ArtSeed > Archives > Events Archive > Earth Day Art-a-thon Fundraiser 2009

	Workshop	Description
	T-shirt Stenciling by Luned Palmer 10AM (Also offered at 4PM and 8PM)	Come make your own custom Art-a-thon commemorative t-shirt! Stencils will be available for quick spray-on T-shirt designs, or create and cut your own. SHOW YOUR ART-A-THON GLORY ON YOUR SHIRT! Bring your own t-shirt for a better fit, or choose from our assortment. About the Artist: Luned teaches art to pre-kindergarteners at Burnett Child Development Center and to high school students at Woodside International School. She got all fired up about stencils and murals this year intoxicated by the culture of teenagers and youth in San Francisco.
	Dada: Negate and Create by Ray Beldner 11AM	Dada was an art movement that arose from the revulsion to the barbarism of World War I and what they believed was an oppressive intellectual rigidity in both art and everyday society. Dadaists thought that reason and logic had led people into the horrors of war, so the only route to salvation was to reject logic and embrace anarchy and irrationality. Dada ignored aesthetics and strove to have no meaning. In this activity, participants can work by themselves or in groups of two or three. Each person/group will get to choose an object from several I will provide in order to “negate” its meaning or function. They will have basic materials and tools on hand with which to complete their task. The objective of this project is to encourage lateral thinking, collective action and cooperation. To suspend logic and rational thought. To understand how meaning is conditional and circumstantial. About the Artist: Like many artists, Ray Beldner makes art from the stuff of everyday life: clothing, cash, found materials, dirt. The work takes the form of sculpture, installation, digital media, text-based work, and applied arts. It is frequently derived from conceptual ideas that deconstruct hierarchical systems “high art” versus “low art,” “intrinsic value” versus “commercial value,” and so on with ironic humor. Born in San Francisco, Beldner received a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from Mills College. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally and his work can be found in many public and private collections including the Federal Reserve Board, Washington D.C., the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Oakland Museum of California, and the San Jose Museum of Art. Website: http://www.raybeldner.com
	Spray Paint Techniques by Kyle Lee 12PM	Demonstration and Q & A about the use of spray paint and different techniques. After the instruction, participants are welcome to help spray paint a mural on Chris Treggiari's Corner Store for the rest of the afternoon.
	Mr./Ms. Tomato Head by Catie O'Leary 1PM	Create a whimsical Ms. Tomato Head collage with copies of antique engravings - three legs, flower hair and flying fish -anything is possible. Every collage is a winner. Ms. Tomato Head is funny and creative. She uses texture, space, proportion, unity, and emphasis - all elements and principles of design as well as humor and creative thought. About the Artist: Catie O'Leary is a collage artist and teacher living in the Bay Area.
	Casting Class with Alginate and a Clay Technique by Chris Treggiari 2PM	Learn a casting technique with alginate and plaster that would make a positive out of plaster. Participants may cast their hands or other small items.
	Table Top Monotype: An Exploration into the Immediate and Multiple by Karen Thomas 3PM	Come explore one of the many facets that printmaking has to offer! Be apart of this exciting exploration into Monotype. Create a unique print from rolling ink a surface and printing it. Take a chance and push conventional ideas of printmaking aside! About the Artist: Karen Thomas is an artist originally from Austin Texas where she got her BFA. After obtaining her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute she commits her life to making art and being active in the Art and Education world.
	Oil Painting from the Figure by Josefa Vaughan and, concurrently Presentation by Jack Fulton 4PM	Learn the importance of seeing large shapes while understanding basic anatomy in the application of oil paint, the most sensuous of all materials. * * * * Jack Fulton, distinguished artist and SFAI teacher, will bring about a dozen of his recent pieces to show and talk about.
	Chance Procedures by Charles Boone 5PM	This class will have to do with the idea that there are possibilities in art-making that reach beyond what might normally be dreamed up. The composer/visual artist/writer John Cage will be central to this discussion. Experiments will be made and finished work produced. About the artist: Charles Boone is a composer whose work has been played by the San Francsco Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, and other ensembles in the U. S., Europe, and Asia. He is an Associate Professor at the San Francisco Art Institute where he works with painters, photographers, sculptors, filmmakers, and all other sorts of visual artists.
	Clay Sculpture by Chris Kanyusik 6PM	Chris will demonstrate how to build a proportionally correct clay head starting with a few simple shapes and then show ways of adding other facial details. About the Artist: Chris Kanyusik is a ceramic artist located in the Bay Area. Website: http://chriskanyusik.com/
	Styrofoam Relief Print Making by Marissa Kunz 7PM	Turn a simple drawing into a print.
	T-shirt Stenciling by Luned Palmer 8PM (Also offered at 10AM and 4PM)	Come make your own custom Art-a-thon commemorative t-shirt! Stencils will be available for quick spray-on T-shirt designs, or create and cut your own. SHOW YOUR ART-A-THON GLORY ON YOUR SHIRT! Bring your own t-shirt for a better fit, or choose from our assortment. About the Artist: Luned teaches art to pre-kindergarteners at Burnett Child Development Center and to high school students at Woodside International School. She got all fired up about stencils and murals this year intoxicated by the culture of teenagers and youth in San Francisco.
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