ELECTIVE: PORTFOLIO

About this class

This is an optional elective course for the Summer Art and Design Program 2023. This course cannot be taken separately. (Students get to select from four majors: Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Interior Design and Painting, and Printmaking)

This course welcomes individuals that want to explore the creative processes of creating a body of work, ranging from traditional to conceptual processes. This course is also ideal for students preparing a portfolio and is considering studying Design or Fine Arts.

This course will go through the production of a portfolio and further discuss the ways to enrich the viewer’s engagement through the final touches, i.e writing, and photography. The course will elaborate on the specific requirements that pertain to VCUartsQatar. It will give an idea of the content needed to build a portfolio for an application. The work that the students will produce from this course could potentially form a part of their portfolio submissions.

Class Outline

Class 1: Introduction to Fundamentals of art portfolio development

Overview of art and design elements and principles

[Reference: Art Portfolio Part 3 – 60 minute tissue box drawing]

Class 2: Introduction to observational drawing and Composition

[Reference: Art Portfolio Part 2 – Still Life]

Class 3: Exploration of color and levels of abstraction

[Reference: Art Portfolio Part 2 – Still LIfe & 4–Additional Exercises]

Class 4: Discussion on Ideation and Conceptual Development

[Reference: Art Portfolio Part 1 – Journey]

Class 5: The importance of explanation–Discussion on Writing and Documentation of artworks

[Reference: Submission of Art Portfolio]

*Schedule is subject to change

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

Spirale canson 1557® a2 180g

Pencils

Soft-touch big cutter

Sharpener

Eraser paper pen

Pastel colored pencil set

All the materials can be purchased from the Ibn Al Qayyim book store for a cost of QAR164. Materials can be home delivered at a cost of QAR 10, contact them at [email protected] or 70632671.

During the purchase of materials mention Major, Your Name, and Contact information. Eg: PORTFOLIO, Ahmed and +974xxxxxxx

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, 23 Jul, 2023
End: Thu, 27 Jul, 2023
Lessons: 5
Days: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: VCUQatar
Cost:

Instructors

Nia Alexander Campbell
Lecturer

Nia Alexander Campbell is an artist and writer from Richmond, Virginia. She received a BFA in Painting & Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University with a minor in Art History (emphasizing in Black art and cinema) and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Design from VCUarts Qatar.

Nia’s creative practice explores the ways collage, writing, and traditional & digital painting mediums can be used to tell stories through design. She believes that storytelling in any medium can function as an excellent way to combat ignorance, give a voice to the otherwise unheard, and bridge the divides we see in our world today. Her subject matter explores themes of the history, mental health, and the experiences of underrepresented groups of people. She often draws inspiration from her experiences as an African American woman raised in the U.S. and her numerous experiences abroad.

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