Welcome!

The 4th Visual Art Academy (June 9 – June 20, 2008) is an intensive visual arts program for students from grades 6–12. Our faculty of professional Alaskan visual artists will be teaching classes in: Computer Art, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture & 3-D Design, Ceramics, Metalsmithing, Drawing and Design.

PLEASE NOTE: This summer and fall the Art Department studios and gallery are under construction so we will hold our classes in temporary studio facilities on the UAF campus (for the academy we’ll be in three locations on North Chandalar Drive- the University Fire Department is located on this street just north of Wood Center).

Students can participate as full-day students taking four classes per day or as half-day students taking two classes per day. Each class is 95 minutes, five days a week (Monday - Friday) for two weeks.

Students will have an opportunity to exhibit their work created during the academy in exhibits on campus during the academy. Students will select their preferred areas of interest and will be assigned to classes prior to the beginning of the academy.

Students wishing to emphasize in a certain course (ie: metalsmithing) may request their morning or afternoon courses to be in this area.

Visual Art Academy 2008 General Rules (PDF format)

Courses

Ceramics Hand-thrown and hand-built clay pottery using a variety of glazing and firing techniques.	Drawing and Design Fundamentals in drawing and design with traditional materials and exciting contemporary methods and materials.
Painting Color and design using acrylic paints; new methods, compositional studies, painting from life and mixed-media projects.	Printmaking Relief and collagraph printmaking techniques using manual and printing press methods.
Metalsmithing Jewelry and metalsmithing projects in copper and brass with the opportunity to work in silver.	Computer Art and Animation Morning classes - Experimental animation including stopmotion and 2D animation Afternoon classes - Digital pixel painting and design processes to create images using Adobe Photoshop in a university computer lab."
Sculpture and 3-D Design Sculptural and 3-D design projects using a wide variety of techniques and materials including found objects, clay, plaster, metal, wire and wood.	Beginning and advanced levels will be offered for each course. For best selection of classes Register Early!

Students wishing to emphasize in a certain course (ie: metalsmithing) may request their morning or afternoon courses to be in this area.

Enrollment and Payment Schedule

The cost to attend the 4th Annual Visual Art Academy full-day is $575.00. Half-day tuition is $340.00. A non-refundable $75.00 tuition deposit is required with your registration form.

The remaining tuition and materials balance is due in full by June 2, 2008..

If your tuition is not paid in full by June 2, 2008 you will lose both your deposit and your place in the Academy.

Registration

Contact

Summer Visual Art Academy
Art Department
P.O. Box 5640
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775–5640

Phone: (907) 474–7530 • Fax: (907) 474-5853

Email fyart@uaf.edu

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