SHFT teen studio art program is a lively forum for learning through active engagement with contemporary and historic works of art. The workshops are taught by talented, working artists from the region.
Focusing on the creative process, self-expression, and experimentation, SHFT workshops combine traditional and new media with innovative practices in an environment where collaboration and creative authority are turned over to students.
Creative and artistic teens of all abilities and interests welcome!
SHFT and all teen programs are for youth, ages thirteen to nineteen. Unless noted, all workshops are free. For more information, call (206) 622-9250, ext. 200.
Now:
Animation Sector
Teaching Artist: Stefan Gruber
All skill levels welcome
Session 2: Saturdays, February 23–May 17
10:30am–1:30pm
No workshops on March 22, April 5, and 19
Workshop has reached its capacity. To be added to a waiting list email with the words "Animation Sector Waiting List" in the subject line.
This program investigates the different techniques of animating through stop-motion. Teens are introduced to the world of animation—both digital and traditional drawn techniques—while actively sculpting, drawing, and filming to create animated work. Students interactively engage with Frye exhibitions to learn about contemporary art as they adventure into art making.
Up Next!
Sampling and Storytelling
Teaching Artist: Gretchen Bennett
All skill levels welcome
Thursdays, March 20–May 15
4–7pm
No workshop on April 3
In this program teens work with a diverse range of artistic practices such as drawing, crafting, assemblage, and public interventions. Guest DJs join in to teach “turntablism” workshops. Students will learn innovative ways of utilizing sampling concepts, popular in DJ culture, and experiment with a variety of creative processes to create their own artwork.
Students will also engage with the exhibitions, Dario Robleto: Alloy of Love and Heaven is Being a Memory to Others, which feature the work of contemporary artist Dario Robleto. Robleto will visit the class and give students a personal tour of his work. The students’ completed artworks will be exhibited at the Frye in summer 2008.
Coming this summer. . .
Geo-caching and Art in the Public Realm
Students will use GPS devices to locate artist-conceived caches that are hidden throughout the city. In this program, teens will learn techniques of observation, documentation, and interpretation, as they actualize projects created for them by contemporary artists.
Junior Girl Scout Workshops at the Frye
See exhibitions, develop observation skills, and produce a variety of creative projects in the Museum’s Art Studio. In one three-hour workshop Junior Girl Scouts can complete the Visual Arts or Drawing and Painting Badge. Class fee: $14 per girl. To register, call the Girl Scouts of Western Washington at (800) 767-6845.
JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT BADGE PROGRAM
Class times are 9-noon and 1-4
Visual Arts Badge
December 15
February 2
April 19
Mary 31
Drawing and Painting Badge
November 17
January 19
February 16
March 22
April 5
To see a complete listing of workshops throughout the year please visit www.girlscoutsww.org
Stefan Gruber
Gruber, a graduate of CalArts, is an animation teacher at Nova High School in the Seattle school district. His animation films have been featured on many occasions. In addition to heading up S.E.A.T. (the Seattle Experimental Animation Team), a group of big fish in the small pond that is Seattle’s underground filmmaking community, Gruber hosts an annual all-kid-made animation showcase that screens in art-house theaters. www.stefangruber.com
Gretchen Bennett
Bennett holds a Master’s of Fine Arts degree from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Her teaching experience includes Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle from 2004-2007, as well as adjunct positions at County College of Morris, Hudson Community College and Rutgers University. Bennett has been the recipient of many awards including a Fulbright Grant, an Artist Trust Fellowship, and a 4Culture Special Projects Grant. She has been exhibited nationally and is represented by Howard House. gretchenbennett.com