 
Summer Session 2008
June 1–August 31, 2008
Registration Begins NOW!
Letter from the School of the Arts Director:
Welcome to the 2008 Summer Session at the Athenaeum’s School of the Arts!
This summer we are pleased to introduce four new teachers: Addie Chenus from the Lake Tahoe Arts League will introduce a silk painting workshop. James Millard form the Watercolor Society will offer an on location watercolor class, painting beautiful La Jolla Cove, and Carol Curtis invites you to a visual feast of edible still-life paintings. Artists Doris Bittar, who just concluded her Main Gallery exhibition, Coffee Stories, is offering a Color Practice class in August! Next to all this variety, don’t forget the three weeks of Art Summer Camp for children! We hope you will find a class that is just perfect to enhance your summer!
We look forward to seeing you at the Art School!
Cornelia Feye
School of the Arts and Arts Education Director
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Athenaeum’s School of the Arts Teachers exhibit at the French Pastry Shop
For over a year now the highly qualified art teachers of the Athenaeum’s School of the Art have exhibited their work at the French Pastry Shop in La Jolla. Enjoy a cup of café au lait and a fresh croissant and see the paintings and watercolors and collages of our talented art teachers, each of them an accomplished artist in her own right. Rivian Bütikofer will show her work through February and March. Following this exhibition you can see the collages of mixed media artist Jane LaFazio in April and May. The French Pastry Shop is located at 5550 La Jolla Blvd, and is open Monday through Sunday from 10 AM – 6 PM (Closes at 3 PM on Mondays).
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Students,
Click here to access the art supply store Dick
Blick. All the art supplies you will need for each class
are listed and Athenaeum School of the Arts students
can order their supplies at a special discounted rate.
Simply
click here!
****************** Since its inception in 1986 as part of the long-established
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, the School of the Arts has grown
to reflect the artistic spirit and interests of the members of the
San Diego community who share a love of the arts. The School offers
students a classical education in the history, traditions, and principles
of the fine arts. Its faculty are accomplished and established artists
as well as outstanding educators dedicated to providing a stimulating
and encouraging classroom environment. By limiting class sizes,
the School provides the opportunity for individualized instruction,
allowing students to develop their own styles and artistic identities.
Appropriate for the full range of student abilities—beginner,
intermediate, and professional artist—the School's curriculum
includes courses that focus on helping students to develop technical
skills, creativity, critical thinking, respect for diverse aesthetic
and intellectual views, and the pursuit of excellence. The School of the Arts offers classes at two studio
locations: La Jolla (1008 Wall Street) and San Diego (4441 Park
Boulevard). Courses include drawing, painting, (oil, watercolor,
acrylic, encaustic), sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, letterpress,
book arts, photography, mixed media, assemblage, floral design,
and computer graphics. Classes for adults and children are taught
in eight-week sessions during the fall, winter, and spring. During
the summer, classes are generally one- and two-week intensive workshops
as well as eight-week courses. The School also sponsors special
workshops conducted by nationally known artists and organizes tours
to regional art centers and museums. The School publishes a quarterly
brochure listing course schedules and descriptions, workshops, and
tours as well as events offered by the Athenaeum Music & Arts
Library. For further information about the School of the Arts
and to receive a copy of our current brochure, please call 858-454-5872.
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