Taking Chances : Experimental Drawing
September 22nd - 28th September 2023
This drawing workshop will utilize various materials to realize work from quick, gestural studies to fully developed pieces. The class emphasis is on experimentation, expressing personal vision and taking chances without concern for likeness or reality of the image. Exploration of ancient northern Mayo sites on a field trip and Irish poetry will serve as jumping off points to inspire work.
Students will work with various methods and materials such as charcoal, graphite, pigment sticks, water media, peat, monotype printing, plaster, ink and collage to develop work that echo’s each participant’s aesthetic interest and vision. Power point presentations will be given to illustrate examples of how drawing and mixed media are used by contemporary artists. There will be daily exercises to promote creative thinking and subconscious direction. Artists will have daily access to the current exhibition at Ballinglen Museum of Contemporary Art and full access to the studio space.
There will be a small materials and field trip fee. All levels of experience are welcome in this class.
The 5-day workshop is being taught by artists Amy Metier and Jeffrey Hirst, each of whom are experienced teachers and resident fellows at Ballinglen Arts Foundation.
This Workshop takes place from the 22nd - 28th September 2023. The cost is $1,600 which includes tuition, shared cottage with private bedroom for 5 nights, lunch/dinner/dessert/tea/coffee, collection/dropoff to the bus/train stations in Ballina, full use of the Dolan/Maxwell Library facilities 24/7. Participants arrive on the 22nd
and depart on the 28th (The workshop is for five days with arrival and departure day making it seven days total). Partners are welcome at an additional fee of $70 per day accommodation, lunch and dinner provided. The "Personal Landscape", "Taking Chances", and "Expanded Approaches towards Printmaking" workshops are designed to compliment and interrelate to each other utilizing the influences of Irish poetry as well as natural surroundings for inspiration. A discount is offered for two or more contiguous classes.
Amy Metier has an MFA in Painting and is a former Professor of Fine Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She has led painting workshops in both Giverny and La Napoule in France and been awarded artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, the American Academy in Rome, the Ballinglen Foundation, the Mandelieu La Napoule and the Alfred Klotts Foundations in France. Metier exhibits at the William Havu Gallery in Denver. Her abstract paintings are in the collections of the Denver Art Museum and the Kirkland Museum in Denver as well as private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
Jeffrey Hirst earned an MFA from Louisana State Univeristy in 1990 and has worked as an artist since then. Hirst has been showcased at venues around the U.S. and Europe and is represented by Addington Gallery in Chicago and Brandt Roberts Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Hirst has been a visiting artist at universities around the United States conducting encaustic and printmaking workshops. He owns Hirst Printmaking in Chicago which is a printshop specializing in experimental printmaking and mixing painting and prints. Hirst is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and his work is in numerous public and private collections.
http://www.amymetier.com
http://www.jeffreyhirst.com
Instagram -- amymetier
Instagram -- jeffreyhirst
To check availability for this Workshop please complete and submit the form below.
September 22nd - 28th September 2023
This drawing workshop will utilize various materials to realize work from quick, gestural studies to fully developed pieces. The class emphasis is on experimentation, expressing personal vision and taking chances without concern for likeness or reality of the image. Exploration of ancient northern Mayo sites on a field trip and Irish poetry will serve as jumping off points to inspire work.
Students will work with various methods and materials such as charcoal, graphite, pigment sticks, water media, peat, monotype printing, plaster, ink and collage to develop work that echo’s each participant’s aesthetic interest and vision. Power point presentations will be given to illustrate examples of how drawing and mixed media are used by contemporary artists. There will be daily exercises to promote creative thinking and subconscious direction. Artists will have daily access to the current exhibition at Ballinglen Museum of Contemporary Art and full access to the studio space.
There will be a small materials and field trip fee. All levels of experience are welcome in this class.
The 5-day workshop is being taught by artists Amy Metier and Jeffrey Hirst, each of whom are experienced teachers and resident fellows at Ballinglen Arts Foundation.
This Workshop takes place from the 22nd - 28th September 2023. The cost is $1,600 which includes tuition, shared cottage with private bedroom for 5 nights, lunch/dinner/dessert/tea/coffee, collection/dropoff to the bus/train stations in Ballina, full use of the Dolan/Maxwell Library facilities 24/7. Participants arrive on the 22nd
and depart on the 28th (The workshop is for five days with arrival and departure day making it seven days total). Partners are welcome at an additional fee of $70 per day accommodation, lunch and dinner provided. The "Personal Landscape", "Taking Chances", and "Expanded Approaches towards Printmaking" workshops are designed to compliment and interrelate to each other utilizing the influences of Irish poetry as well as natural surroundings for inspiration. A discount is offered for two or more contiguous classes.
Amy Metier has an MFA in Painting and is a former Professor of Fine Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She has led painting workshops in both Giverny and La Napoule in France and been awarded artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, the American Academy in Rome, the Ballinglen Foundation, the Mandelieu La Napoule and the Alfred Klotts Foundations in France. Metier exhibits at the William Havu Gallery in Denver. Her abstract paintings are in the collections of the Denver Art Museum and the Kirkland Museum in Denver as well as private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
Jeffrey Hirst earned an MFA from Louisana State Univeristy in 1990 and has worked as an artist since then. Hirst has been showcased at venues around the U.S. and Europe and is represented by Addington Gallery in Chicago and Brandt Roberts Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Hirst has been a visiting artist at universities around the United States conducting encaustic and printmaking workshops. He owns Hirst Printmaking in Chicago which is a printshop specializing in experimental printmaking and mixing painting and prints. Hirst is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and his work is in numerous public and private collections.
http://www.amymetier.com
http://www.jeffreyhirst.com
Instagram -- amymetier
Instagram -- jeffreyhirst
To check availability for this Workshop please complete and submit the form below.
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Ballinglen: USA/Ireland Workshop
@ The Ballinglen Arts Foundation Taking Chances : Experimental Drawing with Amy Metier & Jeffrey Hirst 22nd - 28th Sept 2023 Class from 23rd - 27th Sept 2023 Discounts available if enrolling in more than one class. TOTAL $1,600 Registration is open now, booking forms must be received by June 1st 2023. First come, first serve basis.
A $500 booking fee applies and is non refundable payable by cheque or credit card. Final payment must be made before the 31st August 2023, please email for details re payment, booking forms will be accepted online. A small fee will apply for materials provided. We will email you a receipt once we receive a payment or booking. Payments are non-refundable 2 months prior to the class. Class participation constitutes an agreement to our Health and Safety Policy. Accommodation available from 22nd with departure on the 28th. Collection/dropoff at train/bus in Ballina is also included. Please contact Amy and/or Jeff with any questions on the class directly on email amymetier4@gmail.com and jeff@jeffreyhirst.com All other queries : Úna Forde, Managing Director, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Main Street, Ballycastle, Co Mayo, Ireland. T : +353 (0) 96 43184, E : ballinglenarts@gmail.com, unaforde.baf@gmail.com http://www.ballinglenartsfoundation.org/ http://www.facebook.com/ BallinglenArtsFoundation |