Summer Courses, Short Courses, and Workshops
Where do your interests lie?
DESIGN
DRAWING
Core drawing courses, charcoal, pastel, mixed media, portrait, figure
with some courses at our Northwest location and El Con Mall
PAINTING
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor and EncausticPRINTMAKING
Independent projects, MonoprintingMULTI-MEDIA
Collage, drawing, and spontaneous interpretationWORKSHOPS
Miscellaneous approaches in art for explorationSUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
Age-appropriate instruction by professional artists emphasizes professional studio practices, a focus not readily available elsewhere. Information about scholarship assistance available on request.CERTIFICATION SEMINAR FOR TEACHING DRAWING
OPEN STUDIO
Figure Drawing
You may register for classes via phone, fax, in person at TDS, or CLICK HERE for a printable registration form that you can fill out and mail in
Registration at The Drawing Studio is on a first-come, first served basis. If a class is full, we will maintain a waiting list, and if space opens up, notify people in the order they are listed. We do not take “reservations” for classes to be offered in the following session. A registration is not complete until a financial transaction has taken place.
If a class does not have at least 5 people registered in the 3 or 4 days preceding the first class, we usually cancel the class, so waiting until the last minute to register is not advisable.
We open registration at 9 AM on the day we estimate the newsletter will be in people’s mailboxes. We are making every effort to post the schedule on-line in advance of the beginning of registration for planning purposes.
Supply Lists
Each class and workshop for which there is a supply list has a supply list link. Just click it to get a printable materials list. You can always get a supply list by stopping by the TDS office.
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Sarnoff's on North Campbell Avenue in Tucson carries most of the supplies needed for TDS classes. Show your TDS Membership Card and get a 20% discount.
Associate
Members get a 5% discount
from Daniel Smith.
(www.danielsmith.com) or 1-800-426-6740.
Call the TDS office to get the TDS discount code before placing your order.
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A message from the Educational Director to our adult artists/ students:
Summer is a very special time at The Drawing Studio. In addition to the young people in our intensive Art of Summer programs in June and July, we now have both the new studio space and new flexibility to offer many short courses, special workshops, open studios and other events for our adults. Our offerings begin and end throughout the summer months, to accommodate the varied family schedules and travel plans of us all, including our own teaching artists. I also recommend that you enroll in an art course or workshop that you have not tried before, as a way to renew or refresh your own practice.
As an aside, you will find our new home on Sixth Avenue well insulated and cooled against the summer heat. Also we will have our gallery, reading library, and comfortable sitting area organized to encourage you to drop in anytime for a visit when you are downtown.
– Andrew RushParking Tips
Evening and weekend parking is free. Two-hour metered parking is available on Sixth Avenue, Broadway, Scott and Congress. Longer metered parking is available south of Broadway, including the Armory Park Senior Center (1.5 blocks south on 6th Avenue). The Pennington Street Garage is 1.5 blocks north off of 6th Avenue on Scott Street. These options all cost $.50/hr.Student Perspectives:
Some thoughts about The Drawing Studio and My Experiences There
Tom ScarboroughI’ve been taking classes at TDS for about two years. I always wanted to take art classes, but after a disastrous experience as a freshman architecture student, I decided to stick to linear, logical and mathematical pursuits. I changed my major to Wildlife Biology, and spent 35 years as a science teacher and school administrator. As my career wound down, I got braver and signed up for the Fundamentals I class.
The first night Catherine Nash had us draw a large bone. I worked hard on it, as did my classmates. I found that, while students’ innate ability varied, my bone really wasn’t all that bad. So when I got home, I showed it to my wife. She took a long look and said “What is it? A dog?” Well, in spite of my bone/dog, I have taken Fundamentals I and II twice each, Bettina’s Intro. to Color and Intro. to Pastels, and a charcoal course from Elee Oak. I also took Andy’s initial Drawing as Communication course, and I am taking it again.
I have a lot to learn. I need to practice more. But I can now draw things, rather than just random geometric doodles. My sketch book goes everywhere with me. Beyond learning some technical skills, I have learned to see differently. I am more aware of the space around me, and of the things that occupy that space and how they fit together. I also am beginning to understand what Andy means when he talks about the vocabulary of art. And I am beginning to take in images through my eyes and send my interpretations to my hands, without first filtering them through a set of predetermined descriptions of what things look like.
I now look at other people’s art in different ways. This past summer I visited the Maria Sofia gallery in Madrid, where Picasso’s Guernica hangs. As impressive as the work is, what moved me most were Picasso’s sketches for the piece. I still can’t verbalize what goes on in my brain when I look at objects and try to draw them, or when I look at other people’s work, but I know it’s a whole new way of thinking and perceiving.
My Drawing Studio experiences have opened a whole new world for me. I love making marks and experimenting with new media and styles. But learning that there are other ways to think than with the verbal patterns I grew up with has been terrifically enlightening and liberating. I will be drawing and studying for the rest of my life. I doubt that my work will ever hang in Maria Sofia, but my work will open new doors for me and help me to perceive our world in a more meaningful way. Why did it take me 60 years to get here?
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