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Summer Drawing Academy

SDA is designed to give students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade a college-level studio experience.  Students will experiment with many drawing materials and techniques and receive advice on how to prepare portfolios for college admission and scholarships.  The program also provides students with an opportunity to meet other students from schools in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas.  Students completing the session will have an opportunity to display a work in the Figge Community Gallery and attend a reception where they will be recognized for their achievements.

 

This program is a wonderful opportunity for young artists, and due to funding made possible by the Brand Boeshaar Foundation and Western Illinois University, costs are minimal for students!!!!  Students must provide their own sketchbook, newsprint pad, and a portfolio case to hold their drawings.  Students must also pay a $15 materials fee that covers the cost of matting their work for the Figge Community Exhibition.  All other costs are covered.

  

2008 - Portfolio Delivery

Saturday, April 12th - 10:30 am-1:30 pm

 

Please click here to download or print an application.  The application material also includes general information, session dates,  portfolio guidlines and faculty information.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. 

 

Contact Information:

563.326.7804 (x 7895 or x2045)

email mvadnais@figgeartmuseum.org or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org. 

 

2008 Summer Drawing Academy Sessions

Session 1   For Students entering 10th grade   July 7-11 & July 14-18  9am - noon	Instructors   Susan Czechowksi & Damon McArthur	Students will learn the fundamentals of drawing as they work with line, perspective, proportion, foreshortening, value and how to use simple shapes to build a drawing.  Gesture and contour drawing also will be covered.  Students will use pencil, charcoal and ink wash.
Session 2   For students entering 12th grade   July 21-25 & July 27- Aug 1 1:30-4:30 pm	Instructors   Bill Howard and Bruce Walters	Students will learn how to create sophisticated compositions and explore advanced drawing techniques as they prepare their college portfolios.  Students will work with a variety of drawing media and will experiment with color.

 

A partnership with the Western Illinois University Department of Art and the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

 

Funded by the Brand Boeshaar Foundation and Western Illinois University.