Download - SFAI's 2012 PreCollege Program
PRECOLLEGEPROGRAMAGES 16–18
JUNE 24–JULY 28, 2012
Cover: Photograph by Daria Krylova
This page: Photograph by Lauren Dyer
HAVE YOU EVER IMAGINED
A LIFE IMMERSED
IN THE ARTS?
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WHY
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WAIT?
Installation Art group performance
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Student Carlos Villagomez in a painting studio
PRECOLLEGEPROGRAMJUNE 24–JULY 28, 2012
The San Francisco Art Institute’s PreCollege Program
is a five-week, six-college-credit course of study for
artists who have completed the tenth grade but haven’t
yet started college. The program introduces participants
to what it’s like to be in art school—to the broad range
of techniques, concepts, and debates that make up the
contemporary art scene.
Here, you’ll study with practicing artists (many of whom
teach in SFAI’s undergraduate program), experiment
with new media, and meet other students who—like
you—are driven to create. You’ll also visit museums and
galleries, exhibit your work, and develop a portfolio
that will help further your artistic goals. All this takes
place in beautiful San Francisco, a city full of activity
and inspiration.
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THE SANFRANCISCOART INSTITUTE
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With an innovative curriculum and a commitment to research,
hands-on learning, and active dialogue, SFAI fosters an authentic
artistic community engaged in interdisciplinary thinking and
contemporary studio practice. Founded in 1 871, the school has
been central to many of the country’s most notable art move-
ments—experimental filmmaking, abstract expressionism,
conceptualism—and home to such world-renowned artists as
Ansel Adams, Richard Diebenkorn, Annie Leibovitz, Kathryn
Bigelow, Kehinde Wiley, and Nao Bustamante.
SFAI’s main campus is at 800 Chestnut Street, in the historic
Russian Hill neighborhood.
SFAI courtyard
SUMMERIN SANFRANCISCO
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Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill seen from SFAI's campus
San Francisco's famous cable cars Public art in the Mission District
Film shoot at the beach
Class photo in the Diego Rivera Gallery
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COURSES
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Painting byTucker Elkins
The PreCollege Program offers participants
a well-rounded introductory course of study and
an experience comparable to that of first-year
BFA students at SFAI. Students choose two core
studio courses (one morning and one afternoon)
from the options below.
MORNING CLASSESMonday–Thursday9:30 am–12:30 pm
AFTERNOON CLASSESMonday–Thursday1:30 pm–4:30 pm
Courses listed as morn-ing and afternoon are offered twice, and are not full-day classes.
EXPRESSIVE LINE AND LIFE DRAWING (MORNING + AFTERNOON)
Working with a model, traditional and nontraditional still lifes, and on indi- vidual projects, students will address issues of composition, the use of light and dark, and mark-making. One of the goals of the class is to interpret what you see while avoiding a “perfect product” mentality, allowing your drawing to reveal its history of “mistakes” and changes. Pencil, ink, ink wash, watercolor or gouache, and collage are all possible materials, but erasable media will be stressed in the planning stages.
PAINTING AND PERMUTATIONS(MORNING + AFTERNOON)
Embracing risk-taking and experimentation, students will explore the limitless material and conceptual possibilities of painting. Using acrylic and oil paint, students will produce paintings that stress effective visual organization, orig-inality, and craftsmanship, and synthesize ideas into a completed body of work. Formal course critiques assist in developing strong skills both in the evaluation of your own artwork and in analyzing formal composition principles. Modern and postmodern movements will be introduced as a means for contextualizing studio work.
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BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY (MORNING + AFTERNOON)
Capture the magic of West Coast photography and the influence of artists such as Ansel Adams (who founded SFAI’s Photography Department), Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Lewis Baltz, and many more. Photographic field trips, extensive darkroom work, gallery and museum visits, and class discus-sions will form a dynamic environment for creating new work with technical and historical understanding of the medium. PREREQUISITE: Basic introductory course in photography. Students must provide their own 35mm SLR camera that allows manual control of shutter speed, aperture, and focusing.
COLOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY(MORNING + AFTERNOON)
This course will encourage you to explore, create, and experiment with the medium of photography. Using Adobe Photoshop CS5, students will learn how to correct photos as well as how to work with more complex adjustment features such as selections, layers, masks, and channels. Discussions and group critiques will provide insight into contemporary photography. By the end of the class students are expected to have a cohesive body of work and a working knowledge of color photography and color digital printing.PREREQUISITE: Basic introductory course in photography. Students must provide their own digital SLR, or digital camera with manual settings.
DIGITAL ANIMATION (MORNING)
Digital animation is a fascinating blend of imagination, artistry, and technology. This course will introduce software such as Adobe Flash and After Effects as well as traditional animation fundamentals of illustration and motion. Students will first develop an understanding of digital animation tools through struc-tured exercises and demonstrations, and move toward more complex concepts of storyboarding and interactivity. You will then apply all these techniques in the creation of a short animated movie.
EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA (MORNING)
This hands-on course will demystify the mechanics of experimental filmmaking and introduce cinematic history and contemporary theory. Students will gain an understanding of super 8, 8mm, 16mm, and digital video camera operation and photographic principles, while also exploring techniques like hand coloring, scratching on film, and using found footage to create new meaning. Editing will be done using both analog and digital tools, including Final Cut Pro.
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Performance by Fiona Hoffer
Video installation by Manny Aguirre
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Yoga warm-up before an Installation Art class
INSTALLATION ART (MORNING)
This course explores the poetic form and social history of conceptual and site-specific installation. Students will discover the importance of context, process, and time-based activities when working with materials and space, and also learn about project documentation. Studio projects will include work with architectural forms, performance, video, and lighting. Slide lectures will reveal the historical and political underpinnings of these forms and their contemporary manifestation worldwide.
VIDEO ART (AFTERNOON)
Learn the art of digital video and performance as experimental, complemen-tary mediums, along with the history and context of the art forms. Using hand-held video cameras, advanced computer editing systems, and lighting, students will create short videos, video installations, and performances that consider issues of physical and visual space. You will also develop pro-fessional video shooting techniques and technical proficiency with editing software such as Final Cut Pro. Students must provide their own video cameras.
SCREENPRINTING (AFTERNOON)
Explore the expressive and technical possibilities of screenprinting as you learn how to develop a stencil and convert drawings, photographs, and digital output into a genuine print—not only on paper, but also on a variety of surfaces such as fabric and plastic. Projects will introduce the photo-emulsion process, color registration, and water-based ink mixing.
INVENTING THE FIGURE IN CERAMICS (AFTERNOON)
Focusing on the figure with attention to anatomy, this course will explore the boundaries of the human form and physical features, and address the processes, techniques, and concepts at play in contemporary figurative ceramics. Working with a range of direct construction methods, students will address materiality, three-dimensional design, and functionality. As the course progresses, low-fire surface treatments and glazing strategies will provide students with tools to complete their projects.
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Sculpture byValantyn Koziak
CURRICULUMSUPPLEMENTS
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REQUIRED ART
HISTORY SEMINAR
How do artists define a city? This course will look at artistic movements in San Francisco, from Beat poetry to the Mission School, to explore the role of artists and their relation to society throughout our city’s modern history. Through lectures, readings, group discussions, and field trips to world-renowned museums, students will gain an understand-ing of the connections between art history and their own studio practice.
Workshops meet Fridays (June 29, July 6, and July 13) from 1:30–4:30 pm. Previous workshops include Cyanotypes, Pinhole Photography, Photoshop for Painters, Stop Motion Animation, Performing Gender in Art, Real Life Comics, and Plaster Casting.
REQUIRED FRIDAY WORKSHOPS
Through faculty-led workshops, students will experiment with new mediums, materials, and interdisciplinary methods. These sessions provide structured opportunities for students to work with the broader faculty team and learn about ideas and practices that will enhance their core class work.
SATURDAY PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP
This workshop facilitated by SFAI's Admissions Office will assist students in developing a cohesive portfolio. Learn how best to select, document, and represent your artwork, including how to put together a portfolio suitable for admission to college art programs. Following the workshop, students will have the unique opportunity to meet one-on-one with an Admissions Coun-selor to receive individualized feedback.
EVENING STUDIO
Every course in the program will require students to commit time and effort to their creative practice outside class. Students are required to work on their projects on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6–9 pm, during staff-supervised studio hours. Many studios and campus resources will also be accessible to students throughout the week.
CRITIQUE SEMINAR
Critical feedback from peers and faculty plays an integral role in the study of visual arts. This workshop will provide students with tools to describe what they see and strategies to move beyond quick judgments toward deep and meaningful conversations that push artists to grow.
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FINAL EXHIBITION
A campus-wide final exhibition allows PreCollege students to show the work they have produced during the program and share their accomplishments with family, friends, and the public. A closing reception will be held on Friday, July 27 from 4:30–7:30 pm.
EXTRACURRICULAR
In addition to arts-based programming, there will be opportunities to connect with classmates and relax at weekly events such as a beach bonfire, a dance party, movie nights, and more.
EVERGOLD
GALLERY
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Andrew McClintock at an Ever Gold exhibition opening for artist Chris Ritson
AT 27 YEARS OLD, SFAI PreCollege and BFA alumnus Andrew McClintock is not only a photographer, but also co-founder of the publication San Francisco Arts Quarterly
and co-director of Ever Gold Gallery.
In a pass-it-on moment, last summer
Ever Gold hosted a workshop for Pre-
College students to learn more about
the relationship between artists and
galleries, and the role that community
plays in supporting artists. Two students,
Sophie Eichner and Katie Pebenito,
were so inspired by the workshop that
they volunteered to help install the
gallery’s exhibition of cut-paper work
by Tahiti Pehrson and learn more about
professional practices.
“I really appreciate the time that I got to
spend outside of class, either on trips
to Ever Gold or workshops,” says Katie.
“It [helped] build an understanding of
how a gallery works, and in considering
what you want to do in the future with
art.” Adds Sophie, “I was asking questions
about what kind of installation was going
up and Andrew said that a lot of stuff
[now] is mixed media. I’d already been
working with that, but helping out with
crazy installations spurred on even
more ideas.”
Wearing the hats of both artist and
gallery owner, Andrew says, “I’m very
interested in the idea of a hybrid between
good business practice and good art
practice and keeping that kind of young
and energetic experimental nature.” And
SFAI’s PreCollege program fosters just
those dynamic qualities in students, no
matter which facet of art they pursue.
As Sophie recalls, “We had all of these
big ideas, and it wasn’t like, ‘Oh no, you
can’t do that.’ It was, ‘How can we help
you make it happen?’ And the school
would help you and the teachers would
help you and it was incredible.”
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Andrew McClintock at an Ever Gold exhibition opening for artist Chris Ritson
Drawing by Sophie Eichner
www.sfaqonline.com
www.evergoldgallery.com
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"YOUTH, IT TURNS OUT, IS NOT
ALWAYS WASTED ON THE YOUNG."
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Audrey Banks and Sonja Tsypin (in black) with the Teen Art Gallery team
So declared the New York Times about an ambitious
summer 2011 exhibition of the Teen Art Gallery, organized
and curated by 2010 PreCollege participants Audrey Banks
and Sonja Tsypin. SFAI caught up with Audrey and Sonja,
who also recently won a prestigious Scholastic Art Award,
to learn how the SFAI experience contributed to their
achievements.
When I came into the
program I was com-
pletely, completely
different, not just as a painter but as
a person. Before SFAI, I was a pretty
average student. Being in the intensive
atmosphere of SFAI showed me that I did
have the capabilities to do bigger things,
like put together a gallery, which led me
to be able to think about the Teen Art
SFAI SHOWED ME
THAT I HAVE THE
CAPABILITIES TO
DO BIG THINGS."
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Gallery. The idea of having a gallery started in 9th grade. I met Sonja and a bunch of
other artists who were also thinking the same thing. All of us at some point in our
lives want something to do with art, but it just seemed that we had to keep waiting
and waiting to go through this process of college or going to art school; that we had
to stay patient and just not do anything about it right now. The main idea behind
[the exhibition] was to give kids, young adults, a chance to show their art now
rather than later and to really devote themselves to it. About 300 people showed up
to the opening. It’s reaching a lot of people, and I’m very happy about that. [Since
SFAI] I’ve just been working really hard for things that I want to do and that I know
I can do, because of that program.
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A U D R E Y B A N K S
www.teenartgallery.org
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I WAS DEVELOPING
AS A REAL ARTIST
WITH MY OWN
MESSAGE AND MY
OWN VOICE."
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S O N J A T S Y P I N
What I really found at
SFAI that I couldn’t find
anywhere else was the
freedom and the conceptual guidance.
The one teacher that really influenced
me was Jeff [Eisenberg, Drawing fac-
ulty]. He talked to me for three hours or
more about my ideas. I felt that I wasn’t
only developing skill-wise but that I was
developing as a real artist with my own
message and my own voice. That was life-changing for me, because I realized that
that’s what I love about being an artist—that I have my own identity in that world.
And, you know, as a teenager, that’s what we’re all trying to find. I went from being
someone who viewed art as a hobby to thinking of everything in terms of my next
painting, or “that could be turned into a piece of art.” I communicate with artists so
much differently because I understand myself as one. [The program] opened up
a lot of things for me, and a new confidence in myself to feel like I can really create
something. I don’t know if I’m going to go to art school, but I definitely know that
I’m going to be pursuing art in one way or another.
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Residence Hall Amenities
Community Kitchen Breakfast and lunch are provided on weekdays for students
in PreCollege housing. For dinners and weekend meals, residents enjoy cooking
and eating together in a community kitchen. The facility is equipped with everything
residents need to prepare food, including a full-size oven, stove top, microwaves,
and toasters.
Laundry Coin operated washers and dryers are conveniently located in the residence
halls. Residents may use quarters to purchase wash cycles for $1.50 and dryer cycles
for $1.00.
Internet Access and Computers The hall is equipped with wireless Internet throughout
the building and in the rooms. Residents also share use of community computers located
in the building.
Cable Television Each student room is equipped with a color television, basic cable,
and a DVD player.
Recreation Room Residents relax and socialize in the fully furnished recreation room.
The recreation room is equipped with a pool table and foosball table as well as a large-
screen television. This popular community space is also used for hall programs, events,
and activities.
Check-in: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Check-out: Saturday, July 28, 2012
Supervised housing provides SFAI PreCollege students with a convenient, affordable, and secure living environment that supports their artistic growth. A professional student housing staff as well as a team of enthusiastic full-time SFAI students committed to campus leadership live with the PreCollege students, helping to familiarize them with the school and its surroundings.
HOUSING
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PROGRAM EXPENSESAND FEES
Tuition for two studio courses, art history seminar, and workshops: $3,000
(includes a $100 non-refundable deposit)
Room and Board (does not include dinner or weekend meals): $2,000
(includes a $100 non-refundable deposit)
Total for residents due to SFAI by May 31: $5,000
Total for commuters due to SFAI by May 31: $3,000
Art Supplies
Students will be expected to have all of the supplies for their classes at the start of
the program. Registrants will receive a supplies list prior to the program. When planning
your budget for the program, please note that supplies for most courses cost approxi-
mately $250.
Living Costs
Students enjoy the flexibility of selecting or preparing their own dinners and weekend
meals. Please plan your budget according to your dietary habits.
Scholarships
Scholarships for the PreCollege Program are awarded to students based on financial
need. Scholarship application forms are available online and upon request and should
be received together with completed application materials by April 1.
HOW TO APPLYTo download the application forms, please go to www.sfai.edu/precollege.
Application Checklist
1) A completed and signed application form
2) A disc containing five to eight examples of work that reflects your imagination and
originality. For students pursuing time-based mediums such as video or film, please
submit a DVD with five to ten minutes of your work.
Images should be in jpeg file format, and be no larger than 2000 x 2000 pixels but no
smaller than 640 x 640 pixels. Video, animation, and movie files should be exported
to QuickTime format, and be at least 320 x 240 in pixel dimensions. Please no Power-
Point files.
Important: include an image list on the CD in a .doc or .rtf file.
3) An artist statement
- Write a one-page essay about your primary interests in making art.
4) A letter of recommendation from a teacher who knows you and your work
5) A $65 application fee
Deadlines
The application deadline is May 1, 201 2.
The scholarship application and international student application deadline
is April 1, 201 2.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early in order to get your
first choice of classes.
Send application to:
San Francisco Art Institute
PreCollege Program
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
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Final exhibition reception
Student Layne McDonough in the screenprinting studio
Studio hours in the sewing loft
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Bathtub installation by Amorette Muzingo
CONTACT USSAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEPreCollege Program800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415.749.4554
precollege@ sfai.edu
www.sfai.edu/precollege
www.facebook.com/SFAIprecollege
Photography byTim Sullivan, Pauline Quintana, Grant Davidson, Sam Williams, JD Beltran, Joe Melamed, Todd Hido
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