Workshop

Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:00 - Sat Aug 24, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Saturdays, August 17 & 24, 10am-6pm Tuition $285 Get an immersive introduction to letterpress typesetting and Vandercook cylinder press operation, while exploring Kala’s collection of antique type. You will start with an introduction to the history of letterpress, typesetting, and related terminology, and finish the first day hand-setting type, learning how to operate a Vandercook printing press, and printing a collaborative book or broadside print. Students will build on what they’ve learned on the second ...

Workshop

Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:00 - Sat Aug 24, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Saturdays, August 17 & 24, 10am-4pm Tuition: $195 Materials $30 Total Cost $225 Have you imagined printing on non-paper surfaces? One of the most exciting aspects of inkjet printing has been the development of a wide variety of media that can be used in printers. This workshop will provide an overview of alternative commercial media such as pretreated fabrics, Japanese rice paper, and aluminum, and how to print images on them using an inkjet printer. ...

Workshop

Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:00 - Sat Aug 03, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Saturday, August 3, 10am-5pm Tuition $100 Materials $25 Total Cost $125 Explore the decorative art of exposed sewn bookbinding structures. From the simple to the complex, we will begin with the Pamphlet Stitch and then dive into Japanese 4-Hole, Long Stitch, and Buttonhole softcover bindings. We will discuss tools, materials, terminology, and basic bookbinding skills. You will leave with multiple hand-sewn books, detailed instructions, and the skills to create more on your own. All skill ...

Workshop

Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:00 - Sat Jun 15, 2013

Culver City, California
United States of America

Artists! Stop procrastinating and brush up on the business of art. Learn how to get your work ready to show to galleries. Get insider tips on how to approach galleries and who to talk to. Let The Whole 9's Chief of Everything, Lisa Schultz, who also heads up The Whole 9 Gallery, show you how to effectively represent yourself and jump start your art career. Held at The Whole 9 Gallery, this seminar provides straightforward ...

Workshop

Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:00 - Sat Aug 10, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Saturdays, August 3 & 10, 10am-5pm Total Cost $225 This intensive workshop introduces participants to the amazing array of possibilities provided by Adobe's image-editing program, Photoshop. Participants in this useful workshop will learn how to navigate Photoshop's interface and become familiar with its wide array of tools and techniques. The class will also focus on how to make skillful selections and adjust contrast and color. Learn the art of retouching, masking, resolution issues, and how ...

Workshop

Tue Jul 30, 2013 18:30 - Tue Sep 17, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Tuesdays, July 30-September 17, 6:30-9:30pm (8 sessions) Tution $425 For beginners, this course will provide an intensive experience with the medium of printmaking. Students will be introduced to a wide variety of processes including Monotype, Relief, Collagraph and Intaglio, while emphasis is placed on the development of intuition through tactile experiences in a wide range of image making processes. This is a great class for those interested in printmaking but have never tried it before. ...

Workshop

Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:00 - Sun Jul 28, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Sunday, July 28, 10am-4pm Tuition $90 In 100 Acts of Sewing, Sonya Philip explores making versus manufacturing. This personal challenge to sew one hundred dresses in a year, also aims to reacquaint people with the skills required to make clothing. Learn to sew your own dress, starting with a simple, sleeveless A-line shift. The neck and armholes are finished with a simple bias tape facing and pockets add flair and utility. In this class students ...

Workshop

Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:00 - Sat Aug 10, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Saturdays, July 27, August 3, & 10, 10am-5pm Tuition $325 Noted for its delicate color and expressive, painterly characteristic, gum bichromate printing offers the artist unique possibilities because of its flexibility. It may be used as a simple photogram, a complicated multilayered print, or combined with other alternative processes. Students will begin by learning how to make digital enlarged negatives and end with creating finished prints from their own images. On the way, they will ...

Workshop

Sun Jul 07, 2013 18:30 - Sun Jul 14, 2013

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Wednesdays July 24, 31, August 7, & 14, 6:30-9:30pm Tuition $235 Learn all about color while learning how to paint! Students will learn about color theory and put it to use through quick exercises and observational painting assignments. This workshop will begin with an overview of color theory through direct painting exercises and then move to longer assignments that employ color theory knowledge into observational painting. Readings related to color theory will supplement class work. ...

Workshop

Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:00 - Sun Jul 21, 2013

Berkeley, CA , California
United States of America

Sundays, July 14 & 21, 10am-4pm Tuition $195 Materials $20 Total Cost $215 Collagraph is an amazingly versatile printmaking process, based on the construction of a collaged matrix to provide a printable plate. A wide range of materials and textured surfaces such as fabric, leaves, sand and other found materials can be used in the plate-making process. Plates can be printed as intaglio or relief images, or as combinations of the two, leading to prints ...

Exhibition

Fri Jun 21, 2013 18:00 - Fri Jul 19, 2013

Brooklyn, , New York
United States of America

2013 NARS Foundation Emerging Curator Exhibition June 21 – July 19, 2013 F_ll in the bl_nk. Curated by Shlomit Dror Friday, June 21st Opening Reception 6-8 PM Curator’s Talk 7pm The New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS) Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of F_ll in the bl_nk, a group exhibition curated by Shlmoit Dror, winner of the 2013 annual NARS Emerging Curator Program Open Call. The exhibition contains artworks whose visual and ...

Other

Sun Jun 30, 2013 00:00

Brooklyn, New York
United States of America

Thesthetics is a New Media art consultation and collaborative creative force based in New York City. ​​We work with artists, musicians, museums, businesses, galleries, and event coordinators to manage, support, and promote the presence of new and experimental media art. We curate and program New Media art exhibitions and events globally, collaborate creatively with other New Media artists, liaise between artists and venues, and produce commissioned works. Email: Thesthetics@gmail.com Phone: +1. (917) 791-0272

Workshop

Tue Jun 25, 2013 00:00 - Tue Jul 09, 2013

New York, New York
United States of America

Over the course of six weeks, students will learn how to create hybrid assemblages of real and simulated objects using Maya 3D animation software composited with video. Instructor: Katie Torn Tuesdays, 6-9pm June 25-July 30 (6 sessions) $100 per session $400 for all 6 sessions Materials to Bring: - Laptop (please notify Eyebeam via purchasing process if cannot supply this) - Camera with Video capabilities with SD Card (Optional) It is highly encouraged that the ...

Workshop

Sat Jun 22, 2013 00:00 - Sun Jun 23, 2013

New York, New York
United States of America

Develop the creative skills and unconventional tools to extract political data from the web. Instructor: Paolo Cirio Cost: $200 Saturday, June 22, 1:00-5:00pm Sunday, June 23, 1:00-5:00pm MATERIALS NEEDED: Bring your own laptop (Please let us know if you cannot provide this) Knowledge of coding is not necessary, but very welcome. CLASS DESCRIPTION: This two-day workshop will introduce you to the basic philosophy behind transparency activism and how to accomplish it through the use of ...

Workshop

Sat Jun 08, 2013 14:00 - Sun Jun 09, 2013

New York, New York
United States of America

Learn how to create your own offline local area network for anonymous communication with those around you. In this workshop, you will learn how to set up a Raspberry Pi with subnod.es, creating a wireless access point that is anonymous and portable. Instructor: Sarah Grant Eyebeam Art + Technology Center Saturday June 8, 2:00-5:00 pm Sunday June 9, 2:00-5:00pm Workshop: $75/day Optional Kit: $75 REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1. Raspberry Pi Model B (with Node.js pre-installed and ...