Art

Versatile, creative, and developing student’s skills step by step, the art classes are set up on a weekly basis (90minutes) according to the ages of the students.

Included in the curriculum are: basic techniques, painting, drawing, arts and crafts, and sculpting.

Age groups:

• 5–10 year olds in a beginners group, in which all of the aforementioned techniques are used. Teaching is in the form of groups work as well as individual work.
• 11–16 year olds in more in depth courses.  Teaching is in the form of groups work as well as individual work.  These more in depth courses focus on techniques involved in the curriculum, such as : photography, drawing, painting, and sculpting.
• As well as the weekly courses students have the opportunity to participate in intensive courses or camps during the ski or summer break.
• Due to the versatility of the culture we teach, naturally we are able to use this to the student’s benefit artistically (e.g. music productions, in which the setting and stage work can be done by students).

Group Times

In Westend on Mondays and Wednesdays: 1,5 hours per week, 17.30–19.00 and 19.00–20.30

In Kirkkonummi: on Wednesdays (Masala): 1,5 hours per week, 17.00–18.30

Exhibition

The works of the students will be displayed in an exhibition at Taidetalo Pikku Aurora on the 13.4.2011–2.5.2011. The exhibition is open from Mondays to Thursdays from 9 AM to 4 PM and Wednesday 13.4. and Monday 18.4. from 9 AM to 7 PM.  The opening for invited guests is on the 12.4.2011 from 6 PM to 7 PM.  The theme of the exhibition is “The Door of Opportunities”.

For Adults

Icon Painting

Beginner’s course.  The egg tempera technique will be taught during the course.  This technique is often used in icon painting and we will inform you on the proper tools and colors that will be needed.  We will be studying shapes, lines, and practicing drawing.  As well as developing the student’s drawing skills and technique we intend to introduce them to the basic structures of painted icons.  The course will begin with painting the Virgin Mary or Jesus Christ.

In the fall of 2008 in Leppävaara (beginners/continuing courses) 3 hours per week, 15 teaching sessions.

Paper Marbling

The marbling technique has been used since 500 BC, originating most likely from China.  Gradually the technique travelled along the Silk Road across Persia to Turkey, where it was then introduced to the west.  Marbled paper was once called “Turkish paper”.

With the marbling technique versatile shapes resembling marble are formed.  The paper becomes wave-like and looks as if it had gone through “graining”, resembling marble.  The papers can be used for; writing letters, preparing envelopes, making book covers and binder covers, coating shelves and boxes, and making wallpaper.

In Westend on Tuesdays, 3 hours: at 17.30–20.30, 15 teaching sessions.

Mask Making Course

During the course we will prepare masks using an Italian technique from the 1500’s.  We will prepare different types of masks, theatre masks, different characters, animal figures, mystical creatures.  These masks will be painted and decorated according to each persons own taste.  We will also go over different types of decorating techniques and finishing methods.

We will first prepare clay models, from which we will prepare paper masks which will then be dried, painted, and decorated.  There is also the possibility of preparing the mask by making a plaster mold of the clay model.  With this mold it will then be possible to create numerous masks and to handle the surface of each of them in different ways.

In Westend on Tuesdays, 3hours per week at 17.30–20.30, 15 teaching sessions.

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