OSU to start Summer Art Academy for youth

Monday, March 23, 2015

The Oklahoma State University Department of Art, Graphic Design, and Art History will launch a new summer program aimed at junior high and high school students (ages 13-18) starting in May. 

The new Summer Art Academy is a non-credit commuter program of summer classes with a flexible schedule that allows students to attend one- or two-week blocks under the guidance of master instructors, all of whom are full-time faculty members at OSU.  

The academy covers a wide variety of topics including watercolor painting, jewelry and metals, graphic design, 2-D art, and an introduction to art history and museum studies.  

Students may enroll in any combination of the classes and most materials are included in the registration fee.  Classes meet during the day and students are asked to bring a sack lunch. 

For more information, contact Christine Nichols, program coordinator for Arts and Sciences Outreach at (405) 744-8495, email Christine.nichols@okstate.edu, or visit http://summerartacademy.okstate.edu.

Summer Art Academy Classes for 2015:

• Teresa Holder, Watercolor Painting (1 week): May 25-29 (half day, 1-4pm).  Early registration:  $175.00
• Professor Chris Ramsay, Jewelry and Metals (2 weeks): June 1-5; June 8-12 (10-3).  Early registration:    $325.00 per week 
• Associate Professor Justen Renyer, Graphic Design (2 weeks): June 15-19; 22-26 (10-3).  Early registration:  $300.00 per week
• Associate Professor Angie Piehl, 2D Art (photography, painting, drawing, and digital art and design) (2 weeks): June 29-July 3; July 6-10 (10-3).  Early Registration:  $300.00 per week.
• Professor Rebecca Brienen, Intro to Art History and Museum Studies (1 week): July 13-17 (12:30-3:30pm).  Early registration:  $175.00.