High School Student Studio Courses

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Glassblowing for High School Students

OAK EXHSD–1200–01
Instructor: Elin Christopherson
Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.–5 p.m., January 28 & 29
2 sessions. $150; $20 lab fee payable at registration. Noncredit. Prerequisite: current enrollment in high school
Enrollment limit: 10 students. Following a safety orientation, students begin to explore the fundamental aspects of the craft through demonstrations and practicing techniques to create their own glass objects. Students will gather clear glass that is melted in the studio furnace and shape the molted objects using glassblowing tools and bench; the same equipment and techniques that were used before the Renaissance. In-class collaboration and teamwork enables students to learn how to assist each other to realize their goals. Some glass color is provided for use. Students will take home a few colorful self-made glass objects at the end of the workshop.
Lab fee covers glass and other materials.

Figure Drawing for High School Students

OAK EXHSD–1500–01
Instructor: Merav Tzur
Sat., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., January 21–March 10
8 sessions. $285. Noncredit. Prerequisite: current enrollment in high school
OAK EXHSD–1500–02
Instructor: Merav Tzur
Sat., 10 a.m.–1 p.m., March 17–May 5
8 sessions. $285. 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 experience drawing from a live model. Please note that 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 nine subsequent sessions involve drawing from a nude model.
Bring to first class: 20” x 26” drawing board with clips, 18” x 24” pad of 80 lb weight drawing paper, #4B graphite pencil, two sticks vine charcoal (medium or jumbo size), General's soft charcoal pencil, kneaded eraser, masking (artist's) tape.