WORKSHOPS
SCHOLARSHIPS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Five Points Arts is proud to announce the receipt of a $7500 grant from the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation and the Edward W. Diskavich Fund in support of artists living and working in Northwest Connecticut. This funding allows regional artists, based on need, free access to workshops, facilities and equipment at the Five Points Art Center located at 855 University Drive in Torrington.
For more information on the application process, contact Jenni Freidman, Five Points Arts Education Director: jfreidman@fivepointsarts.org
Staying Safe with COVID: Five Points Respects your masking preferences per CDC guidelines
- All Workshops
- Kids & Teens
- Mixed Media & Collage
- Painting & Drawing
- Photography & Alternative Processing
- Printmaking & Book Arts
- Fibers
$15
DROP IN FIGURE DRAWING
Dates: Wednesdays, June 1 – August 31
Times: 6 – 8 PM
Practice your figure drawing skills during this weekly drop-in workshop. Each session will begin with warm-up gesture drawings and will include a variety of longer poses. No instruction is provided, and artists will need to bring their own materials. Suggested materials include: charcoal, graphite, colored pencils, pens, watercolors, and newsprint or sketchpads. Seating is limited to 12 participants, and drawing tables and chairs are provided. All skill levels are welcome!
$15
Fall Weekly Figure Drawing
Dates: Wednesdays, September 7 – November 16
Time: 6 – 8 PM
Practice your figure drawing skills during this weekly drop-in workshop. Each session will begin with warm-up gesture drawings and will include a variety of longer poses. No instruction is provided, and artists will need to bring their own materials. Suggested materials include: charcoal, graphite, colored pencils, pens, watercolors, and newsprint or sketchpads. Seating is limited to 12 participants, and drawing tables and chairs are provided. All skill levels are welcome!
$275
MATTE ALBUMEN
Instructor: Jessica Somers
Date(s): September 17th and 18th
Time(s): 10:00 – 4:00
In this workshop, we will explore a modern variation of the original Albumen process to create photographs that have a vintage appearance. During the workshop, participants will be guided through the basics of coating paper with an egg white solution, preparing digital negatives, and the printing and processing of Albumen photographs. At the conclusion of this workshop, students will come away with a selection of their own Albumen prints and will also be provided with written instructions, an Albumen supply list, and a digital curve file for printing Albumen negatives.
$60
A Hands-On Charcuterie Board Workshop
Instructor Name: Nicole Silverio of Boxed Bites
Date(s): September 18, 2022
Time(s): 1:00 – 2:00
Join us for a fun hands-on charcuterie board workshop with Nicole from Boxed Bites! Nicole owns a local charcuterie business and has hosted charcuterie workshops all over this area of the state. With her talent for entertaining, she will teach you unique ways to style different ingredients to make your charcuterie board looking like a work of art!
$400
Layered Color Woodcut/Monoprint Workshop
Instructor Name: Jim Lee
Date(s): September 17th , September 24th, October 1st
Time(s): 9:00am – 5:00pm
This course will examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination. It will take the student from preliminary sketches to the carving of blocks, using the multiple block technique together with monotype techniques. By printing multiple layers of transparent inks, images will develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. We will work with carving using hand and power tools, color ink mixing, color registration and printing, and stencils. Monotype techniques will be introduced and will be combined with the carved blocks. During the workshop students first develop a key block, and transfer that image to back-up blocks, including a monotype block. These can over-print more layers, so students can explore multiple color variations. Students should plan to arrive with several simple worked out compositions, either representational or abstract.
$90
The Fundamentals of Plein-Air Painting
Instructor Name: Mike Berlinski
Date(s): October 1st
Time(s): 10:00 – 4:00
From beginner to advanced artist.
This workshop will go over the basics of painting outdoors. Including composition, values and color theory. It will cover the importance of proper observation, lighting and learning to identify key elements in a landscape. In addition color mixing, application and personal expression will be discussed. There will be plenty of one on one help for each student. Taught by an accomplished professional plein-air painter.
$160
Everything (almost) you always wanted to know about Color….
Instructor Name: Suzanne Lacke
Date(s): October 8th and 9th 2022
Time(s): 10:00 – 4:00
In this two day workshop we will cover color mixing, color matching, color terminology, color temperature, color in composition and the interaction of color.
This is a fun class for people working in all areas of visual arts. After getting the basics down, working from simple designs you create we will see what we can do with the color knowledge gained from mixing colors.
$250
Introduction to Tintypes
Instructor Name: Luther Gerlach
Date(s): October 8, 2022 or October 9, 2022
Time(s): 9:00 – 4:30
An introduction to tintype photography for everyone! This Civil War-era process produces a direct positive black and white image on metal using pure elemental silver. Students will learn safety protocols, watch a live demonstration, mix chemistry, pour plates, and develop images to take home.
Luther will be leading two identical sessions of this workshop; one on Saturday, October 8th and a second on Sunday, October 9th. You may register for either one.
$175
Cyanotype: An Introduction
Instructor Name: Dan Baird-Miller
Date(s): October 20, 2022
Time(s): 9:00 – 5:00
Cyanotype, or the Blue Print process, is a great introduction to the not so dark room, or Alternative Process photo lab. Created by John Hershel in 1842, the process involves coating paper with a UV sensitive chemistry and exposing the print to either the sun or an artificial UV source. Cyanotypes are one of the more forgiving and least expensive processes .If you want to continue working with cyanotypes, the chemistry is one of the least hazardous and does not require a lot of additional tools.
We will be printing digital negatives from your own film or digital photographs. You will learn the workflow I have developed, and a short demonstration. Workshop attendees will leave with the digital negative workflow, Cyanotype prints, Negatives, and instruction of the Cyanotype process.
$25
SFX Make-Up Master Class with Tyler Green
Lecturer Name: Tyler Green
Date(s): October 21, 2022
Time(s): 6:30 – 8:30
This LIVE demonstration and workshop by TYLER GREEN, As Seen on SyFy's FACE OFF, is sure to have you mesmerized!
Tyler will transform a live model into a fantastic character right before your eyes! Throughout this two-hour Master Class you will watch as he demonstrates the wide variety of creative tools and techniques that are being used in the industry today. He will walk you through each of the aspects he employs during his creative process including character design, costume & application of make-up. Throughout the workshop Tyler will explain each step and will expand your understanding of how a variety of special-effects looks are achieved.
MORE FALL WORKSHOPS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!
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