May 15, 2009
Summer studio art workshops at UWSP
Summer studio art workshops, held as part of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Camp COFAC for
high school students, are also open to adult members of the community.
The camps will be held the week of June 21-27 in the Noel Fine Arts Center on the UWSP campus. Each of the
workshops cost $100, with the exception of Life Drawing, which is $60. The class fees include
supplies.
The offerings include:
- Glass Fusing Slumping with Kristin Thielking
Design and create a glass sculpture, tile, or jewelry piece using fused glass. Glass fusing is done by
stacking glass pieces or beads and melting them together in a kiln. Slumping is a similar process that
creates larger pieces such as bowls. Monday, June 22, 8–4 p.m.
- Assemblage Sculpture with Bill McKee
Take apart existing objects, furniture and electronics and use their components to create a new piece
of art. Tuesday, June 2, 8–4 p.m.
- Photography and Photoshop with Mark Pohlkamp
An overview of digital photography starting with the pixel and ending with the printed image. Understand
your camera functions, improve your photos, and edit your images using Photoshop. Wednesday and Thursday,
June 24–25, 8–12 p.m.
- Mixed Media Painting & Drawing with Elizabeth Wellso
Explore various drawing media and create large scale art. Use charcoal, pastel, ink, collage, found material,
and a variety of drawing tools while learning to successfully combine media and compose an image. Wednesday,
June 24, 1–4 p.m., and Friday, June 26, 8–12 p.m.
- Design and Screen Printing with Jillian Noble
Working with a combination of traditional and digital media, explore methods for creating dynamic digital
compositions that will be printed using traditional screen printing techniques. Thursday and Friday, June
25–26, 1–4 p.m.
- Life Drawing with Camp COFAC Staff
Improve your life drawing skills at this evening workshop with a draped model. Monday – Wednesday evenings,
June 22–24, 7–9 p.m.
The courses are sponsored by UWSP Continuing Education and the College of Fine Arts and Communication. To
register, call 715-346-3838 or 800-898-9472 or go online
to
www.uwsp.edu/conted. Visa or MasterCard are
accepted.
