Sculpture
Code: S1011-25
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Open to All
Students of any skill and knowledge level.
Big Small Things or Small Big Things: Explorations in Space, Scale, and Material
Aug 4 - 8, 2025
9AM-5PM
Tuition: $1,290.00
Studio Fee: $190.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Concept
In this experimental workshop, participants combine practical building skills with architectural intervention, exploring how matter and form communicate in the built environment. While space is abstract, material is tangible. We will explore the intersection of both spatial and material practices by creating models, both miniature and human scale. Students conduct thought and material experiments using various media such as concrete, plywood, carpet, and roofing materials. The projects in this workshop explore – and celebrate – problems of dissonance between form and material, coarseness and smoothness, low and high, soft and hard. Participants learn a wealth of strategies for combining materials and develop new ways of understanding how space, materials, and scale interact to create experiences and meaning. This workshop is ideal for creatives interested in sculpture installation, interior design, and architecture.
Media & Techniques
Found materials, wood, metal, hardware, scrap fabric, paper, foam core, techniques of architectural production, scale models
Faculty
Katy Barkan
Katy Barkan is principal of Now Here, a Los Angeles-based architecture practice working at the intersection of the speculative and the everyday. Her work includes buildings, furniture, exhibitions, and collaborations with artists. She was a Rome Prize fellow in 2021, and teaches at UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Design.
Katy Barkan, Obelisk Interior, 2021, scaffolding netting, gravel pavers, steel cable
Tuition: $1,290.00
Studio Fee: $190.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Sculpture
Express your creativity and vision by exploring the limitless art of sculpture. At Anderson Ranch, our sculpture program offers a vibrant spectrum of workshops that reflect a variety of studio practices. At the confluence of tradition and technology, these programs are material and technique-rich, ranging from classical metal fabrication to experimental digital production.
Students work in communal and interactive studios designed for all levels of experience, supporting traditional and nontraditional methods. The sculpture studios are fully equipped with advanced machinery and offer additional outdoor covered workspace.
Our renowned sculpture faculty work closely with students through critical discussions, material demonstrations and individual assistance. Instructors encourage exploration and experimentation, emphasizing process and idea development. We complement this with a focus on process and sound construction. You leave with far more than finished pieces—you walk away with the tools and inspiration required to elevate your studio practice.
Workshop Details
Workshop Supplies
For general information about studio access, shipping, and more, please visit our info page.
If you have any questions regarding your supplies for your workshop, please contact William Lanzillo, [email protected].
Provided by Anderson Ranch
Equipment
- Band Saw
- Chop Saw
- Disc Sander
- Olfa Knives
- Paint Rollers
- Scissors**
- Sewing Machines
- Table saw
- X-acto knife + blades**
Supplies
- ¼” Foam Core
- Bristol Board
- Carpet Remnants
- Concrete dyes
- Found Objects (old chairs, mirrors, drawers, bricks, ect...)
- Glue
- Gravel
- N95 Respirators
- Nitrile gloves**
- Paint
- Plywood
- Ready-Mix Stucco
- Rocktite
- Tape**
- Upholstery fabric
- Upholstery foam
- Various contruction materials such as roofing shingles, decorative trim, astro turf, ect.
What you need to bring
Required Tools and Supplies
- Closed-toe shoes or work boots
Optional Tools and Supplies
- A hat, sunglasses and sunscreen**
- A reusable water bottle**
- Any materials that you may want for your projects
- Any Materials that you may want to use to pack up your projects to take home, ie: moving blankets, packing tape, bubble wrap or boxes.
- Basic white or light colored T-shirts for screen printing**
- Safety glasses**
- Sketchbook**
- Tools that you own that you will be unhappy without.
- Work gloves**
* Available for purchase in the studio.
** Available to purchase at the Anderson Ranch ArtWorks Store for 10% off.
Learn more about shipping supplies and artwork to and from the Ranch in the Student Handbook.
Lodging & Meals
Housing is limited and includes shared and private lodging options. Reservations will be managed on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you reserve housing, the better your chance of receiving your preferred option. Please note: Workshop costs do not include accommodations.
NEW: Tuition includes a welcome dinner and lunches. In our effort to foster a stronger sense of community and accessibility at Anderson Ranch, we include the welcome dinner and all lunches as part of the tuition for summer workshop students. Our hope is that this adjustment will encourage all students to come together to share meals and engage in meaningful conversations. The Ranch Café Meal Plan, which is included with Room and Board fees, strives to provide healthy, creative meals that will nourish your artistic creativity. Learn more.
We have established a Business Safety Plan with added layers of precaution that prioritize the health and safety of our staff, students, faculty and guests while continuing to provide you with the Anderson Ranch experience that you know and enjoy.
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Scholarships, College Credit & Discounts
Making Art Accessible
Applications for scholarship support are encouraged. Specific scholarships are funded by Ranch supporters, either through endowed funds or special gifts.
Many colleges and universities offer college credit for workshops taken at Anderson Ranch. Discounts are available for students and teachers.
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