SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
Sun, 7-9pm, Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm, Sat, 12-3pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Develop a personal connection to your art making. By exploring the way materials can be applied, we will gain an understanding of how the language of painting and drawing holds memory and meaning. Working with live models in a charged, supportive environment, we will explore the physical nature of the materials and the many ways image and form can be pulled from painting and drawing. We will seek to get each participant going on a line of inquiry that matters to him or her. Tim Hawkesworth will work individually with each participant, focusing on his/her personal vision. No experience needed. Open to all levels.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Tim Hawkesworth grew up in Ireland and has been showing internationally for over thirty years. His work is in many public and private collections including the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Hugh Lane Galleries in Dublin. He is represented by Littlejohn Contemporary in New York, Taylor Galleries in Dublin and the Peyton Wright Gallery in Santa Fe. In 2006, he had a solo exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin, and his work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art News, The New Yorker, The LA Times, The Boston Globe and The Irish Times. He lectures and teaches workshops around the country.

Lala Zeitlyn claims her real education as an artist came from growing up on the family farm although she studied painting at Bard and Philadelphia College of Art. She has shown in the Philadelphia area and her work is in many private collections. She is also a practicing body worker and brings this knowledge to her teaching, exploring the many forms of access we have between body, mind and spirit. She has taught workshops with Tim Hawkesworth for the past seven years.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
Sun, Jan 10, 9-5;Mon/Wed/Fri (Jan 11,13, 15) 6-9pm, Sat,Sun (Jan16 and 17) 9am-5pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course students plan, document and execute large 2-D work (at least 48 square feet), and then design or plan for storage and display. Concentrating on a single large scale project will strengthen participants’ studio practice. Discussions of large works, using images and perhaps a visit to the MFA, are followed by independent in-class work to develop ideas and concepts. Students will present initial project concepts which will be refined to allow for completion during the course. Possible support materials include paper, wood, foam core, canvas and stretcher bars; drawing materials may include inks, acrylics, oils, charcoal, and printmaking materials. Students are responsible for obtaining their own materials, and for keeping digital photographic records and drawings of concepts and projects as they evolve.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
John Thompson is a graduate of the MFA program at MassArt. He holds a BFA from Syracuse and an MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John maintains a studio at the Waltham Mills complex and shows at Project DK Art in the South End and at the OZ Gallery in Provincetown. His website is: johnthompsonart.com

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
M, T, W, Th (daily)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class explores ways to represent the human body in motion using traditional media (charcoal, ink, pencil on paper) together with new media (interactive tools such as cameras and projectors, digital processing etc). The aim is to capture "living traces" of human dynamic form—paths in space, expression in gestures, motion portraits—and use them to generate "living" sketches. No advanced experience with new media is required; an interest in drawing, film, and the human body is recommended. The class works with a live model or dancer for most of the two weeks.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Nell Breyer received her MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and also holds an MS in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. She received a Cambridge Arts Council Grant in 2006 for "RE:actions" interactive installation and performance. Her performances and installations in 2006 include: "Time Translation," Museum of Modern Art, Trento Italy; "Hand for a Hand-Adaptations," Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA; and "Walking Wall-Excerpts" from "Captured: A Video Dance Series," group show, DTW Gallery, NYC. Her work has been exhibited and performed throughout Europe, India, Canada, and the US.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Chinese brush painting, with its emphasis on the beauty of simplicity, flowing brush strokes and graceful designs, reflects time-honored principles of Chinese philosophy and culture. Practicing Chinese brush painting helps one quiet the mind and expand creative self-expression and discipline. In class, students learn to handle Chinese brushes with ink and color, execute brush strokes correctly and artistically, and control the ink flow and load the brush correctly with five shades of inks. The Chinese brush method of painting landscapes, flowers, and birds is also taught, and the principle of composition in Chinese painting introduced. The class also reviews the basic philosophies and artistic intents associated with Chinese culture, and presents the development of Chinese art and culture in a slide lecture.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Honglei Li studied fine arts in China and received an MFA in Painting at UMass/Dartmouth. He is part of the artist collective Lily & Honglei who work as artists, cultural activists and curators dedicated to enhancing contemporary art exchanges between Chinese and international artist communities. Honglei is currently based in New York City actively presenting artworks internationally, nationally and locally. His solo exhibitions have been held in China, US, Australia and Germany. His art projects have been featured in museum exhibitions as well as media art festivals such as SIGGRAPH, FILE, 404, Video Channel, Boston CyberArt. Honglei has delivered lectures on Chinese cultural traditions and contemporary art at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies, New York University, Boston University and UMass/Dartmouth. Since 2007, he has been involved in several Chinese contemporary art initiatives including the DSL Collection of Chinese Contemporary Art and New Media & Net-Art. (http://lilyhonglei.com)

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
4 meetings

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This workshop teaches the basics of traditional Persian and Mughal painting in the framework of the age-old method of passing skills from one generation to the other—copying from masterworks. Participants learn about the compositional aspects of this type of miniature as well as the traditional materials used to make them, including the special preparation of paper called a wasli. Students of all skill levels are guided in paint application, the methods and use of specific brush strokes, and the finer detailing which is the essence of the miniature.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Sehr Jalal has a BFA in miniature painting from the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan. She has been living in the US for nine years and has exhibited her miniatures in the US, Canada, and Pakistan. (sehrjalal.com)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Modern-day perspective drawing stems from its early Renaissance roots. This unique workshop combines art history with hands-on drawing in three separate perspective exercises. Day one and day two will explore one-point perspective and how to plot the proportions of objects in space. Day three and four will cover two-point perspective and the rendering of ovals, shadows and inclined planes. Day five will be dedicated to an all-day three-point perspective exercise. This workshop will introduce students to the power of capturing the illusion of depth on two-dimensional surfaces.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
John Roman is a graduate of Suffolk University’s New England School of Art and Design and has been teaching perspective drawing in the Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s undergraduate program since 1993. Roman is a perspective historian and an award-winning architectural illustrator. He is a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators and the New York Society of Renderers. (johnromanillustration.com)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce the beginning or advanced art student to the bold and direct capabilities of the color relief print. Participants learn how to develop color wood and linoleum blocks to produce multiple layer color printing, carving techniques and care of carving tools, color mixing and inking, and multilayer registration in printing. Stencils and color blend inking, and built-up surface blocks, are also introduced. The class examines many examples of color relief prints made by students and professional artists, and individual critiques offer feedback. Students are expected to do some work outside of class in order to complete the course.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Jim Lee has taught printmaking, drawing and book arts at the Hartford Art School since 1982 .He also produces hand-printed, letterpress books through his private press, Blue Moon Press. His exhibitions include: Recent Acquisitions of Artists’ Books, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; New American Woodcuts, Rare Books of the Future, Center for Book Arts, NY; Boston Printmakers’ North American Biennial, Boston, MA, among many others. His work is included in many prominent collections including: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Getty Art Center, Art Institute of Chicago among many others.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
Fri, 6-9pm, Sat and Sun, 10am-4pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this intense workshop, students experiment with many methods for creating dimension and movement on a flat page, all using minimal gluing and basic techniques of cutting, folding, and stitching. These clever yet simple devices can be adapted for use in cards and books with collage, painting, or any two-dimensional medium. The class covers pop-up, tunnel, and star books, as well as other variations on accordion fold techniques. Colorful drawings are included as time allows. Moveable parts, light, and shadow added by cut and layered paper spark the imagination of both adults and children, making the pop-up structure an excellent teaching device for interested art teachers.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Stephanie Stigliano is a printmaker and book artist. Her work is included in the collections of the Fogg Museum and the Houghton Library of Harvard University; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the National Museum for Women in the Arts. She recently curated "From Two to Three Dimensions: Prints into Books" at Emerson College and Artspace@16 and has exhibited nationwide. Ms.Stigliano teaches at Pine Manor College, the Walnut Hill School, and throughout the Northeast.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class introduces basic color theory and color mixing with gouache pigments. Students work from observation and imagination while investigating formal properties of color. In-class figure study sessions working from the live model are included.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Sharon Dunn is Professor of Studio Foundation at MassArt. She holds a BFA from Boston University and an MSVS from MIT. Solo and group exhibitions include: Mobius, "Women’s Work" Banyon Gallery, North Carolina; and "Caribbean and West African Influences," Own/ Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, among others.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Take control of your type instead of letting it control you! RGD Ontario presents this master class geared towards design professionals and type enthusiasts of all skill levels. This session focuses on learning and applying the typographic skills and aesthetics rarely taught in schools, or fully understood by professionals. Learn how to "see" like you’ve never seen before. Topics covered include: the ten worst typographic typos, mastering typographic details, kerning demystified, what makes a good typeface.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer, writer and educator specializing in all aspects of visual communication from the aesthetic to the technical. Ilene formerly was the Director of Typeface Development for International Typeface Corporation, where she developed more than 300 notable text and display typefaces. Her book, Type Rules! The Designer’s Guide to Professional Typography, has received numerous accolades from the type and design community. Her clients include Agfa Monotype, Linotype, Adobe, Haband, Nassau Guardian, Johnson & Johnson, and bethere.com.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class focuses on ceramics as a sculptural medium. Students begin exploring composition, form, and space by making drawings and a model, which is then translated into a large scale ceramic sculpture. Students build a solid ceramic sculpture, then cut it into sections, hollow it out, and reassemble it before firing– a process which allows for flexibility in design, composition, and modeling without later losing form and texture when building. Demonstrations and slide presentations provide technical instruction as well as creative inspiration. This class is applicable to sculptural, decorative, and functional ceramics. Open to all skill levels.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Juan José Barboza-Gubo is a painter and sculptor originally from Peru. He has a BA from Catholic University in Peru and an MFA from MassArt. His work has been shown in museums and galleries throughout the US, Peru, Japan, Italy, and Greece. His most recent show was at the Nielson Gallery in Boston.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
daily, Sa, Sun, M, T, W, R, F, Sa, Sun

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students are introduced to basic glassblowing techniques used to make vessels and sculptural forms. Throughout the course, progressively more difficult assignments teach new concepts and develop students’ skills. In addition, group glassblowing clinics encourage teamwork. Historical and contemporary glass techniques, designs and applications are discussed and incorporated into student work. No previous experience in glassblowing required.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Bernard D’Onofrio holds a BFA from UMass Amherst and an MFA from Kent State University. He has exhibited extensively both regionally and internationally and has received a Massachusetts Arts Council Finalist Award and National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn the fundamentals of paper art—materials, skills, techniques, and concepts—through hand papermaking. Students work with rag and raw fibers using both contemporary and traditional hand paper processes. Through research and studio activities, students learn about the history of papermaking and the physical properties of fibers. By keeping a research and sample workbook, each student will take away a record for future endeavors and an artistic portfolio. All levels are welcome.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Drew Luan Matott received his MFA in Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College in Chicago and his BFA in Printmaking from the Buffalo State College. He co-founded the Green Door Studio, People’s Republic of Paper, the Combat Paper Project www.combatpaper.org, BluSeed Paper Mill and Free Your Mind Press. He recently returned from an international tour, where he taught at the Seagull Foundation for the Arts in India, completed an artist residency with SKAM.org in Hamburg, lectured at Camberwell College in the UK and toured book and paper studios throughout Europe.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
W, Th, F and M,T,W,Th,F

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Sculpting the body’s forms creates an understanding that profoundly affects figure drawing. Drawing the body’s shapes creates an understanding that profoundly impacts figure sculpture. This course alternates between drawing and sculpting the human figure for a better understanding of the organizing principles common to all sound figure work. Learning a universal schematic of the human body and applying it to a variety of life model poses can provide a "topographical map" of the figure that bridges and reinforces concepts common in both disciplines. This class will enhance students’ technical skills in drawing and sculpture while cultivating the eye’s perceptual ability for observational work. Daily lectures and slide presentations, demonstrations, individual instruction, and critiques. Field trips to the Museum of Fine Arts.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Gerry Hoag holds a BFA from MassArt and an MFA from Boston University School for the Arts. He has taught art at Boston University, New York Academy of Art, the Graduate School of Figurative Art, Harvard University, and the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
1/4-1/8, 9:30am-4:30pm, 1/11, 12:30-4:30; 1/12-1/15, 9:30am-4:30pm; 1/16, 9:30am-12:30pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Installation is a relatively recent art form that challenges traditional categories of art. Initiated as a critique of the art system, it resists definition because of its impermanent nature and tendency to incorporate a multitude of influences. This course explores installation practice using diverse media, including but not limited to sculptural material, photography, drawing, video, and sound. Assignments encourage experimentation while reflecting on physical, psychical, and sociopolitical content in relation to the site, and include a shorter and more substantive project. Presentations, group discussions, and critiques enhance classes. Relating meaningful techniques and material to the space is emphasized over mastering shop skills. Students must have some experience with object making and the media they intend to incorporate in their projects.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Danielle Sauvé is a sculptor and installation artist. She received her BA in Visual Arts from Laval University, Quebec, and her MFA at Concordia University, Montreal. Danielle’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Canada, the USA, and internationally. Group exhibitions and events include "The Origin of Things" and "Les temps chauds," organized by the Contemporary Art Museum of Montreal and Anninivanta, an international exhibition curated by Renato Barilli in Italy. She has created permanent public art installations, and has pieces in the permanent collections of several museums. (daniellesauve.net)

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
daily

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This workshop is a whirlwind week of looking, learning, making, practicing, and performing! Beginning with demonstrations of puppet-making techniques and moving on to making and working shadow puppets, the workshop ends with a puppet show. Using examples of puppets from different cultures, including Indonesia and China, the class looks at the relationship between puppet and puppeteer and different forms of personal expression made possible through puppetry. A variety of basic materials, such as paper, cardboard, wire, fabric, duct tape, and wood, are used to make the puppets.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Charles Stigliano is a sculptor and chair of the Fine Arts 3D Department at MassArt. He received a BFA from Philadelphia College of Art and MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has exhibited at Bentley College Art Gallery , New Art Center, Fort Point Artists’ Community Gallery, Mystic, and Bakalar Gallery at MassArt. His commissions include: King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation, Baltimore Aquarium and St. Margaret of Scotland Roman Catholic Church in Glasgow, DE.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This intensive, basic course explores movement, transformation, cycles and rhythm as the basic concepts of non-computer based animation. A variety of drawing and under-the-camera frame-by-frame animation techniques are explored, including flipbooks (sequential drawings), cut-outs, object animation, and drawing/scratching directly on film. The class also covers creating and recording soundtracks, including foreground and background music and sound effects. As a group, students will complete a short animated film incorporating their soundwork--artwork will be shot on a still digital camera with animation assembled in a simple editing program.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Karen Aqua is an award-winning animator and illustrator. Her films have screened at festivals in Europe, Asia, North and South America, New Zealand, and the Middle East. She has received fellowships from the American Film Institute, the MacDowell Colony, Millay Colony for the Arts, Fundación Valparaíso (Spain), New England Film/Video Fellowship Program, Berkshire Taconic Trust, LEF Foundation, and the Puffin Foundation. Aqua produced, directed, and animated 22 segments for the acclaimed children’s television program "Sesame Street," and her newest film, "Twist of Fate," premiered at the ICA in Boston in 2009. She has a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design.

Ken Field is a saxophonist, flautist, percussionist, and composer. Since 1988 he has been a member of the internationally acclaimed electrified modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, with whom he has recorded eight CDs. (http://fieldk.home.att.net/)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This immersive hands-on experience is for those students who want to learn the fundamentals of video documentary in an intimate and focused setting. Participants will develop an understanding of documentary shooting techniques, composition, lighting, interviewing, and editing with Final Cut. The class will guide students through a series of assignments using ethnographic, cinéma vérité, and classical approaches. Through exercises, screening, discussion, and critique, students will be exposed to a range of storytelling, aesthetic, and artistic issues. From artists who want to document their work to aspiring documentary filmmakers who want to share stories of social reality, this class will provide students with a strong foundation to build upon. While owning a video camera is not required, students are encouraged to bring their own digital video camcorder (as long as it can accept an external microphone and provides audio monitoring) and use it during the class in order to work towards mastery of their tools. Limited to 10 students.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
David Tamés is an independent documentary filmmaker who also has extensive experience in new media. He is currently co-producing a documentary on the medical researcher David Hamilton Smith, who developed a vaccine against spinal meningitis. Tamés earned an MS from the MIT Media Laboratory, studied filmmaking at City College of San Francisco, and holds a BA and BS from the University of Florida. He is the Media Arts Studio Manager in the Studio Foundation department at MassArt. (http://kino-eye.com/about/)

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
Mon (Jan 4) 6:30-9:30pm; Tue-Fri (Jan 12-15) 9am-4pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Do you know the technical aspects of shooting and editing, but want to develop your eyes and ears as a filmmaker? This course focuses on observation as the core skill in filmmaking practice. Screened examples from the cinema verité (direct cinema) filmmaking movement show how filmmakers can record "life as it is lived" while still expressing their own unique vision. Working in pairs, students create a short film using MassArt’s digital video cameras and Final Cut Pro stations. The goal is to learn to look at the world around us with a cinematic eye, and to render our vision of that world onto the screen. Come to the first class with an idea of a person, place, or event to film over a 24-hour period (Jan. 5-11). Prerequisites: Documentary Video Boot Camp or equivalent videomaking experience.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Julie Mallozzi makes documentary films that explore the ways in which we "repurpose" culture and history to address contemporary social problems. Mallozzi’s films have won awards at festivals around the world and have screened in museums, universities, and on public television. Her recent film Monkey Dance reveals how traditional Cambodian dance helped three Cambodian-American teens navigate the minefields of urban adolescence. She is now editing Lalita, an exploration of the body as archive, seen through a portrait of a 60-year-old woman who has experienced profound geographical, cultural, and bodily changes in her life. Julie received her BA from Harvard University, where she also teaches. (juliemallozzi.com).

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
daily

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create stunning, mural-size digital prints. Students use their own images to learn how to create high-resolution scans, make adjustments in Photoshop, and output the images digitally using Epson wide-format archival inkjet printers. Students should bring negatives and a portable storage device to the first class. Ink and paper for up to 40" of wide format output, as well as necessary test prints, are included in the price of the class.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Robert Knight is an adjunct instructor of photography at Emerson College and MassArt. He received his MFA in Photography from MassArt and his BA from Yale University. He is represented by Gallery Kayafas (gallerykayafas.com) and his work has been exhibited locally and nationally. (robertknight.com)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides digital skills for 2D and 3D artists to transform images of their artwork into a professional digital and printed portfolio. Topics include retouching, sharpening, color correction, resolution, and file preparation for both print and web in Adobe Photoshop. In-class exercises and demonstrations are included and basic introduction to file management and Mac OS X will be provided for students new to the digital studio.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Clint Baclawski is an installation artist who received his BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in Advertising Photography, and an MFA in photography from MassArt. His work has been reviewed in the Boston Globe and the Boston Phoenix, and he was included in the jen bekman gallery’s juried exhibition, "Hey, Hot Shot!" (NYC). His work has been exhibited internationally, and locally at the Alpha Gallery, Photographic Resource Center, and Axiom. (clintb.com).

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Knowing the basics of the digital camera allows photographers to take control of their photographs. This class explores effective techniques for taking better pictures with the most automated of digital cameras to the latest digital SLRs. Options for editing images ranging from Adobe Photoshop to I-Photo are also covered. Participants gain an understanding of resolution, basic retouching techniques, a familiarity with file handling, and a greater appreciation for the aesthetics of their photography. Taught on Mac computers.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Camilo Ramirez is a photographer and graphic designer. He has a BFA from Florida International University, an Associate of Arts in Computer Graphics from the International Fine Arts College and MFA from MassArt. He taught classes on topics related to contemporary graphic design and software at Miami Dade College and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Florida as well as a solo exhibition "Between Realities," Books and Books, Coral Gables, FL.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class is an intensive, condensed examination of different media, traditional and new, and how they are taught in the classroom. Discovering relationships between and among media, content, image, and idea is also emphasized. Participants look at the substance and organization of lessons, what is appropriate for particular learners, and the creation of efficient classroom routines. Each student is required to conduct in-depth exploration or research of one concept or process.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Kristen Mills is an artist and educator. She earned her BFA from Rivier College in New Hampshire and an MSAE from MassArt. Her exhibitions include "New Art 2007," MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA and "Spaces: Process Revealed," Pearl Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. She is coordinator of the Saturday Blast! program, Artists for Humanity in Boston. Her commissioned work includes paintings, murals and illustrations. (kmillsstudios.com)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Need to know how to write estimates, proposals, what to charge for your services, how to prevent problems in the process of working with clients that end up cutting into your profitability, how to manage the process of client requests for revisions in an effective way? This workshop will provide in-depth information on these and other related topics from the point of view of seasoned design professionals who will share their real-world stories and tell you the do’s and don’ts of what they’ve learned from experience. The workshop also provides the unique opportunity to get individual guidance, practice, and feedback to increase skills and confidence in successfully managing client interactions.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Christine Amisano is Principal and Creative Director, Amisano Design. She holds a BFA from Philadelphia College of Art, has published in American Corporate Identity 2001, Global Corporate Identity 2003 and Creativity 32. Her awards include: Sappi, Stora Enso, Crane’s and Beckett Papers, International Engraved Graphics Association, Graphic Arts Industry’s Gallery of Superb Printing and the Annual Admissions Marketing Group.

Lindsay Hill is Principal and Creative Director of Lindsay Hill Design, a full-service design and communications firm in Charlestown, MA. Lindsay’s clients include Fidelity Investments, Liberty Mutual, Nestle Corporation, Reebok and Stride Rite. Lindsay received a BS from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, with a minor in Fine Arts. She is a member of the MassArt Design Certificate portfolio review panel.

SPECIAL SCHEDULE:
M, T, W, Th (daily)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class explores ways to represent the human body in motion using traditional media (charcoal, ink, pencil on paper) together with new media (interactive tools such as cameras and projectors, digital processing etc). The aim is to capture "living traces" of human dynamic form—paths in space, expression in gestures, motion portraits—and use them to generate "living" sketches. No advanced experience with new media is required; an interest in drawing, film, and the human body is recommended. The class works with a live model or dancer for most of the two weeks.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Nell Breyer received her MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and also holds an MS in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. She received a Cambridge Arts Council Grant in 2006 for "RE:actions" interactive installation and performance. Her performances and installations in 2006 include: "Time Translation," Museum of Modern Art, Trento Italy; "Hand for a Hand-Adaptations," Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA; and "Walking Wall-Excerpts" from "Captured: A Video Dance Series," group show, DTW Gallery, NYC. Her work has been exhibited and performed throughout Europe, India, Canada, and the US.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class is an intensive, condensed examination of different media, traditional and new, and how they are taught in the classroom. Discovering relationships between and among media, content, image, and idea is also emphasized. Participants look at the substance and organization of lessons, what is appropriate for particular learners, and the creation of efficient classroom routines. Each student is required to conduct in-depth exploration or research of one concept or process.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Kristen Mills is an artist and educator. She earned her BFA from Rivier College in New Hampshire and an MSAE from MassArt. Her exhibitions include "New Art 2007," MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA and "Spaces: Process Revealed," Pearl Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. She is coordinator of the Saturday Blast! program, Artists for Humanity in Boston. Her commissioned work includes paintings, murals and illustrations. (kmillsstudios.com)