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Adult Programming
Ceramics
All ceramics classes will take place at our Lincoln Center Ceramics Studio.
New Artist in Residence for the Ceramics Studio
Welcome Roald Molberg!
Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts the Duluth Art Institute was able to create a yearlong artist in residence position for our ceramics studio. This program is designed to enhance and further the educational and creative experience of clay artists. This opportunity provides work experience to pre-professional emerging artists giving them time and facilities to develop their work, and it also supports the educational and studio functions of the Duluth Art Institute clay studio. We are pleased to announce that Roald Molberg was chosen for this opportunity. Roald is an emerging artist from Duluth who has studied extensively at Lake Superior College. He works both functionally and sculpturally, describing his work as “a state of sharing; sharing of myself and the spiritual renewal that is the creative act.” Roald is also a proactive artist in the Duluth community; he has donated many of his pieces to the Empty Bowl fundraiser over the years, and he is a founding member of the Duluth Area Artists with Disabilities Alliance.
Wood Fire Workout
Dave Lynas
Tuesdays, May 20 & 27, 6-9pm
Weekend Firing - Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8
$165 ($195 non-members)
Fire your clay the old fashioned way – it’s like an art camp for adults. Spend the last two weeks in May making low-fire work in our studio in preparation for a weekend of firing in Dave Lynas’ new wood kiln “Orion” up at Island Lake. Depending on the weather, other primitive firing methods might occur such as raku, bonfire, and pit firing. Take part in the kiln preparation by gathering wood and keeping the fires burning. It’s community building and art making in one inspirational class.
Independent Study in Clay
Session 1: Mondays, June 9 – July 28
Session 2: Tuesdays, August 12 – September 30
6:30-9pm
$165 ($195 non-members)
Love working in clay but lack the necessary space and tools? If you have some experience with ceramics this is a wonderful way to spend the summer months. Check in once a week with other classmates and instructor Sheila Staubus (Session 1) and Dave Lynas (Session 2) to help focus your work, and use the rest of the week to create. “Merlin,” the gas kiln, will be fired during this class (and possibly a raku firing thrown in there, too).
Beginning Clay
Sheila Staubus
Tuesdays, June 17 – August 5
6:30-9pm
$165 ($195 non-members)
Learn the basics of hand building, wheel throwing, glazing, and firing in this introduction to ceramics. Perfect for people with no experience using clay or for those just looking for time to improve their skills.
Drawing & Painting
All drawing and painting classes will take place at our Lincoln Center.
Fall Watercolor Workshop Preview – Early Registration Now
Three Days/Three Subjects with Keith Thompson
Monday – Wednesday
October 20-22, 9am-4pm
$170 ($210 non-members)
Keith Thompson has instructed watercolor workshops across Minnesota for the past ten years and now he is bringing his accomplished talents to the Duluth Art Institute studios. A longtime member of the Lake Superior Watercolor Society, Keith has exhibited throughout the Northland including the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, winning several awards there, and the Kess Gallery in Ely. Keith’s versatile, yet signature, style ranges from abstract to photo-realism, with everything in between. His subject matter encompasses a wide array of imagery; landscapes, wildlife, portraiture, figure painting, and abstract fields of color. In this workshop you will spend three days on three subjects – landscapes, figurative portraiture, and wildlife. There is something for everyone to experience and learn. Start the day with artist demos then build on these newfound skills in a positive group setting, mixed with one-on-one instruction and critiques with Keith. It’s the perfect mini-workshop to get your artistic juices flowing before the snow flies. For intermediate watercolorists and beyond. Supply list will be mailed to all who register.
Oil Painting: The Basics and Beyond
Sarah Brokke
Wednesdays, May 14 – June 4
6-9pm
$90 ($108 non-members)
Paint like the masters after you learn about the fundamentals of oil painting in this class for beginning and intermediate artists. An excellent primer for new students who wish to experience the intricacies of oil paint – color mixing and paint application will be addressed, as well as new techniques that will satisfy those with some previous experience. Basic paints and brushes will be provided; students will bring their own canvas/paper. For insight into what you might learn, and a little inspiration, visit the instructor’s gallery on her website at www.sarahbrokke.com.
Intro to Life Drawing
Sarah Brokke
Tuesdays, May 20 – June 24
6-8:30pm
$140 ($165 non-members) – model fee included in tuition
For students who are absolute beginners to the idea of drawing from a live model, and for extremely rusty artists who need a refresher. Very basic instruction about rendering the human form on paper including proper body proportions, foreshortening, and shading techniques. Start out with quick gesture drawings to loosen up the limbs and move into longer poses for a more thoughtful approach to your composition. Learn to draw like the masters and become comfortable with this age-old tradition of art making. Supply list provided to all who register.
Figure Painting Workshop in Oils
Sarah Brokke
Thursday, June 12 – Saturday, June 14
10am-4pm
$165 ($195 non-member) - model fee included in tuition
This is an incredible opportunity to spend three full days painting from the live model. Centered on students that have a basic understanding of oil paint, and some experience with figure drawing, this course will start with the basic layout of an oil sketch and bring you through rendering a figure in oils by the end of the day. A range of traditional techniques will be explored, centered around painting Alla Prima (a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers, the painting is done in one session while the paint is still wet. From the Italian word which literally means at once). Color Mixing, paint application, and basic composition will also be explored in this intensive three day workshop. Basic paints and brushes will be provided; students will bring their own canvas/paper.
Portrait Painting Techniques: Studies in Concentration
Sarah Brokke
Wednesdays, June 18 – July 16
6-9pm
$130 ($156 non-members) - model fee included in tuition
A technical approach to painting the human face, with half of the class periods focused on one in-depth portrait. Take the time to really explore and concentrate on the nuances of the human face. For both oil and acrylic painters, this class will help you flesh out your portraits with strategies for proper color mixing and paint application. Some experience with portraiture and/or figure drawing is recommended. Basic paints and brushes will be provided; students will bring their own canvas/paper.
Soul Portraits Revisited
Sarah Brokke
Friday, July 18, 6-9pm
Saturday, July 19, 10am-4pm
$70 ($84 non-members)
Portraiture isn’t always about the perfect replication of a person’s likeness; it’s the insides that count just as much. Learn how to also capture the interior space of a portrait. While this class will be oriented towards traditional portraiture, methods of abstraction will also be utilized to create emotional expression and depth within your personal artwork. Take your work beyond that of academic study, to a new level of expression and voice that extends beyond the physical picture plane. Some experience with portraiture and/or figure drawing is recommended. If you took this class already don’t worry – continue to build off what you learned the last time. Basic paints and brushes will be provided; students will bring their own canvas/paper.
Oil Painting “En Plein Air”
Lee Englund
Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7
9am-4pm
$100 ($120 non-members)
Learn how to paint “in the open air” with one of our regional experts, Lee Englund. Lee has taught painting and drawing in the Duluth Public Schools, and for private lessons, for over 20 years. Lee's paintings are “an emotional response to what he observes. His love of nature and art has given him a passion for painting the landscape on location, which offers him a challenge he cannot resist. Lee tries to achieve a creative expression in his landscapes, and at the same time interpret a place and a day for the viewer.” Learn how to paint the landscape as you see and experience its wonder firsthand. Embrace the natural elements of your environment, and include that as part of the process of painting. Weather permitting; this class will meet at one of Duluth’s more picturesque locations (to be determined) for two days of painting from life. Previous oil painting experience is required. A supply list will be provided to all who register.
Multimedia
All multimedia classes will be held at the Lincoln Center.
Textile Design
Kirsten Aune
Thursday, June 5, 5:30-7:30pm
Monday & Tuesday, June 9 & 10, 5:30-8:30pm
$65 ($78 non-members)
Ever wonder how local artist Kirsten Aune creates those colorful, graphic textiles you see all over town? Here’s your chance to learn the secrets of her fabric painting and design techniques. Create your own designs and apply it to cotton fabric – turn your material into aprons, bags, pillows, or a table runner. It’s art for everyday use, fabulous form and function combined.
Figurative Sculpture
Carla Stetson
Tuesdays, July 1 – August 12
6-8:30pm
$155 ($185 non-members) – model fee included in tuition
Working from observation of the live model (primarily portraiture), students explore processes of figurative sculpture. Increase skills in anatomy, proportion and gesture. Learn armature construction, mold making, and plaster casting techniques. The final project will be a life-size bust sculpted in clay, which will then be cast in plaster. Not just for 3D artists – this is also a great opportunity for 2D artists to transfer skills learned in this class by adding greater depth to their paintings and drawings.
Teens & Kids Programming
Family Day at the Lincoln Center
Saturday, May 3
11am – 2pm
FREE! - Sponsored by the Northland Foundation
Spring into art at our fun-filled Family Day. Sample the different activities for a truly creative experience – everything you make, you take home that day. Learn how to throw clay bowls on the wheel with an experienced potter. Meet local children’s book author Christine Berg and illustrator April Berg, as they sign copies of their new book “Finnigin and the Star Jar,” available for purchase at this event. Sit down for a live reading at 12 noon and make your own “star jar” at the art tables. It’s an inspiring day for the whole family!
SUMMER ART CAMPS
Kids Art Camp: Bon Voyage!
Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm
Session 1: June 23-27
Session 2: July 7-11
Session 3: July 14-18
Session 4: July 21-25
Session 5: July 28-August 1
$200 ($225 non-members)
It’s so big – we added a fifth week! Once you start traveling it’s hard to stop – so we’re continuing our trip around the world in search of new cultures and art projects to make. Been on this trip before? Don’t worry – all of the projects are different from years past, we’re all about the spirit of adventure here. Projects will include painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and fiber art: all with a multicultural theme. Last year the camps filled up fast – so be sure to reserve your spot early on this epic creative journey. Ages 7-11.
Teen Art Camp Session 1: Multimedia Explosion
Monday – Friday, June 16-20, 9am-4pm
$200 ($225 non-members)
Become the artist you’ve always known you wanted to be. Explore art from all angles as you spend time painting, drawing, sculpting, and playing with clay. Get inspired by art history and modern artists working in the field. Experience the life of a true artist by spending the week in our studios and creating a larger than life masterpiece. Learn the value of self-expression and the positive outlet that art making can be in a person’s life. The creative options are endless when you open your mind to new ideas. Expand your technical skills and knowledge of art by getting out and doing it. This is a week to explore art from the inside out. Ages 12-17.
Teen Art Camp Session 2: Photographic Creations
Monday – Friday, June 23-27, 9am – 4pm
$200 ($225 non-members)
It was such a hit last year; we decided to bring it back again. Ansel Adams once said that “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Get ready for a week of making photographs and memories during our Teen Camp dedicated to traditional and digital photography. The first two days will be spent at the Depot darkroom discovering the origins of black and white photography – make a pinhole camera, create photogram collages, and paint with the chemicals for different effects. Take a camera home for the night and learn how to develop the film the next day. It’s magic to watch art appear right before your eyes! The rest of the week will be spent at the Lincoln Center taking this traditional knowledge and applying it to the Photoshop program in our Digital Imaging Lab. Trick out your images and ideas using the latest technology – it’s the best of both worlds. There might even be time to create a short stop-action film using imovie. Space is very limited for this camp! Ages 12-17.
Art Camp Instructors
(They’re all back for more fun!)
Rebecca Layman (Kids Camp Session 1-3)
She has taught our homeschool art series and art camp last year and now Rebecca is back for three weeks of art camp. A graduate of the Art Education program at UWS, Rebecca just finished her first year teaching elementary art in Bagley, Minnesota. She is an avid photographer, but loves to teach all kinds of art in the classroom.
Chrissy Valento (Kids Camp Session 4 & 5)
Chrissy loves teaching art and it shows! She has been an art instructor in the Duluth Public Schools for over 9 years. Right now she is at Grant Elementary School where she also facilitates the Leonard Bernstein Artful Learning Program. Chrissy’s favorite art activities involve ceramics and fiber art projects.
Darcy Sonnek (Teen Camp Session 1)
Darcy volunteered during our teen photo camp last year and we’re so happy to have her teaching this special multimedia session for teens. She is a recently licensed art teacher in the Duluth school district and is currently working at Duluth East High School as the drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, and stained glass teacher. You name it, she does it!
Julie Deters (Teen Camp Session 2)
Julie taught our first photo camp for teens last year and she was named Minnesota’s Art Educator of the Year in 2006! She has been teaching art since 1992, and currently teaches ceramics, sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography at Cloquet High School. On her own time, Julie enjoys working in acrylic, watercolor and oil pastel as well as photography and Media Arts.
YOUTH ART
These weeklong mini-art camps are the perfect way to cure the end of summer blahs. By the end of the week you’ll be an expert painter, ceramicist, or more. Something for every age level and interest.
Teen Wheel Throwing
Sophie Karakatsoulis
August 4-8
12-2pm
$75 ($90 non-members)
Get your hands dirty while making amazing ceramic art. The magic of wheel throwing will be covered in this introductory class. All levels of experience are welcome. Ages 12-17.
Kids Clay
Sophie Karakatsoulis
August 4-8
Session 1: 9-11am
Session 2: 2:30-4:30
$75 ($90 non-members)
Our most popular August class – we’ve added a 2nd session to accommodate the demand. Through the magical combination of ceramics and imagination, kids will transform lumps of clay into art. This is your chance to make one of the instructor’s famous toad houses – an experience not to be missed. Ages 6-11.
Masks & Giant Puppets
Mary Plaster
August 11-15
9am-11am
$75 ($90 non-members)
Ever wonder how those large puppets and masks were made that stand in the Lincoln Center? Here’s your chance to learn from the expert who created them while you make an individual mask for yourself. Whimsical masks and costumes have been a fascinating part of community celebrations throughout time. They can be easily made from everyday materials—mixed with some creative imagination. Students will also help with a giant entity for the city! Ages 9-15.
Color Explosion! Art for the Young Ones
August 11-15
10-11:30am
$50 ($60 non-members)
Kids are naturally curious and creative - this is the perfect start towards a lifelong love of art making. Explore color using all kinds of new materials and techniques. Crayon resist drawings with watercolor paints and tissue paper paintings are just the base for even more colorful collages. Get inspired by the stories and illustrations of Eric Carle – we will spend time looking at his many books. Optional: Parents can attend the class for free – great time to bond over art. Ages 4-6.
Creature Feature
Erv Kuutti
August 11-15
12-3pm
$110 ($132 non-members)
If you were going to create a new species ... what would it look like? How would it move? What if it were from a different planet? Is it friendly? Explore your ideas in this unique class mixing your love of all things real and imaginary. First we will take a look at creatures as they appear in the movies and examine how they are created for film. Then you will get to develop your own creature from your written descriptions, through sketches and illustrations, storyboards, sculpted maquettes, and finally to animatics. Get a head start on your sci-fi career. Ages 12-17.
Flags & Bags
Kirsten Aune
August 18-22
2:30-4:30pm
$75 ($90 non-members)
Time to get bright and funky when you make colorful flags and fabric designs in this workshop with textile artist Kirsten Aune. Learn how to apply special paints on fabric in a unique design from your own imagination. Use the material to make your own flags, bags, and simple clothing. Announce your individual spirit to the world! Ages 7-12.
Airbrushing for Teens
Erv Kuutti
August 18-22
1-3pm
$75 ($90 non-members)
What do you get when you mix air, paint, and your imagination? Some wild art on everything and anything! Airbrush artists paint on t-shirts, walls, helmets, guitars, cars and more. Looks kind of like graffiti, only its legal (well, depending on where you put it). This class will teach you the basics you need to know about equipment, paints, and techniques you need to start painting right away. You will learn masking, freehand, and stenciling methods that will help you develop and create your own original design projects on canvas and clothing. Ages 13-17.
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