2010 Fine Arts Festival Brochure

Held every February, the Fine Arts Festival brings nationally respected artists to Orme for a full week to live among the students and direct workshops in the creative arts.  Workshops include creative writing, photography, glass blowing, jewelry making, computer art, video production, drama, stone carving, stained glass, dances of India, pastel painting, West African drumming, fiber art, toys and puzzles, mosaics, blacksmithing, and stone carving.  

The 2010 Fine Arts Festival will take place February 1 through 6. Grandparents Day is Saturday, February 6th from 9:30 a.m.  to 5 p.m., when family and friends are invited to see exhibitions of the students' work, and performances of the Dance, Video Production, Drama, Drumming, and Creative Writing workshops.

The 2010 Fine Arts Festival Brochure and Workshop Listings will be available in late November.

GRANDPARENTS DAY and ALUMNI OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Tentative Schedule –update available at Registration
Last updated 2/4/2010 @ 3PM

8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast - Old Main
       Exhibit Preparation &  Rehearsals

9:00 AM  Fine Arts Festival Gallery open – Phillips Library
       Student Art Exhibition – Lou Alfred Room

10:30 AM Creative Writing Presentation– Mort Orme Chapel

11:00  AM  Music Ensemble- Mort Orme Chapel

11:30  AM Drumming Presentation - Gym

12:00  PM Luncheon Banquet – Founders Hall

1:00 – 5:00 PM Fine Arts Festival Gallery & Sales and
      Student Art Exhibits open

2:30 PM Dance – Gym

3:15  PM Video Presentation & Slide Show – Buck Hart
                   Horsecollar Theater

5:30 PM Buffet Dinner (optional) – Founders Hall

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THE 2010 WORKSHOPS

Creative Writing
James Ciletti (40th year)
This workshop focuses on writing lyrical and narrative poetry. Word exercises, poetry reading, nature walks, and verbal storytelling are combined to stimulate the creative writing process. Performing is optional this year.

Glass Blowing
Ramson Lomatewama (17th year) and Phil Atwood (4th Year)
This class explores the color, form, and challenge of working with hot glass in a "Hot Shop."  Students will learn the basics of hot glass work by creating paperweights and running the shop.  The next level will involve actual blowing.  The work involved will be INTENSE AND HOT!!!  Be prepared for long hours and few breaks.

Jewelry Making
Larry Adler (14th year)
Students will become acquainted with the tools and equipment used in the creation of jewelry, and will experiment with a variety of metal-working techniques.

Video Production
Robert Smith (12th year)
Students learn the art of film making and the roles of being on a production crew, from story development, scripting, production involving directing, lighting, audio, camera operation, and on screen acting. Lastly, how a program is edited to produce a finished program. Note: This is a time intensive workshop and requires longer than usual workshop hours.

Computer Art
Kevn Lambson (10th year)
Students will explore the possibilities and techniques of the computer for creative expression in both commercial and fine art.  Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Pixologic Z brush, and Lightwave will be used.

Music Ensemble
Brook Adams (6th year)
Students arrange and perform five songs in a variety of styles - some modern, some not so modern. They learn rhythm techniques, strategies for soloing, and how to make intros and endings. At the end of the week, they make a CD of their best stuff. All instruments are welcome.

Pastel Painting
Nance McManus '69 (6th year)
Party in pure pigment and explore. You will get to find out how far you can push your own limits with color. Pastels are immediate and to the point. We will take some time to work on drawing skills as well as composition, different surfaces, and color theory, all in preparation for a color explosion. Students should be taking photos and looking for images to bring to class so they can interpret them into their own paintings in pastel.

Stained Glass
Caryl Lomatewama (6th year)
Students will explore sunlight as a design element. Color, shape, texture, and dimensional possibilities which are inherent in combining glass, copper tape, and solder are limited only by the imagination.

West African Drumming
Three Trees (5th year)
Explore the joyful and empowering rhythms of West Africa. This workshop will include instruction in full ensemble rhythm parts and technique, and also covers the culture and community importance of drumming in West Africa. Have fun while awakening the drummer within you.

Blacksmithing
Mike Riemer (3rd Year)
Work hot steel using both modern and traditional blacksmithing techniques. Emphasis will be on introducing students to the capabilities of steel.

Mosaics
Rebecca Brooks (4th year)
Consider spending a week exploring the mysteriously captivating world of mosaics. Together we will master the tools, techniques and endless possibilities of this ancient art form. Glass, tiles, stones and found objects will be our palette. Our week will culminate with a self portrait. A personal story made all the more profound by being born one piece at a time from a treasure trove of found objects, created tiles and thoughtful placement. Strong emphasis on design, courageous expression and thinking out of the box. 

Fiber Art
Kate and Jim Carroll (2nd year)
Students will learn various methods of quilt/piecework construction in the process of creating a wall piece in their original design. Several methods of fabric picture construction will be introduced, including straight, curved, and circle pieceork, cut edge flannel piecing, machine applique, scrap applique, iron on applique; also many types of surface embellishment techniques - beadwork, ribbon embroidery, embroidery, and 3D folded origami flowers. Basic hand and sewing machine skills will be taught. No experience necessary.

Toys, Puzzles, & Playthings
Chris Yates (2nd year)
This workshop focuses on the history, design and creation of toys, with a particular emphasis on the modern "art toy" movement. Students will customize vinyl figures, learn basic wood-working, clay sculpting and spray painting techniques, and will design and create their own lines of toys in their choice of materials. The workshop will culminate in the creation of colorful wooden art jigsaw puzzles, the artist's specialty. Warning: this workshop may be messy, loud and extremely fun.

Journey Through Broadway Dance
Liese Weber-Frutchey (1st year)
Students will learn a variety of dance styles associated with a selection of Broadway's finest productions and choreographers. Contemporary, jazz, hip hop, street dance...maybe echoes of STOMP or a little Fosse? Consider the opportunity to learn more about the significance of dance in American musical theater!

Drawing and Illustrating Graphic Novels
Bob Boze Bell (1st Year)
Author, illustrator and publisher Bob Boze Bell will teach a class on "how to draw on the right side of your brain." Not only will you learn how to draw what you see with stunning accuracy, but you will also learn how to create characters that people are interested in reading, and how to build all of this into a compelling narrative. If you've ever wanted to be a graphic novelist, this is the class for you. It's not necessary to "know how" to draw; Bob will teach you the methods to creating accurate renderings.