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Morning Workshops: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

1 – Flexible mold making and casting using one-part molds / Instructor Josephine Durkin
ASL/Sculpture Lab                                     Limit: 6            
Making three-dimensional duplicates. Learn casting techniques using flexible rubber molds, plastic and pigments.               


2. – Studio and Alternative demo’s / Chad Smith

Journalism 3rd Floor Lounge          Limit: None    (No registration required) 
A photography faculty member and/or graduate student will be available for any parents, teachers and interested students to discuss the photography program and give tours of the facilities, along with the opportunity to observe demonstrations of alternative photo processes and studio lighting.    


                                                 
3. – Slip Techniques on Press Molded Platters / Barbara Frey

WTFA 113                                         Limit: 10
Participants will create platters using clay slabs and plaster press molds. The surface of the platter will be activated by drawing and painting using a variety of slip application techniques including transfers, stencils, and slip trailing.

ALL TOOLS AND MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED.
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4. – Photoshop "Tricks and Tips" / Vaughn Wascovich

WTFA 207                                              Limit: 13         
This workshop will teach a few simple tricks and tips to encourage and engage students in the myriad aspects of Photoshop. We will explore layers, HDR, Panoramas, Auto-blending focus, etc.         


                        
5. – Portfolio Reviews / Michael Miller and Michael Winegarden

Art 205     Limit: 25          
You don't have to participate in the scholarship contest if you don't want to. You can sign up for this workshop just to have your portfolio reviewed. If you want to enter the scholarship contest you don't have to do the portfolio review.
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6. - Monoprint: Water Media /
Thomas Seawell
           
WTFA 213                                              Limit: 6           
Individual portfolio reviews. Sign up for an individual time at the registration table located in the Art department.


7. – Airbrushing on T-shirts: Gerard Huber

Art 202                                        Limit: 12

Morning session involves designing and cutting stencils.

Afternoon session involves airbrushing original designs on the T-shirts.

Attendees must bring a pre-washed T-shirt and Xacto Knife. If the shirt is not previously washed the sizing in the new T-shirt will prevent the paint from adhering, and the design will disappear in the first washing.

You must attend the morning workshop along with the afternoon workshop

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8. – Art Information Presentation (Talking Facts) / Dr. William Wadley

Art 111                                      Limit: None, No registration required

Morning Sessions: 10:00 and 10:45
Afternoon Sessions: 1:30 and 2:45

A session providing parents, students and teachers with information about departmental programs, cultural resources, and opportunities for international study.
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Afternoon Workshops: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

9. Flexible mold making and casting using two-part molds / Instructor Josephine Durkin

ASL/Sculpture Lab                                        Limit: 6            

Making three-dimensional duplicates. Learn casting techniques using flexible rubber molds, plastic and pigments
Note: You must complete the first workshop (one-part molds) if you sign up for the second workshop (two-part molds).  You can take the first workshop(one-part molds) without taking the second.         


10. – Studio and Alternative demo’s / Chad Smith

Journalism 3rd Floor Lounge          Limit: None    (No registration required) 

A photography faculty member and/or graduate student will be available for any parents, teachers and interested students to discuss the photography program and give tours of the facilities, along with the opportunity to observe demonstrations of alternative photo processes and studio lighting.    


                                                 
11. – Slip Techniques on Press Molded Platters / Barbara Frey

WTFA 116                                         Limit: 10
Participants will create platters using clay slabs and plaster press molds. The surface of the platter will be activated by drawing and painting using a variety of slip application techniques including transfers, stencils, and slip trailing.

ALL TOOLS AND MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED.
________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                  

12. – Figure Drawing /
Michael Miller         

Art 201                                               Limit: 18          
A figure-drawing workshop focusing on the phenomenon of suggested imagery. Materials will be provided.

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13. – The Facts and Nothing But the Facts / Dr. William Wadley

Art 111                                               Limit: None     (No registration required)
A session providing parents, students and teachers with information about departmental programs, cultural resources, and opportunities for international study.   


14. – Photoshop "Tricks and Tips" / Vaughn Wascovich

WTFA 207     Limit: 15          
This workshop will teach a few simple tricks and tips to encourage and engage students in the myriad aspects of Photoshop. We will explore layers, HDR, Panoramas, Auto-blending focus, etc. 
 _______________________________________________________________________

15. – Monoprint: Water Media / Thomas Seawell

WTFA 213                                         Limit: 6           
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16. – Airbrushing on T-shirts: Gerard Huber

WTFA 203                                         Limit: 12
Morning session involves designing and cutting stencils.
Afternoon session involves airbrushing original designs on the T-shirts.

(Must sign up for both Workshop’s #8 and #16)

You must attend the morning workshop along with the afternoon workshop


Attendees must bring a pre-washed T-shirt and Xacto Knife. If the shirt is not previously washed the sizing in the new T-shirt will prevent the paint from adhering, and the design will disappear in the first washing.

 
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