High School Students

HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO CLASSES

Drawing Marathon:
For High School Students Only

OAK 218
Instructors: TBA Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.–10 a.m., April 25/26
1 session. $140. Noncredit. Prerequisite: current enrollment in high school

Participants have the opportunity to spend part of their spring break at CCA, experiencing their first college all-nighter. Under the direction of three instructors and a resident assistant, students spend 24 hours drawing to their heart’s content. The marathoners work around the clock without interruption—other than time out for eating, catnapping, and a late-night movie.

A range of drawing experiences, including the nude model, is explored. This fun marathon is for high school students who are passionate about art and want to push themselves in an environment of inspiration, challenge, and support. The college will provide a pizza dinner Saturday evening and a continental breakfast Sunday.

Bring to class: 20 in. x 26 in. drawing board, 18 in. x 24 in. white pad of paper, 18 in. x 24 in. newsprint pad, a box of medium-vine charcoal, four sticks charcoal (square), one stick graphite, a variety of colors in any medium you choose (pastel, pencil, watercolor, crayon, etc.), white eraser, lunch (for Saturday), snacks, and a sleeping bag.

Note: you must be eighteen years of age to register for any of the other Extended Education courses listed in this catalog.

Figure Drawing for High School Students

OAK 212
Instructor: James Pitt
Sat., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., January 10-February 28
8 sessions. $150. Noncredit. Prerequisite: current enrollment in high school

OAK 214
Instructor: TBA
Sat., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., March 7–May 2 (no class April 25)
8 sessions. $150. Noncredit. Prerequisite: current enrollment in high school

California College of the Arts offers this course as a special opportunity for high school students to develop their drawing skills and to experience drawing from a live model. Please note a model is not employed for the first class meeting; students spend the first class focusing on a variety of drawing issues in anticipation of drawing from the model. All seven subsequent sessions involve drawing from a nude model.

Bring to first class: 20 in. x 26 in. drawing board with clips, 18 in. x 24 in. pad of 80 lb drawing paper, #4B graphite pencil, two sticks vine charcoal (medium or jumbo size), General's soft charcoal pencil, kneaded eraser, masking (artist's) tape.

Beyond the Mug:
Wheel Throwing for High School Students

OAK 216
Instructor: Erik Scollon (bio pending)
Sat., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., February 7–April 18 (no class April 11)
10 sessions. $300 (plus $10 lab fee payable at registration). Noncredit. Prerequisite: none

Designed to promote individual expression and ideas while gaining an understanding of the nature of clay and the ceramic process, students use wheel throwing, glazing techniques, and firing methods to foster and enhance their artistic perspectives. By looking at examples of historical and contemporary work alike, students are encouraged to create such pieces as bowls, mugs, plates, and vases that operate in ways that are alternative, as well as functional.

Class sessions are divided among demonstration, theory, and application. This course is suited to both beginning and advanced students.

One student per electric pottery wheel. Class size limited to 8 students. Bring to class: a basic wheel-throwing tool kit (beginners); preferred tools (more experienced students). Clay may be purchased from the Ceramics Program for $8/bag.

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