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Cleveland Institute of Art
Creativity Matters

                             Art Classes for

                                                              ummer
                             Adults +
                             Young Artists
                             Continuing Education +
                             Community Outreach

                             June–July
                             In-person and online offerings
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    Art + Design Visual Arts Courses

                                         Summer at a Glance
                                         + Visit us at facebook.com/ciaceco

                                         + In-person and online adult class offerings are
                                           in the evenings, the weeks of June 7–August 2

                                         + In-person and online Young Artists class offerings
                                           are weekdays Monday–Friday, June 7–17
                                           (No class Friday, June 18)

                                         + Online-only Young Artists classes are
                                           Saturdays, June 12–July 31

                                         + Fall Teacher Workshops will be held October 16 + 17

                                         + Summer registration closes Friday, May 21

                                         We have a new online registration portal!
                                         All students registering online for a class must now have a myCIA account,
                                         which includes a username and password. Setting up a myCIA account is a
                                         one-time process for new and returning students. Login to register and pay
                                         for a class, as well as access your course homepage for any online class.
                                         Visit my.cia.edu/ceco to get started.

                                         We will still accept mail-in and over the phone registrations as usual.

                                       Cleveland Institute of Art gratefully acknowledges the citizens of
                                       Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

                                       Design: Trevor Marzella ’10   Photography: Robert Muller
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Summer 2021 Courses                                                                                                                                                           1

                                                                                                                                  CIA
Classes are held on the day of week indicated. Most classes run for multiple weeks.

                                                                                                                                  Continuing Education + Community Outreach
Please refer to individual class descriptions for specific dates and times.

Adults                                       Young Artists                              Summer
                                                                                        Intensive Workshops
Weekday Evenings + Weekends,                 Weekdays
June 7–August 2                              June 7–June 17
                                                                                        June 11–July 31
Registration Deadline:                       Saturdays
Friday, May 21                               June 12–July 31                            Registration Deadline:
                                                                                        Friday, May 21
                                             Registration Deadline:
Mondays                                      Friday, May 21                             Raku Ceramic Firing
Graphic Narratives
                                                                                        Unreal Engine 4: Game Design
Handmade Books                               Weekday Mornings                           Collaging with Pattern
Indirect Painting Method: Oil Painting       Cartooning 101                             Digital Painting and Illustration
Introduction to Video Making                 Creative Coding                            Eco Dyed Paper & Notebooks
Stone Carving                                Digital Illustration                       Color Decals: Enameling
Wheel Throwing: Beginning + Advanced         Digital Photography for Digital Spaces     Business of Art: Professional Practices
                                             Next Level Painting: Beyond the Basics
Tuesdays                                     Portfolio Development: Color Theory

                                                                                                                                  Summer 2021
About Face Portraits                         Portfolio Development: Drawing from Life   *New! Young Artist
Abstract + Experimental Drawing
Abstract Painting
                                             Screen Printing                             Writers’ Week:
Alternative Process Photography              Weekday Afternoons                          Summer 2021
Basics in Fiber Art                          Advancing in Acrylics
Experimental Projects in Ceramics            Creative Writing                           August 2–8
Human Evolution                              Digital Painting in Photoshop: Monsters
                                             Explorations in Printmaking                Creative Writing Across Genres
Wednesdays                                   Fun with Fabrics                           Fiction Writing
Beginning Painting                           Intro to 3D Modeling                       Text and Image
Drawing in Color                             Intro to Drawing from Nature               Screenwriting
Graphics, Patterns, and Images in Metal      Portfolio Development: Illustration        Poetry
Visual Culture of the Americas               Writers’ Week*                             Creative Nonfiction
Watercolor Landscapes                                                                   Publication and Celebration
                                             Saturday Mornings
Thursdays                                    Digital Cartooning 5–8th Grade
Glassblowing: Fun with Form!                 Photobooks: Developing Image and Form
Writing Your Book                            Pattern and Surface Design

Saturdays                                    Saturday Afternoons
Atelier Drawing                              Digital Cartooning 9–12th Grade
Creative Self Expression in Acrylic Paint    Face Value: Portraits
Design Your Game: Prototyping                Experimental Photography
Introduction to Drawing from Observation     Narrative Self Portraits
On Myth & Revision: Writing Past
   the First Draft
Portfolio Development: Painting from Life
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2                                                              Here’s what you’ll need                      What to expect for
      Art + Design Visual Arts Courses                         for your online class:                       in-person classes:
     10% off per                                               • Internet access                            • Adult students will need to purchase

     household for                                             • A smartphone, tablet or
                                                                 computer that has a camera
                                                                                                              their own supplies. Supplies usually
                                                                                                              cost between $30–100. A supply
                                                                                                              list will be shared with enrolled
     multiple course                                           • Supplies, which vary by class.
                                                                 Students are responsible for
                                                                                                              students before the course begins.
                                                                                                            • Supplies for young artists are
     registrations*
                                                                 purchasing their own supplies/
                                                                 software ahead of time.                      covered—you do not need to
                                                                 Supplies usually cost between                bring anything unless stated.
    *	Not valid with other CIA discounts                        $30–100. A supply list will be             • All students will be required to
    	Registration must be submitted                             shared with enrolled students                follow COVID-19 health & safety
      in person or by mail by May 21                             before the course begins.                    protocols. These include:
    	CIA alumni and US veterans                               • Google Meet meeting link, which will         - Everyone who enters the campus
      can also receive a 10%!                                    be available prior to the start of class       is required to wear a mask
     Online or over the phone registrations will not qualify                                                    over the nose and mouth.

                                                               What to expect in                              - To be on campus, all employees
                                                                                                                and students are required to
                                                               your online class:                               conduct daily health assessments,
                                                                                                                including temperature and
                                                               • Most classes will begin each session
                                                                                                                symptom monitoring.
                                                                 with an instructor-led demonstration
     Teachers!                                                   or lecture via Google Meet where           • Students will need to follow
     Earn up to 2.4 CEUs by tracking                             you’ll review the processes,                 all social distancing directions
     your attendance for your continuing                         techniques, materials, and/or                while in the building for class.
     education class.                                            software that you’ll be working            • More details on in-person
                                                                 with on your assigned project(s)             requirements will be emailed
     No extra application needed.
     Please email ce@cia.edu                                   • Each class will then break out into          once we receive your
     for more information.                                       studio time for you to create work           completed registration.
                                                                 from home and engage in individual
                                                                 check-ins with your instructor
                                                                 on the progress of your work
                                                               • In the last hour of class, the
                                                                 group will sign back into Google
                                                                 Meet for virtual critiques and/or
                                                                 discussions, which is a great way
                                                                 to engage with your classmates!
                                                               • Weekly assignments, supplemental
                                                                 videos, tutorials, handouts, and
                                                                 resources will be emailed to you
                                                                 or available on your course’s web
                                                                 page on myCIA. Information for
                                                                 accessing myCIA will be emailed
                                                                 prior to the start of class.
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Summer                                               Collaging with Pattern                                books. We’ll sew them into saddle-stitched                                                     3

                                                                                                                                                              CIA
                                                     Online Workshop                                       notebooks and use templates to make the
Intensive Workshops                                  CEFD 385 00                                           cut-offs into bookmarks.

                                                                                                                                                              Continuing Education + Community Outreach
                                                     Sunday, June 13                                       Carmen Romine
June 11–July 31                                      9am-4pm (EST)
                                                     1-day workshop
Registration Deadline:                               Cost: $90                                             Color Decals: Enameling
Friday, May 21                                                                                             This workshop meets in-person
                                                     Collage is the formation of pieces and parts          CEJM 115 00
Are you looking to explore your artistic             coming together from various sources.                 Saturday, July 24 + Sunday, July 25
side while developing new ideas and                  Students will explore the possibilities of collage    9am–12pm
techniques? Our intensive workshops                  by using recycled materials at home: magazines,       2-day workshop
are just for you! Dive in during our one             newspapers, and primarily surfaces that have          Cost: $110
and two-day workshops, designed                      pattern. We will be experimenting with additive
                                                     and subtractive methods such as glitter, staples,     During this 2-day workshop, students will be
to give an immersive experience in
                                                     hole punching, funky shaped scissors, markers,        able to fire images onto an enameled surface
contemporary art-making processes.
                                                     oil pastels, etc. We will be picking out patterns     to create full color photographs. The first day
Raku Ceramic Firing                                  to emphasize repeats. Students will also              we will gather our images, ready our materials
This workshop meets in-person                        learn how to finish with a plexiglass surface         and set up the decal to be fired. The next day
CECR 260 00                                          to permanently fix the collage.                       we fire them! Bring family photos, vacation
Friday, June 11 (6–9pm) +                                                                                  memories, a favorite artwork, anything you
                                                     Meagan Smith
Saturday, June 12 (1–4pm)                                                                                  would want to keep forever. Make a memory
2-day workshop                                                                                             you will never forget!
Cost: $110                                           Digital Painting and Illustration                     Lyanne Torres
                                                     Online workshop

                                                                                                                                                              Summer 2021
Raku is a process of ceramic firing inspired by      CEIL 155 00
traditional Japanese practice that often results     Saturday, July 17                                     Business of Art: Professional Practices
in amazing iridescent colors. At CIA this means      9am–4pm (EST)                                         This workshop meets in-person
an open fire on the loading dock, teamwork,          1-day workshop                                        CEFD 230 00
and a lot of fun. Learn the fundamentals of          Cost: $90                                             Saturday, July 31
raku along with advanced techniques such as                                                                9am–4pm
alcohol reduction and combustible decoration.        Students will be introduced to the digital            1-day workshop
Students may bring one item of their own             environment via Photoshop and Procreate in            Cost: $90
bisque-fired work that is smaller than 10x10         an intensive 1 day seminar. Learn concepts
                                                     such as layer organization, layer styles, clipping    You’re making your art… but now what? What
inches if they’d like. All students will get to                                                            does it take to go from casual maker to working
experiment using pre-made tiles. This (relatively)   masks, layer opacity and more in order to
                                                     create a simple digitally painted portrait. It will   artist? For many, the transition of getting your
low-heat firing method means you'll get to take                                                            artwork out in public is daunting. This workshop
your work home that day.                             be fast-paced with much information, so to get
                                                     the most out of the seminar, students must            will teach the developing artist how to present
Alberto Veronica Lopez                               have some familiarity with working digitally.         and promote their work, get involved in the
                                                                                                           art community, and understand what it means
                                                     Len Peralta
Unreal Engine 4: Game Design                                                                               to be a working artist today. This workshop
This workshop meets in-person                                                                              includes topics such as pricing artwork,
CEGD 105 00                                          Eco Dyed Paper & Notebooks                            writing an artist statement, and presenting and
Saturday, June 12 + Sunday, June 13                  This workshop meets in-person                         promoting artwork.
9am–4pm                                              CEPM 245 00                                           Mary Urbas
2-day workshop                                       Saturday, July 17 + Sunday, July 18
Cost: $175                                           9am–4pm
                                                     2-day workshop
This workshop will introduce you to the Unreal       Cost: $185
Game Engine 4. We will explore building both
a 3D and 2D environment and the basics of            We’ll go over the basics of natural dyeing, how
creating interactions using Unreal Blueprint         to prepare paper for eco printing, explore colors
visual scripting. No prior experience with a         & patterns from materials, and each student will
game engine is required.                             make a handful of prints to use for softbound

Harrison Walsh
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4                                      Adult Courses                                       under the guidance of an instructor with 20+          or set a mood through the moving image.

    Art + Design Visual Arts Courses
                                                                                           years of industry experience. Gain a deeper           Students will have a class screening of their
                                                                                           understanding of the technical foundations of         final project along with a class critique.
                                       Weekday Evenings + Weekends                         the format; the ability to make effective scripting   Emily Flory
                                       June 7–August 2                                     choices; and write a final script that will be
                                                                                           workshopped by fellow writers.
                                       Registration Deadline:                                                                                    Stone Carving
                                       Friday, May 21                                      Marc Sumerak
                                                                                                                                                 This course meets in-person
                                                                                                                                                 CESC 145 00
                                       Please note: Most adult courses                     Indirect Painting Method: Oil Painting                June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)
                                       require students to purchase their own              Online course                                         6–9pm
                                       supplies ahead of time, and supplies                CEPT 320 00                                           8 sessions
                                       usually cost between $30–100.                       June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)                     Cost: $375
                                       Supply lists will be shared with enrolled           6–9pm (EST)
                                       students before the course begins.                                                                        Learn to create a sculpture out of colorful
                                                                                           8 sessions
                                                                                                                                                 alabaster stone. Using the reductive method,
                                                                                           Cost: $295
                                                                                                                                                 experience the form emerging from the center
                                                                                           This course focuses on teaching oil painting          of your stone. This class will teach you the
                                       Mondays                                             application using the indirect method, i.e. using     step-by-step process of designing, carving,
                                                                                           fine layers of glazes to build color hue and value    and polishing your stone. You will learn to use
                                       Handmade Books                                      over a detailed underpainting. Students will          special tools and techniques that will result in
                                       This course meets in-person                         learn to use layers of paint, glazes, tints and       a beautiful finished and polished stone. Most
                                       CEFM 110 00                                         different mediums to create more interesting          tools and materials will be provided.
                                       June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)                   hues and values in an oil painting beyond the         Rick Rollenhagen
                                       6–9pm                                               color mixed in their palette. Students will learn
                                       8 sessions                                          to apply color theory concepts based on the
                                       Cost: $345                                          opacity of a color and the properties of different    Wheel Throwing: Beginning + Advanced
                                                                                           oil mediums. Rather than a specific subject or        This course meets in-person
                                       This class will focus on the different structures
                                                                                           style, the method of applying oil paint will be       CECR 200 00
                                       and forms in the art of bookmaking. We will
                                                                                           emphasized. During this class, each student will      June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)
                                       create books in a range of binding techniques
                                                                                           complete an individual painting with a theme          6–9pm
                                       including folding, gluing, and sewing. Some
                                                                                           of their choosing. Students should have a             8 sessions
                                       binding processes include: saddle stitched,
                                                                                           knowledge and background using oil paints             Cost: $375
                                       perfect binding, coptic stitched, Japanese slab
                                       stitch, tea bag, accordion fold, and others.        and associated materials.                             Learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel!
                                       We will also explore some basic creative cover      Augusto Bordelois                                     Students can choose from rustic stoneware
                                       techniques behind using fabric and printed                                                                clay or smooth white porcelain. Beginners
                                       paper. Making handmade books is a rewarding                                                               will learn to make basic forms like cylinders,
                                                                                           Introduction to Video Making
                                       process to learn and a great way to create                                                                bowls, and mugs on the wheel. Using colored
                                                                                           This course meets in-person
                                       sketchbooks for all creative types!                                                                       slips and glaze, inlay, texture, and carving you
                                                                                           CEPH 315 00
                                       Carmen Romine                                                                                             will learn various ways to finish your creations.
                                                                                           June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)
                                                                                                                                                 Students with throwing experience will get
                                                                                           6–9pm
                                                                                                                                                 one-on-one instruction and help in developing
                                       Graphic Narratives                                  8 sessions
                                                                                                                                                 their own personal projects. Feel free to bring
                                       Online course                                       Cost: $325
                                                                                                                                                 sketches, drawings, or any inspiration for your
                                       CEIL 175 00                                         This beginner video course gives the                  projects. You will need basic pottery tools, an
                                       June 7–August 2 (no class July 5)                   opportunity for students to learn the                 apron, a towel, and plastic to cover your pots
                                       6–9pm (EST)                                         foundations of video making and video art.            (dry cleaning bags are best). Clay and tools are
                                       8 sessions                                          We will cover basic camera settings, lenses,          available in class for purchase.
                                       Cost: $295                                          lighting, sound recording, and post-production.       Amy Halko
                                       Comics and graphic novels are some of the           Moving forward from just pressing record
                                       most popular forms of published entertainment       to having a full understanding of how your
                                       in the current pop culture landscape. This          DSLR camera functions plays a role in video
                                       class will take an in-depth look at how to          making. This course will not only improve your
                                       write professional-level scripts for this format    technical skills but also how you tell a story
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CIA   Continuing Education + Community Outreach   Summer 2021
                                                                Wheel Throwing: Beginning + Advanced
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    Art + Design Visual Arts Courses                         About Face Portraits
                                                             Online course
                                                             CEPT 100 00
                                                             June 8–July 27
                                                             6–9pm (EST)
                                                             8 sessions
                                                             Cost: $295
                                                             This course is an exploration in the history
                                                             and art of portraiture. Learn to open your eye
                                                             and steady your hand! In this course, focus on
                                                             rendering skills while also exploring creative
                                                             ways to interpret personality and expression.
                                                             From realistic model drawing/painting to more
                                                             abstracted methods of representation, this
                                                             course is great for both practice and trying new
                                                             things. All levels from beginners to portraitists
                                                             are welcome! This adult class also welcomes
                                                             students in grades 10–12.
                                                             Melissa Harris

                                                             Abstract + Experimental Drawing
                                                             Online course
                                                             CEDR 315 00
                                                             June 8–July 27
                                                             6–9pm (EST)
                                                             8 sessions
                                                             Cost: $295
                                                             Get inspired and draw like you've always
                                                             wanted. This class will encourage you to see
                                                             the world and your work with new eyes.
                                                             Students will work with a variety of drawing
                                                             tools such as pencils, conté crayons,
                                                             markers, felt tip pens, pastels, and willow
                                                             charcoal to learn key techniques and
                                                             concepts that will develop your appreciation
                                                             and skills in non-representational drawing.
                                                             The course will pull inspiration from
                                                             an eclectic array of sources, including
                                                             modern artists (Klee, Miro, and Kandinsky),
                                                             YouTube videos, and avant garde film.
                                                             David Verba

                                       Graphics, Patterns,
                                       and Images in Metal
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Abstract Painting                                  Basics in Fiber Art                                  Human Evolution                                                                                7

                                                                                                                                                           CIA
Online course                                      This course meets in-person                          This course meets in-person
CEPT 350 00                                        CEFM 135 00                                          CEFD 375 00

                                                                                                                                                           Continuing Education + Community Outreach
June 8–July 27                                     June 8–July 27                                       June 15–August 3
6–9pm (EST)                                        6–9pm                                                6–9pm
8 sessions                                         8 sessions                                           8 sessions
Cost: $295                                         Cost: $345                                           Cost: $325
Abstract artists have made important               This class will focus on passing down the            This course will study human evolution and
contributions to the art world by changing the     long-loved craft of using yarn in different fiber    diversity from our first bipedal steps in Africa
public perception of what art should represent.    art techniques. Students will learn basics in        four million years ago to our emergence
This class introduces concepts and techniques      knitting, crochet, macramé, and weaving.             as a modern species. Topics covered in
used by masters of abstraction. Concepts           We will start the session off by learning the        this class include how we understand and
include color as subject, painting as object,      simple stitches of knitting and purling in the       evaluate scientific evidence, how and why
and multiple process applications. Two artists’    form of a scarf. A variety of patterns based         we study modern primate behavior, and how
artworks and styles will be explored: Jackson      on desired difficulty level will be provided for     we understand our own evolution from our
Pollock and Mark Rothko. Four weeks for            each student. In the next project, students          last shared ancestor with modern primates
each artist gives students time to develop         will learn the advantages of using crochet for       through to the emergence of modern humans.
new techniques and maintain weekly goals.          more sculptural pieces and the foundations of        Participants will see the complex relationships
Students will make two paintings inspired by       creating a hat. In later projects, we will work on   between human biology, the environment and
each artist: a small investigation, and a larger   the art of knotting in macramé and the simple        adaptation of culture as a way of life. Through
more complex finished piece. As an online          structure of weaving.                                class discussion, optional readings, slides,
class, reliable internet connection and photo      Carmen Romine                                        videos, and physical objects/artifacts we
documentation of all artworks are required for                                                          will build a picture of the complex and often
instructor and peer discussions.                                                                        changing understanding of our evolution as a

                                                                                                                                                           Summer 2021
                                                   Experimental Projects in Ceramics                    species. Also, schedule and time permitting,
Terry Clark
                                                   This course meets in-person                          the class may visit the Cleveland Museum
                                                   CECR 700 00                                          of Natural History’s permanent exhibition on
Alternative Process Photography                    June 8–July 27                                       evolution. This adult course is also open to
This course meets in-person                        6–9pm                                                students in grades 10–12.
CEPH 425 00                                        8 sessions
                                                                                                        Beth Hoag
June 8–July 27                                     Cost: $375
6–9pm
                                                   Have you ever wanted to try out handbuilding
8 sessions
                                                   techniques in your clay studio? Or are you
Cost: $345
                                                   eyeing an experimental glaze combination, or         Wednesdays
Photography isn't just for the computer!           want to get reps in on the wheel? In this course
The term alternative process refers to any         ceramic students will have the opportunity to        Beginning Painting
non-traditional or non-commercial photographic     focus on a specific project or technique, with       This course meets in-person
printing process. Alternative processes are        guidance from an instructor. As a material, clay     CEPT 110 00
often called historical, or non-silver processes   provides endless possibilities for exploration;      June 9–July 28
and many contemporary photographers are            this is the perfect place to test those methods      6:30–9:30pm
applying new digital technologies to these         and create something truly unique. Propose           8 sessions
old processes to breathe new life into these       a project to develop throughout the course           Cost: $325
techniques. Learn the alternative process          using the resourceful, open-studio environment
photography techniques of cyanotype,               of the CIA ceramics facilities. Please bring         In this introductory painting course students
anthotype, lumen printing, and photo transfer      in sketches of your proposed project and             will learn the fundamental techniques and
in this hands-on course.                           inspirations on the first day of class. Please       processes of painting with acrylic paint. Class
                                                   bring dry cleaning or garbage bags for               projects will target basic painting principles
Carolina Kane
                                                   covering your works in progress. Clay and            and guide students to develop a better
                                                   tools are available in class for purchase.           understanding of tools and materials, acrylic
                                                                                                        paint and mediums, basic color theory, and
                                                   Lynne Lofton
                                                                                                        two-dimensional design concepts. Discussions,
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    Art + Design Visual Arts Courses
                                       students with valuable resources to facilitate       Online course                                       step by step instructions for each live painting
                                       good painting practices and artistic growth.         CEFD 220 00                                         studio demonstration.
                                       Susan Danko                                          June 16–August 4                                    Terry Clark
                                                                                            6–9pm (EST)
                                                                                            8 sessions
                                       Drawing in Color                                     Cost: $295
                                       Online course
                                       CEDR 255 00                                          The goal of this course is to familiarize you       Thursdays
                                       June 9–July 28                                       with the cultural achievements of peoples of
                                       6–9pm (EST)                                          the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans.     Glassblowing: Fun with Form!
                                       8 sessions                                           Each week you will learn about a different          This course meets in-person
                                       Cost: $295                                           culture through the corpus of their material        CEGL 145 00
                                                                                            remains; sites and cities; artifacts and objects;   June 9–July 29
                                       Using pastel, colored pencil, oil pastel, and/or     written documents (Indigenous, colonial, and        6–9pm
                                       mixed media, students will develop a practical       post-colonial). All this will give you a sense of   8 sessions
                                       understanding of color theory and improve            cultural appreciation and understanding of          Cost: $430
                                       observation and rendering skills through the         cultural diversity in the Americas. We will also
                                       creation of a substantial body of work. Projects                                                         This course is intended to introduce the basics
                                                                                            talk about current Indigenous issues and topics
                                       are ambitious, usually lasting three or four                                                             of glassblowing while focusing on the design
                                                                                            that relate to the cultures we are studying. Time
                                       sessions and are designed to challenge skilled                                                           aspect of craft. Once essential technical skills
                                                                                            and schedule permitting we will also visit the
                                       students while still offering beginners an entry                                                         and proper tool use are mastered students will
                                                                                            Cleveland Museum of Art to see their collection
                                       point and a way to succeed. Students will also                                                           begin to go from their original drawings and
                                                                                            of Native American art. This adult course is
                                       be introduced to the work in color of master                                                             sketches to an object. We will focus on shaping
                                                                                            also open to students in grades 10–12.
                                       artists and illustrators such as Degas, Manet                                                            our blown forms but also do some solid glass
                                                                                            Beth Hoag                                           sculpting to get familiar with the motion of the
                                       or Chris Van Allsburg. Class work is based on
                                       observed reality, costumed figure, portrait, still                                                       material. Color applications will be introduced
                                       life or a combination. Gain skill and confidence     Watercolor Landscapes                               and we will end the class with an exciting final
                                       with colored drawing media through exercises         Online course                                       form to present.
                                       in design, texture and color theory.                 CEPT 375 00                                         Alicia Telzerow
                                       Mark Krieger                                         June 9–July 28
                                                                                            6–9pm (EST)
                                                                                                                                                Writing Your Book
                                                                                            8 sessions
                                       Graphics, Patterns, and Images in Metal                                                                  Online course
                                                                                            Cost: $295
                                       This course meets in-person                                                                              CEFD 185 00
                                       CEJM 200 00                                          Watercolor painting makes use of transparent        June 9–July 29
                                       June 9–July 28                                       washes and white paper as a mirror to reflect       6–9pm (EST)
                                       6–9pm                                                and capture a luminous quality. Topics              8 sessions
                                       8 sessions                                           discussed and demonstrated in class are color       Cost: $295
                                       Cost: $375                                           theory, paint application, painting techniques,
                                                                                                                                                Planning a memoir? Trying to finish a novel?
                                                                                            and paint manipulation. Each example will
                                       How does contemporary work in jewelry and                                                                This course is for writers who are working
                                                                                            incorporate a new color theory lesson and a
                                       metalsmithing embrace popular culture, and                                                               on book-length projects. It supports work in
                                                                                            painting technique. You will be shown how to
                                       the myriad graphics and images we see every                                                              any genre (including fiction, nonfiction, and
                                                                                            paint elements found in the landscape such as
                                       day? This class will explore the use of graphics,                                                        poetry), and is appropriate for projects at any
                                                                                            skies, rural and cosmopolitain environments,
                                       patterns, and images for making jewelry,                                                                 stage. We’ll explore idea development and
                                                                                            trees, and water. Many small quick paintings
                                       objects, and works for the wall. We will address                                                         planning, drafting and revision, and options for
                                                                                            and fast dry time permits for a wide range
                                       techniques for etching as a means to translate                                                           publication. The course will include individual
                                                                                            of tricks and topics to explore. As an online
                                       graphics, patterns, and images into metal.                                                               feedback and the help of an encouraging
                                                                                            class, reliable internet connection and photo
                                       We will learn and apply basic metal fabrication                                                          community. The instructor is the author of
                                                                                            documentation of all artworks are required
                                       to transform our etchings into jewelry, small                                                            eight books and has worked as an editor and
                                                                                            for instructor and peer discussions. We will
                                       objects, and works for the wall. We invite you                                                           consultant for many books of fiction, nonfiction,
                                                                                            meet up on Google Meet for all instructor
                                       to bring images, photos, graphics, drawings,                                                             and poetry.
                                                                                            demonstrations, lectures, and group critiques.
                                       doodles, and sketches. All tools and materials                                                           Zachary Savich
                                       for this class will be provided.
                                       Lyanne Torres
Saturdays                                          Design Your Game: Prototyping                        On Myth & Revision:                                                                              9

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                                                   This course meets in-person                          Writing Past the First Draft
                                                   CEGD 225 00                                          Online course
Atelier Drawing

                                                                                                                                                             Continuing Education + Community Outreach
                                                   June 9–July 31                                       CEFD 285 00
Online course
                                                   1–4pm                                                June 9–July 31
CEDR 220 00
                                                   8 sessions                                           9:30am–12:30pm (EST)
June 9–July 31
                                                   Cost: $325                                           8 sessions
1–4pm (EST)
                                                                                                        Cost: $295
8 sessions                                         In this course, students will develop skills
Cost: $295                                         to rapidly create new and engaging game              On Myth & Revision: Writing Past the First Draft
                                                   prototypes using tabletop design techniques.         is an anti-racist writing workshop. The course
Learn classical drawing techniques in the
                                                   Tabletop design and paper prototyping are vital      will further enable creative writers to not only
French Academic method. For nearly 200
                                                   for creating both digital and non-digital games.     tap into, but to also stand firmly in, their power
years, the French Academy produced some of
                                                   Non-digital prototypes strip development             as individuals within a larger, more nuanced
the world’s greatest draftsmen and painters.
                                                   down to basics, allowing the designer to             society working primarily in the artistic medium
Learning to study light on form by drawing from
                                                   develop gameplay without devoting time to            of language. The course is for writers interested
plaster casts, still lives, and copying master
                                                   computer graphics or writing a single line of        in completing (in equitable and honest ways)
works, students will gain a highly developed
                                                   code. Throughout this course, we’ll develop          narratives, both personal and private. Upon
eye for value and a technical mastery of the
                                                   prototypes for board games, translate digital        completion of this course, writers will debunk
drawing media. All levels welcome. For the
                                                   mechanics to physical forms, and top it all off      the myth of the muse by speaking directly to the
online platform, the instructor will provide
                                                   by creating prototypes of our own original game      hardships of writing; resist liking and not liking
photos and reference materials to draw from.
                                                   concepts! This adult course is also open to          their working drafts; collectively define concepts
Peter Green                                        students in grades 11–12.                            of craft; moderate their own feedback sessions;
                                                   Spencer Everhart                                     and write an artist statement that summarizes
Creative Self Expression in Acrylic Paint                                                               the evolution of their writing.

                                                                                                                                                             Summer 2021
Online course                                                                                           Jason Harris
                                                   Introduction to Drawing from Observation
CEPT 240 00
                                                   This course meets in-person
June 9–July 31
                                                   CEDR 235 00                                          Painting from Life
1–4pm (EST)
                                                   June 9–July 31                                       This course meets in-person
8 sessions
                                                   9:30am–12:30pm                                       CEPT 225 00
Cost: $295
                                                   8 sessions                                           June 9–July 31
Make your artistic visions a reality and explore   Cost: $325                                           9:30am–12:30pm
new ways of thinking about art and your                                                                 8 sessions
                                                   This course is an introduction to the materials
creative work. Through the lens of self-                                                                Cost: $325
                                                   and methods of drawing from life. Students will
expression, you will freely create artwork
                                                   explore basic drawing techniques and media           Learn the art of observational painting; painting
that holds personal significance in a relaxed
                                                   to gain a fundamental understanding of the           with acrylics directly from life. In this course
and supportive atmosphere. Discover how
                                                   drawing and studio experience. Topics include        we will focus on using sight measurements,
to artistically express yourself in a non-
                                                   blind contour, organizational line, sighting,        building a painting from using structural
representational way while appreciating the
                                                   one and two-point perspective, still life, cross     components, and mixing accurate colors based
styles and techniques of modern artists. You
                                                   hatching, shading and value. Students will leave     on subjects in the room. Projects will include
will learn and apply basic concepts such as
                                                   this course with a strong foundation of the skills   object studies, still lives, and live models. This
composition, negative space, shading, color,
                                                   necessary to continue their own observational        course also emphasizes extending acrylics to
and more to increase your visual vocabulary
                                                   drawing practice. This adult class is also open      take our paintings to the next level. Learn to
and range of creative expression. Works
                                                   to students in grades 11–12.                         use acrylic mediums to extend the dry time,
of current and past masters will serve as a
                                                   Catherine Lentini                                    allowing you to work in to your painting; and
resource and springboard for your own art.
                                                                                                        develop deep colors and layers in your painting,
David Verba                                                                                             so you can most accurately portray the world
                                                                                                        around you. This course is great for students
                                                                                                        with some drawing or painting experience.
                                                                                                        Lorri Ott
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                Young Artists       Visual
                              Courses      Arts Courses
                                      for Young  People

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Young Artist Courses                                Creative Coding                                      Digital Photography for Digital Spaces                                                          11

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                                                    This course meets in-person                          This course meets in-person
                                                    Grades 9–12                                          Grades 9–12

                                                                                                                                                             Continuing Education + Community Outreach
Weekdays                                            YADA 225 00                                          YAPH 500 00
June 7–17                                           June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                 June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
                                                    9:30am–12:30pm                                       9:30am–12:30pm
Saturdays
                                                    9 sessions                                           9 sessions
June 12–July 31
                                                    Cost: $335                                           Cost: $345
Registration Deadline:                              Creative Coding introduces JavaScript and            This is an introductory course to digital
Friday, May 21                                      HTML/CSS to create fun, interactive projects         photography in the era of internet and social
                                                    through a web browser! We will start with the        media. This course will encourage students to
Please note: Online courses require
                                                    fundamentals of programming so no prior              consider the images they are making and what
students to purchase their own supplies
                                                    knowledge required. At the end of this course        messages they want to explore. Photographs
ahead of time, and supplies usually
                                                    you will have created three interactive projects     have become the popular form of expression
cost between $30–100. Supply lists
                                                    that will be shared via the Internet. We will also   and communication of digital platforms that
will be shared with enrolled students
                                                    look at contemporary artists working with code,      lends itself to a responsibility of understanding
before the course begins. Supplies
                                                    discuss user experience, and how viewers             how they are interpreted by others. Students
are included for in-person courses.
                                                    interact with interactive artworks.                  will learn how to make technically sound
You can also find courses open to high              James Waite                                          photographs with manual camera functions,
school students in the Adult Class listing!                                                              proper exposure settings, composition and
                                                                                                         editing techniques. Students will need access
                                                    Digital Illustration                                 to a digital camera or camera-phone with
                                                    Online course                                        adjustable settings, Adobe Photoshop and
Weekday Mornings                                    Grades 9–12                                          Bridge, and the internet.

                                                                                                                                                             Summer 2021
                                                    YAIL 300 00
Cartooning 101                                                                                           Leah Trznadel
                                                    June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
Online course                                       9:30am–12:30pm (EST)
Grades 5–8                                          9 sessions                                           Next Level Painting: Beyond the Basics
YAIL 100 00                                         Cost: $315                                           Online course
June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                                                                     Grades 5–8
                                                    This course focuses on the fundamentals of
9:30am–12:30pm (EST)                                                                                     YAPT 220 00
                                                    digital art by teaching the basics of working
9 sessions                                                                                               June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
                                                    in a digital environment. Students will learn to
Cost: $275                                                                                               9:30am–12:30pm (EST)
                                                    navigate Photoshop as a drawing tool, learn
Cartooning 101 is an online course for young,                                                            9 sessions
                                                    how to create brushes and tools to help speed
aspiring cartoonists, designed to introduce                                                              Cost: $275
                                                    up their workflow and also create several digital
and develop a diverse set of skills around          projects to practice their skillset. Students must   You know blue and yellow makes green…
this eclectic medium. Students will work            have access to Adobe Photoshop and a tablet-         but then what? Learn to communicate through
individually and collaboratively to develop         style digital drawing tool such as a Wacom           your paintings in this next level painting class
their own characters, settings and stories.         tablet OR an iPad and Apple Pencil with the          for middle schoolers who are familiar with
We will explore a variety of concepts, such         Procreate app.                                       painting basics. In this course, students will
as narrative visual storytelling, character         Len Peralta                                          develop a body of five to seven paintings
design, world building, story circles AKA                                                                each based on a painting challenge to
the Hero’s Journey, basic anatomy, layout/                                                               convey a specific message or theme. We’ll
composition and perspective. While the class                                                             learn to send a visual message with our art,
is primarily a studio course, online lectures                                                            not just through the content of your work,
will introduce students to the nature and                                                                but through use of color and brushstroke.
history of cartooning–with a specific focus on                                                           Across all projects, students will develop their
Cleveland’s influential cartooning professionals.                                                        own personal style or themes of interest to
Josh Usmani                                                                                              make their work stand out from the crowd.
                                                                                                         Emma Anderson
12                                            Portfolio Development: Color Theory                  Screen Printing                                       to Painting course and/or the Intermediate

     Young Artists Courses for Young People
                                              This course meets in-person                          This course meets in-person                           Painting course, but is open to all students at
                                              Grades 9–12                                          Grades 7–12                                           an intermediate or more advanced level.
                                              YAPT 265 00                                          YAPM 300 00                                           Emma Anderson
                                              June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                 June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
                                              9:30am–12:30pm                                       9:30am–12:30pm
                                              9 sessions                                           9 sessions                                            Creative Writing
                                              Cost: $345                                           Cost: $345                                            Online course
                                                                                                                                                         Grades 9–12
                                              In this hands-on, exploratory course, students       Learn the basics of screen printing, covering         YAFD 195 00
                                              will gain knowledge of basic color theory            all aspects of production from start to finish.       June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
                                              concepts using both acrylic and watercolor           Students will master printing with water based        1–4pm (EST)
                                              painting. Projects will include research of          inks and learning how to create multi-layer           9 sessions
                                              both the natural and urban environments of           screen prints. Finished projects will include         Cost: $315
                                              University Circle to gain experience in research.    prints on paper as well as fabric printing on
                                              A series of 4–6 smaller projects will be created     materials of the students’ choice—canvas              This course offers a supportive, constructive
                                              throughout the course, including understanding       bags, t-shirts, or other found material. Special      environment for exploring short fiction, poetry,
                                              the color wheel, the difference between RGB          study and consideration will be given to the          nonfiction, and writing that defies genre
                                              and CMYK, value scales, color mixing, and            rich history of screen printing, exploring key        distinctions. We will read and discuss exciting,
                                              simultaneous contrast. The final project will be     artists and movements. Of all the visual arts,        weird, and haunting stories, poems, essays,
                                              student driven, based on information learned         printmaking perhaps has been the most                 and things in between. You will share original
                                              in the first week of class. Most work will be        influential in shaping our world due to the           writing, receiving feedback and guidance based
                                              painted abstract compositions. Visits to local       medium’s inherent nature of mass production,          on your individual interests. You will also stretch
                                              institutions may occur, where available.             duplication, and its subsequent affordability.        yourself as a writer through generative writing
                                                                                                   This course will focus on teaching not only           exercises, in the company of other writers doing
                                              Scott Goss
                                                                                                   technical skills but exploring real-world             the same. This course is designed to encourage
                                                                                                   printmaking applications and their impact.            experimentation, curiosity, and play, while
                                              Portfolio Development: Drawing from Life                                                                   supporting writing across styles and genres.
                                                                                                   Stevie Tanner
                                              This course meets in-person                                                                                Alyssa Perry
                                              Grades 9–12
                                              YADR 700 00
                                              June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                                                                       Digital Painting in Photoshop: Monsters
                                              9:30am–12:30pm
                                                                                                   Weekday Afternoons                                    Online course
                                              9 sessions                                                                                                 Grades 9–12
                                              Cost: $315                                           Advancing in Acrylics                                 YADA 300 00
                                                                                                   Online course                                         June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
                                              This course will guide you through the basics        Grades 5–8                                            1–4pm (EST)
                                              of observational drawing to create high quality      YAPT 225 00                                           9 sessions
                                              and finished pieces that you can add to your         June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                  Cost: $315
                                              art portfolio. You’ll utilize different drawing      1–4pm (EST)
                                              materials and processes, from portraits, to still                                                          Have a monstrously fun time learning
                                                                                                   9 sessions
                                              life, to landscape/nature/botanical drawing.                                                               Photoshop and its various assets to paint and
                                                                                                   Cost: $275
                                              We will also practice critiquing your work in a                                                            create images. Assignments will be monster-
                                              constructive, fun and informative way. The goal      This course is designed for students who want         based creations while tackling areas such as
                                              of this course is to help you reach a higher level   to take their art to a more advanced level. You       layer styles, brushes, textures and blending
                                              of skill in the creation of your own artwork.        will utilize your knowledge of painting and ability   modes. A little color theory may pop up in
                                                                                                   to conceptualize to take your work to the next        the mad scientist lab too. We’ll start with the
                                              Eddie Mitchell
                                                                                                   level. You will develop a theme or idea and           basics and then visit different areas and tools
                                                                                                   create a cohesive body of work consisting of          in Photoshop to help build your digital painting
                                                                                                   approximately 5–7 pieces. You will also learn         skills. Students will need access to Photoshop
                                                                                                   to discuss the ideas and concepts behind              to take this class.
                                                                                                   the artwork you create. This course is ideal          Gerry Shamray
                                                                                                   for students who have taken the Introduction
Exlporations in Printmaking                           Intro to 3D Modeling                                  Portfolio Development: Illustration                                                              13

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This course meets in-person                           This course meets in-person                           Online course
Grades 9–12                                           Grades 9–12                                           Grades 9–12

                                                                                                                                                                 Continuing Education + Community Outreach
YAPM 125 00                                           YADA 235 00                                           YAIL 600 00
June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                  June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                  June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
1–4pm                                                 1–4pm                                                 1–4pm (EST)
9 sessions                                            9 sessions                                            9 sessions
Cost: $345                                            Cost: $335                                            Cost: $275
Embrace your experimental side while                  This course will introduce students to the            Are you interested in a career in illustration?
mastering essential printmaking skills! In            fundamentals of mesh modeling using                   There is a lot more to it than drawing, and
this sampler course, we’ll explore a variety          the software Blender. We will cover mesh              sometimes it can seem mysterious to young
of printmaking processes, including etching           manipulation, materials and UV mapping,               artists. Simply put, illustration is about visual
focused on drawing, relief printing, and              rendering still-images and video, and basic           communication of visual and non-visual
collagraph through texture and painted                animation. Students will create static scenes         information. This course is designed with
materials to create beautifully distinctive           and basic movement to create environments             real-world project prompts to help students
prints. These processes are very expressive           of their imagination! We will cover best              learn to use illustration to solve problems,
and inspire other experimental methods of             practices and do modeling ‘challenges’ to             tell stories and clearly communicate ideas
printing, so come ready to explore! By the end        reinforce what we learn each day. Students            and emotions. Students will learn how to
of class, you will have produced a variety of         will gain an understanding of hard-edge               successfully communicate vastly different
printed works and learned a range of printing         modeling techniques and 3D animation.                 information clearly using a variety of visual cues
techniques.                                           We will also consider form, composition,              and stylization techniques. This is a perfect
Ryan Craycraft                                        color, and figure/ground relationships                course for young artists interested in developing
                                                      when composing our 3D environments.                   both their personal drawing style as well as
                                                                                                            work for their portfolios. We will focus on

                                                                                                                                                                 Summer 2021
                                                      James Waite
Fun with Fabrics                                                                                            advanced techniques, so a strong foundation
This course meets in-person                                                                                 in observational drawing is recommended.
Grades 5–8                                            Intro to Drawing from Nature                          Students may use traditional or digital media of
YAFM 135 00                                           This course meets in-person                           their choice.
June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)                  Grades 5–8
                                                                                                            Josh Usmani
1–4pm                                                 YADR 110 00
9 sessions                                            June 7–17 (no class Friday, June 18)
Cost: $295                                            1–4pm
                                                      9 sessions
This class will give students hands-on
                                                      Cost: $295
                                                                                                            Saturday Mornings
experience in the different methods and
techniques of applying image, color, and              Learn the basics of drawing using diverse             Digital Cartooning 5–8th Grade
other surface embellishments to fabric. The           tools such as graphite, conté, charcoal pencils       Online course
finished cloth can be incorporated into fashion       (and sticks), hard and soft pastels, pen and          Grades 5–8
accessories, your favorite new wardrobe piece,        ink (and more)! Students will explore different       YAIL 350 00
or a unique piece of art to hang in your room.        techniques such as pointillism, crosshatching,        June 12–July 31
Explore a wide range of ways to create pattern        and modeling using smudge sticks and erasers.         9:30am–12:30pm (EST)
on fabric, using dye, paint and a mixture of          With an emphasis on “drawing from nature”             8 sessions
printing processes. Use the silkscreen as a           students will practice observational drawing          Cost: $245
drawing and printing tool. Experiment with            (from real objects), and will explore subjects at a
hand cut stencils, and learn how to transfer          museum field trip in University Circle. This class    Looking to develop your digital art and
your ideas and designs onto a t-shirt, tote bag,      will go over the art principles of perspective,       cartooning skills in a fun, supportive and
bandana, and paper. Please bring a blank t-shirt      value, light and shadow, and composition.             collaborative environment? Digital Cartooning is
that you’d like to turn into a unique piece of art!   Feel confident knowing that once these basic          an online studio course designed to introduce
Other fabric and supplies will be provided.           skills are established, the sky is the limit.         young, aspiring cartoonists to professional
                                                                                                            digital software and hardware. This unique class
Mary Urbas                                            Candice Dangerfield
                                                                                                            offers students the opportunity to improve both
                                                                                                            narrative visual storytelling and digital art and
                                                                                                            design skills. Digital Cartooning is designed
                                                                                                            to build upon the lessons of Cartooning 101
14                                            and Advanced Cartooning, but there is no            Saturday Afternoons                                 home or collect objects that are important to

     Young Artists Courses for Young People
                                              prerequisite to this course and students don’t                                                          them to make cyanotype prints. Through this
                                              need any prior digital art experience. However,                                                         experimentation, they may find themselves,
                                                                                                  Digital Cartooning 9–12th Grade
                                              students should have a strong foundation of                                                             discover who they are as artists and individuals,
                                                                                                  Online course
                                              drawing skills. Students will need access to                                                            and spark new interests.
                                                                                                  Grades 9–12
                                              a computer or iPad with either Photoshop,                                                               Cassandra Anderson
                                                                                                  YAIL 350 01
                                              Procreate, or Clip Studio Paint.
                                                                                                  June 12–July 31
                                              Josh Usmani + Rachel Usmani                         1–4pm (EST)                                         Face Value: Portraits
                                                                                                  8 sessions                                          Online course
                                              Pattern and Surface Design                          Cost: $275                                          Grades 7–10
                                              Online Course                                       Looking to develop your digital art and             YAPT 400 00
                                              Grades 8-12                                         cartooning skills in a fun, supportive and          June 12–July 31
                                              YAFD 170 00                                         collaborative environment? Digital Cartooning       1–4pm (EST)
                                              June 12 - July 31                                   is a studio course designed to introduce young,     8 sessions
                                              9:30am-12:30pm (EST)                                aspiring cartoonists to professional digital        Cost: $275
                                              8 sessions                                          tools, such as: iMacs, Adobe Creative Cloud         Try your hand… at the face! This fun and
                                              Cost: $275                                          and Wacom drawing tablets. This unique class        creative portraiture course not only focuses
                                              Patterns surround us everywhere in our              offers students the opportunity to improve both     on the foundations of realistic representation;
                                              daily lives. In this course we will use these       narrative storytelling and digital art and design   you will also learn to add your own expression
                                              inspirations to learn about the possibilities of    skills. Intro to Digital Cartooning is designed     and style through drawing and painting original
                                              pattern through surface design techniques.          to build upon the lessons of Cartooning 101         portraits. Let’s find out what your imagination
                                              Drawing and weaving will be the foundation,         and Advanced Cartooning, but there is no            adds to a face you can already see! Great for
                                              along with repurposing discarded materials that     prerequisite to this course and students don’t      all levels.
                                              are often overlooked as resources. We will be       need any prior Mac or Photoshop experience.
                                                                                                  However students should have a strong               Melissa Harris
                                              using paper, plastic bags, twist ties, cardboard,
                                              shredded paper, or anything that is relevant to     foundation of drawing skills. Students will
                                              your living space. We will also learn embroidery    need access to a computer or iPad with either       Narrative Self Portraits
                                              and weaving off loom techniques to further          Photoshop, Procreate, Affinity Designer, or         Online course
                                              embellish a recycled patterned surface.             Clip Studio Paint.                                  Grades 9–12
                                                                                                  Josh Usmani + Rachel Usmani                         YADR 350 00
                                              Meagan Smith
                                                                                                                                                      June 12–July 31
                                                                                                                                                      1–4pm (EST)
                                              Photobooks: Developing Image and Form               Experimental Photography                            9 sessions
                                              Online course                                       Online course                                       Cost: $275
                                              Grades 9–12                                         Grades 9–12
                                                                                                  YAPH 275 00                                         This class will explore the self and how we
                                              YAPH 425 00
                                                                                                  June 19–August 14 (no class Saturday, July 3)       communicate who we are visually. Looking
                                              June 12–July 31
                                                                                                  1–4pm (EST)                                         at portraits and self portraits throughout
                                              9:30am–12:30pm (EST)
                                                                                                  8 sessions                                          history, we will learn about images as tools
                                              8 sessions
                                                                                                  Cost: $275                                          for communicating: from wealth and power to
                                              Cost: $275
                                                                                                                                                      emotion and identity. By exploring our personal
                                              This project-based course gives students            The class utilizes experimental photography         histories and using setting as a narrative tool,
                                              the necessary skills to understand digital          techniques such as cyanotypes, solargraphy,         we’ll create highly individualized self portraits
                                              photography and the process of creating             digital and film photography to produce             using a variety of drawing tools. This class
                                              digital photobooks. Technical skills covered        a portfolio of unique photographic prints.          will emphasize drawing realistic portraits by
                                              include manual camera functions, editing            Inspiration and imagery will be taken from the      mastering facial expressions and the tricky skill
                                              software and book creation software (Adobe          students’ life experiences and interests, the       of drawing likeness. This is a great course for
                                              InDesign). Conceptual skills include elements       objects they collect or surround themselves         students developing pieces for their portfolio.
                                              of critique, curation and development of ideas.     with, or what they love. For example as part
                                                                                                  of the solargraphy project, students will           Davon Brantley
                                              Students will walk away from this course with
                                              a completed photobook file which is also            depict a place that gives them a sense of
                                              formatted to print.
                                              Leah Trznadel
New!                                               Creative Writing Across Genres                       We’ll also practice how to format an industry-                                                   15

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                                                   Monday, August 2                                     standard screenplay with free Mac or PC
Writers’ Week: Summer 2021                                                                              software. Join us… and get started on your
                                                   Writers' Week will begin with an exploration of

                                                                                                                                                             Continuing Education + Community Outreach
                                                                                                        screenwriting journey.
Writers’ Week                                      skills and techniques that are relevant across
                                                   genres. We'll get to know one another and            Scott Lax
Online course
Grades 9–12                                        discuss our goals and interests for the week
YAFD 355 00                                        ahead--while considering topics such as              Poetry
August 2–8                                         writing's place in our lives and in the world,       Friday, August 6
1–4pm (EST)                                        strategies for creativity, and what it can mean
                                                   to "think like a writer."                            In this session, we'll think about how poetic
7 sessions
                                                                                                        structure can inspire new discoveries. We'll read
Cost: $375                                         Zach Savich
                                                                                                        contemporary experiments with poetic forms,
Writers' Week offers a chance to explore                                                                asking questions like: How can limitations
Creative Writing across genres. Students will      Fiction Writing                                      free us up to write? How can structure help
generate original work and receive feedback        Tuesday, August 3                                    us sing? Through structure-based strategies
from published writers who are expert teachers                                                          for generating new poems, we’ll consider how
                                                   What are the secrets to a compelling plot?
in the following areas: fiction, screenwriting,                                                         poetic techniques can lead to meaningful
                                                   How can you develop characters and settings
poetry, creative nonfiction, and writing that                                                           insights, expression, and surprises.
                                                   that propel a story forward? This session will
combines text and image, such as comics and                                                             Alyssa Perry
                                                   focus on the key skills of fiction writing. We'll
photo essays. The course offers an intensive,
                                                   discuss samples from diverse, contemporary
supportive environment for gaining experience
                                                   authors and begin original pieces that could         Creative Nonfiction
with writing strategies that will help you find
                                                   develop into short stories, novels, and other        Saturday, August 7
your voice, write pieces that matter to you, and
                                                   forms of fiction.
advance your skills as a writer. It is designed                                                         This session will highlight techniques for writing

                                                                                                                                                             Summer 2021
for students from all backgrounds and              Zach Savich
                                                                                                        about your life. We'll consider how writing about
levels of experience.                                                                                   personal experience can connect to readers
                                                   Text and Image                                       while helping you look deeply into significant
                                                   Wednesday, August 4                                  experiences. Inspired by traditional and
                                                                                                        experimental examples, students will generate
                                                   This session will offer an introduction to
                                                                                                        original work that shows what happens when
                                                   making artwork that uses both image and text.
                                                                                                        we turn our attention to our own lives.
                                                   “Image-texts” include a wide range of examples
                                                   that place visual art and writing in conversation.   Zach Savich
                                                   During this class, we’ll explore image-texts
                                                   that use collage, comics, video poems and            Publication and Celebration
                                                   photo essays. Students will engage in hands-         Sunday, August 8
                                                   on generative exercises to create their own
                                                   image-texts and discover the many possibilities      We'll conclude Writers' Week with a day
                                                   that arise at the intersection of two forms.         focused on publication, presentation, and
                                                                                                        celebration. We'll also discuss where your
                                                   Sarah Minor
                                                                                                        writing could go in the months ahead, along
                                                                                                        with practical next steps for continuing to
                                                   Screenwriting                                        develop your work from the course.
                                                   Thursday, August 5                                   Zach Savich
                                                   In this fun and intensive 3-hour screenwriting
                                                   workshop, students will learn the basics of
                                                   how to put the spoken word, visual scenes,
                                                   and a strong narrative on the page, while still
                                                   leaving room for interpretation by filmmakers.
                                                   We’ll talk about the elements of the magic of
                                                   screenwriting—be it live-action or animated—
                                                   such as character, narrative, and dialogue.
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     Instructor Biographies

                              Glassblowing: Fun with Form!
Emma Anderson (CIA ’16) received her               watercolor paints. He also makes sculpture           with an unshakable belief in accessibility in the                                               17

                                                                                                                                                            CIA
MFA from Kent State in 2018. Most recently         from found objects. His subject matter               arts and insatiable curiosity, has led Spencer
Emma curated a show, “Show Me What You             inspiration comes from earth science and the         to pursuing game academia in addition to his

                                                                                                                                                            Continuing Education + Community Outreach
Got” at Prama Gallery in Parma, Ohio. Her          natural environment. The concepts of natural         creative practice. He aspires to use his work
work has recently been shown at the 2019           light, optics, and color are reoccurring themes      to advocate for games as an art form, and
Summer Mash-Up Exhibition at the Florence          found in his artwork.                                to continue to build up the Cleveland game
O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery at Ursuline College                                                            development community. Spencer is an active
                                                   Ryan Craycraft was born in Elyria, Ohio.
in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and the People’s Choice                                                           member in the Cleveland game development
                                                   He received his BFA in Painting & Drawing
Artist Showdown at Gallery Plus in Cleveland,                                                           community, and the Ohio game development
                                                   from The University of Akron in 2014, and
OH. She exhibits her work regionally and                                                                community at large. He regularly participates
                                                   received his MFA in Painting from the University
internationally and has become active in the                                                            in game jams and exhibitions. He has attended
                                                   of Delaware in 2016. Craycraft has exhibited
area by bringing the arts to the community.                                                             and volunteered at GDEX in Columbus since
                                                   in the U.S. and abroad, including shows at
                                                                                                        2017. Spencer is currently an adjunct professor
Augusto Bordelois (Havana, Cuba, 1969)             The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art in
                                                                                                        of game design at Notre Dame College,
graduated from the University of Havana with       Wilmington, and Kunstraum Tapir Gallery in
                                                                                                        where he is responsible for building upon and
a major in English Language and Literature. He     Berlin, Germany. His most recent solo exhibition
                                                                                                        expanding the program.
has also studied sculpture, ceramics, classical    was at the Akron Soul Train gallery as part of his
drawing and painting, and costume design for       2020 residency. Currently, he teaches drawing        Emily Flory (CIA ’19) is a photographer and
theater and cinema. Augusto has participated in    and 2D Design at Lorain County Community             video installation artist working in Cleveland,
more than 130 national and international group     College, and serves as the Artist Manager for        Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art
shows and 34 solo exhibitions. He has written      FireFish Arts.                                       in Photography + Video from the Cleveland
and illustrated short stories for children and                                                          Institute of Art. Emily’s work consists of video
                                                   Candice Dangerfield has a BFA in Drawing
teacher activities’ guides. Augusto has designed                                                        installations that reference the relationship
                                                   & Painting from BGSU, foundations from
landscapes of public spaces, and coordinated                                                            between women and the earth, as well as
                                                   CIA, and Art Education licensure from Notre
community art programs. Augusto is a teaching                                                           inspiration from childhood exploration. Her work

                                                                                                                                                            Summer 2021
                                                   Dame College in Ohio. Candice's artwork has
artist with more than 15 years of experience.                                                           has been exhibited at the Tinnerman Lofts,
                                                   been recognized regionally and nationally.
During art residencies with Center for Arts-                                                            the Cleveland Institute of Art and H-Space
                                                   Most recently awarded “Best in Show” in
Inspired Learning, the Art House and the Ohio                                                           Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio; Burren College
                                                   Shaker Heights, her other exhibitions include
Arts Council, Augusto has delivered hundreds                                                            of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland, and the Cain
                                                   the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
of workshops at schools, public libraries and                                                           Park Gallery of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
                                                   Hopkins International Airport, and The
community organizations and created many                                                                Visit Emily's work at emilyflory.com/home.
                                                   Corcoran Museum in Washington, DC.
public art pieces across Ohio. He is a member
of CSU’s Cleveland Arts Education Consortium                                                            Scott Goss (CIA ’06) is a multimedia artist
                                                   Susan Danko (CIA ’98) is a painter and
Diversity Committee. He has been featured as a                                                          whose work explores his relationship to
                                                   installation artist based in Parma, Ohio.
guest lecturer at Cleveland State University and                                                        time, memory, and place. Scott’s work
                                                   Career honors include a 2013 Ohio Arts Council
Baldwin Wallace University. Currently, he owns                                                          explores these concepts through a variety of
                                                   Individual Excellence Award, a residency at
and directs Augusto Fine Art Studio and Art                                                             media including glass, video, sculpture, and
                                                   the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown,
Center in Berea, Ohio.                                                                                  installation. Scott received his BFA from the
                                                   Massachusetts, and two Ohio Percent for Art
                                                                                                        Cleveland Institute of Art and his MFA from Kent
                                                   commission awards. Susan has exhibited in
Davon Brantley (CIA ’18) is a Cleveland native                                                          State University in 2014. His work has been
                                                   solo and group exhibitions at venues including
and graduate from the Cleveland Institute of                                                            featured in solo and group shows nationally,
                                                   the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland,
Art. His work explores the psychological effects                                                        including ROY G BIV Gallery in Columbus,
                                                   The Butler Museum of American Art, and
of trauma on development into adulthood                                                                 SPACES gallery in Cleveland, Minan Gallery
                                                   The Cleveland Foundation. Her work is held
through self-portraiture. His work depicts                                                              in Los Angeles, First Street Gallery in New
                                                   in several prominent art collections and is
emotion, drama, and beauty through tragedy.                                                             York City and Verge Art Fair in Brooklyn.
                                                   represented by Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland.
                                                                                                        His work and research has been supported
Terry J. Clark II (CIA ’02) earned his MFA         View her work at susandanko.com.
                                                                                                        through grants by the Ohio Arts Council,
in Painting from Kent State University in
                                                   Spencer Everhart (CIA ’18) is a game                 Harpo Foundation, and Kent State University.
2004. Terry’s artwork has been featured
                                                   designer, freelancer, and professor who has
at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ingenuity                                                               Peter Green is originally from southern
                                                   lived in Cleveland for the past 7 years. He
Festival, CSU Art Gallery, and is included                                                              Ohio and studied Drawing at Cleveland
                                                   graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art
in the MetroHealth art collection. Terry has                                                            State and Illustration at the Academy of
                                                   with his BFA in Game Design. He has always
taught studio art classes at both CSU and CIA                                                           Art in San Francisco. He specializes in
                                                   had an intense fascination with games and the
since 2008. Terry paints with both acrylic and                                                          figures and portraits, utilizing traditional
                                                   ways we play them. This fascination, in tandem
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