Sitka Center for Art and Ecology:
E-Newsletter, August 2006
Contents
- Workshop Update
- Call for Volunteers: The November Art Invitational
- The Lower Salmon River Project: Progress and preliminary report
Workshops Update
We still have seats available in fall workshop classes. An overview of selected classes is below or visit the website at www.sitkacenter.org for more complete information. To receive a catalog, get more information, or sign up for a class, contact Sitka Center at 541-994-5485 or at info@sitkacenter.org.
Tuition covers 58% of the total cost of the workshop program; remaining funds are raised through membership gifts and donations. Become a member when you sign up for a class! A membership of $50 or more includes benefits such as workshop discounts.
Changes in the following workshops!
Paper Embossing and Luminous Letters with Rebecca Wild
The workshops are being combined into a one day workshop September 11. Rebecca will teach 1/2 day on Paper Embossing and 1/2 day of luminous letters on September 11. Tuition for this one-day workshop is $95 plus $15 materials fee. This is a great chance to do small projects under Rebecca’s enthusiastic and energetic leadership and sample both types of techniques in one day. Workshop descriptions are below:
Paper embossing is the process of creating a 3-D image or design on paper; a simple, inexpensive, and direct method with stunning results. Students will learn the techniques of simple and multiple plate embossing. You will have the opportunity to collect samples of plant forms and imagery to be transferred onto paper and cut into templates for repeated embossing. Participants will also construct a portfolio for their prints.
Pairing letterforms and drawing materials: Participants will create a series of soft luminous pieces that reflect the graceful lines and gestures of letters and the rich lustrous qualities of graphite. Several small projects will be completed involving the interplay of light and line as explored through various resist techniques, value changes and variations on our own handwriting or calligraphy. Each student will create a stunning sampler and go home with new inspiration for incorporating words into their work.
Variations on a Book Cover with Barbara Tetenbaum
Variations on a Book Cover with Barbara Tetenbaum will be a two-day workshop Saturday-Sunday September 23–24. Tuition and material fee are reduced to $130 tuition +$20 material fee. Come join us for a weekend to examine and explore a variety of methods and materials for covering books.
Join us for one of the following classes:
Photography with a Passionate Eye with Peter Schutte
August 25–28, $260, plus $40 materials fee
While digital cameras have provided more choices and experimentation for photographers, it is important to work on understanding one's own particular vision. Through studio and landscape photography, discussions, image making, and critique, the class will focus on rediscovering our individual gifts. This workshop to awake 'the artist inside.’ This stimulating and thought-provoking workshop is for digital and film camera owners working together.
Paper Tiles with Rebecca Wild
September 12–14, $195, plus $25 materials fee
Paper Tiles are small pieces of mixed media art, no larger than 6"X6". They can be executed in a fairly short amount of time thus retaining a fresh quality, and often involve collaboration with words, image, and drawing materials. Students will be introduced to and experiment with a wide variety of new techniques paired with traditional materials, including pastels with embossing and resist materials, layering of images, and texts, variations on our own handwriting, ink, powdered graphite, pencils, cold wax, frisket film, and gouache.
The Landscape in Pastel with Marla Baggetta
September 11–14, $275
This four-day workshop offers both the beginner and advanced student of pastel painting the opportunity to immerse in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere along with the beauty of the coastal environment. What could be better! Students will have the opportunity to work outdoors (weather permitting), as well as in the studio. With an emphasis on fundamentals such as interpreting values, color perception, and composition, the instructor will give a lecture and demonstration each morning followed by uninterrupted painting time and individualized attention.
Call for Volunteers: The November Art Invitational
The Sitka Art Invitational invites you to take a journey through this unique, salon-style show and sale of Northwest works of art. Immerse yourself in the diversity of 600 premier pieces by 150 invited artists on display November 9–12 at the World Forestry Center. Proceeds from the sale benefit participating artists and yearlong programs at the Sitka Center.
It takes more than 75 volunteers to make the Art Invitational a success. The Art Invitational Committee is looking for volunteers in the following areas:
- Check-in: Join us on Monday, November 6 as we check-in 600 pieces of art from 150 artists. Be the first to see the pieces on display at the show this year! Check in is from 11am – 8pm, and shifts are available throughout the day. For further information or to volunteer, contact Toni Morgan at rfmasm@msn.com.
- Opening Night Artist Party: On Friday, November 10, artists and patrons celebrate with a festive evening of food, wine, and art. Volunteers are needed to pack art, serve wine, and help on the checkout computers. For further information or to volunteer, contact Eric Switzer at eswitzer@mac.com.
The Lower Salmon River Project: Progress and preliminary report
As part of its ongoing commitment to ecology and community, the Sitka Center has been an active participant in the Lower Salmon River Project this summer, a restoration planning process in the estuary that Sitka calls home. A multi-disciplinary team of graduate students, led by the Sitka Center’s Americorp volunteer Katie Brehm, has spent the summer tackling the project with assistance from local stakeholders.
On August 10. At that time, the team presented a preliminary report on their findings to the advisory team and local community. These findings will be compiled into a comprehensive report on the web and CD, which provides recommendations for several large-scale restoration projects, including the removal of remaining dikes in the estuary, and ways to address the former developments at Tamara Quays and Pixie Land. For more information, see the project website at http://lowersalmonriver.info/index.html.
The Lower Salmon River Project is jointly sponsored by the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Salmon-Drift Watershed Council.
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