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SPRING 2021 KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS
KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS
314 S. Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269-349-7775
museum@kiarts.org
Greetings Friends,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Belinda A. Tate
2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
and Happy 2021!
Jack Michael, President
William U Parfet, First Vice President
Perry Wolfe, Second Vice President
Sabrina Pritchett Evans, Treasurer
Caroline Pavone, Secretary
A
Priscilla Pedraza, Past President
BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Cheryl Dickson, Bjorn Green, fter a long and uncertain year,
Kevin Jawahir, Sarah Parfet Jbara, I am proud of all that we accomplished
Dr. Keith Kenter, James Liggins, Jr.,
Karen Matson*, Jack Michael, in 2020. Our reinstallation of the
Mike Ouding, Lora Painter, permanent collection galleries,
William U. Parfet, Caroline Pavone, Unveiling American Genius, is now on view in the
Priscilla Pedraza, Sabrina Pritchett-Evans, Philip
Repp, Andy Richards, lower level. I am grateful for the foundations,
Paula Shelhamer†, Robb Smalldon, corporations, and community members who
David M. Thoms, Michelle Tombro Tracy,
Thomas Turner, Dr. L. Marshall Washington,
supported our work throughout the year, and
Jamie Williams, Perry Wolfe who continue to do so already in 2021. In
particular, I am delighted to announce that we
*Art League President †Docent Chair
were awarded over $1 million in grant funds
last year. The National Endowment for the
Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
is accredited by
the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, and so Have You Noticed? Key
the American Alliance of Museums many others recognized the importance of our
vision: that the arts are for everyone. We have a new, easier way to book KNAS classes, reserve tickets for the You may notice some new symbols
Galleries, and other great programs. Visit kiarts.org and select the tab RESERVE throughout Sightlines to help easier
In the spirit of that vision, we have exciting plans for 2021. In February, we will TICKETS/REGISTER. When redirected in the upper right corner select REGISTER. navigate our programs.
open Framing Moments: Photography from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Here is a key to help.
When registering, use the email you receive KIA correspondence. Once
curated by renowned author, curator, historian, and photographer Dr. Deborah complete, you now have access to early bookings and discounts through your
Willis. We will honor the 10th anniversary of Joy Light East Asia Acquisition and membership. If you need assistance please reach out to the KIA team. ONLINE ZOOM
Publication of Sightlines is supported by: Exhibition Fund with Through the Years: Selections from the Asian Collection.
And at the end of March, we will open a fine collection of contemporary EXHIBITION-RELATED
Hours
Japanese ceramics from the Horvitz Collection. I hope you'll plan to visit us
this spring as we chase away the winter (and pandemic) blues. Our book club WHEN YOU ARRIVE ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
continues to meet virtually, and garner participants from across the country. ư All visitors over the age of 2 are
Invite a friend to join you in reading and discussing Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An required to wear masks and maintain
American Lyric at our February 17 book discussion. Come in and enjoy the
safe social distancing. STAY IN TOUCH!
wonderful exhibitions!
If you are still committed to a New Year's resolution of trying something different, ư Hand sanitizer stations are available Connect with us on Social Media
consider an art class. Our Kirk Newman Art School offers many low commitment, temporary museum hours in the Museum and the Kirk Newman with Facebook, Instagram,
one-day or weekend programs, onsite and online, for beginners and professional Friday and Saturday: 11 am–5 pm Art School. Linkedin, and Twitter.
artists alike. I hope the programs, classes, exhibitions, and activities described in Sunday–Thursday: CLOSED ư Restrooms are monitored and cleaned
these pages help inspire you in 2021. I wish for you a safe, healthy, happy, and temporary gallery shop hours
with increased frequency.
creative new year. Friday and Saturday: 11 am–5 pm ư Please leave large items and bags
Thursday: by appointment only at home.
Call 269-585-9263 Sign up for our weekly digital
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some seating areas are currently newsletter museum@kiarts.org
business offices not accessible.
Monday–Friday: 8 am–5 pm
On the cover: by appointment only Thank you for your support CONTENTS
Belinda Tate and enjoy your visit!
Eva Rubinstein
Girl on Train, Waterloo Station, London, 1969, 1969 02 NEWS & NOTES
gelatin silver print
Director’s Fund Purchase, 1976/7.12
© Eva Rubinstein 2021
05 EXHIBITIONS
11 PROGRAMS
14 KIRK NEWMAN
ART SCHOOL
PAGE 2 NEWS & NOTES SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 NEWS & NOTES PAGE 3
EXHIBITIONS
Left:
Young Artists of Kalamazoo County 2020 installation
Right:
Antwon Johnson
Blue Gill, 2020
glass blowing
West Michigan
Area Show
Call for Entries
Submissions for the
West Michigan Area
Show are now open
to artists 18 years
or older residing
Gallery Shop Highlight Save the Date in Allegan, Barry,
Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton,
The KIA Gallery Shop is a place of endless wonder and exploration. Immerse Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon,
yourself in works from countless regional artists and fun gifts. Find a one of a JUNE 3-6 Ottawa, St. Joseph, and Van Buren
kind item to adorn your home or gift to someone special. counties. Since the 1960s, this annual
70th Annual Arts
This month we are featuring local artist Cory Zann. juried exhibition has showcased
Fair. Same great
exceptional work in all media, drawing
Cory’s love of weaving began 40 years ago when a friend art, just virual
hundreds of entries from a 14-county
simply signed her up for a weaving class and called to say,
“it begins this Thursday.” Quickly bitten by the weaving
this time! More
updates and Young Artists of Kalamazoo County region. Each year, an experienced juror
chooses the artists from more than
bug, Zann bought a loom and joined the Weavers Guild of
exciting news
coming soon. and High School Area Show 500 submitted entries, ranging from
paintings, prints and photos to mosaics,
Kalamazoo.
ceramics, jewelry, sculpture and mixed-
T
APRIL 30 - MAY 30, 2021
Zann states “the colors and textures of nature, especially media works. This year’s juror is Larry
those of autumn and rock formations, have always inspired Ossei-Mensah, an independent curator
EXPERIENCE THE KIA AT HOME his year, Young Artists of Kalamazoo County and the High School Area
me.” It is easy to see this inspiration in her work, as she combines yarns in and cultural critic based in New York.
Show, two of our most anticipated celebrations will be held jointly!
various colors and textures to create designs, weaving patterns, and one-of-a- Providing the community with access to Create your artist’s profile at CaFÉ to
kind fabrics. Her scarves, dish towels, table linens, and clothing really focus on our collection and a variety of programs Enjoyed by visitors of all ages, these shows have been a KIA tradition enter. Each artist may submit up to
the fabrics. Whatever inspires her projects, weaving is a constant reminder to has always been our priority. Enjoy free for over 40 years. There will be a virtual award ceremony for the High three works ($20 for 1st, $15 for each
stay alert to new possibilities of creativity. access from the comfort of your home; School Area Show (grades 9-12) on April 30 and a virtual exhibition opening for thereafter). Submissions are due by 11:59
search our world class collection; enjoy Young Artists (grades K-8) on May 1. We look forward to seeing our galleries filled pm on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
“Creating a piece that matches my original intent is deeply satisfying and those a selection of artist talks, book clubs,
with art from creative young talent. Fee waivers are available this year.
serendipitous pieces, the ones I didn’t plan, keep this ancient craft forever new family activities, and online classes.
and exciting.” —Cory Zann Many programs are free for everyone. Mandy Clearwaters, Kalamazoo Public Schools Lead Art Teacher, says “As
Our digital resources are growing teachers, we are excited and very proud of our students. We really appreciate
All Gallery Shop proceeds are used to support KIA educational programs. every day and we hope you can enjoy the KIA recognizing our students with such a fantastic platform.”
a time of reflection, connection, and
The High School Area Show will welcome submissions from all high school
Membership cards
expression through the arts while you
stay safely at home. artists residing in Allegan, Barry, Barrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St.
Joseph, and Van Buren counties. Artists can submit their work online through
have arrived! CaFÉ starting February 1. This year’s juror is Dr. Cindy Todd, 2019 National Art
Educator of the Year.
Have you received one of our newly
designed membership cards? More details about submission will be available on our website at kiarts.org.
Please contact Jessica Sundstrom at MuseumEd@kiarts.org with any questions.
These limited edition cards are inspired
by works in our permanent collection
from artists Kay WalkingStick and Jeff
Sonhouse. As you carry this token
of artistic expression and show of
support for the KIA, we hope you will
be inspired everyday to enjoy the art
around you. Not a Member? Join today
at www.kiarts.org to receive your card Craig Bishop
and all the perks that come Saturday Morning Haircuts
oil on linen
with membership.
PAGE 4 NEWS & NOTES SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 EXHIBITIONS PAGE 5
Barbara Morgan 1. Yousuf Karsh
Martha Graham, Letter to the World, 1940 Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956 2.
gelatin silver print gelatin silver print
Gift of Wm. John Upjohn, 1995/6.25 Gift of the artist, 1971/2.26
© Estate of Yousuf Karsh
2. Nathan Lerner
Eye and String, 1939
gelatin silver print
Gift of Lawrence K. Snider, 2001.21
© 2020 Estate of Nathan Lerner / Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York
3. Dr. Deborah Willis | Photo by Alice Proujansky
1.
TO MARK THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION, CHIEF CURATOR
REHEMA BARBER (RB) ASKS DR. WILLIS (DW) A FEW QUESTIONS
TO SPARK YOUR CURIOSITY.
RB: What about the KIA’s photography RB: What do you hope that people take
collection inspires you most? away from visiting Framing Moments in
our galleries?
DW: The stories found in each photograph
about city and rural life. It was exciting DW: I hope that the viewers will be able
to uncover and imagine the work of the to imagine life in 20th century America
curators as they acquired the and the critical moments that transformed
wide-ranging works from the ideas about culture from Black music to
3. 19th to the 21st centuries. The politics. This exhibition will prepare students
social activism of the works by and the museum public to think critically
photographers such as Ansel about the role photography played in
Adams and Dawoud Bey to self-representation and consider how it has
Sheila Pree Bright and Cindy informed contemporary notions of identity
Sherman. The experience of in the United States and abroad. I hope they
women photographers reflecting will have an understanding of photographic
on ideas of pleasure such as Eva collections such as the KIA’s as a site of
Framing Moments:
Rubinstein and Margery Barrett. memory to think about the diverse narratives
that we find in such a unique collection.
One of the most significant
works and photographers I RB: Moving forward and looking at the
Photography from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts discovered in the KIA’s collection images being created and photographers
was Nathan Lerner. Viewed as creating them, what excites you most
a metaphor, his Eye and String
C
FEBRUARY 4 - MAY 15, 2021 about photography in the 21st century?
offered me an opportunity to And what artists are you watching closely?
urated by renowned author, curator, historian, rural and urban communities, explore modern photographic imagine the tension Lerner experienced as
DW: I am interested in how contemporary
and photographer Dr. Deborah Willis, Professor aesthetics, document pivotal moments of social change and an artist working during his time.
photographers and artists are transforming
and Chair of the Department of Photography conflict, and present artists as both celebrities and ordinary personal and public archives as they
RB: While working on the exhibition,
& Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at people. Ansel Adams, Dawoud Bey, Matthew Brady, Sheila engage in new narratives about the past
was there anything else besides the
New York University, Framing Moments: Photography Pree Bright, Barbara Crane, Imogen Cunningham, Lola CHECK OUT THE WONDERFUL from social movements, injustices, social
images themselves that informed your
from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts offers a distinct and Alvarez Bravo, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Danny Lyon, PROGRAMS SUPPORTING practice to women’s labor to stories about
curatorial process?
inclusive overview of photography in the United States and Barbara Morgan, Vik Muniz, Shirin Neshat, Gordon Parks, THIS EXHIBITION identity. I am looking at and following
DW: I particularly appreciated seeing the works of Elizabeth Claffey, Omar
beyond. Dr. Willis’s selected gems from the KIA’s significant Irving Penn, P. H. Polk, Diego Rivera, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Framing Moments Symposium
the works of artists photographing other Victor Diop, Kalup Linzy, Sama Alshailbi,
photography holdings range from the mid-nineteenth Simpson, James VanDerZee, Edward Weston, Minor White, April 23-24 (see page 13)
artists from writers to painters as each Sheila Pree Bright, Lorna Simpson, Carrie
century to the present, revealing how photographers have Garry Winogrand, Ernest Withers, and Marion Post Walcott Dr. Deb Willis Curator Talk attempted to locate the inner soul of the Mae Weems, Maud Sulter, Kehinde
the unique ability to preserve moments, people, and places. among many others will be on view. recording at kiarts.org individual artists. The posing—the playful Wiley, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Hank Willis
Expressly interested in highlighting the time in which these Dr. Deborah Willis, author of more than 30 publications and and the serene all found in each of the Thomas, José Parlá, Ruddy Roye, Rosana
ARTbreak with Mary Whalen
photographs were made and collected, Willis imagines the the 2000 MacArthur Fellow, will write the featured essay for and Gary Cialdella constructed moments. Paulino, Gabriella Baez, Sadie Barnette
stories and events that encouraged KIA curators to acquire the catalog that accompanies the exhibition and that will be April 20 (see page 11) and filmmaker Garrett Bradley. These
these images over the past 60 years. This seminal exhibition photographers and artists have had the
available for purchase in the Gallery Shop this spring. Photography Classes with KNAS power to transform ideas and open up new
includes nearly 100 photographs that juxtapose a diverse
group of photographers who reveal everyday life across
(see page 19) conversations over the last five years.
PAGE 6 EXHIBITIONS SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 EXHIBITIONS PAGE 7
Unveiling American Genius Through
the Years:
T
OPEN NOW
Selections from
he KIA’s permanent collection illuminates the
ingenuity and innovation that arises from all corners
the Asian Collection
of American society. Unveiling American Genius
T
JANUARY 30–MARCH 21, 2021
(UAG) demonstrates our institution’s commitment
to an increasingly more inclusive and diverse representation of he arts of East Asia
American artists within our holdings. The exhibition explores key collected by the KIA,
stories that women, African Americans, Latinx, and other artists especially during the
have told about our culture, art, and history. This unique long- last 50 years, represent
term installation of the collection presents viewers with abstract an unlimited source of artistic
and contemporary artwork and reflections on traditional inspiration. Through the Years:
painting genres such as landscapes, still-lifes, and portraiture. Selections from the Asian Art
UAG is organized into three sections: Becoming U.S. - People Collection provides a delightful
and Place, Design & Purpose, and Rediscovering Abstraction. exploration of China, Japan, and
Each section boldly reexamines favorite works from the KIA Korea’s rich cultural
collection while also juxtaposing the innovative with honored Above: heritage using works
traditions, the unexpected with the familiar, the contemporary
Satoshi Kino
Oroshi (Wind blowing down from mountain), 2016
spanning over 2,700 years
with the modern. Alongside long-standing American masters, porcelain of artistic expression.
Joy Light East Asian Art Acquisition
each section reflects the varying stories of the American and Exhibition Fund purchase, 2018.45 The exhibition includes
experience created by artists of color and the contributions of Chinese, Korean, and
Right:
women artists to art, history, and notions of American culture Sunghyun (Peter) Moon Japanese painting
Jeff Sonhouse and identity. This thoughtful selection of painting, sculpture,
Afternoon, 2015 traditions, Japanese
watercolor on paper
Conceived in a Seamstress’ Garden, 2020
fine craft and mixed media narrates a story of art that moves Joy Light East Asian Art Acquisition printmaking techniques,
acrylic, collage, metal wire on canvas
David and Muriel Gregg Fund Purchase, 2020.39 beyond historical boundaries, demonstrating the diversity and
and Exhibition Fund, 2019.6
as well as historical and
© Jeff Sonhouse
vibrancy of a nation where artistic talents communicate the contemporary ceramics
aspirations, shortcomings, and triumphs of our shared, yet from the finest works
individual human experiences. within the KIA’s growing
collection. Highlighting
a range of artistic
“RESONANCE” MUSIC PROJECT practices and innovative
In celebration of the KIA’s collection, materials, while also referencing
Modern Abstractions: the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music
produced the “Resonance” music
historical moments. Through the Years
contrasts traditional masters such as
Japanese Prints from the Joy and Timothy Light Collection project featuring eight local musicians Hitomi Hosono
A Very Large Pine Tree Pool, 2019 Kano Masanobu with contemporary
and composers, who were asked to
select works from Unveiling American
moulded, carved and hand-built porcelain works by Arnold Chang, Sunghyun
T
DECEMBER 18, 2020–MARCH 7, 2021 with an interior of dancing and pierced sprigs
Genius and to create original music Courtesy of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Moon, and Shōji Hamada.
wo thousand and twenty two women printmasters who defied inspired by the selected works. Overall
marked the Joy Light gender boundaries and became highly
16 short musical responses enhance the
exhibition. Participating composers are:
From Earth and Fire:
Gallery of Asian Art’s ten respected contributors to the global Ashley Daneman, Rufus Ferguson, Jordan Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
year anniversary. Modern avant garde movement. Modern
Abstractions: Japanese Prints from Abstractions: Japanese Prints from the
Hamilton, Laurie Jarski, Elden Kelly, from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection
Monica Washington Padula, Elizabeth
the Joy and Timothy Light Collection Joy and Timothy Light Collection also Start, and Helen Yee.
I
honors the generosity of our features dynamic and precise works MARCH 27-JUNE 17, 2021
benefactors and the KIA’s commitment by Tesuro Sawada and Fumio Tomita,
to illuminate the history and global among others. nspired by the popularity of last year’s exhibition highlighting
impact of art from China, Japan, Japanese ceramics, this spring the KIA will present From Earth and
and Korea. Culling the holdings of Modern Abstractions installation view Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, from the Carol and Jeffrey
the Lights’ collection, this exhibition
Photo by Colleen Woolpert Horvitz Collection. This will illuminate some of the most cutting-edge,
explores how abstraction served energetic, and original works acquired by the Horvitzes over the last three years. Showcasing nearly
as an important form of artistic twenty works, the exhibition highlights the shift from functional forms to artworks that challenge and
experimentation within Japanese expand the imaginative properties of the medium. The exhibition features members of renowned
printmaking. This special presentation ceramic dynasties like Kiyomizu Rokubei and Tokuda Yasokichi, and emerging talents like Hitomi Hosono
reveals how Japanese printmakers and Sayuri Ikake. From Earth and Fire seeks to reveal the unique cultural traditions being created in
were aligned with global conversations Japan today, while also arousing curiosity and further exploration into contemporary Japanese ceramics.
and practices surrounding abstraction Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Horvitzes have one of the finest collections of Japanese ceramics in
during the 1970s and 1980s. The the U.S.. The collection began with a few gifts from Carol to Jeffrey. The couple formalized the collection
exhibition features important works in 2008, and have amassed 1,000-1,200 notable works by leading Japanese artists.
by Toko Shinoda and Iwami Reika,
PAGE 8 EXHIBITIONS SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 EXHIBITIONS PAGE 9
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT EXHIBITION-RELATED
Programs
W
e are happy to have many new and continuing beloved programs and
activities throughout the KIA. Though we may be seeing you virtually in our
Zoom events, you can expect the same great content, exciting speakers,
and fun activities. Check out the upcoming calendar and reserve your place
today. It is easy to make a reservation by visiting www.kiarts.org, click RESERVE TICKETS
on the home page and follow the simple instructions. It only takes a minute, and you can
book numerous events at once!
ARTbreak Kalamazoo
Take an ARTbreak from your busy day on select Tuesdays, between 12 pm–1 pm.
Be inspired as you hear from artists and experts around the world of art. Art League
FEBRUARY 9 MARCH 23 Kalamazoo Art League has offered
Asmaa Walton will be Join us to hear from post-baccalaureate lectures promoting understanding,
discussing how and artist residents Sara Rio (ceramics) and appreciation, and enjoyment of the
why the Black Art Adelaine Muth (sculpture), the KNAS’s first visual arts for KIA’s members and our
Library came to life in ever virtual resident, as they discuss their community since 1955. During the
the beginning of 2020, artistic practice during their residency with pandemic these lectures are free via
the project’s immense the Kirk Newman Art School. Zoom meetings.
growth, and current
successes. Asmaa will
be joining us from within her upcoming APRIL 6
exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Join us to hear from post-baccalaureate
Art Detroit entitled Black Art Library to give artist residents Paige Brosofke (jewelry),
us a virtual look inside! Andrea Arts (fiber), and Gabrielle Graves
(photo resident) as they discuss their
artistic practice during their residency
FEBRUARY 23
with the Kirk Newman Art School.
Collection Highlight Russell T. Gordon Join us to hear from post-baccalaureate
W
Hot Dog Bridge, 1974 artist residents Melina Wilcox (printmaking),
lithograph Brooks Eisenbise (fiber), and Tyler Thenikl APRIL 20
hat does Hot Dog Bridge,1974, a seemingly whimsical work, try to convey Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; MARCH 10
(printmaking) as they discuss their artistic Mary Whalen,
to the viewer? Is it a gentle ribbing towards the art world that, at times,
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Graf 10 am
practice during their residency with the Kirk Photography Chair
can be all too serious? Is it a commentary on the American experience— Newman Art School. Dr. Virginia M. Mecklenburg, Chief
at the Kirk Newman
what’s more American than a hotdog? Does the rainbow spanning a Curator Smithsonian American Art
Art School, and Gary
southwest landscape symbolize hope and unity? Museum, will present one of America’s
Cialdella, KNAS
Unfortunately, Russell T. Gordon (1936-2013) wrote little about his specific works. Perhaps this MARCH 9 favorite artists Edward Hopper’s,
Photography Chair
was the artist’s attempt to allow the works to speak for themselves, giving viewers the ability Through a variety of 1977-1984, will join in Watercolors. His luminous watercolors
to apply their own meaning and space to reflect on their experiences as they relate to the techniques, Alexa conversation about from the summers of 1923 and 1924
piece. Gordon’s compositions are colorful and often use interesting comparisons, along with Karabin creates their artworks in Framing Moments: catapulted Hopper to fame. While his
contradicting or unnatural elements such as a hot dog serving as a bridge. Gordon remarks artworks that explore Photography from the Kalamazoo work in oils are carefully composed
in the book Russell T. Gordon: Over Easy (Forget and Gordon, 2010), “Finally, every day, on a themes of natural Institute of Arts and the passion and urban scenes heavy with alienation and
fundamental level, I want to engage you, the viewer, with the painting’s dynamics; I then want history, historical inspiration they find behind the lens. rigid geometry, the watercolors are
to pull you in. The multiple layers, the mix, the collage, the assemblage of elements from many occurrence, memory, spontaneous—moved by the thematic
different sources, and the juxtaposition, provide energy and emotional force. It must be this and cycles. She will possibilities of simple houses and
way in my painting because it is this way in my life.” give a virtual tour of her studio space expansive skies.
Gordon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Despite a lack of support from his family to and discuss her unique process of making
paints with found materials, such as her Sign up for the next Zoom lecture at
pursue a career in art, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Temple University and ArtLeagueKalamazoo@gmail.com.
a Master of Arts degree and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. grandmother’s antique jewelry. Don’t
Gordon held many teaching positions at prestigious institutions like the University of miss this unique opportunity to marry old
California, Berkeley, and Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. His work has been and new artistic practices. MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
widely exhibited throughout the United States and Canada and can be found in numerous April 14: Gloria Groom, Chair of European
museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Fine Art Painting and Sculpture, Art Institute
Museum of San Francisco. Additional works in the Kalamazoo Institute of Art’s collection by Chicago will offer a new light on Monet.
Russell T. Gordon can be viewed at www.collection.kiarts.org.
PAGE 10 EXHIBITIONS SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 PROGRAMS PAGE 11
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT EXHIBITION-RELATED ONLINE ZOOM EVENT EXHIBITION-RELATED
Book Discussions Framing Moments Symposium Art Detectives
Join us virtually for Book Discussions on the third Wednesday of the month at 2pm. Discussions To celebrate the exhibition Framing Moments: Photography from the Kalamazoo This virtual program is FREE! There are
are free and open to all. Check out page 3 for more information on how to register. Institute of Arts, the KIA will be hosting a symposium with events taking place April a limited number of free art supply
23-24th. Make sure to join us for our regular Tuesday ARTbreak to hear from local kits available.
photographers, and to join our book discussion about our new catalogue. There will
FEBRUARY 17 - Citizen: An American APRIL 21- The Golden Thread: How For more information, contact
also be panels and discussions led by artists and photography experts. Details will be
Lyric By Claudia Rankine. Discussion Fabric Changed History by MuseumEd@kiarts.org.
released soon. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to be kept up to date.
leader Rehema Barber Kassia St. Clare. Discussion leaders
Gretchen Hugget and Susan Ramsey Among featured guests is Dr. Deborah Willis, chair of the Tisch School of Arts at NYU,
Claudia Rankine’s bold book recounts and recipient of awards from the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations. Dr. Willis is ARTY THE ART DETECTIVE
mounting racial aggressions in ongoing From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found an acclaimed author of over twenty books on African American photographers and black is ready to explore art with
encounters in twenty-first-century daily on the floor of a Georgian cave to the photographic imagery including; Reflections in Black: A history of Black Photographers children 4-8 years old and
life and in the media. Some of these Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial 1840 to the present (2002), Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to see them inspired to learn,
encounters are slights, seeming slips of Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves the Present(2009), and Black: A Celebration of Culture (2009). create and share! Reserve
the tongue, and some are intentional an illuminating story of human ingenuity. your free spot today before
offensives in the classroom, at the Design journalist, Kassia St. Claire, guides art kits run out.
supermarket, at home, on the tennis us through the technological advancements
court with Serena Williams and the and cultural customs that would redefine
soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, human civilization—from the fabric that FEBRUARY 13
on TV-everywhere, all the time. The allowed mankind to achieve extraordinary
Join Arty Mouse as he reads the book
accumulative stresses come to bear on things (traverse the oceans and shatter
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer
a person’s ability to speak, perform, and athletic records) and survive in unlikely
Captured Black and White America. We
stay alive. Our addressability is tied to the places (outer space and the South Pole).
will look at the work American Gothic,
state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as She peoples her story with a motley cast
Washington D.C., which features a woman
are our assumptions and expectations of of characters, including Xiling, the ancient
named Ella Watson. This work is in the
citizenship. In essay, image, and poetry, Chinese empress credited with inventing
KIA’s exhibition Framing Moments, and
Citizen is a powerful testament to the silk, to Richard the Lionhearted and Bing
the book gives details about how Gordon
individual and collective effects of racism Crosby. Offering insights into the economic
Parks took this photograph. We will then
in our contemporary, often named “post- and social dimensions of clothmaking—and
end our fun time together by creating
race” society. -From Publisher countering the enduring, often demeaning,
a frame which we can use to capture a
association of textiles as “merely women’s
MARCH 17 - Before the Ever After By special memory.
work”—The Golden Thread offers an
Jacqueline Woodson - Kalamazoo Read-
alternative guide to our past, present, and
ing Together. Discussion leader TBD
future. -From Publisher MARCH 13
For as long as ZJ can remember, his
dad has been everyone’s hero. As a Arty Mouse will investigate the life and
charming, talented pro football star, work of Ansel Adams, a famous American
he is beloved to the neighborhood photographer featured in Framing
FEBRUARY 18 Moments. We will read Antsy Ansel:
kids he plays with or his millions Virtual Tour of Unveiling
of adoring sports fans. But lately Ansel Adams, a Life in Nature, look at his
American Genius - 6:00 pm photographs, and create a charcoal black
life at ZJ’s house is anything but
charming. His dad is having trouble Join us on February 18 for a KIA first! and white landscape picture.
remembering things and seems to be We will be doing a sneak peek virtual
angry all the time. ZJ’s mom explains tour into the new KIA permanent
it’s because of all the head injuries his collection re-installation Unveiling APRIL 10
dad sustained during his career. ZJ American Genius. Hear from KIA staff as Arty Mouse will overcome his fear of
can understand that--but it doesn’t they discuss their favorite works in the cats to learn all about the cat Wabi Sabi
make the sting any less real when his exhibition. If you have been unable to and the meaning of a name. We will look
own father forgets his name. As ZJ visit the KIA to see this new show and at Japanese art in the KIA’s permanent
contemplates his new reality, he has want to hear the opinions of museum collection and create an animal collage
to figure out how to hold on tight to staff, or just love the KIA permanent Diego M. Rivera inspired by the book Wabi Sabi.
family traditions and recollections of collection, this program is for you! Frida Kahlo and Emmy Lou Packard, Coyoacan, 1941, 1941
the glory days, all while wondering platinum palladium print
Permanent Collection Fund Purchase, 2003.24
what their past amounts to if his father © 2020 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo
can’t remember it. Most importantly, Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artist Rights Society
can those happy feelings ever be (ARS), New York
reclaimed when they are all so busy
aching for the past? -From Publisher
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KIRK NEWMAN
ONLINE ZOOM CLASS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP EXHIBITION-RELATED
ART SCHOOL VIRTUAL KIRK NEWMAN Ceramics
S
ART SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Live on Zoom Pro ONE-ON-ONE CRITIQUE IN CERAMICS BEGINNING POTTER’S WHEEL RAKU/ ALTERNATIVE FIRINGS (310)
pring is here and it is time to get the creative juices flowing! Following March 5, 6–7:30 pm (300) 15 minutes - $15 Both sections, Studio 5 Brian Hirt, Studio 5
safety guidelines, the faculty and staff of the Kirk Newman Art School are View 15-minute demonstrations with (301) 30 minutes - $30 Amy Hudson (305) Wednesdays, April 14–May 19
excited to welcome the community to join our spring classes. Along with special techniques in eight different Join Brian Hirt in a fifteen or thirty-minute Thursdays, April 15–May 20 1–4:30 pm | 6 weeks
in-person classes, there is a broad selection of new online classes and work- studios. Look on our website the week of discussion and critique of your work. 9 am–12:30 pm | 6 weeks $215 | Members: $195
shops for the spring term. In addition to our standard classes on Zoom, some special March 1 for the Zoom link. Please have a few pieces ready to show OR Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
online classes include Memoir in Collage, Botanical Drawing/Spring Flowers, French and discuss. A critical look at your work is Julia Whitney-Brown (306) We will experiment with, explore and
SPRING ART CAMP IN A BOX important for your growth as an artist. test new glazes, firing, and post-firing
Conversation, and Ceramic Sculpture Garden Art. Additional six-week classes as well Wednesdays, April 14–May 19
Available for purchase at kiarts.org Take a look at what works and what 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks possibilities. Prepare to be dazzled by the
as one-day workshops including Garden Art Fused Glass, Plant Adornment, Field Trip Experience the fun of Art Camp doesn’t work in a nurturing and $215 | Members: $195 results as the class masters this type of
Fun with Your iPhone, and Contemporary Techniques in Papier-Mâché enhance our conveniently in your home with themed supportive discussion. Taking a look at Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics firing!
in-person schedule of core classes. kits that include supplies and step-by-step your work is always helpful for moving This class would be beneficial for students
Join us March 5 from 6-8 pm for a virtual Kirk Newman Art School Open House. directions for making your own projects. forward as is articulating your intent. who are new to Potter’s Wheel and INTERMEDIATE HAND-BUILDING (311)
Visit the website for further details. This event will feature real time demonstrations of would like to develop their throwing Susan McHenry, Studio 7
FIGURE MODELING SCULPTURE KIT skills. Students will be given instruction Wednesdays, April 14–May 19
different media and techniques from all eight departments in the Art School. Faculty Available for purchase at kiarts.org BEGINNING CERAMICS for centering clay on the wheel. Through 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks
and staff members will discuss upcoming classes and workshops. Kit includes materials to build an armature, Both sections, Studio 7 demonstration and discussion, students $215 | Members: $195
Since Spring Break Art Camp will not be held this year, Corinne Satterlee, the head 1lb. of clay, two sculpting tools and a Brian Hirt (302) will be taught basic forms such as Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
of the children’s department, has created an inspirational Spring Art Camp in a Box detailed illustrated instruction booklet. Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 cylinders, cups, bowls, and plates. There Students can further enhance hand-
to provide a unique art camp experience at home. The kit is available for purchase 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks will be instruction using the studio glazes building skills while exploring advanced
on the KIA website. For adults with a desire to create, the Figure Sculpture Kit and OR and slips to highlight your thrown pots. techniques for constructing complex
Cyanotype Kit will spark your hidden talents. Julia Whitney-Brown (303) forms such as jars, pitchers, and stacked
Thursdays, April 15–May 20 ANAGAMA (307) vessels. Demonstrations will include
1–4:30 pm | 6 weeks Julie Devers, Studio 5 surface decoration techniques utilizing
$215 | Members: $195 Thursdays, April 15–May 20 colored slips, inlay, sgraffito, and resists.
Beginning students will learn a 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks
variety of clay-forming techniques. $225 | Members: $205 INDEPENDENT STUDY/
Coiling, pinching, and slab building Prerequisite: Intermediate Potter’s wheel OPEN STUDIO (312)
will be demonstrated, along with an or equivalent Brian Hirt, Studio 7
introduction to the wheel. Students will Discover the wonderful possibilities of Tuesdays, April 13–May 18
also learn glazing. Raku and Cone 10 wood-fired ceramics. Share Julie’s in-depth 1–4:30 pm | 6 weeks
firings are available. knowledge of forming pots and sculpture $215 | Members: $195
for the KIA’s Japanese style kiln. This class Prerequisite: Instructor approval required
MUD IN THE MORNING (304) will culminate with a four-day firing in early For the independent and somewhat
Julie Devers, Studio 5 May. This is one of our most enlightening skilled ceramist wishing to pursue ceramic
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 and challenging ceramics classes. goals. Group critiques and discussion will
9am–12:30 pm | 6 weeks be required for this open study.
$215 | Members: $195 POTTER’S WHEEL /
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED INTRO TO CERAMIC SCULPTURE (313)
Start the day with this general ceramics Both sections, Studio 5 Courtney Nelson, Studio 7
class for all levels of clay experience. Wheel- Tom Richards Thursdays, April 15–May 20
throwing techniques are emphasized, but Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 (308) 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks
intermediate and advanced students may 5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks $215 | Members: $195
explore independent goals and interests. OR Learn and explore the fundamentals
Forming, decorating, firing, and discussion Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 (309) of sculptural work in clay. The class will
will be covered. 1–4:30 pm | 6 weeks explore multiple methods of building
$215 | Members: $195 ceramic sculptures and how to choose the
Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel best techniques for each person. Students
REGISTER FOR CLASSES Through demonstration and discussion, will cover the core processes of working
ONLINE AT KIARTS.ORG this hands-on class for the intermediate with clay and the basics of alternative
An email message will be sent confirming to advanced potter will refine and further finishes to learn how to create a sculpture
your class registration(s), including a supply develop wheel-throwing skills. Trimming from start to finish.
list and contact details, if applicable. and wall development will be emphasized
while creating cups, bottles, bowls,
and vase forms. Cone 10 stoneware,
porcelain, and raku firings will be offered.
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To keep our students and staff safe, we follow strict safety guidelines. All persons entering the KIA agree to wear a mask at all times, ONLINE ZOOM CLASS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP EXHIBITION-RELATED
maintain 6 feet physical distancing, undergo a simple pre-screening process when entering the building, and use hand sanitizer before
entering studios. Studios are sanitized after each class.
Drawing Painting
CERAMIC SCULPTURE ONE-ON-ONE CRITIQUE OF BEGINNING WATERCOLOR (910) OIL OR ACRYLIC PAINTING
GARDEN ART (314) DRAWINGS, PASTELS, OR PAINTINGS Susan Badger, Online w/ Zoom Pro Kenneth Freed, Studio 6
Anna Ill, Online w/ Zoom Pro (900) 15 minutes - $15 Thursdays, April 15–May 20 Wednesdays, April 14–May 19
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 (901) 30 minutes - $30 1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks 1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks (915)
2–3:30 pm | 6 weeks Experience a one-on-one critique of your $140 | Members: $120 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks (916)
$90 | members $70 drawings, pastels, or paintings with Denise We will focus on the absolute basics of $140 | Members: $120
Animals, lanterns, sculptures bring new Lisiecki, Director of the Kirk Newman Art watercolor, and students will gain valuable Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing
dimensions to a garden. The instructor School and Chair of the 2-D Department. information that will allow them to Explore oil or acrylic painting from ala
will guide you through the process of Denise will share her knowledge and proceed in watercolor with the confidence prima painting to layered techniques
imagining, planning, and creating a expertise along with constructive criticism that comes with a firm start. involving underpainting and overpainting.
ceramic sculpture to enhance your garden. and suggestions. Time may be available to All styles, directions, and content
First focus on examples and ideas, then ask technical questions. Denise’s website WATERCOLOR WITH EXPRESSION encouraged. Bring whatever painting
move to design, compose, detail, and is deniselisiecki.com. Susan Badger, Online w/ Zoom Pro materials you have.
finishing ceramic garden sculpture that Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 (911)
will light the spirit of your landscape for SOFT PASTELS/OIL PASTEL (903) 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks ENCAUSTICS TECHNIQUES;
seasons to come. Discussion and reflection DRAWING BASICS Mary Kenney, Online w/ Zoom Pro OR TRANSFERS & PAINTING (808)
online will serve to encourage future David Yeider, Studio 4 (900) Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 (912) Mary Whalen and Laurie Pruitt, Studio 6
projects. Participants are responsible for Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks 1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks Saturdays, May 1 & 8
their own clay and firing. 1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks $140 | Members: $120 $140 | Members: $120 12:30–5 pm | 2 days
OR Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent Prerequisite: Watercolor experience $130 | Members: $110
Creative Writing
Deb Mattson, Experience the versatile and vibrant Develop and express your creativity with Learn the basics of working with this
Online w/ Zoom Pro (901) medium of soft pastels. Explore oil techniques including wet into wet, color ancient process. The encaustic medium
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 pastels, a different medium that is not mingling, and layered transparent washes. will be used in combination with
ONE-ON-ONE WRITING CRITIQUE WRITING MEMOIR (617) 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks Composition, simplification of shape, photographs, photo transfers and collage
quite a soft pastel, nor oil paint, nor a
WITH ELISSA CAHN (619) Joseph Gross, Online w/ Zoom Pro $140 | Members: $120 color, and value will also be explored. techniques. Learn various techniques
crayon. Experiment with both of your
15-minute verbal critique Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 Pick up the pencil and learn basic drawing for adding color. Through the layering
choice. Suitable for both beginners
plus written comments - $40 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks techniques: observational line drawing, ENJOYING TRANSPARENT of color with pigment sticks and the
and advanced students, this course
Elissa Cahn is offering manuscript review $140 | Members: $120 composition and value, with a focus WATERCOLOR (913) encaustic medium you will create a
will cover technique, color, value,
for projects five pages or fewer. The Explore the process of creating a on black & white media. Please bring a Don Marek, Studio 2 transparency and depth to your imagery.
composition, and more.
review may include feedback on aspects of literary memoir from real memories and newsprint pad and drawing pad 18”x24”; Thursdays, April 15–May 13 Equipment, paint, medium and brushes
fiction such as plot, conflict, point of view, experiences. Through the examination and pencil types in 2H, HB, 2B, 6B. 1:30–4:30 pm | 5 weeks will be supplied.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
setting, dialogue, voice/tone, scene, and of work by great contemporary artists $150 | Members: $130
COLORED PENCIL (904)
technical concerns like sentence structure.
The review, by phone or Zoom, includes
and direct feedback from fellow writers,
we will consider form, tone, strategies,
DRAWING BASICS II -
BLACK & WHITE (902)
Karen Matson, Studio 4
Thursdays, April 15–May 20
Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing
Enjoy painting looser watercolors with
Fiber
follow-up questions and brainstorming. and other tools to enrich our attempts at David Yeider, Studio 4 weekly demonstrations exemplifying wet-
1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks ONE-ON-ONE CRITIQUE IN FIBER
Whether you are preparing your personal storytelling in the written word. Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 on-wet, layering techniques, clear value
$140 | Members: $120 (W510) 15 minutes - $15
manuscript for submission or writing just Participants should be ready to share their 1–3:30 pm | 6 weeks and rich colors. Bring watercolor materials
Prerequisite: Beginning Colored Pencil (W511) 30 minutes - $30
for fun, a manuscript review can help you work with others and respond in kind with $140 | Members: $120 and reference photos to the first class.
This course is for the experienced What would Gretchen do? Experience a
gain a clearer sense of direction in order to thoughtful preparation. The instructor will Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent See donmarekwatercolors.com.
colored pencil artist who wants to one-on-one critique of your fiber art with
elevate your work. provide reading materials as handouts. Experience expressive communication explore more in-depth applications and Gretchen Huggett. Gretchen will share
using fundamental skills to explore visual practices. Emphasis will be on personal INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
WRITING FICTION (618) her knowledge and expertise along with
interpretation with an emphasis on variety self-expression and expanding on your WATERCOLOR (914)
CREATIVE WRITING/ Elissa Cahn, Online w/ Zoom Pro constructive criticism and suggestions. Time
and innovation. An array of media will be particular style and ideas. Denise Lisiecki, Studio 2
WRITING POETRY (616) Thursdays, April 15–May 20 may be available to ask technical questions.
examined each class session with a variety Tuesdays, April 13–May 18
Scott Bade, Online w/ Zoom Pro 6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks of subject matter. Study mark-making, 10 am–12:30 pm | 6 weeks
BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION/SPRING ONE-ON-ONE CRITIQUE IN DYEING
Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 $140 | Members: $120 compositional plotting, planar value, $140 | Members: $120
FLOWERS (905) (W512) 15 minutes - $15
6:30–9 pm | 6 weeks The focus of this class will be on writing light and shadow analysis, and further Prerequisite: Watercolor Experience
Olivia Mendoza, Studio 4 (W513) 30 minutes - $30
$140 | Members: $120 flash fiction, also known as micro fiction investigate the principles and elements of Experienced painters will explore the next
Thursdays, April 29–May 20 What would Rita do? Experience a one-
Discover how language and imagination or short-short stories. Each student will art and design. level by concentrating on composition,
6–8:30 pm | 4 weeks on-one critique with Rita Petteys. Subject
come together to create the literary arts submit a short piece for the workshop color and subject matter. Painters will
$95 | Members: $75 matter includes several techniques
we are so passionate about. We will read, every week, and we will workshop be individually guided. Please bring your
Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing related to dyeing with acid dyes, procion
write, and discuss contemporary poetry, “round-robin” style with an eye toward materials and subject matter to class.
Learn to render realistic illustrations of MX fiber reactive dyes; dyeing yarn, fiber,
and a little prose, in a range of styles. the fundamental elements of fiction:
plant life using colored pencils. Lessons fabric, and clothing; color theory and
Classes will be conducted in a workshop plot/structure, conflict/tension, point of
will have an emphasis on examining color mixing, and fiber arts techniques
style with the primary focus of the class view, setting, dialogue, character, voice,
details, capturing accuracy, and using related to Arashi Shobori, Itajime Shibori,
around discussion of one another’s writing. and scene. We will also discuss readings
color theory to create vibrant depictions and Ori Nui Shibori. Topics related to
Additional activities may include in-class and devote some class time to writing
of nature. Natural Dyeing are not available.
writing activities. exercises as time allows.
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To keep our students and staff safe, we follow strict safety guidelines. All persons entering the KIA agree to wear a mask at all times, ONLINE ZOOM CLASS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP EXHIBITION-RELATED
maintain 6 feet physical distancing, undergo a simple pre-screening process when entering the building, and use hand sanitizer before
entering studios. Studios are sanitized after each class.
Glass
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING KILN-FUSED GLASS (450) FOLD FORMING BASICS (711) INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY (704) POWDER COATED PENDANTS (707) FUNDAMENTALS OF
Gretchen Huggett, Weaving Studio Linda Kekic, Studio 6 Lauren Tripp, Online w/ Zoom Pro Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Emily Wohlscheid, Jewelry Studio PHOTOGRAPHY (800)
Thursdays, April 15–May 20 Thursdays, April 15–May 20 Thursdays, April 15–May 6 Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 Friday, May 14, 10 am–1 pm Corinne Satterlee, Online w/ Zoom Pro
1–4:30 pm | 6 weeks (500) 5:30–8:30 pm | 6 weeks 10:30 am–12 pm | 4 weeks 1–4 pm | 6 weeks $60 | Members: $40 Tuesdays, April 13–May 18
5:30–9 pm | 6 weeks (501) $185 | Members: $165 $65 | Members: $45 $190 | Members: $170 Learn the basics of toaster oven powder 10–11am | 6 weeks
$190 | Members: $170 Explore kiln fusing! An exciting Lauren will demonstrate how to create Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry coating by creating simple pendants $70 | Members: $50
Learn to weave using four- and eight- opportunity for beginning through dynamic effects through basic fold or equivalent from copper! Powder coat is finely Take control of your photography! Go
shaft floor looms with process and advanced students. Work with beautiful forming techniques. Minimal tools are Explore jewelry making with in-depth ground pigments in resin that are beyond your camera’s Auto mode and
design (beginner), new patterns and transparent and opaque glass, frit, required to achieve dramatic results instruction and techniques using applied dry and heat-cured to create master the fundamentals of photography.
techniques (advanced), exploring areas confetti and stringer, paints, enamels and through line folding, line scoring, and a variety of hand tools and larger a durable, colorful surface coating. Basic photographic concepts on exposure
of personal interest. Weaving design metal inclusions to create glass art. Learn belly button folds. equipment. Through individual help Pendant projects will cater to all jewelry control and composition are explored,
software is available to learn structure to design, cut, grind, and saw glass and and demonstrations, learn a variety skill levels. All materials provided with helping you to communicate your
and design principles. create a variety of projects including a BEGINNING AND of techniques to enhance your skills additional available for purchase. unique voice with images. Mastering the
slumped bowl, candle holder, suncatcher, INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY in soldering, texturing, riveting, and technical functions of the camera creates
SPINNING SINGLES (502) artistic wall hanging, 3-D sculpture, wind Danny Giancaspro, Jewelry Studio (700) embellishments including a variety of PLANT ADORNMENT better photos. Understanding camera
Emily Wohlscheid, Weaving Studio chime,, and more! The material packet Mondays, April 12–May 17 stone setting processes with at least Emily Wohlscheid, Jewelry Studio controls can change everything in your
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 included. Additional materials available 1–4 pm | 6 weeks one project completed in sterling silver. Saturday, May 1, 2–5 pm (708) picture making.
10 am–12:30 pm | 6 weeks for purchase as needed. OR Stages of project completion will be OR
$165 | Members: $145 Amelia Falk-Wagner, Jewelry Studio (701) addressed from design to finishing/ Saturday, May 8, 2–5 pm (709) INTRO TO LIGHTROOM (801)
Prerequisite: Beginning Spinning GARDEN ART-FUSED GLASS (451) Tuesdays, April 13–May 18 polishing. All materials provided with $60 | Members: $40 Kelly Walkotton, Online w/ Zoom Pro
or equivalent Linda Kekic, Studio 6 6–9 pm | 6 weeks additional available for purchase. Think beyond jewelry as bodily adornment Thursdays, April 29–May 20
Singles yarns can be just as useful and Saturday, April 24 $180 | Members: $160 to create functional items that will enhance 6–8 pm | 4 weeks
interesting as plied yarn. They are a 12–4 pm | One day Learn the basics of handcrafted jewelry. INTRODUCTION TO LAPIDARY STONE your plant life. Students will have the $85 | Members: $65
great way to work on wheel control and $70 | Members: $50 Through demonstrations and discussions CUTTING FOR CABOCHONS (705) opportunity to create 2-3 projects of their Learn to import images from a memory
understanding twist as well. Using these Explore fused glass while making beautiful, you will become familiar with layout, Dawn Coeur, Jewelry Studio choice from the following: decorative card, camera, or folder into the Lightroom
concepts, explore various styles of singles functional art for your garden! In this one- piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 plant stakes, herb markers, and/or an air catalog; create keywords, ratings, and
yarns and how to adjust our wheels, day workshop, you will work with beautiful embossing, soldering, forming, finishing, 6–9 pm | 6 weeks plant holder. Methods of creation will vary use the basic photo adjustment tools to
speed, and drafting style to achieve transparent and opaque glass, frit, and polishing. With practice, you will gain $190 | Members: $170 depending on the student’s skill level. enhance your images. Leave this class
everything from softly spun lopi to wild confetti, and stringer to create two garden knowledge and confidence in jewelry Learn how to cut your own stones to use All materials provided with additional knowing a logical workflow from import
core spun textures. All materials provided. art glass projects including a garden stake making skills. There will be no open in your jewelry and metalwork designs. available for purchase. into Lightroom to export for the web,
and suncatcher. Learn to design, cut, grind, studio time except during your extended Students will be introduced to cutting, email, or print.
Foreign Language and saw glass. Materials packet included.
Additional materials available for purchase
class hours. All materials provided with
additional available for purchase.
grinding, and polishing stone slabs into
a variety of shapes including calibrated MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY (802)
as needed. and free form cabochons. Students with Mark Cassino, Online w/ Zoom Pro
FRENCH CONVERSATION (620) INDEPENDENT STUDY previous lapidary experience can practice Tuesdays, April 6–May 4
Larissa Dugas, Online w/ Zoom Pro
Wednesdays, April 14–May 19 Jewelry Amelia Falk-Wagner, Jewelry Studio (702)
Thursdays, April 15–May 20
and refine their technique. Independent
studio time will be available.
6:30–8 pm | 5 weeks
$90 | Members: $70
6:30–8 pm | 6 weeks 6–9pm | 6 weeks Explore the world of high magnification
$95 | Members: $75 DIMENSIONAL LANDSCAPE INTRO TO TORCH FIRED macro photography! Cover the basics
OR
Laissez les bons temps rouler! This JEWELRY (710) ENAMELING (706) of how to photograph tiny subjects
Danny Giancaspro, Jewelry Studio (703)
spring we will travel south virtually to Emily Wohlscheid, Online w/ Zoom Pro
Saturdays, April 17–May 15 Deb Flook, Jewelry Studio at high magnifications. Topics will
explore the history, traditions, and music Tuesdays, April 13–May 18
10 am–1 pm | 5 weeks Saturday, April 24 include techniques for achieving high
of the French-speaking peoples of la 1–3 pm | 6 weeks
$180 | Members: $160 2–5 pm | One day magnification, managing depth of field,
Louisiane. Cajun and Creole texts, videos, $125 | Members: $105
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry $60 | Members: $40 lighting subjects, and using focus stacking.
and songs will serve as the basis for Prerequisite: Jewelry experience required Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or Studio techniques for photographing small
Photography
or equivalent
conversation, vocabulary development, Michigan’s natural resources provide a subjects will be covered including a demo
This course provides experienced students equivalent
and grammar review. The instructor will wealth of creative inspiration for artists. Kilns are not the only way to enamel! of techniques for snowflake photography.
with studio access and the guidance and
provide all materials. The course will be The instructor will take you through the This introductory workshop will begin The Photography & Digital Media Field techniques for outdoor photography
supervision of an instructor. Students
conducted in French. A previous study of steps of creating jewelry pieces that are with how to set up a torch enameling Department has a traditional black and of insects and flowers will be presented.
will be provided demonstrations and
French (minimum 3 college semesters or inspired by natural landscapes, flora, and workstation and what tools are required. white darkroom, Mac Computer Lab and Visit Mark’s blog at www.markcassino.com.
individual guidance to see past projects
equivalent experience) required. fauna of our mitten state. Using various It will quickly move into how to add photo studio. It is a workspace where you
to completion and work through new
metals, layering, stamping, etching, enamel to your work. How to coat can meet like-minded folks, learn about
designs. There will be no open studio
piercing, and more you will create headpins, flat and curved surfaces, your camera gear, and explore various
time except during your extended class
dynamic Michigan inspired heirlooms! beads, and more will be covered. All ways to make photographic imagery. We
hours. Some materials are provided with
additional materials available for purchase. materials provided with additional are bridging digital technology with the
available for purchase. tried and true art of hand made prints.
We are a place where you can develop
your personal vision with a camera.
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