A03) Experimental Collage & Printmaking Workshop (Ages 10 – 15 years)

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About this class

This one-week course offers an introduction to different methods of printmaking and collage.  Using traditional and non-traditional materials, we will explore a variety of different materials.  We will experiment with paper marbling, nature prints, and mixed media projects.  Students will use their collages to create a pop-up art work as well as other artworks.

Class Outline

Please note that underneath schedule of activities is flexible and may change according to needs arising

Day 1                     Class introduction, paper marbling, paper preparation

Day 2                     Linoleum cutting, printing

Day 3                     Mixed-media, pop-ups

Day 4                     Mixed-media

Day 5                     Finalize artworks, exhibition

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

Participants are required to buy their own materials beforehand and bring them to every class

Newspaper

Magazines (5-6)

Interesting scrap paper (maps, stamps, sheet music, old papers, etc.)

x-acto knife

pencils(2)

eraser

colored paper (A4 or A5 – 10-15 sheets)

oil pastels (set of 6 or 12)

sketch book (A4 size)

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:
  • Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
  • Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
  • Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
  • Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
  • Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Sun, 30 Jun, 2019
End: Thu, 4 Jul, 2019
Lessons: 5 days (over 1 week)
Days: Sunday to Thursday
Time: 9 am to 1 pm (no lunch provided)
Location: VCUQatar
Cost: QAR 2600

Instructors

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Dr. Melanie Buffington

Melanie Buffington is an Associate Professor of Art Education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, USA.  She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses and previously taught 7th grade art.  Her research interests include service- learning, technology, museum education, multiculturalism, feminism, contemporary art, public art, and teacher preparation.  In her teaching, she strives to uses student-centered techniques and create classroom communities that foster democratic learning.  She actively participates in state, national, and international professional organizations.  Her main forms of art making currently relate to textiles – sewing and knitting.

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