Painting & Drawing
Code: D25W02-21
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Open to All
Students of any skill and knowledge level.
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Virtual Workshop
Virtual Workshop, learn from the comfort of your own home.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Figurative Collage: color, gesture & narrative
Jun 21 - 25, 2021
1PM-4PM MST
Concept
This dynamic, virtual collage workshop encourages students to explore different methods of storytelling through figurative gestures, thoughtful compositions and expressive colors. Participants draw gestures from life while they experiment with materiality, collage, color and composition. These studies, combined with personal imagery and reference photos, are then used to create figurative narratives. Class discussions, facilitated via video conferencing software, focus on the expressive qualities of color and the arresting power of composition. Playing with different kinds of image-making and building up surfaces are emphasized as ways to create eye-catching and unique collages.
This workshop meets via Zoom Video Conferencing software (download free from Zoom.com). An Anderson Ranch staff member co-teaches the class and coordinates the online platform. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Media & Techniques
Collage, transparent layering, Sharpie/markers, painting with gouache/acrylic, constructing/deconstructing, working from both life and photographs
Faculty
Kathy Liao
Kathy Liao is the Director of the Painting and Printmaking Studio Art Program at Missouri Western State University. She received her MFA in Painting from Boston University. She has attended residencies at the Studios INC Studio Residency Program, Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Residency, the Vermont Studio Center and Jentel Artist Residency.
Kathy Liao, Without
Join Waitlist for VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Figurative Collage: color, gesture & narrative
Thank you for your interest in the waitlist. When space in a workshop or program becomes available, registration will open on the website. Everyone on the waitlist will be emailed to alert them of the opening. This ensures that everyone has an equal opportunity to register for the workshop or program.
Workshop Details
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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