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Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 1-week May Intensives | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Monday - Saturday, May 19 - 24; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
PT 605ES Schuykill Landscape
Joseph Sweeney
Outside Locations
Work on location at carefully chosen and historic sites along the scenic Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park and Valley Forge, with Joe Sweeney, a seasoned and engaging professional landscape painter. Learn basic and advanced techniques for on-the-spot landscape painting in oils and pastels. Topics addressed include practical issues of working outdoors, effective composition, the effect of changing light on color, color mixing, and materials, mediums and surfaces. The Undine Boathouse on Kelly Drive has graciously agreed to act as a base for the class.
Note: This class will meet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: May 9
Time: 1-week May Intensives | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Monday - Saturday, May 19 - 24; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 711E Painting Drapery and Cloth
Joshua Marsh
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn to capture the folds, patterns, and visual complexities of cloth. In addition to drapery studies, students will incorporate drapery as an element in both still life and figure compositions. The course will focus on the close observation of color, light, and variations in edge, while developing skills in drawing, color mixing, and paint handling. The role of cloth as an abstract visual element in paintings throughout history will be discussed. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: May 9
Time: 1-week May Intensives | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Monday - Saturday, May 19 - 24; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 605E Life Drawing
John Horn
Studio 1/Historic Landmark Building
This in-depth investigation of basic drawing issues explores the human figure. Emphasis will be placed on a thorough understanding of the body’s underlying geometry and anatomical structure. The course will address proportional accuracy, foreshortening, spatial relationships, and basic use of light and shadow to draw the figure as a convincing volumetric form. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: May 9
Time: 1-week May Intensives | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Monday - Saturday, May 19 - 24; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 602E Elementary Figure Drawing and Painting
Al Gury
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This structured approach to drawing and painting the figure from life includes topics such as anatomy, drawing methods, gesture, figure structure, palettes, and basic figure painting methods. This class is excellent for those interested in developing their painting and drawing portfolio. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: May 9
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 616ES Oil Painting: Still Life
Gilbert Lewis
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Several approaches to painting by layering or “glazing” oil colors will be demonstrated with a variety of interesting still life set-ups as subject matter. The creative uses of this time-honored medium will be discussed and demonstrated with emphasis on contemporary relevance and historical reference. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 605E Landscape
Douglas Martenson
Lobby/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building/Horticulture Center/Valley Green
Paint and draw the landscape at various locations in Fairmount Park, including the Horticulture Center and Valley Green on Wissahickon Creek. Students will develop their work through traditional methods of site observation, spatial development, and color using materials of choice (oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel). Transportation provided. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Color
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 604 EA Basic Color
Al Gury
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
An introduction to the use of color in life painting. Students will learn the historical uses of color and topics such as: value, space, structure, color temperature, brushwork, and practical painting methods. Various palettes will be discussed, including the earth palette, expanded earth palette, and impressionist and modernist palettes. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 602E Lithography
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
In the tradition of Toulouse-Lautrec learn basic through advanced techniques in drawing, etching, and printing with stones and aluminum plates. Use personal concepts to make your images as you experiment with a variety of lithographic drawing materials. View original lithographs from the instructor’s and Printmaking Department’s collections. Additional lab fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Evenings Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Portrait
Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 27 - July 3, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PT 602E Portrait Painting
Al Gury
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Investigate the structure, proportions, form, and anatomy of the human head through drawings and painted studies. Progress to finished paintings and address issues of likeness, composition, space and texture. Learn to better see and understand color in order to mix it more successfully, a useful skill for painting all subject matter. One or two evenings per week.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 one evening, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Evenings Session 1 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 27 - July 3, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
SC 605EW Terra Cotta Figure Sculpture
Colleen O'Donnell
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore the versatility of terra cotta clay. Sculpture in terra cotta requires neither an armature nor casting. Aesthetic quality, cost, availability, and durability are further advantages. Learn various techniques and tools through hands-on sculpting from the life model and demonstration. Anatomy, proportion, design, and personal growth will be emphasized, and both representational and abstract approaches to the figure will be addressed. One or two evenings per week.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 one evening, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Tuesdays, May 27 - August 12, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
DR 605E Life Drawing
Theodore Xaras
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn fundamental and advanced techniques for drawing the human figure. Topics included anatomy, structure, line quality, tone, composition, proportion and space. Work in a variety of traditional materials including cone, charcoal, pen and ink and from short to long poses to develop fully modeled form. Includes demonstration and discussion of master drawings.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesdays, May 27 - August 12, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
SC 601E Metal Sculpture
Steve Nocella
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course focuses on metal sculpture fabrication and construction, gas and arc welding, brazing, and forging. Basic equipment is provided, and each technique will be demonstrated. Both beginning and advanced students are welcome. There is a lab fee of $60.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 605E Life Drawing
Phyllis Laver
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Enhance your perception and skills in the fundamentals of figure drawing: structure/value, foreshortening, anatomy, rhythm, and gesture. Benefit from an awareness of your drawing process, including the quality and meaning of the marks made. A variety of media and techniques will be used. Full-day or morning-only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesdays, May 27 - July 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 625EI Introduction to Sculpture
Elizabeth Hill
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn the fundamentals of sculpture, “the language of form.” Master the materials, techniques and creative possibilities of clay-modeling, plaster casting, carving in stone or wood, and construction utilizing found objects. Materials fee of $60. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Combination
Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.
SC 700E SC 700E Mixed Media Sculpture NEW!
Steve Nocella
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn to combine different sculptural media and techniques and broaden your visual vocabulary and means of expression as you construct sculpture based on personal ideas and experiences. Instruction will address the use of basic and unconventional materials, including found objects, and fastening techniques. Additional lab fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.
IN 601E The Painter’s Craft
Anthony Ciambella
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
The Academy is your resource for learning the art and craft of oil painting. Learn to stretch canvas, prepare wood panels, make gesso, and grind pigments. Discover how to effectively use mediums, solvents and varnishes, as well as proper use and care of brushes and simple framing techniques. Students will paint from the still life and models to develop various underpainting and glazing skills. Slide presentations and informative videos will augment studio work. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, May 28 - August 13, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
SC 602E Stone Carving
Steve Nocella
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore the possibilities of stone carving by using traditional and nontraditional methods. All processes, from rough carving to polishing, will be covered, and various tools and techniques will be demonstrated. Stones are available at the school store for purchase by students according to their individual needs.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Wednesdays, May 28 - August 13, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PT 616EA Beginning Painting
Frederic Kaplan
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Designed for students with little or no painting experience. Learn painting techniques including glazing, scumbling, and direct painting. Paint from still life and the human figure and learn how to mix colors and set up a monochrome, earth, limited, and expanded palette. Artists’ pigments, painting mediums, brushes, and preparation of surfaces will all be demonstrated and discussed.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, May 28 - August 13, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PT 703EL Painting Over the Line
Kassem Amoudi
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Advance beyond confined lines and hard edges to a more liberated way of painting. Paint from observation and imagination to find your own visual language. Work more intuitively and view unforeseen occurrences as opportunities to discover new possibilities. Explore new processes in brushwork and color layering, and Post-Impressionist, Abstract and Abstract Expressionist styles. Examples from contemporary and Modern art will serve to broaden understanding of innovative painting. Painting experience recommended.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 620E Screenprinting
Tony Rosati
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Screenprinting, made famous by Andy Warhol, is a stencil method of making black-and-white and multi-colored prints. All aspects of the process will be demonstrated and explored, including creating simple and/or complex, photo-based stencils, printing with water-based acrylic inks on paper and fabrics, overprint mediums and monoprinting. The class will visit the Print Study Room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to review the history of the medium. Additional lab fee of $40.00. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, May 28 - August 13, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PR 600EL Woodcut and Relief Printmaking
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Relief printmaking, printing from a drawing carved into a wood or linoleum block, is the oldest and most basic form of printmaking. It is a medium capable of great beauty and expressive power, as seen in the work of Albrecht Durer as well as the German Expressionists. All aspects of the process will be covered including drawing on the block, carving your design and printing techniques for making black-and-white and color prints. There is a $20 lab fee.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 600E Life Painting and Drawing
Douglas Martenson
Studio 1/Historic Landmark Building
Beginning to advanced students will explore the contemporary viewpoints and aspects of realism. Traditional forms will be approached in fresh ways. Fundamental elements of figure drawing including anatomy, quality of line, tone, composition, design, proportion and space will be explored through various media. Students will work from models, starting with short poses and continuing to extended poses to develop finished paintings. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 701EF The Art of Painting: The Figure
Kassem Amoudi
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Experience painting in a looser, more expressionistic manner while working from the life model. Refine your painting skills to create a lively surface through directional brushwork and harmonic color. Establish pictorial unity through visual metaphor and multiple focal points. Explore contrast between active and quiet areas. Painting and drawing experience recommended. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Thursdays, May 29 - August 14, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PT 602CF Painting the Costumed Figure
Robert Waddington
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Paint costumed figures in imaginative and visually exciting, period settings. Learn the fundamentals of figure painting along with the depiction of costumes, props, and other background accessories. Color theory, painting techniques, and artists’ materials will be explained in detail. Creativity and the development of a personal style will be emphasized.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Portrait
Thursdays, May 29 - July 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 602E Portrait Painting
Al Gury
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Investigate the structure, proportions, form, and anatomy of the human head through drawings and painted studies. Progress to finished paintings and address issues of likeness, composition, space and texture. Learn to better see and understand color in order to mix it more successfully, a useful skill for painting all subject matter. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Portrait
Thursdays, May 29 - August 14, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
DR 609E Portrait Drawing
Jill Rupinski
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Develop a solid background in drawing the human head and features. Learn first the structure of the head – planar structure, axial relationships, proportions and foreshortening – and progress to anatomy and the features. Work with a variety of materials including charcoal, conté crayon, pencil, and silverpoint.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 12-week Evening Courses | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Thursdays, May 29 - August 14, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PR 608ES Printmaking Survey
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Perfect for first-time printmakers, or for those seeking to expand their knowledge of printmaking methods. Learn the basic techniques of the three primary forms of fine art printmaking: the direct crayon drawing and wash techniques of lithography; the intaglio methods of dry point, etched line, and aquatint; and the dynamism of carved wood/linoleum blocks printed in relief. There is a $25 lab fee.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Thursdays, May 29 - July 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 600E Figure and Portrait Modeling
John Horn
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This sculpture course introduces the conceptual and practical aspects of modeling the figure in clay on an armature from direct observation. Experienced students will model a 24-inch figure based on volume, proportion, architectonic construction, and spatial displacement of form. Beginning students will sculpt a life-size portrait first. Technical procedures discussed include armature construction, orientation of the armature to the model, clay modeling (methodology), the specific use of tools, and basic elements of plaster casting. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Thursdays, May 29 - July 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 601ER Realist Still Life Painting
Joshua Marsh
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore a heightened level of realism while painting still life in oil. Build paintings to a level of extreme detail while working in prolonged sessions from a wide selection of still life material. Preparing pristine surfaces, using mediums and glazes, working with very fine brushes, perceiving subtle color relationships, and capturing the texture of materials will be addressed. The history of highly realistic still life from Flemish masters to contemporary realists will be discussed. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Still Life
Thursdays, May 29 - July 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 600EB Beginning Drawing
Neil di Sabato
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Develop your drawing skills and understanding of what constitutes a good drawing. Address the use of line, line quality, value and mass, figure and ground, and one-, two- and three-point perspective while working in graphite, charcoal, ink or tempera from still life arrangements. Examples of Master drawings, coupled with individual and group critiques, will help direct and inform your drawings. Full-day or morning-only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Thursdays, May 29 - July 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 604E Monotype Mania
Tony Rosati
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Monotype is a fast and focused way to produce painterly prints. Masters of the technique include William Blake, Paul Gauguin, and Edgar Degas. Learn color and black-and-white approaches, painterly and drawn methods, and press and hand-printing techniques in both oil and water-based media. A slide lecture of the history of the medium will also be presented. For beginning through advanced students. Lab fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Fridays, May 30 - July 4*, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 618EP Drawing with Precision NEW!
Frederic Kaplan
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
With mastery of the pencil, you will be able to bring forth drawings of great precision and beauty. Working from the Academy’s outstanding collection of historic casts and the life model, you will learn to produce drawings that are both subtle and powerful, exact yet expressive, and richly detailed while remaining elegantly simple. Topics include materials, line quality, technique, and modeling of form with light and shadow. Full- or half-day. *Please note: The July 4 class will be rescheduled between faculty and students.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Fridays, May 30 - July 4*, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 608EN Non-Toxic Printmaking NEW!
Lisa Hamilton
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore a variety of printmaking processes without the use of harsh chemicals or solvents including monotype, a painterly approach to printmaking; collograph, printing with a plate created through a collage-like process; the direct mark-making approach of drypoint; and chine collé, a technique that can be applied to all of the above. Lab fee of $20. Full-day only. *Please note: The July 4 class will be rescheduled between faculty and students.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Color
Fridays, May 30 - July 4*, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 602EA Color in Painting
Neil di Sabato
Room 611/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Mixing too much paint for too long and with little results? Learn secrets to penetrate color's elusive nature. Mix and use color with authority by learning how to evaluate it from the tube, in isolation on your palette, and when surrounded by other colors. Frequent discussions, visual aids and challenging projects will develop your color acuity for painting in the latter part of the course. Beginning to advanced students welcome. Full-day or morning-only. *Please note: The July 4 class will be rescheduled between faculty and students.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Fridays, May 30 - July 4*, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.
SC 711E Foundry: An Introduction
Pavel Efremoff
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course will cover all aspects of the foundry process. This valuable opportunity to create a finished bronze sculpture is appropriate for the novice and those with casting experience. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction will be given in wax modeling and casting, ceramic shell, pouring bronze, metal chasing, TIG welding and patination. Students are encouraged to bring a sculpture or object to cast. There is a $60 lab fee. Full-day only. *Please note: The July 4 class will be rescheduled between faculty and students.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Fridays, May 30 - July 4*, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 616EA Beginning Painting
Jaime Treadwell
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Never held a brush? Then this course is for you. Learn painting techniques including glazing, scumbling and direct painting while working from still life arrangements and portrait and life models. Learn to mix colors and set up monochromatic, earth, limited, and expanded palettes. Artists’ pigments, painting mediums, brushes, and supports and their preparation will also be discussed. Demonstrations, individual assistance and group critiques are essential features of this course. Full-day or morning-only. *Please note: The July 4 class will be rescheduled between faculty and students.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 1 | Media: Pastels | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturdays, May 31 - July 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 603ED Dynamic Pastel Drawing NEW!
Steve Smith
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore pastels as a powerful and painterly medium. Increase your understanding of the relationship of color and tonal value as you approach a variety of subjects, including cityscapes, photo references, still life and portrait studies. The particular concerns of illumination in shadows, analysis of value, pattern and composition will be addressed. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 1 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Saturdays, May 31 - July 5, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.
SC 700EF Exploring Figure Sculpture NEW!
Anthony Ciambella
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore the influence of Modern, Outsider, and ethnographic art on the figure sculpture genre while you construct life size and larger figures and portrait heads. Emphasis will be on innovation using traditional and non-traditional materials and methods. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Decorative Arts | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday and Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 613EW Gilding Workshop
Clarissa Shanahan
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Gilding is the decorative art of applying metal leaf to a surface—picture frames, book arts, house ornamentation and more! Learn traditional European oil gilding methods including surface preparation and the application of precious and non-precious leaf. Introduction to patinations included.
$195 non-credit + $70 materials fee
Registration deadline: May 23
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 703EC The Essence of Art NEW!
Charles Muldowney
Studio 1/Historic Landmark Building
Artist and teacher Howard Ikemoto's daughter asked him what he did at work. He told her that he taught people how to draw. She asked him incredulously, "You mean they forget?" The artistic expressions of children are unpretentious manifestations of their feelings and vision. Journey into the world of the child in each of us to discover the power of unselfconscious expression.
$100 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 23
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 1 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturdays, May 31 - July 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 618E Intermediate Drawing
Michael Kowbuz
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Work from challenging still life set-ups, portrait models and cityscapes to produce sustained drawings. Draw with more authority and improve your use of line, composition, perspective and value while using a wide variety of wet and dry drawing media. Apply these skills to strategies for assembling source material to produce finished drawings. Begin also to develop a sense of the healthy tension between observation and invention in drawing. Designed for students with basic drawing skills. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 1 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturdays, May 31 - July 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 620E Painting Secrets of the Masters
Robert Waddington
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Rediscover the lost techniques of the Old Masters, their influence on generations of artists and their relevance to your own art. Make and use devices for seeing and projecting images utilized during the Renaissance, including the camera obscura, camera lucida, grid, and viewfinder, as well as the tools of contemporary photorealists: photography and opaque and transparency projectors. Learn illusionistic painting techniques including blending, atmospheric perspective, depth of field and in-depth color theory. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 1 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Sundays, June 1 - July 6, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 601ED Still Life Drawing and Painting
Patrick Arnold
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Ideal for beginners and advanced students, this course will focus on the still life as a means to explore color, form, space, and light. Experimentation will be encouraged, and individual instruction will lead to the development of a personal style. Students may work in drawing media, oil, acrylic or watercolor. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration deadline: May 16
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Two Saturday, June 7 & 14, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 604EW Monotype and Chine Collé
Lisa Hamilton
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Monotype is a painterly approach to printmaking and when combined with chine collé, a collage-like technique, its creative potential is unbounded! Explore various monotype methods in both color and black-and-white in this creative and constructive workshop.
$195 non-credit + $10 materials fee
Registration deadline: May 30
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Decorative Arts | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 613E1 Patinations Workshop
Clarissa Shanahan
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn the techniques and materials used to create convincing patinas and finishes for sculpture and more, including bronze, verdigris, alabaster and terra cotta.
$100 non-credit + $20 materials fee
Registration deadline: May 30
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Lecture/Practical | Subject Matter: Other
Friday and Saturday, June 13 & 14, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 605EP Practical Workshop for Painters NEW!
Patrick Arnold
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Having trouble finding the right size canvas at the store? How about fixing a dent in your canvas? Or maybe you have hopes for a frame with more appeal than plain lattice stripping. If so, this workshop is for you. Learn to construct a studio-quality stretcher, properly stretch a canvas and apply a ground on the first day. On the second, make a your own frame using stock moldings and simple hand tools, and finish it with your choice of a stain, paint or metal leaf. Includes discussion of the aesthetics of framing in order to showcase your painting to its best advantage.
$195 non-credit + $20 materials fee
Registration deadline: June 5
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturday and Sunday, June 14 & 15, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 600EW Drawing Fundamentals
Joshua Marsh
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Sharpen your drawing skills during this weekend of perceptual drawing exercises. The workshop will offer clear approaches to drawing forms in perspective, drafting ellipses, measuring proportions, sighting relationships, using positive and negative shape, controlling composition, and seeing groups of forms as a whole. Work from a combination of still life and figurative subject matter. A solid introduction for beginners, or an effective refresher course for more experienced artists looking to refine their craft.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: June 6
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Saturday and Sunday, June 21 & 22, 1 - 9 p.m. & 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.
PT 606ES Summer Solstice Painting NEW!
Jill Rupinski
Outside Location
Celebrate the arrival of summer by painting on the longest days of the year, at the most beautiful and comfortable times – sunset and sunrise. Saturday begins with a discussion and preparation of appropriate grounds, palettes and color mixing, set-up, and composition. Enjoy dinner together then return to the easel to paint the glorious evening color. Work resumes early Sunday with direct painting as the morning light emerges. Lecture and group critique after brunch together.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: June 13
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Decorative Arts | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday and Sunday, June 21 & 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 612EW Manuscript Illumination
Clarissa Shanahan
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Historically, book arts were reserved for royalty, the aristocracy, and the church. Religious texts were adorned with magnificent illuminations to enhance their message. Learn the medieval tradition of illuminating manuscripts using both raised and flat gilded lettering, in their traditional and modern-day versions. Create your own illuminations, based on traditional and contemporary designs.
$195 non-credit + $35 materials fee
Registration deadline: June 13
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturday and Sunday, June 21 & 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 616EW Intro to Oil Painting
Frederic Kaplan
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Want to paint, but unsure how to begin? This two-day workshop makes it painless and easy! Become familiar with materials, color mixing and proper brush handling, and make paintings with basic color palettes including black-and-white, earth, prismatic and full-color.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: June 13
Time: Summer High School Student 1-week Intensives | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Monday - Friday, June 23 - 27, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
DR 710ED Drawing for High School Students
Jill Rupinski
Studio 1/Historic Landmark Building
Develop an understanding of and skill in drawing through daily exercises in observation, demonstrations, and critiques. Draw from still life arrangements and the portrait model in a range of materials. The class will visit the Academy galleries and vaults to view Master drawings and discuss drawing in a contemporary and art historical context.
$350 for 1.0 undergraduate credit or non-credit
Registration deadline: June 13
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 27, 28 & 29, 12 - 9 p.m., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. & 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
PT 606EW Landscape in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Joseph Sweeney
Jim Thorpe, PA
Paint on location in picturesque Jim Thorpe, while Joe Sweeney guides you through the practical concerns of painting outdoors efficiently, including choosing a good location; reading the weather and light at a particular time of day; mastering dry pastel and oil painting techniques, materials, mediums and surfaces; forming strong compositions through quick drawings; and mixing color for landscape painting. Geared toward oil painters and pastelists, but watercolorists and acrylic painters warmly welcomed.
$275 non-credit
Registration deadline: June 19
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday and Sunday, June 28 & 29, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 712EW Mold Making Workshop NEW!
Pavel Efremoff
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn to make poured rubber molds, waste molds, plaster-piece molds, and slip casting. Students are encouraged to bring a sculpture for hands-on learning, as well as demonstration.
$195 non-credit + $30 materials fee
Registration deadline: June 20
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturday and Sunday, June 28 & 29, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 720EC Composition with Ki
Yasuji Paul Hamanaka
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Expand your artistic talent and expression with understanding of ki, or energy, spirit, and soul, with a focus on the importance of composition in art. Begin to see invisible lines, shapes and energies throughout the picture plane through lecture on master drawings and painting, compositional exercises and life drawing. Designed for students with drawing and painting experience.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: June 20
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Mondays, July 7 - August 11; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 612EC Cityscape
Doug Martenson
11th Floor/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Capture the cityscape from the breathtaking views of the Hamilton Building windows and wonderful sunlit deck with great views of Philadelphia City Hall and points east. Fundamentals will be stressed including quality of line, tone, composition, perspective, design, proportion, and space. Students may work in a variety of media including drawing, pastel and painting. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 1-week July Intensives | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Monday - Saturday, July 7 - 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 604EA Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor
James Toogood
Room 611/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Designed for those who wish to further develop their skills in watercolor. This course will focus on the materials and techniques involved in painting realistic landscapes, still life arrangements, and portraits. Attention devoted to paint and pigment, attaining a feeling of light and achieving realistic textures. Students will be encouraged to develop their own interests and bring in their own source material and samples of their work for a helpful critique. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 1-week July Intensives | Media: Sculpture and Drawing | Subject Matter: Portrait
Monday -Saturday, July 7 - 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 704E2 Portrait Study: Two- and Three-Dimensional
John Horn
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course is divided into two segments: the morning session will focus on a two-dimensional portrait, while the afternoon session focuses on making a portrait head in clay. Students will create a clay portrait, developing it from deep geometric structure to the surface form. There will be one model per session. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Bookmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Mondays, July 7 - August 11; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 616EA Paper and Bookmaking
Robert Waddington
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Make your own paper for drawing, printmaking, note cards, and more using traditional and innovative papermaking techniques that you can learn to do at home. Make pulp from an array of natural materials and create imaginative patterns and textural effects. Learn to bind your paper into a variety of book structures including accordion binding, pamphlet binding, multi-signature and stab bindings. Materials fee of $60. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Evenings Session 2 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Mondays and Wednesdays, July 7 - August 13, 6:30 - 10 p.m.
PT 601ED Still Life Drawing and Painting
Jill Rupinski
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
For students just getting started, still life provides an ideal means for understanding basic elements such as value, color, form and perspective. The advanced student may focus on technical proficiency as well as content or narrative. Individual instruction will foster the development of a personal style in this course designed for all levels. Students may work in any drawing or painting medium. One or two evenings per week.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 one evening, non-credit
Registration deadline: June 27
Time: 1-week July Intensives | Media: Digital Media | Subject Matter: Other
Monday - Saturday, July 7 - 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 635E Introduction to Photoshop
Robert Roesch
3rd Floor Digital Lab/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Enjoy learning new Photoshop methods and easy ways to design your own web page. Explore the entire process: from scanning an image into the computer, downloading your digital photos or creating original images in Photoshop; to printing these images on our Epson 4000 or creating images to put on the web and send by email. This course is designed for artists, or those interested in art, and will stress creativity in a relaxed atmosphere. Featuring special guest lecturer Susanne Reese Horvitz. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: Summer Academy for Teachers | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
July 7 - August 15
IN 745W5 Six-Week Studio-Critique Program
Various
Private Academy studios
Designed for artists and educators who desire constructive feedback on their artwork and the support and interaction of an artistic community. Registration confers a private studio in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building and critiques from a stellar ensemble of nationally and internationally known artists, including members of the Academy’s acclaimed faculty.
Jan Baltzell is a member of the Certificate and Graduate faculty at the Academy. Baltzell’s exuberant and sensuous paintings grow from her visual and tactile engagement with nature. Her paintings, often on transparent Mylar sheets, burst with color that suggests the richness of a garden in full blossom.
Julie Saecker Schneider is a Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. Concerned with re-contextualizing myths and the physical description of memory, Schneider works primarily in graphite, creating large, finely-crafted drawings of figures and dead roses, her metaphor for memory.
Bill Scott is painter and printmaker, Academy alumnus, independent curator and corresponding editor for Art in America and is known for his complex and gorgeously rich abstract paintings based on nature. He has had many solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and London, and has received numerous honors and awards. He is represented by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Bruce Samuelson is a faculty member of the Academy’s Certificate and Graduate Programs. Informed by the principles of Old Master draftsmanship, Samuelson’s drawings and paintings expand beyond traditional methods of representation to arrive at elegant meditations on the human form. Samuelson is represented by Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, J. Cacciola galleries in New York City, and Galerie Yoramgil in West Hollywood, CA.
$950 for 2.0 graduate or undergraduate credits or non-credit
Registration deadline: June 27
Time: Summer High School Student 1-week Intensives | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Monday - Friday, July 7 - 11, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
DR 710EP Painting for High School Students
Roger Chavez
Studio 1/Historic Landmark Building
In this active class, students will develop their painting skills through direct observation using the figure and still life. The fundamentals of painting will be explored, including value, line, color, space, and texture. The use of color, painting materials and color mixing will also be addressed. The class will visit the Academy galleries and the Philadelphia Museum of Art to view masterworks. Please note: This class will have nude models.
$350 for 1.0 undergraduate credit or non-credit
Registration deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Studio-Critique Program | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
July 7 - August 15
IN 745W5 Six-Week Studio-Critique Program
Various
Private Academy studio
Jan Baltzell is a member of the Certificate and Graduate faculty at the Academy. Baltzell’s exuberant and sensuous paintings grow from her visual and tactile engagement with nature. Her paintings, often on transparent Mylar sheets, burst with color that suggests the richness of a garden in full blossom.
Julie Saecker Schneider is a Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. Concerned with re-contextualizing myths and the physical description of memory, Schneider works primarily in graphite, creating large, finely-crafted drawings of figures and dead roses, her metaphor for memory.
Bill Scott is painter and printmaker, Academy alumnus, independent curator and corresponding editor for Art in America and is known for his complex and gorgeously rich abstract paintings based on nature. He has had many solo exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and London, and has received numerous honors and awards. He is represented by Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Bruce Samuelson is a faculty member of the Academy’s Certificate and Graduate Programs. Informed by the principles of Old Master draftsmanship, Samuelson’s drawings and paintings expand beyond traditional methods of representation to arrive at elegant meditations on the human form. Samuelson is represented by Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia, J. Cacciola galleries in New York City, and Galerie Yoramgil in West Hollywood, CA.
$950 for 2.0 graduate or undergraduate credits or non-credit
Registration deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Mondays, July 7 - August 11; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 715E The Methods of the Masters
Theodore Xaras
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Great masterworks were created through a series of specific steps in logical sequence. Learn the art of complex picture-making beginning with a contemporary or historical subject of your choosing: develop compositional sketches and progress through multiple stages of creating a picture—including color sketches and drawing studies—to produce a finished painting. Includes extensive lecture and visits to the Academy Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
July 7 - August 11; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 616ES Oil Painting: Still Life
Gilbert Lewis
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Several approaches to painting by layering or “glazing” oil colors will be demonstrated with a variety of interesting still life set-ups as subject matter. The creative uses of this time-honored medium will be discussed and demonstrated with emphasis on contemporary relevance and historical reference. Full- or half day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 1-week July Intensives | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Still Life
Monday - Saturday, July 7 - 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 615EP Botanical Drawing and Painting
Linda Gist
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore floral and other natural forms, beginning with line and value drawing and progressing to full-color rendering in watercolor and/or mixed media. Topics will include sighting techniques, varieties of line, tone and value, creation of depth, composition, texture, and basic color. Additional materials fee of $5. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Mondays, July 7 - August 11; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 709E Large-Scale Figure Drawing
Neil di Sabato
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore drawing the life model actual size on giant drawing boards. Begin with line and value drawings that incorporate ground and figure. Draw with traditional and non-traditional tools in dry and in wet materials. Gain confidence in drawing the human figure, in empowering forms and in developing a personal connection to and language through drawing. For students with figure-drawing experience. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 1-week July Intensives | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Monday - Saturday, July 7 - 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 719E Japanese Painting Techniques
Keiko Miyamori
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn traditional techniques to make Japanese-style screens and collages including brush drawing with sumi ink on washi paper, gold leafing, paper hinging, and decoration. Realize the exciting possibilities of these techniques for your own art. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: Summer Academy for Teachers | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
Monday - Saturday, July 7 - 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 623ET The Academy in Your Classroom
Charles Muldowney
Academy Studios and Galleries
The teaching philosophy at the Pennsylvania Academy, emphasizing observation, technical knowledge and drawing, has stood the test of time. Learn to apply the Academy teaching model to the contemporary high school setting in this class, specifically designed for art teachers, and give your students an edge! Topics include cast drawing, perspective, portrait sculpture, painting techniques, including copying the Masters, and printmaking basics. Visit the Academy museum and its collection of American masterworks, the historic Cast Hall, and hidden treasures of the vaults. Extensive resources for educators provided including project instructions, handouts, curriculum guides, web sites, catalogues, vendors, and lesson plans. Includes lunch everyday in the Museum Cafe.
$525 for 3.0 graduate credits: $425 for non-credit
Registration deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Tuesdays, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 601E Figure Painting
Theodore Xaras
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Paint from the life model and make full figure, head and torso studies. Anatomy, composition proportion, light and shade, color mixing and painting technique will be emphasized. Includes demonstration, lecture and discussion of master paintings of the figure. All levels. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesday, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 723E Drawing for comic Books and Animation
Michael Manley
Room 611/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Whether you love animated shows like Sponge Bob, newspaper comic strips, animae and manga, superhero or alternative comics, this class is for you. Learn step-by-step cartooning basics so you can create characters, tell an entertaining, fantastic or interesting story from life or imagination, build a portfolio or just do a funny or cool drawing. Receive valuable insight on the comic book and animation industry from a 25-year veteran of the business. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Tuesday, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 600EF Figure Modeling
Elizabeth Hill
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course, designed for beginning and intermediate students, introduces and explores techniques for modeling the figure from live observation. Emphasis will be on naturalistic proportions, three-dimensional composition, and sculpture as "the language of form.” Students will also learn armature construction, basic mold making, and casting. Materials fee of $60. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesdays, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 602E Lithography
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
In the tradition of Toulouse-Lautrec and Kathe Kollowitz, learn basic and advanced techniques in drawing, etching and printing on stones and aluminum plates. Use personal concepts to make your images representational or abstract, and draw using a variety of lithographic drawing materials. Experimentation will be encouraged as you learn to take advantage of spontaneous approaches to lithographic drawing. For beginning to advanced students. There is a lab fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Pastels | Subject Matter: Other
Tuesdays, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 603E Pastel on Location
Jill Rupinski
Outside Locations
Learn everything you wanted to know about the medium of soft and hard pastel while you work at specially chosen locations in the city. Lectures and demonstrations address technique, types of paper, preparation of grounds, safety issues and framing. Includes a visit to the instructor’s Philadelphia studio and the Academy vaults to see pastel works in the collection that are rarely shown. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Tuesdays, July 8 - August 12; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 707E Introduction to Watercolor
Tony Rosati
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Acquire a thorough grounding in materials and tecniques including papers, brushes, pigments, as well as transparent and opaque painting methods. Students will work from the still life and life model. Expressive and abstract subject matter will also be addressed. Full- day or morning-only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Wednesdays, July 9 - August 13; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 714E Portrait Drawing and Painting
Neil di Sabato
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Investigate the structure, proportions, form and anatomy of the human head through drawings and painted studies. Progress to more complete paintings, addressing color and color mixing, composition, space, texture and likeness. Students are welcome, if they prefer, to draw only. Handouts, Master drawings, demonstrations, and critique augment instruction. Full-day or morning only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, July 9 - August 13; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 601EM Etching & Mixed Media
Tony Rosati
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
A survey of traditional intaglio printmaking techniques including drypoint, etched line, openbite, aquatint, and hardground and softground etching to produce both linear and tonal effects. Mixed-media methods for creating texture and color, such as hand-painting prints, will also be explored. Lab fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, July 9 - August 13; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 704E Colorfield Abstraction
Kassem Amoudi
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Broaden your painting horizons through this in-depth focus on colorfield painting. Explore the painting techniques and color-layering processes behind this sophisticated genre, as well as compositional matters such as busy vs. calm space, balance, metaphor, and movement. Masters of the genre including Jules Olitski, Morris Louis, Nicolas de Stael, and Richard Diebenkorn will be discussed. Instruction will be supplemented by a slide presentation and both individual and group critique. Painting experience recommended. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
Wednesdays, July 9 - August 13; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 619E Mosaic: A Fine Art Approach
Jonathan Mandell
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn mosaic from a painterly point of view! Incorporate color composition, line, and perspective into the mosaic design process. Students will create their own wall-mounted mosaic panels and design grout lines as drawing lines to help articulate imagery. This approach evolves mosaic from traditional methods involving square tesserae to more creative art-making. Materials fee of $50. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Thursdays, July 10 - August 14; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 604E Anatomical Drawing
John Horn
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
The emphasis of this course is on understanding anatomical information through observation of human anatomy and using this information in figure drawing. Topics include proportion, skeletal framework, superficial muscles, and the movement of the figure. Students will work with pencil and charcoal on white and tinted paper. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Thursdays, July 10 - August 14; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PR 600EL Woodcut and Relief Printmaking
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Printing from a drawing carved into a wood or linoleum block is the oldest and most basic form of printmaking. It is a medium capable of great beauty and expressive power, as seen in the work of Albrecht Durer as well as the German Expressionists. All aspects of the process will be covered, including drawing on the block, carving your design and printing techniques for making black-and-white and color prints. There is a $20 lab fee. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Thursdays, July 10 - August 14; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 703E Advanced Portrait Painting
Robert Waddington
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
A comprehensive painting class covering all aspects of the formal portrait. Classical poses together with formal compositional elements and background accessories will be studied in depth. Topics include palette layout and the mixing of flesh tones, as well as procedures of paint handling, application, and blending. The realistic rendering of cloth, draperies, jewelry and other background elements will be addressed through a reliable systematic approach. Painting experience required. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Thursdays, July 10 - August 14; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 626E Sculpture Techniques
Steve Nocella
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
A survey of the fundamental sculpture techniques including straightforward methods of clay modeling, plaster casting, stone carving, wood construction and welding. Create your own three-dimensional sculptures directly and expediently and explore the aesthetic possibilities of these methods to better understand the role of process and materials on decision-making and creative thinking. Includes thorough demonstrations as well as individual instruction and guidance. Materials fee of $20. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Thursdays, July 10 - August 14; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 700EE Exploring Figure Painting
Anthony Ciambella
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
What if Francis Bacon had painted the Sistine Chapel? Invent your own approach to anatomy and color theory as you paint from the human figure in oils, acrylics and other media. Copy and distort projections of contemporary figurative art, and combine different Masters’ approaches. Visit the Academy Museum and vaults and studios of advanced Academy students. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Fridays, July 11 - August 15; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 720EK Drawing Ki
Paul Hamanaka
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn to recognize ki, or energy, in everything as you draw objects and figures with pencil, charcoal, conte, and ink. You will begin to sense ki in lines, space, and chiaroscuro; see color in black-and-white drawing; and understand the effects of changing light, pressure, and media. This understanding of ki, soul, and spirit will help you express yourself in a spiritually profound way in your artwork. Full-day or morning-only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Fridays, July 11 - August 15; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 604EI Intermediate Watercolor
Richard Estell
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Designed for students with some watercolor experience, or any drawing and painting experience. Watercolor beginners will learn basic skills, while others will find the course an intensive refresher and springboard into more ambitious watercolor painting. Still life arrangements and the life model will serve as subject matter. Full-day or morning-only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Combination
Fridays, July 11 - August 15; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 618E Intermediate Painting II
Jaime Treadwell
Room 1023/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course will focus on individual technical and conceptual development in painting, including awareness of personal vision, mark-making and visual vocabulary. Includes research and discourse relevant to your own work and that of your peers, and discussion of historical and contemporary artists’ work and ideas. Technical painting issues addressed on an individual basis. Intended for students with some experience interested in a personal approach to painting. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Color
4 Saturdays, July 12 - August 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 604EF Focus on Color NEW!
Frederic Kaplan
Room 1010/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Painting is primarily about one thing: color! This course takes an in-depth and practical look at the character of color, color interaction, and how artists make them perform in dynamic yet subtle ways. Each session begins with a series of exercises that improves color-mixing skills while building knowledge of how to use color effectively. The second half of each session will be devoted to applying these principles to a still life painting. This class is most beneficial to those with at least some painting experience.
$295 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 3
Time: 6-week Weekdays Session 2 | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Other
Saturdays, July 12 - August 16; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 711E Foundry: An Introduction
Pavel Efremoff
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
This course will cover all aspects of the foundry process. This valuable opportunity to create a finished bronze sculpture is appropriate for the novice and those with casting experience. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction will be given in wax modeling and casting, ceramic shell, pouring bronze, metal chasing, TIG welding and patination. Students are encouraged to bring a sculpture or object to cast. There is a $60 lab fee. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Saturdays, July 12 - August 16; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 607EA Painting from the Cast Collection
Gilbert Lewis
Studios 2 & 3/Historic Landmark Building
Paint in the Academy’s historic Cast Hall from its collection of rare casts of Greek, Roman and Renaissance sculpture. Work in a limited palette to achieve a broad range of tones and progress from gesture studies to finished paintings. Learn to achieve an illusionistic representation, while capturing the underlying harmony of the ideal human form. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Portrait
Saturdays, July 12 - August 16; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 645EC Caricature
Steve Smith
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Caricature has a long tradition in the history of art from Leonardo and Daumier to Al Hirschfeld and the acclaimed editorial cartoonists of today. Work from life models, celebrity photos, and examples of classic caricature and learn the basics of discerning expression, exaggeration, and likeness while improving your technique in various media including pen and ink, pastels and water-based crayons. Excellent for those developing an illustration portfolio or for personal enrichment. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturdays, July 12 - August 16; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 611E Drawing in Color
Michael Kowbuz
Room 610/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Discover the beauty and excitement that color can add to your drawing. Sharpen your observational drawing skills while working from a variety of interesting subject matter and learn to integrate color successfully. Work with both low intensity and pure, directly applied color with chalks, pastels, watercolor and pencil crayons on various papers, used individually and in combination. Masters from the past and present including Watteau, Redon and Thiebaud will be discussed. Basic drawing experience recommended. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Fresco | Subject Matter: Combination
Saturdays, July 12 - August 16; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 712E The Art of Fresco
Robert Waddington
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Unlock the secrets of the ancient and mysterious art form known as fresco, the technique of painting on wet plaster, which dates back to 1700 B.C and reached its greatest height during the Renaissance. Learn preparation of panels and walls, plastering, design transfer, and finished painting. Produce replicas of historic examples as well as original work on portable, easy-to-handle panels. Materials, tools and technical mastery will be emphasized. Materials fee of $35. Full-day only.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 716EW Don’t-Sweat-It Perspective NEW!
Neil di Sabato
Room 611/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Sidestepping the standard, anxiety-producing approach to teaching linear perspective, this workshop will present a straightforward, step-by-step approach to one-, two- and three-point perspective and the basic principles of atmospheric perspective. Learn how to incorporate your new knowledge to freehand drawing from observation or imagination. Ideal for artists, designers, architects and anyone who wants to improve their drawing of space.
$100 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 3
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Portrait
Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 602EW Portrait Painting Basics NEW!
Theodore Xaras
Room 1021 Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
A comprehensive workshop covering all aspects of painting a traditional portrait. Topics include achieving a likeness, light and shade, mixing of flesh tones and paint handling. All participants will produce at least one finished portrait. Includes demos, history and tips on painting children. Valuable information for all levels.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 3
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Landscape
Sundays, July 13 - August 17; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DPT 605E Summer Landscape
Frederic Kaplan
Lobby/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Paint park and town at well-shaded locations and at indoor sites. Capture the effects of natural light, along with the expressive qualities of nature. Explore the techniques and strategies of the landscape artist including color mixing and basic color theory, painting strategies, value relationships, and composition, as well as materials. Transportation available. Full-day or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: 6-week Weekends Session 2 | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Sundays, July 13 - August 17; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 605E Life Drawing
Patrick Arnold
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn the basics of figure drawing including structure, anatomy and volume, explore the expression of movement, qualities of line, and the process of developing a form on the page. Short poses will help you develop your concentration, maintain a sense of rhythm and movement and connect with materials and subject. Longer poses provide for in-depth study of the figure and lead to the development of complete drawings. Full- or half-day.
$525 for 1.5 credits; $425 non-credit; $275 half-day, non-credit
Registration Deadline: June 27
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Friday and Saturday, July 18 & 19, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 711EP Impasto Painting NEW!
Charles Muldowney
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Impasto, the manipulation of thick paint to achieve expressive texture, lends itself to a spontaneous, painterly approach. Learn the techniques of alla prima, wet on wet, velatura, glazing, dry brush and scumbling. Includes discussion of the historical and contemporary use of the technique.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 10
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing | Subject Matter: Landscape
Saturday and Sunday, July 19 & 20, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 612EW City Landscape NEW!
Anthony Ciambella
Outside Locations
Draw the Philadelphia cityscape on location at historic city squares and along shady, tree-lined side streets, all within walking distance. Learn to use a variety of drawing materials, individually and in combination including pencil, ink, watercolor and pastels. Composition, perspective, line, color and personal interpretation will be emphasized.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 11
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday and Sunday, July 26 & 27, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 610EW Mixed Media Collage NEW!
Anthony Ciambella
Room 810/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Collage involves the assemblage of different materials, and can be provocative as well as decorative, as seen in the paintings of the Cubists or the photomontages of John Heartfield and Romare Bearden. Learn practical techniques for combining and layering a variety of source materials including your own photographs and cut-outs from newspapers and magazines. Includes discussion of the historical and contemporary use of the medium.
$195 non-credit + $10 materials fee
Registration deadline: July 18
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Painting | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
PT 601EW Underneath the Painting: The History of Painting Materials and Techniques
Charles Muldowney
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
The invention of the collapsible paint tube and the discovery of inexpensive synthetic colors helped usher in the Impressionist movement. In this workshop, study painting through the ages by examining the materials, theories, apparatus, and techniques that distinguished each period. Includes demonstration, tools, and hands-on experience.
$100 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 18
Time: Summer Academy for Teachers | Media: Mixed Media | Subject Matter: Other
Monday - Friday, July 28 - August 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
IN 623ET Art as a Foundation for Learning
Gury Albert
Academy Studios and Galleries
Join renowned educators, Al Gury, artist, author and Chair of the Painting Department at the Pennsylvania Academy, and Susan Rodriguez, artist and author, for a week of energy, enlightenment and new ideas. Learn, relax and make art in the studios and galleries of one of the world’s finest collections of American art and the oldest art school in the nation! Draw and paint in the same studios that were inhabited by Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins and Henry O. Tanner. For K-12 educators and art teachers, at all levels of experience.
10 reasons why you should take this course!
· Rediscover confidence in the studio
· Find your “personal muse” in a supportive art environment
· Use museum art to enliven lesson plans and activities
· Learn how masterpieces great and small were conceived and produced
· Appreciate the real meaning of diversity in American Art
· Consider the role of women artists/educators as innovators
· Learn how art interacts with Special Needs strategies
· Use art to create a dialogue with other subject areas
· Learn the basics of drawing, painting, and color
· Discover the secrets on behind the scenes tours with curators, art conservators, museum education specialists and artists
Free teaching materials, gift bag, and lunch in the Museum Café included!
$525 for 3.0 graduate credits
Registration deadline: July 18
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing and Printmaking | Subject Matter: Other
Saturday and Sunday, August 2 & 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DR 629EW Drawing Beyond the Boundaries
Ron Wyffels
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explores unique ways of seeing to take your drawing to another level using a hybrid of drawing and printmaking techniques. Learn the true meaning of the picture plane through a unique round-the-world means of perceiving space, and enhance your seeing, picturing and drawing skills. Translate your drawn images to paper via the etching press.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 25
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Sculpture | Subject Matter: Human Figure
Saturday and Sunday, August 2 & 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SC 605EW Terra Cotta Figure Sculpture
Colleen O'Donnell
7th Floor Sculpture Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Explore the versatility of terra cotta clay. Sculpture in terra cotta requires neither an armature nor casting. Aesthetic quality, cost, availability and durability are further advantages. Learn various techniques and tools through hands-on sculpting from the life model and demonstration. Emphasis on anatomy, proportion, design and personal growth with both representational and abstract approaches to the figure addressed.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: July 25
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Lecture/Practical | Subject Matter: Other
Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
IN 605EW Framing and Matting Workshop
Tony Rosati
6th Floor Print Shop/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Learn step-by-step procedures for framing works on paper. All materials and techniques will be reviewed and demonstrated including measuring and cutting matt board, mounting and hinging artwork, gluing, and making aesthetic decisions regarding mat color, frame styles and types of glass. Bring your own work to mat and frame.
$195 non-credit + $10 materials fee
Registration deadline: July 31
Time: Summer Workshops | Media: Drawing and Painting | Subject Matter: Cityscape
Saturday and Sunday, August 9 & 10, 12 - 8 p.m. & 8 - 4 p.m.
DR 625EA Aerial Views
Jill Rupinski
Room 1021/Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Work from the magnificent panoramic city views from the roof terrace and windows of the Academy’s Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building and capture the complexity of urban landscape. Challenge your skill in handling linear and atmospheric perspective while capturing the waxing and waning light in multiple studies. Suitable for all levels.
$195 non-credit
Registration deadline: August 1