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In this course, students will learn fundamentals of ballet and gain greater physical flexibility and coordination. Ballet slippers are required.

This course examines the issues of race, class and gender in art from the 1700s to the
present. We will examine the so-called canon of Western art by looking at issues of
race, class and gender as played out in the art world and represented in artworks
themselves. The course will feature slide lecture/discussions, seminars, films, a
research paper and other written assignments involving library research, plus group
presentations. Readings will derive from an art historical textbook and supplementary
essays in art criticism and theory. Students are also expected to travel to Seattle for
First Thursday Art Walk.

This is an introduction to making ceramic forms on the potter's wheel in stoneware and porcelain clays. The course will cover high-fire glazing and aesthetics of forming and finishing thrown pieces.

This program is designed to examine one's own body process through anatomy, history, media and movement. Using technology, students will journal and analyze movement which will culminate in an autobiographical choreo-poem. Students will also witness several dance performances and rehearsals. No prior dance training is needed.

Some say, "Movement never lies." If so, how can we use movement to better understand ourselves and others and as a tool of transformation? Movement as communication and healing process has been important for centuries but movement therapy as a form began in the 1940s and '50s. This course will explore the theory, practice and history of movement therapy. Our explorations will draw from Authentic Movement, Chasian Group Therapy, improvisation, Body/Mind Centering and Laban Movement Analysis. We will do reading, writing, seminar and journal work as well as group and individual movement exploration. Contact faculty for first class assignment. Eight-credit students meet four times weekly, four-credit twice weekly.

We will explore the union of poetry and book-arts through writing workshops, design bookbinding, and letterpress printing. Students will study and practice both traditional and experimental forms. Readings may include Drucker's The Century of Artists' Books and Fred Zydek's Stumbling through the Stars, along with readings in design, poetics and the history of the book. We will consider what makes a book a cohesive work of art and not merely a convenient collection. At the end of the program, students will have created a "chapbook" length bookwork using any of a variety of media.

This course will focus on using the computer to create and manipulate waveforms. Students will learn how to use the "C" programming language to synthesize waveforms, while learning about their mathematics. Students will create short compositions using FM, AM, granular and other synthesis techniques. We will listen to contemporary and historical experiments in sound synthesis and composition, and students will be asked to write a short paper on synthesis techniques. Students will learn how to program in "C" under a Linux or OS X system. The overall emphasis of the class will be in learning how to address the computer in a spirit of play and experiment, and find out what composition can become. There will be weekly readings in aesthetics, along with readings in synthesis techniques and programming. Students at all levels of experience are welcome.

Students will deepen their knowledge of the language of film in this workshop-style course about the fundamentals of directing actors for the screen. We'll cover the essentials of acting, reading and understanding a script, preparing character breakdowns, auditioning and casting, breaking down scenes, working scenes with actors, and getting the performance while getting coverage of a scene. This course will be useful to students interested in directing, screenwriting, producing, and/or acting.

Participants will explore the basics of helping children learn to draw using the techniques developed by Mona Brookes, and, in the process, may improve their own abilities! In addition, each participant will explore an aspect of art education in which she/he is interested, develop a presentation, and share her/his discoveries with the class. No artistic experience is necessary to join this exploration of creativity in children and in ourselves.

Students will collaborate on stop motion animation projects created in digital multimedia formats. The basics of animation theory, motion and technique will be studied through modeling objects in clay, sand, cutouts and drawing on film. Studies will emphasize an experimental approach supported by lectures, production workshops and screenings. Prior knowledge of image making, computing, sculpting or drawing is not necessary. Attendance and participation at all class sessions is essential for full credit. http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/eat.

When it comes to understanding how the dynamics of a film set work, nothing beats actually working on one. In five weeks this class will grow into a tightly-knit crew, working to create a fully-realized 16mm sync-sound production, transferred and finished on video. We will all learn together why each position on a set is important, from production assistant to executive producer.

This course will introduce students to the art of film through weekly screenings, readings, writing and instruction in Super-8mm filmmaking techniques. For all you image makers who want to get your hands on celluloid, this is the opportunity to carry a Super-8 camera around for five weeks and learn the properties of film stocks, lenses and the moving image. We will examine film form through a series of screenings, considering first the classical narrative, then examining alternative film practices - documentary and experimental forms. Analyzing films will contribute to the development of our own filmmaking practice. Students will shoot film weekly to develop skills in cinematography and will have the opportunity to edit super-8 film as well. Cameras are available through Media Loan - but it would be great to start looking for your own at thrift stores and garage sales! You can achieve some beautiful visual quality with the Super 8mm format.

Students will experience the deeply felt satisfaction of making useful things by hand with wood from a freshly felled tree. Working in the tradition of 17th century craftsmen, students will fashion chairs and benches from riven oak relying only on hand- and human-powered tools and an understanding of the nature of wood. First session will focus on the tree itself, the properties of green timber, the process of converting it into usable material and the tools for doing so. Second session will be devoted to designing and constructing furniture.

This class will be a beginning graphics workshop that examines the simple act of storytelling through sequential image and text. We will also look at the history of illustration, comics, webcomics, animation and graphic novels. The focus of the class will be to help you create stories that reflect your own personal experiences, style and vision using traditional and nontraditional graphic methods. Knowing how to draw, while useful for this class, is not a prerequisite.

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This introductory course will focus on the expressive potential of the figure as well as human anatomy for artists. Specific drawing sessions will address anatomical structure, while others will explore the expressive power of figurative representation. Students will draw in class six hours a week and develop assignments outside of class meetings. This course is ideal for anyone interested in drawing, especially those with little or no prior experience drawing from a live model.

An introduction to the use of hand and machine tools commonly employed in the cutting, forming and fabrication of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Metalworking processes and technique (riveting, soldering, welding, forging, etc.) will be practiced in the accomplishment of a series of projects that encourage student centered design.

This class will explore movement meditation as a focus for the mind, body and spirit. Movement is energy that flows through the physical body from both the conscious and subconscious dimensions of consciousness. Breath is integrated as an elemental form of movement for radiant health and wellness. The class will be primarily experiential, integrating movement studies with concepts of neurophysiology, quantum physics, ecopsychology and expressive arts therapies. No prior movement or artistic experience needed.

This program will develop students' ability to listen critically and it will provide instruction and exercises in eight-track analog and digital recording techniques. There will be written assignments based upon readings in the program text, and a final research presentation will be given in class. Students will do at least 90 hours of recording and familiarization work in the recording studios. They will record local musicians and produce finished mixes of the sessions.

Creating music with the help of modern personal computers is becoming both easier and more sophisticated with the advent of new programs designed for musicians instead of computer programmers. This program will explore producing music using the Macintosh platform with sequencer software, samplers, synthesizers and basic audio systems. The only prerequisite is an interest in music and a willingness to explore new sounds. This program may continue (as a group contract) in the second session.

This summer program offers a variety of learning experiences designed to nourish the self and ground one's liberal arts education in dance, music, visual art and theater. Elliot Eisner of Stanford University tells us, "Art is literacy of the heart." Summer students will support each other to "do art" together within an academic presentation of readings on the arts, discussion, movement studio work, museum visits and film. Henry Miller thought, "Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life." Undergraduate students, teachers and those preparing to teach, will gain creative inspiration to enjoy an artful life.

This course is designed with the beginner in mind, but students interested in advancing existing painting skills are encouraged to enroll. Presentations will be designed to introduce students to basic color theory and technical painting issues including supports for paintings, composition and paint modifiers. We will stress a low-toxic approach to painting. Class time will be used for workshops, critiques and slide lectures. Students will be expected to respond to technical assignments and develop their own work outside of class meetings. A high priority will be placed on (1) the development of an authentic body of work in paint and (2) working on a small-ish scale and producing many works. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to come to the program with a theme in mind and the ability to work outside of class.

The Orissi Institute is a holistic cultural studies program that includes Orissi dance for health, foods, language (intro to Sanskrit &Hindi), meditation (in its various forms), philosophy, literature and music from the Indian subcontinent. We will immerse ourselves in an age-old tradition of holistic living and being through texts, readings and experiential knowledge. Dance movements will be tailored to each individual. Students may opt to concentrate on one or another area.

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This class is an introduction to the color photography process of printing from color negatives. There will be lectures and workshops in the rudiments of color theory, color film, the color spectrum of natural and artificial light, electronic flash and the mechanics of the color darkroom. Through assignments and critiques, students will develop the tools to pursue their own projects. There will also be slide viewing of historical and contemporary artists. For those who wish to continue second session, this class will become a group contract for up to eight credits.

This class is an introduction to photographic expression using digital tools. Image making will be geared towards effective use of cameras (film and/or digital,) software applications (primarily Adobe Photoshop,) scanners, and high quality output through inkjet printing, and personal web galleries. Development of thematic and coherent bodies of work will be emphasized. Class requirements include scheduled assignments, regular critiques and a final project consisting of new, photographically derived digital work.

Working both individually and collaboratively, students will use many printmaking processes to create multiple print editions. Photolithography, relief methods, silk-screening, letterpress and monotype techniques will be used as students are introduced to the printmaking studio. Assignments will focus on prints produced for multiple forms including postcards, broadsides and pamphlets. Students will participate in a print exchange at the end of the session.

Each of us lives a personal mythology, an inner drama whose plot we enact over and over in our lives. This determines what we see; how we think, feel, and relate to others; what we do. According to psychologist Carl Jung, until each of us comes to understand and accept the unconscious mythologies that drive our lives, we remain disconnected from ourselves and others. This course explores Jung's theory of Archetypes in collective and personal psychology and Joseph Campbell's interpretations of Comparative Mythology, as the basis for developing our Personal Mythology, through reading, discussion, creative and expository writing, and creative response to the work. Students may register for first, second or full session.

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This class offers both experienced and beginning students an opportunity to study the figure in three dimensions. First using clay and then with direct plaster, we will craft armatures and work to capture the form, gesture, and likeness of models. Advanced students can additionally choose to work on independent projects that will challenge their specific interests.

Whether you're writing your first song or the next of many, here's a great place to imagine, polish, share, tinker and play. We will write and sing together, using both old and new paths toward imagining and refining melody, rhythm, lyrics, themes and chord structure. All musical genres and experience levels are welcome. Credit will be awarded in Songwriting.

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This intensive session is designed for students of all skill levels. Through workshops and critiques we will learn the basics of 35mm (or larger) cameras, methods and materials involved in making black and white prints, aesthetics, and a short history of the medium. Emphasis will be placed upon learning to see the world through the eyes of a photographer, taking risks with one's work and being open to new ideas. Because of the intensive nature of the course, attendance and participation at all sessions is essential.

This course is presented as an opportunity for "non-artists" and beginners to experience creative self-expression in the visual arts. Emphasizing process over product and letting go of judgment, participants will explore a variety of two- and three-dimensional mediums with drawing as a core endeavor. This class, guided by the work of Edwards (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) and Cassou/Cubley (Life, Paint and Passion) is open to all levels.