.m. 6 classes - 18 contact hours Narrative Illustration for Children’s Books Ages 14 – 17 - All Levels - Caitlyn Knepka Tuesdays, September 15 through October 20, 6 to 8 p.m. 6 classes - 12 contact hours Comic Book and Graphic Art Ages 14 – 17 - All Levels - Caitlyn Knepka Tuesdays, October 27 through December 8, 6 to 8 p.m. 6 classes - 12 contact hours Stop Motion Animation Ages 9-12 - Meghan Murphy Pagano SESSION I: Saturdays, September 19 through October 24 9 to 11:30 a.m., 6 classes - 15 contact hours SESSION II: Saturdays, October 31 through December 12 9 to 11:30 a.m., 6 classes - 15 contact hours
WORKSHOP Watercolor: Surface & Texture Series Ages 18 +- All Levels - Annette Gurdo Saturday, December 5, 10 to 4 p.m. 1 sessions - 6 contact hours WORKSHOP Public Practice: Out of the Bubble Art Projects Ages 18 + - All Levels - Jenna North Wednesdays, October 7 through 28, 6 to 9 p.m. 4 sessions - 12 contact hours WORKSHOP Photograph Studio Portraits and Lighting Ages 18+ - Beginner - Eric Mishalanie Saturday, October 10, Noon to 5 p.m. 1 session - 5 contact hours WORKSHOP Processing and Printing Digital Photos Ages 18+ - All Levels - Eric Mishalanie Saturday, November 14, Noon to 5 p.m. 1 session - 5 contact hours WORKSHOP Upcycling: Working Intuitively in the Woodshop Ages 18+ - All Levels - Kim Carr Valdez Saturday + Sunday, October 17 and 18, 10 to 4 p.m. 2 days - 12 contact hours
A Feast for the Eyes An Exploration of Still Life Paintings Now on View hrough colorful canvases and exquisite details, A Feast for the Eyes explores more than 150 years of still life painting. This exhibition, drawn from the Museum of Art’s rich permanent collection, probes the stories and meanings behind these remarkable depictions of everyday objects.
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Still life paintings elevate humble objects to art and imbue those objects with layers of meaning. Inspired by flowers, fruits, vegetables, and bric-a-brac, artists created works that range stylistically from illusionistic to the semi-abstract. In some pictures, the artist carefully renders the texture, shape, and Anthony Mancini (American, b. 1926), Pink Still Life, (n.d.a.), oil on canvasnatural beauty of an board, 14 x 18 in., Museum Purchase, 67.28. object, such as the succulent fruit in Eleanor Ecob Morse’s Still Life (ca. 1890). In other works, such as Anthony Mancini’s Pink Still Life (n.d.a.), the objects dissolve into ab-
stract colors, shapes, or patterns. For the viewer, the appeal of these pictures comes from the opportunity for a meditative encounter with everyday items. We can examine an article in minute detail and discover fine points overlooked in our everyday experiences. Through the artist’s depiction, we may be encouraged to explore the symbolic meaning behind an object or a plant, to contemplate an article in a new context, or to speculate on what meaning a particular thing holds for the artist. Each still life, whether austerely simple or lavishly decorative, is a feast for the eyes and a riddle for the mind.
A Feast for the Eyes is on view in the Museum of Art’s Otto Meyer Galleries (in Fountain Elms) through January 3, 2016.