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An introduction to the basic glassblowing techniques used to make vessels and sculptural forms. Throughout the course, progressively more difficult assignments teach new concepts and develop students’ skills. Group glassblowing clinics encourage teamwork. Historical and contemporary glass techniques, designs, and applications are discussed and incorporated into student work. No previous … Read more

Speculative fiction is a field of storytelling in which imaginative scenarios are created to illuminate real-life questions and problems. It encompasses many genres including science fiction, gothic novels, plays, films, and even operas and graphic novels. The syllabus ranges from *Utopia* to *Frankenstein*, Octavia Butler’s *Parable of the Sower*, *Ursula … Read more

This course introduces illustration methods for the fashion designer and creative professional.  Demonstrations and exercises cover basic anatomy to the analysis of fashion figures.  Stylized drawing skills, composition layout techniques and industry flat sketches are taught, along with methods of critique and the editing process of designer collections. Students illustrate … Read more

In the Lighting Lab course, students delve into the intricacies of lighting design, covering aspects such as energy efficiency, light level measurement, and the specification of lighting solutions tailored to diverse requirements. Ideally scheduled concurrently or immediately following Design Studio Three, this course allows students to apply their design work … Read more

This comprehensive 7-week class immerses students in generative design techniques. Beginning with the fundamentals and extending to more advanced practices, topics include an introduction to generative design principles, an in-depth exploration of TouchDesigner nodes and networks, geometry creation, image processing, audio-visual interaction, and interactive media. Students engage in hands-on projects … Read more

This class is an introduction to 2D animation. Students learn how to transform static drawings into fluid moving animation. Starting with traditional hand-drawn techniques on paper, we translate those techniques using digital drawing and editing tools including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. Through short 2D animation exercises, the class … Read more

Documentary Bootcamp is a seven-week, immersive learning experience covering the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking from pre- to post-production. Participants learn storytelling principles, the aesthetic and technical skills for image making and sound recording, scripting, interviewing, and editing. Knowledge and skills are developed through presentations, discussions, in-class and at-home or in-community … Read more

Have you ever noticed that when you look at the night sky and gaze at all those mesmerizing stars, you’re actually looking back in time? Did you know that Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to Milky Way, is 2.5 million light years away from us? This means that when you look … Read more

We round up the usual suspects: the appalling and tragic monster and his equally tragic and appalling creator; the charismatic vampire and his bevy of vamps; the traveling salesman who finds himself transformed into a giant dung-beetle. More broadly, the course studies the idea of monstrosity and the ways in … Read more

Literature in Dialogue is a dynamic and inclusive immersion into the world of literature across historical periods, genres, and cultural traditions. Designed specifically for artists and designers, this course invites students to explore literature as both an art form and a powerful lens for understanding the world and our place … Read more

Drawing on scholarship from the disciplines of history, art history, anthropology, and folklore, we consider the role of cloth in human experience. We will examine the use of traditional textiles in a range of historical and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on exploring social and symbolic functions as they relate … Read more

This 7-week intensive in fine art printing introduces students to the craft and critical practice of archival inkjet printing for photographic and digital images. Meeting weekly, the class combines technical instruction, hands-on printing, and group critique to support students in producing exhibition-quality prints with intention and control. Students develop and … Read more

This hands-on course immerses students in the art of creating bespoke elements crucial to interior design projects. From sketch to finished product, students will learn how to transform concepts into detailed, precise measured drawings ready for fabrication. The studio emphasizes translating sketches into accurate drawings suitable for fabricators, incorporating dimensions, … Read more

Students will learn how to construct a basic pair of pants from measurements to muslin. We will also build sampler file with seam techniques, pockets, fly finishes, and a style library. Prerequisite: Completion of a basic sewing course or equivalent.

This course will provide a solid foundation in the digital skills used in the fashion industry to create the “fashion plates” that introduce a line or collection. Through hands-on projects, students learn how to use Photoshop and Illustrator to design presentation boards and fashion collections in flats. This is the … Read more

This foundational class provides students with the skills required to work and experiment with agility in today’s digital space. Participants gain a top-down understanding of hardware and software relationships, file management, and both the Adobe Creative Suite and Google Workspace, including a big-picture understanding of how the applications in each … Read more

Screen printing is an old and versatile process with many modern uses. We present a variety of techniques and contemporary fine art applications of silkscreen printing. Students are guided through the transformation of an idea to printed image and encouraged to take a creative approach. The emphasis is on experimentation, … Read more

Science Muralism: Bridging Public Art + Science Outreach course examines how to utilize Public Art as a powerful tool for science learning, science engagement and community empowerment. The course explores the intersections of science, art, nature, and community as catalysts for dialogue and change around pressing ecological and social issues. … Read more

Visual and Information Design for Digital Experience is a seven-week synchronous remote/online course focused on visual and graphic design for digital experiences and environments. Through presentations, workshops, critique and in-class exercises, students learn core design principles such as balance, contrast, visual hierarchy, alignment, repetition, proportion, negative space and Gestalt principles. … Read more

In this digital capture / photo production intensive, students are introduced to the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography while exploring photographic history and current practices. Participants learn to use a digital (DSLR or mirrorless) camera to create photographs using raw file formats and fully manual controls. Topics covered … Read more

This course educates students in an array of digital design methods for creating physical objects. Participants gain fluency in crafting digital files for object-making, from initial design to machine language. Areas of focus include computer-aided design, additive manufacturing techniques, and 3D printing processes. Students learn to translate their ideas into … Read more

What is Sound Art? Imagine mind-bending sound pieces created with a piano filled with nails/bolts/nuts/screws, a floor tiled with LPs, a secret tone playing underneath a grate in New York City for 30 years, or nothing but the echo of a space. The course will provide a solid knowledge of … Read more

Introduction to the History of Art is a wide-ranging, multi-vocal introduction to the fundamentals of Art History and to many of the major moments, movements, artists, and works in the history of global art. Mindful of, but by no means limited by, traditional chronological and geographical approaches to the examination … Read more

This workshop invites participants to experiment with an array of etching techniques, including multiple state open bite and etched textures. Emphasis is put on relief etching techniques: longer acid bites and deep etches. The expressive character of etched matrices are printed using viscosity methods — superimposition and juxtaposition of color. No … Read more

An introduction to principles and techniques of floor loom weaving: including warp preparation, dressing the loom, pattern drafting, basic loom controlled and weaver-controlled weaves. Slide presentations emphasize a personal approach to the media.

Rich and expressive, monotype joins the graphic qualities of printmaking with the spontaneity of painting. This hands-on workshop teaches the basics of chine colle, pronto plate, collagraph, as well as other processes, and explores the sequential possibilities of monotype to develop images conceptually and formally. Image-making methods, ink handling, print … Read more

This Summative Elective course seeks to build a bridge between the artistic aesthetics in Cinema and the scientific rigor of naturally plausible phenomena. In doing so, and through analyses of scientific foundations of scenarios portrayed in different genres of cinema, including but not limited to sci-fi and superhero, students will … Read more

Visualizing and Communicating Science is an interdisciplinary seminar that explores the power of visual art and design for interpreting, translating, and amplifying scientific ideas and research in public spaces. With a central focus on muralism, street art, and other forms of public art, we will explore how creative practices, biological/scientific … Read more

For students who want an intensive day-long studio experience that provides individual instruction. Students work within a continuum from realism to abstraction, and formal concerns are emphasized and tied to personal expression. Includes use of the model. Class critiques, slide talks and field trips enrich the painting experience. For senior … Read more

For students who want an intensive day-long studio experience that provides individual instruction. Students work within a continuum from realism to abstraction, and formal concerns are emphasized and tied to personal expression. Includes use of the model. Class critiques, slide talks and field trips enrich the painting experience. Some painting … Read more

For students who want an intensive day-long studio experience that provides individual instruction. Students work within a continuum from realism to abstraction, and formal concerns are emphasized and tied to personal expression. Includes use of the model. Class critiques, slide talks and field trips enrich the painting experience. Some painting … Read more

This course introduces illustration methods for the fashion designer and creative professional.  Demonstrations and exercises cover basic anatomy to the analysis of fashion figures.  Stylized drawing skills, composition layout techniques and industry flat sketches are taught, along with methods of critique and the editing process of designer collections. Students illustrate … Read more

In this painting workshop, we will explore abstract painting using collage as primary means of construction. Through intensive studio work students explore the possibilities of painting, working with collage to respond to perceptual experiences and conceptual ideas. The studio will become a place of inquiry utilizing various methods to affect … Read more

Words, images, color, shadow, and line — drawings with thread on fabric are made up of the same components as drawings on paper. This workshop explores embroidery as a form of drawing through direct drawing, transfer, and projection. Using found, vintage, or new cloth, lessons include a variety of stitches, … Read more

Landscape Painting: Adventures in Alla Prima Feel confident painting the landscape quickly from life, alla prima, and find a newfound connection to landscape and your particular tendencies when approaching nature with paint. Working gradually up to a full palette allows you to gain a deeper understanding of color theory as … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

In this course, we analyze several individual practices and group movements from 1945 to the present. Instead of adhering to the distilled summaries of a textbook, we engage art of this period at less of a remove. Students come to comprehend the difficulty and subjectivity involved in formulating a history … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

Everyone knows that accessories make the outfit and constitute a major part of the fashion industry. Explore handbag design as a specialization. Topics and projects include a brief history of the handbag, researching present trends, and creating designs. Using industry standards, students design and construct a clutch, soft shoulder, and … Read more

The TAB Institute offers participants the opportunity to engage in creative growth with like-minded educators from across the world. Visiting Artists Joyce Husseini and Leneigh White from the Boston Modern Quilters Guild present on global quilting traditions and contemporary quilting, including their no-new-materials Denim Project. They will lead a workshop … Read more

This course provides a foundational understanding of the regulatory codes and legal frameworks that shape the practice of interior design. It explores how different states in the U.S. recognize and regulate the profession, as well as the professional institutions that support interior designers and related fields. Students will delve into … Read more

This class is an exploration of the creative potential inherent in the relationship between subject and environment in portraiture. Students explore and refine their approach to making portraits throughout the class. Successful strategies used in portraiture will be discussed and employed to create compelling images of students’ subjects. Understanding of … Read more

This course introduces students to the art of the African diaspora, defined here as transnational networks of forced and chosen dispersal of people of African descent. By definition, diaspora rejects the category of the nation-state and accompanying nationalisms. Instead, we take mobility, migration, and flux across borders as a starting … Read more

This foundational class focuses on expanding and honing students’ digital content-creation, design, and art-making skills, through exploration of a wide range of software, concepts, and techniques. Topics include digital compositing of pixel-based images, vector design basics, time-based media best practices, introductory 3D design processes, and thoughtful use of AI tools. … Read more

Design Studio Three builds upon the foundation laid in Design Studio Two. Students are presented with a challenging design brief that necessitates a fundamental grasp of building codes and material safety standards. Each student will develop an outline specification focusing on product safety and sustainability considerations. Lectures throughout the course … Read more

Explore the art of personal expression through landscape photography. Tsar Fedorsky, a fine arts photographer whose own work draws on images found near home, will encourage students to discover their own visual voice by choosing to take landscape photographs close to home. Nature is all around us. You don’t need … Read more

Experiments in Handmade Film is a seven-week on-campus studio intensive, in which students create experimental 16mm short films. Learning a range of methods to manipulate film by hand,  including found footage and blank film (“black leader”), students engage in direct animation techniques through splicing, painting, scratching and collaging directly onto … Read more

Blue velvet, yellow gingham checks, red satin, and so many more textiles are a playground for our eyes. The folds and shapes created by draped cloth can provide a sense of a particular light environment; painting draped cloth is a superb way to develop the ability to respond to value … Read more

The Mark and Beyond: Painting, A Doorway to Possibility explores the continuing relevance and power of the personal mark as the foundation of the painting and drawing. Participants examine how this hand-made characteristic, combined with physicality of materials, can become a vehicle for creativity that roots communication back into lived … Read more

This workshop will be conducted in oil and water-based paints, including acrylics and watercolor.  Students will paint on location and will be assisted in setting up to paint: organizing and laying out a palette, setting up an easel, choosing a composition and making a painting. A sketchbook will be used … Read more

The objectives of the 100 Drawings class are to strengthen both the student’s drawing skills and broaden the opportunities for experimentation and visual thinking through a rigorous concentration on the process of drawing. Students will explore a wide range of subjects and media including using collage, painting media, creating monotypes … Read more

This intensive seven-week class develops students’ skills and agility in digital photography post-production. Using Adobe Lightroom Classic, Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop, students learn a streamlined, professional workflow that takes images from camera to finished product. Learn the basics and beyond of powerful, industry standard software and systems, from file … Read more

Individual attention in a supportive environment is the focus of this comprehensive figure drawing course designed for students of all levels. We will examine the works of historic and contemporary artists to understand the common principals of sound figure drawing. The foundations of gesture, proportions, and anatomical structures will be … Read more

Reflecting diverse but interrelated cultural traditions, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean films offer a fun and fascinating lens through which to view the development of postwar Asian society.  The samurai film, Hong Kong action movies, and Japanese anime are some of the topics covered in following this development through a selection of … Read more