• Master Painting Class
• Graphic Design for Professional Development
• Advanced Printmaking Studio
• Figure Painting Workshop
• Photography: Location, Location, Location
Master Painting Class (Deadline Jan. 3)
PD414A
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon
January 7-April 21
No class on April 7
Tuition: $675 ($595 Alumni rate)
Instructor: Terrence Coffman
Experienced artists can benefit from opportunities to jump-start their creative process, boost their enthusiasm and extend their artistic vision. This master class explores each student's style or genre of work in either realism or abstract directions. Terry Coffman will work one-on-one with each artist to review past works and design strategies for expansion of artistic vision. Individual dialogues and group critiques will reinforce and expand each participant's creative process and development. Additional opportunities may include a leading gallery director discussing how to approach and engage in gallery representation, a demonstration on web-site design and email blast development, strategies for continued development in the arts and a one month class exhibition in April 2012 at the Delafield Arts Center. Prerequisites: Advanced Painting students. Students must present a 5 digital image portfolio to be reviewed by the instructor and accepted into the course. Images cannot be larger than 1 MB. Email images to
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Graphic Design for Professional Development (Deadline Jan. 3)
PD404B
Saturdays, 1-4 p.m.
January 7-April 21
No class on April 7
Tuition: $675 ($595 Alumni rate)
Instructor: Scott Baitinger
This course introduces participants to fundamental elements of visual communication using both traditional design materials and the Adobe CS5 Design Suite. The class is designed to help students identify a target audience, assess goals for each design project and sell a design solution to a client. By learning the components of design — line, shape, materials, color, photos, illustration and typography — students design a brand identity from scratch, complete with a style/identity guide. Once a brand identity is established, the class develops a complete marketing campaign. Sociological and psychological considerations are addressed and debated. Students apply their working knowledge of the target audience to showcase their ability to develop relevant design concepts. Instruction supports knowledge for design fundamentals in the areas of materials, layout, typography, color, and supporting art elements, such as photography and illustration. Confidence is gained with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat. At course completion, students present their materials to a client and provide comprehensive rationale for the work they produced.
Figure Painting Workshop (Deadline Feb. 4)
PD410C
Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
February 11
Tuition: $120
Instructor: Katie Musolff
Katie Musolff, 2010 Artist-in-Residence at the Pfister Hotel, is known for portraiture that conveys far more than just the physical likeness of her subjects. In this one-day workshop, she addresses the formal issues that go into making a successful portrait. Working from a live model, participants strengthen their skills in finding proportion, mixing the flesh tones and creating a portrait that extends beyond the simple features of the sitter, to capture the essence of their personality. Students may elect to work in oil or acrylic.
Prerequisite: Advanced work with painting the figure.
Advanced Printmaking: Independent Studio (Deadline Feb. 4)
PD407 A
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
February 11-March 31, 8 sessions
Tuition: $315
Facilitator: Timothy Able
This non-instructional studio offers a great opportunity for those with some experience in silkscreen, intaglio, lithography or relief to access outstanding facilities for continuing work on their own print ideas. Combine printmaking techniques or advance your investigation in one printmaking area of your choice. Share your ideas and knowledge with other artists. A facilitator will offer some demonstrations on specialty techniques, related equipment and supplies as well as supervise the studio time. Sorry, no outside lab time available. The first session is mandatory to accommodate important policies and safety information. MIAD's intaglio lab has etching facilities for copper and steel. Tuition includes lab fees. Students must provide their own paper.
Photography: Location, Location, Location (Deadline March 17)
PD 409A
Saturdays, March 24-May 5, 6 sessions
No Class: April 7
Tuition: $215
Every photographer faces the challenges of working in varied situations that often require a wide array of technical capabilities. This course focuses on the limits and potential of current photographic technology, and expands each student’s ability to produce images that are technically sound and visually satisfying. Lectures, demonstrations, and hands on work cover location lighting, night photography, available light photography, HDR imaging, and the use of portable strobes. In addition, the course will explore basic photographic editing and processing applications in PhotoShop geared toward the issues involved with location photography.
