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Critical Thinking + Art = Knowledge Retention: An Arts Education Workshop
On Thursday, May 10, from 4:30-7:00pm, at Second Street Gallery, come and engage with arts education.
What in the world can you learn from just looking at pictures? This information-packed and interactive workshop on the topic of “Critical Thinking + Art = Knowledge Retention” will provide resources for constructing new understandings of our cultural, social, and political history by discovering clues in works of art. Attendees can expect a combination of entertaining stories, discussion, and hands-on exercises.
Educators will receive a CD of images courtesy of the VMFA, posters, lesson plans to take back to their classroom, and will be eligible for re-certification points.
Co-sponsored by Second Street Gallery and the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, this workshop is intended for teachers, educators, and all those interested in ART!
Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, will lead this presentation.
FREE for PCA and Second Street Gallery members, $5 for non-members.
Registration is required. To RSVP, please contact info@charlottesvillearts.org by May 8th.
Second Street Gallery is located at 115 Second Street SE, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Image: Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977)
Willem van Heythuysen, 2006
Oil and enamel on canvas
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Throughout the weekend of April 18-22, Detroit-based artist Kate Daughdrill, (a Garage founder and NCAI Forum presenter!) will be creating a series of birdseed prints on the downtown mall and the surrounding streets. The prints will be created from birdseed that is laid onto the ground or other unexpected surfaces through a chipboard stencil. The three performative printing sessions will result in birdseed prints that are typically legible for 2-3 days. Over three consecutive days, the birdseed prints will assert a quiet but strong presence as they function in several different visual states simultaneously.
In order to share the process with others and to allow the project to be manifested throughout the entire month of the festival and hopefully into the future, on Sunday, April 22nd, from 7:00–9:00 pm at the Garage, Kate will lead a workshop at the Garage. During the workshop, participants will each create a unique stencil / matrix and then go into the city and print together. The discussion prior will focus on ritual, ephemerality, learning and unlearning, public intimacy, and alternative modes of communication within the city. The workshop concludes by going out into the city together in small groups to print our phrases. Participants will be encouraged to continue printing throughout the month and into the future.
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PCA co-presents an ongoing series of seminars with the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, navigating the legal processes for arts-related issues.
On Wednesday, April 25th, from 6:00–8:00 pm, as part of the series, Richmond lawyers Ian Titley, Esq. and Kirk Schroder, Esq. will lead this helpful seminar for artists on the topic of copyrights. The presenters will speak on the topic and answer questions from attendees. Pizza and beverages will be provided for all attendees.
$5 for PCA members, $10 for non-members.
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The Charlottesville-based Moseley Writers will present Dancing with the Manuscripts: How to Hook an Editor on the First Page as part of the Virginia Festival of the Book. This encore panel will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 2 PM, in Ballroom A at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel.
Submit the first page of a manuscript for speed judging a la Dancing with the Stars by the Moseley Writers. The first page must be original, unpublished and no longer than 100 words. Nonfiction, horror and erotica will not be considered. The text can be e-mailed to the Moseley Writers by Saturday March 17, 2012. (Entries will also be accepted at the door for critique but the probability of being critiqued is higher using the Gmail account.)
The Moseley Writers will read (as many as time permits) anonymous first pages aloud and discuss what is working and how what isn’t working can be improved. The following Moseley Writers are participating in the panel:
Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren’s book, Josias Hold the Book, received the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. A former print journalist, her children’s fiction has appeared in Highlights for Children, Ladybug and Spider magazines.
Deborah Prum‘s fiction has appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, FOLIO and the Sweetbay Review. Her young adult book is Rats, Bulls and Flying Machines: A History of the Renaissance.
Fran Cannon Slayton pays tribute to her West Virginia railroading heritage in When the Whistle Blows, a steam-driven coming of age novel described by bestselling author Ellen Hopkins as reminiscent of classic tales by Jack London, William Golding and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Andy Straka is the Shamus Award-winning author of the Frank Pavlicek private eye series and the thriller Record Of Wrongs.
The Omni Charlottesville hotel is located at 235 W Main Street, Charlottesville, Va. For more information, please contact Jennifer Elvgren at 434-973-7789.
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What? A 48 hour creative blitz to redesign Free for Life with the generous help of 3 organizations working together with a videographer, copywriter, and designer from their various networks. Free for Life International is a not-for-profit that partners locally and globally with shelters and individuals to meet the needs of trafficking survivors–
When? October 28th-29th in Charlottesville, VA.
Who? Free for Life, New City Arts, The Journey Group, and a network of designers, including Tim Ferguson- Sauder.
How can I help? This event is closed to the public, but if you are interested in helping in any way, please contact New City Arts here!
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Led by Will King and Ron Dressel, this Charlottesville Photography Initiative workshop is for photographers who want to learn more about lighting. Basic photography knowledge (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) is recommended, though no previous lighting experience is required.
The workshop presentation will cover:
- Studio Lighting Equipment
- Various modifiers and how they shape light
- Lighting principles
- Shaping, defining, and sculpting your subject with light
- Setting a mood with light
- Achieving accurate color
- And camera settings
The presentation will be followed by Q&A and practice. Everyone will have an opportunity to shoot at each of the four lighting stations to practice various approaches and to use a variety of gear. Will and Ron will be working with everyone to teach their techniques, answer questions and offer suggestions.
The workshop will be held on July 23 from 10 AM – 5 PM at the Charlottesville Photography Initiative (300 West Main St., Suite 101b, Charlottesville, VA 22903).
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. At the end of the workshop, there will be a review, Q&A, and prizes and giveaways.
All lighting equipment will be provided. The only gear that they ask you to bring is a camera, lens, and memory cards. The images you shoot will be yours to keep.
The cost of the workshop is $200. This is limited to the first 40 photographers. Refunds will not be issued within 48 hours. A 100% refund will be issued within 30 days of the workshop and a 50% refund within 15 days.
For more information, visit the workshop website.