WORKSHOPS
walter gropius masters workshops
Previous Gropius Artists
The Walter Gropius Master Artist Series is funded through the generosity of the Estate of Roxanna Y. Booth, who wished to assist in the development of an art education program in accordance with the proposals of Walter Gropius, who designed the Museum's Gropius Addition, as well as the Gropius Studios. The Museum is indebted to Roxanna Booth's son, Alex, for his participation in the concept development of the Gropius Master Artist Workshops.
Workshop fees -- Workshop fee, which includes materials, is $225 for non-members; $195 for Museum Members; $165 for teachers; and $120 for students. Meet-and-greet, first-day breakfast and daily lunch included in the workshop fee.
How to enroll -- Registration must be received at least 3 days in advance of the class starting date. All checks should be made to the Huntington Museum of Art. Most major credit cards are accepted by fax, phone, mail or in person. For more information, call (304) 529-2701.
Walter Gropius
Master Artist Series Presents:
Jon YamashiroThree-day Workshop: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. September 24-26, 2010
Public presentation: 7 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 2010
Exhibit: July 31-September 26, 2010
Bridge GalleryThe Painted Photograph
As soon as the invention of photography was announced in 1839, people started to hand color the images to make the black-and-white photographs more real. In an attempt to separate art photography from commercial craft, photographers in the early 20th century drew from traditions in printmaking and painting. These are just a few examples of the flexibility of the photographic image, its inherent connection to the real and its intriguing relationship with painting.
In this workshop, we will explore that space between photography and painting, truth and fantasy, handmade and mechanically produced images. Students will bring in photographs or make photographs during class. We will work with these images, converting them to a digital format to manipulate them in Photoshop and then print them out on digital fine art paper. We will then use the images as a base for drawing and painting to create something totally new. We will explore the history of adding paint and color to photographs and discuss the conceptual and cultural ramifications of these actions.
Jon Yamashiro Background
Much of the impetus for Yamashiro’s work comes from personal history, family situations, and cultural memories. In 2007, Yamashiro began photographing what remains of the World War II Japanese Internment camps in America. This exhibition presents 25 works from this series taken during family visits to 10 camp sites. They depict what remains; monuments or open spaces where the camps once stood. By incorporating his own children into some of these photographs, places Yamashiro refers to as “haunted landscapes, where people were held because of their inherited looks” he tries to address identity and race in contemporary America.
Another series began in 2007 which he refers to as “Imagination Portraits” use children (his own, and others), to deal with the concept of reality in today’s high-tech world. Yamashiro believes that “Technology has greatly affected all aspects of the world we live in but the questions children have remain the same … I am fascinated by the spaces between believable reality, imagination and child’s play.” Examples from this series will also be on view.
Jon Masuo Yamashiro was born the oldest son and raised as a third generation Okinawan American in the “cultural pastiche” of Honolulu, Hawaii. He traveled from the islands to study at Washington University in St. Louis and received his BFA in 1985, then went on to earn an MFA in photography from Indiana University in 1991. Since the fall of 1993, he has had the privilege of teaching photography to college students at Miami University. Jon lives in Liberty, Indiana with his wife Jennifer and their daughter, Lydia, and son, Luke. Last year he was the recipient of Miami University’s Alumni Association Effective Educator Award.
Walter Gropius
Master Artist Series Presents:
Catherine LeCleireWorkshop: October 9-10, 2010
Public presentation: Friday, October 8, 2010, 7:00 p.m.Workshop Description: Boxes and Portfolios
Workshop participants will follow a step-by-step process in learning to make the clamshell box and a four-sided portfolio. These projects require no previous experience or special equipment and the workshop will teach the fundamental skills of book arts in the use of tools and adhesives. Aesthetic considerations will be discussed to encourage creativity in the use of color, proportion, imagery and materials. Both bindings are practical solutions for photographers, graphic designers, artists and craftspeople at all levels.
Catherine LeCleire Background
2") with accordion book (silkscreen/mixed media, accordion size: 8" x 63").
Image courtesy of the artist.
Catherine LeCleire creates artist books that combine her passion for both printmaking and bookbinding. She uses the book as both an art form and a receptacle of ideas. The artist book differs from a traditional book because there is absolute freedom in the selection of materials, sizes and shapes. LeCleire considers some of her content as narrative paper quilts that document the experience and fold into a formal book format or box structure.
Her Middle Eastern heritage is intertwined throughout her work. Fragments of letters, maps, family photos, genealogy, as well as found objects are part of her visual vocabulary. The elements of size, scale, reflection, and surprise are intrinsic to her structures. “Women of War” is depicted in both a large and small format and reflects the neglect of women in all wars. The series “Memory” is a tribute to her mother’s 15-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease which destroyed her body and mind. A number of her works look at the human body and investigate the idea of a box as a vessel or container for organs. All of LeCleire’s books invite the viewer to participate, communicate and experience the work.
LeCleire received her B.F.A. in printmaking, and her M.A.E. in art education with a concentration in printmaking from Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts), Philadelphia, Penn. She went on to receive her M.F.A. in fine arts from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, with a concentration in printmaking. She currently teaches printmaking and book art techniques at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J. She has shown nationally and internationally and her work is in several major collections, such as the Baku Museum of Art, Azerbaijan; Hunterdon Museum of Art, New Jersey; Lafayette College, Pennsylvania; and William Paterson University, New Jersey. She has also bound books for David Salle, Joan Mitchell, Octavio Paz, Richard Tuttle, James Brown and others. In 2008, LeCleire was the first artist to be awarded a residency through the Adolph Konrad Endowment from the Printmaking Center of New Jersey.
Walter Gropius
Master Artist Series Presents:
Ron MeyersWorkshop: November12-14, 2010
Public presentation: Thursday, November 11, 2010Workshop Description: Making Gestural Pots
Ron Meyers will present a three day workshop and demonstration on making spontaneous and casual useful wheel thrown pottery. Forms such as cups, platters, lidded jars and teapots will be demonstrated and discussed. Participants will also experience his use of slips and under glazes for surface decoration.
Ron Meyer Background
courtesy of the artist.
Ron Meyer has been making functional tableware from red earthenware clay for 40 years. The various vessel shapes also serve as the base for his humorous, provocative, and sometimes confrontational paintings and etched designs. In writing about his work, Meyer states “my functional pots are made in a casual and spontaneous manner hoping to reflect the juiciness of the material as well as the pleasure of the process … For the past 40 years I have tried to go to the studio every day and hope that something positive happens from my efforts there.”
His self-effacing style belies his impact on the ceramics world. He is an icon of the American ceramics community, and has influenced untold number of artists during his career as a teacher, and through visiting lectures and workshops across the United States, Europe, and China.
He received his MFA in ceramics from the School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, and both a B.S. and M.S. in art education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 1967-1967 he taught at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He then went on to teach at the University of Georgia in Athens where he retired as Professor Emeritus.
Walter Gropius
Master Artist Series Presents:
Alleghany MeadowsWorkshop: February 11- 13, 2011
Public presentation: Thursday, February 10, 2011Exploring the Domestic Landscape: Form and Meaning in Pottery
This workshop will focus on form and meaning in utilitarian pottery. The form of a cup communicates differently when viewed; when held in the hands in use; and when experienced over time in the home. Alleghany will demonstrate numerous pieces and talk about ideas surrounding utilitarian pottery, contemporary issues, historic sources and the use of works in domestic spaces. Each day will balance demonstrations, discussions, and historical and contemporary slides with hands on making time for the participants.
Alleghany Meadows Background
Alleghany Meadows is a studio potter in Carbondale, Colorado, where he maintains an active studio, co-owns Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Artstream Nomadic Gallery and Studio for Arts and Works.
He received his M.F.A. from Alfred University, apprenticed with Takashi Nakazato, Karatsu, Japan, received a Watson Foundation Fellowship for field study of potters in Nepal, and was an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center.
Alleghany has presented lectures and workshops nationally and internationally, including at Penland, Anderson Ranch, Haystack, Arrowmont, and Good Hope, Jamaica. He exhibits nationally.
