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Photography | Young Artists: Vacation Camps |

Shane Gutierrez

A well-executed landscape photograph conveys not only the reality but the soul of the scene it surveys. This course is for photographers who want to develop that inner eye. Our classroom is all around us as we meet at nearby gardens, shorelines, and historic and wooded sites throughout the region. Together we review ways to engage our subject matter, exploring qualities of light, line, pattern, texture and color that combine to become the most successful photographic composition. Throughout the experience we experiment with lenses, exposure, point of view and filters as we capture images that are at times sublime, quaint or ironic. By the sunset of the course, students leave with a body of new work and renewed respect for the power of the natural landscape. Note: This course meets at various off-campus locations; directions are sent to registered students.
Prerequisites: Photography: An Introduction or Digital Photography I
Applies to: DI-E, VE-E

Steven Hayes

Explore a world of sculpture that just can't sit still. Moveable art takes on a life of its own, as it winds through the trees, leaps from the water and tumbles across the field. In this camp, we are inspired by Christo's environmental masterpieces that flutter and sway with the breeze; Theo Jansen's kinetic beach creatures that walk on the wind; and the strangely beautiful works of Shih Chieh Huang, who repurposes common, everyday objects such as plastic bags, old computers and household fans to create magical, life-like creatures. Moveable Feats gives each student the chance to design, build and mobilize his or her own designs, and the entire class creates amazing works that bring Tillinghast Farm to life.

Donald Chabot

Using the enchanted Tillinghast Farm as setting, young artists explore myths and folklore as a basis for their artmaking. What creatures dwell in the forest, and what do they look like? How do they disguise themselves, and where do they sleep? Students encounter a variety of forest myths that feature fantastic figures such as the Green Man, water sprites, bewitched beasts, imps, fairies and gnomes. We bring these ethereal beings into our world through drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture and installation, with inspiration from illustrators Arthur Rackham and Jamie Wyeth, sculptors Charles Simonds and Deborah Butterfield, and costume designers Julie Taymor (Lion King) and Colleen Atwood (Alice In Wonderland). Camp culminates in a transformation of the idyllic landscape into a mysterious world populated by enchanted creatures.

Donald Chabot

Exploration of one of our greatest resources, Narragansett Bay, is the theme of this camp. Young artists look at the natural environment and create works of art that reflect, enhance and distort what they see. What is hidden beneath the dark waters of the bay? That is up to the artists' imaginations. We investigate a variety of art forms including painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and printmaking, as we look for inspiration in the works of artists like Cornell, Wyland, Homer and Warhol. Come and join this artistic adventure as we create 3D sea creatures, imaginative environments, seascape collages and more.

Patricia Huntington

Think and work like a designer, as you have fun dreaming up flying machines, futuristic footwear, or even a do-nothing machine. In this camp, we think two- and three-dimensionally with design drawing and model building, as we explore form and function. Our inspirations juxtapose Dada, da Vinci, Rube Goldberg, Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, and even Mother Nature, as we build design journals and model ideas from paper, clay and recyclables. We collaborate as we play with creative problem solving, including writing and performing a television commercial and designing a large-scale poster. Join your fellow inventors and innovators to come up with the next new fad while having fun in the process.