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ART 199 Summer '08




It's that time -- plan your summer art adventures now! Pass this on to anyone who may be interested, and please register early!

Please contact Heather Williams if you have any questions about dates or your personal schedule:

Here are the classes I am offering June 2008. (Note that the following dates are accurate, rather than those found in the Class Schedule.)

Outdoor Studio ART 199 Summer Session 1

1-3 credits, $44/per credit (also available senior and fulltime student discount for less)

San Francisco Peaks June 13 -14 San Francisco Peaks

Friday-Saturday, Mountain breezes and aspen groves, plus optional fieldtrip on Sunday June 15 or in studio Thursday June 12

Chaco Canyon June 19-21

Thursday-Saturday, ancient life, rocks, sun, and astronomy, plus optional Sunday June 22 field trip to another solstice calendar interaction site.

Chaco Canyon

El Morro/El Malpais, June 26-28 El Morro

Friday-Sunday, plus optional fieldtrip to Petrified Forest on Thursday the 26th.


Course Information

Outdoor Studio is a nature based art course. Students will learn to see and use the elements and principles of design found in nature through gathering inspiration provided by the landscape and develop conceptual ideas arising in the specific landscape to work into their artwork. Personal relationships with the land will be investigated as well as interdisciplinary concepts. Students may work in a variety of mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Informal critiques and dialogue will be provided though-out the course. The college, with the submission of a liability waiver, provides transportation to the sites.

Camping and hotel accommodations will be booked thru the instructor and at the cost of the student. An option for both camping and hotel arrangements will be available. Camping is encouraged and will be at the site, the hotels may be some driving distance from the site. Contact instructor for more information.

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Heather L. Serfling Williams
Adjunct Faculty - Art Instructor
Northland Pioneer College
1-800-266-7845 ex.5062
painted.desert.art@hotmail.com