2011 COURSES

All Summer Arts courses take place on the Fresno State campus except for The Art History of Florence, which will take place in Florence, Italy.


VISUAL ART/DESIGN

The Art History of Florence
Course Dates: June 12 to July 2, 2011
Application Deadline: March 1, 2011 The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Christy Junkerman – acjunkerman@sbcglobal.net
• Study the rich history of Florentine art on site, exploring the city’s fine museums, churches, historic piazzas, and palatial residences.

Contemporary Painting: Content & Criticism
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Samantha Fields – sam@zerodegreesart.com
• Students will have the unique opportunity to work closely with renowned artists and critics to develop their ideas, hone their professional skills, and reignite their creativity in a rich, supportive studio environment.

Representing the Figure: Drawing and Painting
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Andrew Dickson – adickson@fullerton.edu
• Sharpen visual perception – learn to express what you see with clarity and discernment, and develop a deeper understanding of the human form working from the life model.

NEW MEDIA

Hybrid Animation: Storytelling through Visual Media
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Rick Vertolli – rvertolli@csuchico.edu
• Working with animators from Pixar, Disney, and Laika Studios, learn cell animation, stop motion, and 3D animation techniques that will help you convey a compelling story.

Live Television Production: Roll Camera…Speed and Action
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Howard Ritter – hkritter@sbcglobal.net
• Explore the director/actor relationship from auditions and rehearsals through camera blocking and shooting under the guidance of a team of industry professionals who will lend their expertise and support to challenge the students in their craft assignments.

THEATRE

Cornerstone Theater Company & Community-Based Theater
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Anne Justine D’Zmura – adzmura@csulb.edu
• Discover the means by which to create life-changing and socially impactful theater projects with members of the award-winning and innovative Cornerstone Theater Company.

The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Hugh O’Gorman – hugh@hughogorman.com
• Learn the fundamentals of Michael Chekhov’s psycho physical acting technique as you deepen your unique relationship to image, sound, and movement.

Steppenwolf Classes West at Summer Arts
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by John Mayer – playgoing@aol.com
• Steppenwolf, arguably one of the most significant theatre companies in America, will engage you in a life-changing ensemble process.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Repertory Theatre for Actors and Directors
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Bernardo Solano – bsolano@sbcglobal.net
• Student actors and directors will work closely with professional actors and directors from Oregon Shakespeare Festival – the largest repertory theatre company in the United States.

MUSIC

International Chamber Music and the Third Stream: Revisiting Classical and Chamber Jazz Connections from the 1960s and Beyond
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Alexander Walsh Wilson – alexww@sfsu.edu
• Prepare, perform, and record favorites from the classical chamber music repertoire alongside landmark Third Stream jazz classics in concert collaboration with world-class artists.

Composer-Performer Collaboration: A Workshop for Composers
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Ben Boone – bboone@benjaminboone.com
• Work side-by-side with leading international performers as they play or sing your work, provide feedback, and do this again and again.

Digital Music and Media for Today and Tomorrow
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Elizabeth Sellers – elizabeth.a.sellers@csun.edu
• Work hands-on with top media composers and music designers as you create music for trailers, TV show scenes, video game segments, and feature film cues.

Jazz and Beyond: A Music Workshop in Improvisation
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Ben Boone – bboone@benjaminboone.com
• Improvise in numerous styles and groups under the guidance of international superstars. For all instruments and voices!

WRITING

Poetic Prose/Flash Fiction
Course Dates: June 26 to July 9, 2011
Application Deadline: May 2, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Doug Rice – drice@csus.edu
• Tease out the rhythmic joys of narrative and poetic forms.


Writing the Short Script That Will Get You Noticed: Film, Webseries, and New Media
Course Dates: July 10 to July 23, 2011
Application Deadline: May 16, 2011 - The deadline for this workshop has passed.
Coordinated by Jule Selbo – jselbo@fullerton.edu
• Learn to structure ideas into story and then into scripts that can be used for production of a short film, webseries, or new media outlets.

Earn 3 to 6 units of transferrable undergraduate or graduate college credit!
Over 70% of our students receive scholarship assistance!
California residents can take one or two Summer Arts classes for the same tuition dollars!

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