SFAI 2013 PreCollege Program Brochure

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san francisco. art. institute. since 1871.

COVER: Installation by Dallas Holfeltz R: PreCollege final exhibition

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At the San Francisco Art Institute’s PreCollege Program, you will be immersed in a world of making art. A five-week, six-college-credit course of study for artists who have completed the tenth grade but haven’t yet started college, the program introduces participants to what it’s like to be in art school—to the broad range of techniques, concepts, and debates that make up the contemporary art scene.

Here, you’ll study with practicing artists (many of whom teach in SFAI’s undergraduate program), experiment with new media, and meet other students who—like you—are driven to create. You’ll also visit museums and galleries, exhibit your work, and develop a portfolio that will help further your artistic and educational goals. All this takes place in beautiful San Francisco, a city full of activity and inspiration.

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With an innovative curriculum and a commitment to research, hands-on learning, and active dialogue, SFAI fosters an authentic artistic community engaged in interdisciplinary thinking and contemporary studio practice. Founded in 1871, the institution has been central to many of the country’s most notable art movements — experimental filmmaking, abstract expressionism, conceptualism — and home to such world-renowned artists as Ansel Adams, Richard Diebenkorn, Annie Leibovitz, Don Ed Hardy, Barry McGee, Kathryn Bigelow, George Kuchar, and Kehinde Wiley.

SFAI’s historic campus is at 800 Chestnut Street, in the scenic Russian Hill neighborhood.

San Francisco The Bay Area is a world-class cultural center, yet it has an intimate feel and a DIY ethos. The region is full of places to experience art, from major institutions (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Asian Art Museum, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives, de Young Museum, Legion of Honor) to established galleries, to alternative and collaborative spaces in back rooms, basements, bookstores, parks, and streets.

During your time in PreCollege, you’ll get a taste of this vibrant city through field trips, beach bonfires, scavenger hunts, and other activities with the PreCollege staff and new friends.

T: View from SFAI Campus L: Class video project R: A drawing class critique with faculty member Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton

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OF A P R E C O L L E G E S T U D E N T

MEET Cristina Ramos Cevallos Painting and Drawing, PreCollege 2012 HOMETOWN: Guanajuato, Mexico 2013 PRECOLLEGE

“I wanted to go to a summer program in another country, something that was fun and would help me improve my artistic skills. I searched for different programs, but finally fell in love with SFAI’s PreCollege program, and it completely fulfilled what I wanted! I met amazing people at SFAI, such as inspiring teachers and very good friends. I also improved my painting and drawing techniques, defined my own style, and learned to make decisions by myself.”

“This summer program was honestly the best five weeks of my life.”

HERE’S WHAT A TYPICAL WEEK LOOKED LIKE FOR CRISTINA

8:30–9:30 Breakfast in the SFAI Café 10:00

9:30–12:30

Trip to Farmer’s Market

Workshop: Fantastic Figures: The Artist, The Form, The Donut

9:30–12:30 Studio Course: Painting and Permutations 12:30–1:30 Lunch in the SFAI Café

1:30–4:30

1:30–4:30 Studio Course: From Line to Life Drawing

Art in Context

4:30 Check-in with RAs

4:00

Thrift Store Trip

6:00–9:00 8:00

Required Studio Hours

Photo Shoot Night

10:00 Board Games 11:00 Check-in with RAs

6:00–9:00 8:00

Required Studio Hours

Dolores Park and Bi-Rite Ice Cream Trip

6:00

Communal Dinner

8:00

Talent Show/ Open Mic Night

10:00 Check-in with RAs

10:00 Check-in with RAs

MIDNIGHT Check-in with RAs

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Scavenger hunt winning team

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Film shoot at the beach

Mural by British street artist Ben Eine

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The PreCollege Program offers participants a well-rounded, introductory course of study and an experience comparable to that of first-year Bachelor of Fine Arts students at SFAI. Students choose two core studio courses (one morning and one afternoon) that meet for three hours each, Monday through Thursday. Required Friday academic activities and workshops, as well as weekly studio hours (see page 15), enhance this core schedule.

MORNING CLASSES: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm AFTERNOON CLASSES: Monday – Thursday, 1:30 – 4:30 pm Courses listed as morning and afternoon are offered twice, and are not full-day classes.

Expressive Line and Life Drawing (morning and afternoon) Working with a model, traditional and nontraditional still lifes, and on individual projects, you will address issues of composition, the use of light and dark, and mark-making. This class aims to help you work from observation to interpret what you see, allowing your drawing to reveal its history of creation and changes.

Pencil, charcoal, ink, ink wash, watercolor or gouache, and collage are all possible materials.

Painting and Permutations (morning and afternoon) Embracing risk-taking and experimentation, students will explore the limitless material and conceptual possibilities of painting. You will produce oil paintings that stress effective visual organization, originality, and craftsmanship, and synthesize your ideas into a completed body of work. Formal course critiques assist in developing strong skills both in the evaluation of your own artwork and in analyzing formal composition principles. Modern and postmodern movements will be introduced as a means for contextualizing studio work.

T: Installation by Briana Doucette L: Digital Photography class critique R: Student Sarah Stanley in a drawing studio

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Black-and-White Photography

(morning and afternoon)

Capture the magic of West Coast photography and the influence of artists such as Ansel Adams (who founded SFAI’s Photography Department), Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Lewis Baltz, and many more. Photographic field trips, extensive darkroom work, gallery and museum visits, and class discussions will form a dynamic environment for creating new work with technical and historical understanding of the medium.

PREREQUISITE: basic introductory course in photography. Students must provide their own 35mm SLR camera that allows manual control of shutter speed, aperture, and focusing.

Digital Photography (morning) This course will encourage you to explore, create, and experiment with the medium of photography. Through hands-on activities in the digital computer lab, lighting studio, and in the field, you will compose images and produce photographic prints.

Using Adobe Photoshop CS6, you will learn how to color-correct photos as well as how to work with more complex adjustment features such as selections, layers, masks, and channels. Discussions and group critiques will provide insight into contemporary photography. By the end of the class students are expected to have a cohesive body of work and a technical and conceptual knowledge of color photography and color digital printing.

PREREQUISITE: basic introductory course in photography. Students must provide their own digital SLR, or digital camera with manual settings.

Digital Animation (morning) Digital animation is a fascinating blend of imagination, artistry, and technology.

This course will introduce software such as Adobe Flash and After Effects as well as traditional animation fundamentals of illustration and motion. Students will first develop an understanding of digital animation tools through structured exercises and demonstrations, and move toward more complex concepts of storyboarding and interactivity. You will then apply all of these techniques in the creation of a short animated movie.

Experimental Cinema (afternoon) This hands-on course will demystify the mechanics of experimental filmmaking and investigate its potential as a tool for personal expression. You will gain an understanding of super 8, 8mm, 16mm, and digital video camera operation and photographic principles while creating short films, videos, and installations.

Editing will be done using both analog and digital tools, including Final Cut Pro. Students will also be introduced to cinematic history and contemporary theory.

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L: Work by Isabella Ye R: Students Clara Patt and Denise Tien in a photography studio B: A photo session with Teaching Assistant Lynn Colingham and students Raina Franklin-Baker and Chloe Diaz

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Installation Art (morning) This course explores the poetic form and social history of conceptual and sitespecific installation. Studio projects will include work with architectural forms, performance, video, and lighting. You will discover the importance of context, process, and time-based activities when working with materials and space, and also learn about project documentation. Slide lectures will expose students to the historical and political underpinnings of these forms and their contemporary manifestation worldwide.

Screenprinting (afternoon) Explore the expressive and technical possibilities of screenprinting as you learn how to develop a stencil and convert drawings, photographs, and digital output into a genuine print — not only on paper, but also on a variety of surfaces such as fabric and plastic. Projects will introduce the photo-emulsion process, color registration, and water-based ink mixing.

Inventing the Figure in Ceramics (afternoon) Focusing on the figure with attention to anatomy, this course will explore the boundaries of the human form and physical features, and address the processes, techniques, and concepts at play in contemporary figurative ceramics.

Working with a range of direct construction methods, you will learn about materiality, three-dimensional design, and functionality. As the course progresses, low-fire surface treatments and glazing strategies will provide you with tools to complete your projects.

L: At work in the screenprinting studio R: Work by Gabriela Ostini

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T: Faculty member Joe Melamed helps complete a press mold L: Installation by Caroline Wright R: Work by Stuart Mason

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Installation by Sam Leghart

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Required Friday Activities Workshops

Evening Studio

Through faculty-led workshops, you will experiment with new mediums, materials, and interdisciplinary methods of production and presentation. These sessions provide structured opportunities for you to work with the broader faculty team and learn about ideas and practices that will enhance your core class work.

Every course in the PreCollege Program will require you to commit time and effort to your creative practice outside class. ALL students are required to work on their projects on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 – 9 pm, on campus. In addition to these allotted times, many studios and campus resources will be accessible to students throughout the week.

Fridays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Workshop topics include:

Cyanotypes: Printing in Prussian Blue Pinhole Photography Photoshop for Painters Stop Motion Animation Real Life Comics Plaster Casting Comic Book Illustration

Art in Context

Fridays, 1:30 – 4:30 pm

Each Friday, PreCollege participants gather to collectively engage in an activity or discussion that relates to the professional practices and contemporary context of working artists.

Sessions include:

Extracurricular In addition to arts-based programming, there will be opportunities to connect with your classmates and relax at weekly events such as a beach bonfire, a dance party, movie nights, and more.

Final Exhibition A campus-wide final exhibition allows PreCollege students to show the work they produced during the program and share their accomplishments with family, friends, and the public. A closing reception will be held on Friday, July 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, with a screening of Digital Animation and Experimental Cinema projects beginning at 3 pm.

ª A guided portfolio workshop led by SFAI’s Admissions team to assist you in developing a cohesive portfolio for application to SFAI or other college art programs ª A dynamic overview of critique strategies to help you move beyond quick judgments toward deep and meaningful conversations that push artists to grow ª Field trips to some of the Bay Area’s top museums ª Guest artist talks

L: Screenprint by Kelsee Thomas R: PreCollege final exhibition

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Stoyan Vasilev SFAI Experience:

Photography and Installation, PreCollege 2004; BFA in New Genres, 2009

Tell us a little about your current job.

I’m the Director of Technology at a design studio called Free Range. The studio works with organizations that focus on causes—human rights, food, animal rights, anything—and helps give them a way to tell their story.

Can you talk about the pathway that got you to the job?

I used to work for a company as a programmer, so I have lots of technical skills, but the reason I was able to advance to a higher-level position is that they were looking for someone who doesn’t only understand technology, but also can think creatively. I stand out because I understand both the technology and participating in the creative process.

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How do the skills that you developed in PreCollege lend themselves to that specifically?

I think that what SFAI does really well is show you a bunch of things that are out there in the world, but it’s up to you to respond and develop your own approach and understanding. In the design world, a client comes to us with an idea but has no idea how to get there. Having that experience [from SFAI] makes me able to contribute actively in the creative process.

The other thing is that we live in a time when everything is technology-based. Things are falling apart and new things are emerging. What SFAI’s PreCollege Program taught me was how to learn.

It’s not enough to know how to do something.

You have to be able to learn how to learn and acquire new skills. www.freerange.com

Supervised housing provides SFAI PreCollege students with a convenient, affordable, and secure living environment that supports their artistic growth.

A professional student housing staff and a team of enthusiastic full-time SFAI students committed to campus leadership live with the PreCollege students, helping to familiarize them with the school and its surroundings.

CHECK-IN: Sunday, June 16, 2013 CHECK-OUT: Saturday, July 20, 2013

Residence Hall Amenities Community Kitchen

Residents enjoy cooking and eating together in a community kitchen. The facility is equipped with everything residents need to prepare food, including a full-size oven, stove top, microwaves, and toasters.

Laundry

Coin operated washers and dryers are conveniently located in the residence halls. Residents may use quarters to purchase wash cycles for $1.50 and dryer cycles for $1.00.

T: SFAI Residence Halls

Internet Access and Computers

The hall is equipped with wireless Internet throughout the building and in the rooms. Residents also share use of community computers located in the building.

Cable Television

Each student room is equipped with a television, basic cable, and a DVD player.

Recreation Room

Residents relax and socialize in the fully furnished recreation room, equipped with a pool table and foosball table as well as a large-screen television.

This popular community space is also used for hall programs, events, and activities.

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HOW TO

Program Expenses and Fees ª Tuition for two studio courses and required academic activities: $3,000 (includes a $100 non-refundable deposit)

ª Room and Board (includes breakfast and lunch only): $2,000 (includes a $100 non-refundable deposit)

TOTAL DUE FOR RESIDENTS BY MAY 31: $5,000 TOTAL DUE FOR COMMUTERS BY MAY 31: $3,000 Art Supplies

Scholarships

Registrants will receive a supplies list for each of their classes prior to the program, and are expected to have all supplies at the start of the program.

When planning your budget for the program, please note that supplies for most courses cost approximately $250.

Scholarships for the PreCollege Program are awarded to students based on financial need.

Scholarship application forms are available online (www.sfai.edu/precollege-application) or upon request and should be received together with completed application materials by April 1.

Living Costs Students enjoy the flexibility of selecting or preparing their own dinners. Please plan your budget according to your dietary habits.

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Application Checklist ¦ A completed and signed application form (use enclosed, or download at www.sfai.edu/precollege-application) ¦ A disc containing five to eight examples of work that reflects your imagination and originality. For students pursuing time-based mediums such as video or film, please submit a DVD with five to ten minutes of your work.

Images should be in jpeg file format, and be no larger than 2,000 x 2,000 pixels but no smaller than 640 x 640 pixels. Video, animation, and movie files should be exported to QuickTime format, and be at least 320 x 240 in pixel dimensions.

Please no PowerPoint files.

IMPORTANT: Include an image list on the CD in a .doc or .rtf file. ¦ An artist statement (a one-page essay about your interests in making art) ¦ A letter of recommendation from an art teacher who knows you and your work (recommendation form available at www.sfai.edu/precollege-application) ¦ A $65 application fee Non-U.S. citizens should contact the PreCollege Office for further information on obtaining a student visa.

DEADLINES

Application deadline: May 1, 2013 Scholarship application and international student application deadline: April 1, 2013 Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early in order to get your first choice of classes.

SEND ALL MATERIALS TO: San Francisco Art Institute PreCollege Program 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA 94133 19

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Additional copies of this form can be downloaded at www.sfai.edu/precollege-application

A L L A P P LICAT IONS MUST BE POSTM ARKED BY M AY 1, 2 0 1 3 .

Student Information

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

City

Mailing Address

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Email Address

Country

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YY)

Cell Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Gender

 I intend to reside in SFAI housing. Further details will follow upon program acceptance.  I am an international student.

Parent/Guardian Information

Last Name

First Name

Email Address

Relationship to Student

Cell Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Application Fee A $65 non-refundable fee is due with the application Method of Payment

Middle Name

 Check payable to SFAI

 Money order payable to SFAI

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School Information I am currently enrolled at a:

 Private high school

 Public high school

Name of School

School Address Have you attended SFAI before?

Expected Graduation Date

If yes, which program?

 Yes

 PreCollege

 No  City Studio

 Young Artist

Scholarship Application  I am applying for a scholarship.

Download the scholarship application form at www.sfai.edu/precollege-application and include it with your program application. Students applying for a scholarship must submit their completed application by April 1, 2013.

Courses MORNING: 9:30 am–12:30 pm

AFTERNOON 1:30 pm–4:30 pm

 Black-and-White Photography / PH-3014-01

 Black-and-White Photography / PH-3014-02

 Drawing / DR-3006-01

 Drawing / DR-3006-02

 Digital Animation / DT-3002

 Experimental Cinema / FM-3005 \

 Digital Photography / PH-3006-01

 Figure in Ceramics / SC-3013

 Installation Art / NG-3002

 Painting / PA-3005-02

 Painting / PA-3005-01

 Screenprinting / PR-3014

How Did You Hear About Us?  Alumni

 High School Art Teacher

 Friend/Family

 Internet If so, what site?

 SFAI Recruiter

 Other Please specify:

What other PreCollege programs are you applying to?

Important — All Applicants I certify that to the best of my knowledge, all of the information contained in this document is true and current. I understand that the penalty for falsified information will be immediate dismissal. I agree, if accepted, to abide by the rules and regulations of the San Francisco Art Institute.

Student Signature

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Parent /Guardian Signature

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