Spring 2010 Young Artist Program (YAP)
The Young Artist and PreCollege programs are now offering after-school and weekend arts program that combine studio arts instruction methods, critique, contemporary art history, and exhibition as a means of preparing Bay Area youth for a lifetime in the arts. Professional teaching artists work to develop each student’s artistic skills and enhance their visual literacy. These non-credit evening and weekend courses are a great supplement to a high school curriculum and are suitable for beginners, students who want to build a portfolio for college, or students seeking advanced art studies in high school. Past Young Artist and PreCollege students have gone on to be admitted to top art programs across the nation including SFAI, Cooper Union, and UCLA.
Registration begins December 1, 2009
To register for classes, please click here.
Contact Information:
Young Artist Program/PreCollege Program
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Phone: 415 749 4554
E-mail:
yap@sfai.edu
E-mail:
precollege@sfai.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Spring 2010 Course Schedule
Young Artist Program (for ages 13 to 15)
Drawing from Observation
Instructor: Carrie Hott
6 Sessions/ Saturdays, January 23-March 6 (no class February 13 due to President’s Day Holiday)
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Studio 13
Tuition: $250
This course will cover basic techniques, materials, theory, vocabulary, and overall practice of observational drawing. Students will investigate composition, spatial relationships, and the importance of light as it relates to the illusion of three-dimensional space. Students will complete several drawings from life, including still-lifes, self-portraits, and more. These drawings will be executed using a variety of traditional drawing materials such as charcoal, pastel, conté, and pencil. With these materials, students will develop an understanding of technical variety in mark-making using perspective, proportion, scale, volume, texture, contrast, value, line and shading. No prerequisite.
Painting Fundamentals
Instructor: Katie Humphries
6 Sessions/Saturdays, March 27-May 1
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Studio 117
Tuition: $250
This class will provide an excellent understanding of acrylic painting materials and techniques for beginning painters as well as anyone who wants to strengthen their technical knowledge. Students will learn all aspects of making a painting from supports, grounds, mediums, and color mixing to archival methods and studio safety. Assignments will allow students to develop their ideas through discussions of source material, art history, aesthetics and criticism. No prerequisite. Drawing from observation, or similar course, recommended.
Grading
Student work in all academic-year courses in both the Young Artist Program and the PreCollege Program is evaluated by letter grades from the program faculty. Grades are mailed approximately four to six weeks after the course ends (grades are withheld if the student owes fees to any SFAI department).
Although these courses are not offered for credit, unofficial transcripts will be available as proof of performance and participation. To request an unofficial transcript, please include the following information:
- name at the time of enrollment
- course title(s)
- year attended
- telephone number
- contact name, address (including department if applicable), and zip code
Please submit transcript requests to
Young Artist Program/PreCollege Program
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Refunds
Refund requests must be made in writing to yap@sfai.edu or to precollege@sfai.edu. A full refund minus a $10 processing fee will be given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class meeting. An 80% refund minus a $10 processing fee will be given if written notice is received between the first class and the third. No refund will be given after the course has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks for refund.
Changed or Canceled Courses
SFAI reserves the right to make changes in classes, scheduling, procedures, tuition, and fees, as well as to cancel classes without prior notice. Courses will be canceled if the minimum enrollment is not met. Decisions regarding course cancellations are usually made two to three days prior to the course start date. If you are registered in a course that is canceled, you will be notified by phone or e-mail, and you will receive a full refund.
Directions
All courses take place on SFAI’s 800 Chestnut Street campus in San Francisco. Directions to campus and parking information can be found at
www.sfai.edu/directions.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) expressly prohibits discrimination and harassment because of gender, race, religious creed, color, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. This policy applies to all individuals on campus and includes employment decisions, public accommodation, financial aid, admission, grading, and any other educational, student, or public service administered by SFAI. Inquiries concerning compliance with Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act may be addressed to the Chief Financial Officer, San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202. Students with documented learning disabilities requiring specific accommodations in degree courses should contact the Undergraduate Academic Advisor or Dean of Graduate Programs prior to registration. Qualified disabled students who require special accommodation in order to participate in San Francisco Art Institute’s degree or certificate programs should write to the Associate VP for Student Affairs, SFAI, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA, 94133 at least 90 days prior to the start of the program in which the disabled student wishes to participate, explaining the nature of the disability and the specific accommodations required. Because SFAI’s historic Chestnut Street campus presents some barriers to mobility-impaired students, SFAI specifically encourages them to notify the Associate VP for Student Affairs as far in advance of the date of entry as possible so that necessary accommodations can be made.