APRIL, 2008
Saturday April 5 - Workshop: Screenwriting with Thomas Blank
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required
Prerequisites: Instructor approval - 344-3482 for registration information
~~~ Retired Hollywood television director Thomas Blank offers an ongoing screenwriting seminar at the DIVA Center, 110 W. Broadway. The seminar is for those individuals ready to turn their script into a professional level screenplay. READ MORE.
Sunday April 6 - Great Film Directors Seminar Series: The films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Time: 1:00pm - 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
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DIVA's new Great Film Directors Seminar series will screen and discuss two motion pictures by a renowned film director on the first Sunday of each month. Each free seminar provides an overview of a selected director's body of work and engages participant discussion about the films screened. Former Hollywood director, and current DIVA Screenwriting instructor, Thomas Blank, will lead the seminar.
Registration is free at the door or in advance by calling 344-3482. Click here for full course details.
Tuesday April 8 Creator and Spectator: Interactive Art with Helen Liu
Instructor Helen Liu
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Cost: Free
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Children ages 4 to12 are invited to make art in the gallery with artist Helen Liu in this experimental creative project. A wide variety of image-creating materials will be used.Children under 10 should be accompanied by responsible adults. Interested families should call DIVA at (541) 344-3482, or visit in person at 110 West Broadway, to sign up for specific studio times. Drop-ins are possible on a space available basis.
Wednesday April 9 Creator and Spectator: Interactive Art with Helen Liu
Instructor Helen Liu
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Cost: Free
~~~ Children ages 4 to12 are invited to make art in the gallery with artist Helen Liu in this experimental creative project. A wide variety of image-creating materials will be used.Children under 10 should be accompanied by responsible adults. Interested families should call DIVA at (541) 344-3482, or visit in person at 110 West Broadway, to sign up for specific studio times. Drop-ins are possible on a space available basis.
Wednesdays April 9 - May 28 - Workshop: Expressionist Acrylic Painting
Instructor: Rich Klopfer
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $80 + $10 materials fee.
Preequisites: Some drawing experience helpful.
~~~ Learn to paint in the German Expressionist tradition, with pure color, and draw in a representational but stylized way. Instructor Klopfer will show you how to put a drawing on to canvas and apply bold colors with passion. In this class students will be using a direct non-academic approach to painting, while having fun too. Some color mixing instruction will be covered as well. Download Registration Form.
Rich Klopfer is a locally based artist with 30 years of experience. He has exhibited his painting and sculpture in solo shows across the U.S. His work has been featured in the quarterly and on exhibit at Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts in Kirkland, WA.
Friday April 11 - Workshop: Career Development for Artists
Time: 10am - 2pm
Cost: $10 at Door
~~~ These career development workshops for artists are a collaboration of the College Art Association, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon and presented in partnership with DIVA Artist Services.
10:00 AM Career Alternatives in the Arts. In the program Career Alternatives in the Arts, participants will explore the many career options beyond teaching and commercial galleries. Participants will begin with basic questions for themselves such as, how do I define success, and who is my audience? Artists will gain a better understanding of the kinds of exhibition spaces, artist residency and grants programs available to them. Starting a business and the "D.I.Y" approach also will be discussed to investigate different ways of making a life in the arts. Many alternative programs to help artists cut costs and "think outside the box" will be considered.
12:00 NOON Refreshments
1:00 PM Health and Safety Issues for Artists. In the program Health and Safety Issues for Artists, participants will explore the 1999 the Environmental Protection Agency that began to focus on Art Departments in Colleges and Universities looking at how the studio environment with its equipment, ventilation systems, and materials stood up to various environmental laws. At the time, the picture wasn't good. Since then, a mini-revolution has taken hold in institutions and arts organizations across the country with many organizations and schools doing voluntary self-audits or self policing initiatives. This presentation will review the history of this movement, the results and current actions taking place to promote healthier environments for artists on campuses, in studios and art organizations today. Case studies involving equipment safety, pollution prevention, review basic methods for identifying hazardous materials and precautions to assure good health and safety practices will be discussed. Participants will create actions plans based on individual needs and interests.
College Art Association is the largest professional organization for both art historians and visual artists in the United States with a total membership of 16,500 individuals and institutions. As part of its services to the field, CAA is offering ten, career-development workshops for artists during 2007 and 2008. These national workshops are supported by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Topics are chosen in discussion with each venue and its constituents and range in format and subject in order to provide relevant and useful career-development counsel. For more information please email CAA Career Development Consultant, Melissa Potter at potter.melissa@gmail.com.
Sunday April 13 - Workshop: Nude Photography with Natural Light - CANCELLED
Time: 11:00am -3:00 pm
Instructor: Demetrius Gonzalez
Location: TBA
Cost: $125 + $25 model fee -non-commercial ($50 for commercial release).
~~~ Learn how to creatively use natural light in photographing the human form using primarily natural light in this half-day workshop with Demetrius Gonzalez. Participants will work with a model to create and capture the particular personality, time, place, mood, light, with their camera. All experience levels welcome, Demetrius will be available for instruction on an as needed basis. The location is yet to be determined. However suggestions are welcome. Download registration form.
Sunday April 13 - Videomakers Forum and Slam
Time: Forum: 4:00 PM
Time: Slam: 5:30
Admission: Free
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DIVA's expanded videomakers evening combines the opportunity to network and explore ideas with others and participate in a monthly competitive video slam. The forum is meant to inspire and assist upcoming video artists by providing the opportunity to share knowledge, experiences, and techniques with fellow video enthusiasts. Sessions include presentations, discussions, and periodic collaborative challenges. Videomakers are encouraged to bring their finished or works in progress to be screened in the friendly environment of an audience choice slam competition with winners going on to an annual slam festival in December. Hosted by Steve Newcomb and James Denier
Wednesday April 16 - Workshop: Copic Marker Rendering Basics
Instructor: Marianne Walker
Time:
6:30-8:30 pm
Cost: $35. Materials provided. Registration DEADLINE April 11th. Late registration subject to available space.
~~~ Polish up your media skills! Explore the world of Copic markers. This special workshop covers choosing papers, inking, marker color theory, blending, techniques & special effects, as well as using mixed media. Appropriate for illustration, fine art, graphic design, architecture, and comic design, you'll learn to maximize your creative technique with these pens. The choice of professionals worldwide, the Copic marker offers outstanding performance in all areas of design and illustration. Download Registration Form.
Saturday April 19 - Workshop: DIY Screenings and Touring: How to organize a film and video screening, and the basics of touring with your works
Time: 9am - 12noon
Cost: $15. Students: $10. Register at Door.
~~~ Visiting Buffalo artist Marc Moscato, Julie Perini, and David Gracon will give seasoned advice on how to take your film and videos on the road, and the logistics of organizing your own screenings. This will involve networking, promotion, tips on traveling, dealing with expenses, and the nuts and bolts of taking your works on the road, or screening them locally — which is far more interesting and engaging than watching media on YouTube.
Tusday April 22 - Workshop: Copic Marker Rendering Basics
Instructor: Marianne Walker
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Cost: $35. Materials provided. Registration DEADLINE April 18th. Late registration subject to available space.
~~~ Polish up your media skills! Explore the world of Copic markers. This special workshop covers choosing papers, inking, marker color theory, blending, techniques & special effects, as well as using mixed media. Appropriate for illustration, fine art, graphic design, architecture, and comic design, you'll learn to maximize your creative technique with these pens. The choice of professionals worldwide, the Copic marker offers outstanding performance in all areas of design and illustration. Download Registration Form.
Saturday April 26 - Screenwriting Workshop for Teens Part 1: "From Seed to Scene."
Instructor: Jon Labrousse
Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm
Cost: $25 for individual workshops. $60 for all three: April 26, May 3, and May 17.
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The basic task in this workshop is to take an idea for a story and develop it into a series shoot-able scenes (not a script, but the skeleton of a script). Students will leave with a list of scenes for which they will write a script. Register in advance: Call 344-3482.
MAY, 2008
Tuesdays - May 6, 13, 20 and 27th. Figure Drawing Tuesdays
Time:
6-9pm
Cost:
$25 all four sessions, $10 Drop-in. Open drawing session led by volunteer.
Saturday, May 3 - Screenwriting Workshop for Teens: Part 2: "The Next Step" Writing a Screenplay
Instructor: Jon Labrousse
Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm
Cost: $25. Advanced registration recommended. Call: 344-3482
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This session is for folks who already have that first idea and outline ready, and just need some help actually writing a script. We'll cover format, story arch, length, and that's only the start! Students will come with a list of scenes and leave with at least one of them written. Register in advance: Call 344-3482.
Saturday May 3 - Workshop: Screenwriting with Thomas Blank
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required
Prerequisites: Instructor approval - 344-3482 for registration information
~~~ Retired Hollywood television director Thomas Blank offers an ongoing screenwriting seminar at the DIVA Center, 110 W. Broadway. The seminar is for those individuals ready to turn their script into a professional level screenplay. READ MORE.
Sunday May 4 - Great Film Directors Seminar Series: The films of Federico Fellini
Time: 1:00pm - 6:30pm
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Cost: FREE
~~~ DIVA's new Great Film Directors Seminar series will screen and discuss two motion pictures by a renowned film director on the first Sunday of each month. Each free seminar provides an overview of a selected director's body of work and engages participant discussion about the films screened. Former Hollywood director, and current DIVA Screenwriting instructor, Thomas Blank, will lead the seminar. Registration is free at the door or in advance by calling 344-3482. Click here for full course details.
Wednesday May 6 - Drop-In Figure Drawing Open Studio
Time: 6:00pm - 9pm
Cost $25.00 for 4 sessions. Class minimum 6. Drop-Ins $10.
~~~ Come down to DIVA on Wednesdays and draw! A live model is provided and a volunteer artist supervises the session. Drop-ins are welcome, but class minimum must be met. If you’re interested in figure drawing but on a different day/time email: diva.programs@gmail.com
Saturday May 17- Screenwriting Workshop for Teens: Part 3: Screenplay Feedback and Revision
Instructor: Jon Labrousse
Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm
Cost: $25. Advanced registration recommended. Call: 344-3482
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You've written a script. You bring it, we workshop it. You go home with a ton of feedback for revision to make your script production-ready. The rest is up to you. Register in advance: Call 344-3482.
Tuesday May 20 - Expanded Cinema and Live Cinema Performance
Potter-Belmar Labs
Time: TBA
Cost: $10 general, $8 student –includes admission to evening performance.
~~~ Potter-Belmar Labs is Leslie Raymond and Jason Jay Stevens. Performing at DIVA May 20th they will also lead an afternoon workshop on live cinema performance. They have been collaborating artists since 1999, with internationally exhibited work spanning a variety of media including interactive sculpture, installation, single-channel video, and performance, and have been described as, "conductors of cinema, live-mixing audio and video, weaving sampled media and original work, cut-up and stitched back together, on the fly…the storytelling of the future."
Wednesday, May 21 - Photography Workshop and Jazz Performance with John Spragens and The Douglas Detrick Quintet
Workshop: 6pm. Concert: 8pm
Admission: Workshop + Concert- $20 regular. $15 DIVA members/Students. Concert only: $5 regular. $3 Members/Students
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In this two session workshop students will have the opportunity participate in a round-table critique on the theme of performance photography (music, drama, dance). Participants are asked to bring about five of their own prints each, representing one of the following: a representative sample of their most current work, and/or a sample showing the progression of their work over time.
Instructor John Spragens will lead off the discussion with his own jazz performance portraits, showing their progression over time. Considering both visual and technical challenges, Spragens will help students explore how they might push their work to get closer to the goals they set for themselves.
After the critique students will have the opportunity to photograph local jazz favorites the Douglas Detrick Quintet performing at DIVA. A follow-up critique session two weeks later will give students the opportunity to return for further discussion and feedback.
John Spragens, who began serious photography as an undergraduate humanities major at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, has documented life from Texas wheat fields to Southeast Asian rice paddies, from the crowded subways of Tokyo to the throngs gathered for bike week in Daytona beach. For more than five years he focused on the San Francisco Bay area jazz scene – celebrating the performers who bring us this inventive music. Samples of his jazz photos and other work are featured at his online gallery.
The Douglas Detrick Quintet plays original compositions and arrangements by its founder, Douglas Detrick.
The group's repertoire ranges from classic, straight-ahead jazz to re-imagined versions of songs by Johnny Cash, Nick Drake and Radiohead tunes, to groove-oriented compositions that explore pop music styles. The quintet consists of Detrick on trumpet, Hashem Assadullahi on alto sax, Justin Morell on guitar, Josh Tower on bass and Ryan Biesack on drums.
Detrick's arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Single Petal of a Rose" won Downbeat magazine's 2007 Best Jazz Arrangement Award, a contest entered by student composers all over the U.S. and Canada. Also, his composition for Brass Quintet, "As the Crow Flies," won the Meridian Arts Ensemble's Composition Contest in 2007 and will be performed as part of the group's repertoire in concerts and recitals all over the world.
Detrick is a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Oregon.
Wednesday May 27 - Drop-In Figure Drawing Open Studio
Time: 6:00pm - 9pm
Cost $25.00 for 4 sessions. Class minimum 6. Drop-Ins $10.
~~~ Come down to DIVA on Wednesdays and draw! A live model is provided and a volunteer artist supervises the session. Drop-ins are welcome, but class minimum must be met. If you’re interested in figure drawing but on a different day/time email: diva.programs@gmail.com
May (TBA) Photography- Performance Portraits
Instructor: John Spragens
Time: TBA
Cost: $20 general. $15 DIVA Members
~~~ In this two-session workshop students will have the opportunity participate in a round-table critique on the theme of performance photography (music, drama, dance). Participants are asked to bring about five of their own prints each, representing one of the following: a representative sample of their most current work, and/or a sample showing the progression of their work over time. Instructor John Spragens will lead off the discussion with his own jazz performance portraits, showing their progression over time. Considering both visual and technical challenges, Spragens will help students to see how they might push their work to get closer to whatever they see as the essence of what they are trying to do. After the critique students will have the opportunity to photograph local jazz favorites the Douglas Detrick Quintet performing at DIVA. A follow-up critique session two weeks later will give students the opportunity to return for further discussion and feedback.
John Spragens, who began serious photography as undergraduate humanities major at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, has documented life from Texas wheat fields to Southeast Asian rice paddies, from the crowded subways of Tokyo to the throngs gathered for bike week in Daytona Beach. For more than five years he focused on the San Francisco Bay area jazz scene – celebrating the performers who bring us this inventive music. Samples of his jazz photos and other work are featured at his online gallery, www.enigmaterial.com
JUNE, 2008
Saturday June 1 - Workshop: Screenwriting with Thomas Blank
Instructor: Thomas Blank
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Cost: $20 per class session, with a minimum registration for 4 Sessions required
Prerequisites: Instructor approval - 344-3482 for registration information
~~~ Retired Hollywood television director Thomas Blank offers an ongoing screenwriting seminar at the DIVA Center, 110 W. Broadway. The seminar is for those individuals ready to turn their script into a professional level screenplay. READ MORE.
Sunday June 1 - Great Film Directors Seminar Series: The films of
François Truffaut
Time: 1:00pm - 6:30pm
Cost: FREE
~~~ DIVA's new Great Film Directors Seminar series will screen and discuss two motion pictures by a renowned film director on the first Sunday of each month. Each free seminar provides an overview of a selected director's body of work and engages participant discussion about the films screened. Former Hollywood director, and current DIVA Screenwriting instructor, Thomas Blank, will lead the seminar. Registration is free at the door or in advance by calling 344-3482. Click here for full course details.
Wednesday Date TBA - Drop-In Figure Drawing Open Studio
Time: 6:00pm - 9pm
Cost $25.00 for 4 sessions. Class minimum 6. Drop-Ins $10.
~~~ Come down to DIVA on Wednesdays and draw! A live model is provided and a volunteer artist supervises the session. Drop-ins are welcome, but class minimum must be met. If you’re interested in figure drawing but on a different day/time email: diva.programs@gmail.com
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