Accelerations

Tell your story through comics – but in non-traditional media such as paint, pastels, and even collage. Like any comics course, you’ll focus on learning the language of comics and how to clearly communicate a narrative. Beyond this, you’ll be asked to keep a personal journal/sketchbook in which you’ll generate ideas for your short comic strip. If you’ve taken Mixed Media Comics, Making Comics, or any other comics courses, you’re well prepared to take this course.

By addressing how printing can be incorporated as a starting point for art making in general, you’ll investigate ways to use screenprinting as a tool for making images and objects like: books, collages and paintings. If you have taken any screenprinting, printmaking, or drawing course, you’re prepared for this course!

We all have something unique to express. In this course you’ll be encouraged to find your individual style and expression through the art of painting. This course will further develop your painting skills and aid in the overall creative process. From exploring different methods of bringing forward ideas and subject matter for paintings, to further developing your painting technique and understanding of composition, wet media and color. If you’ve previously studied Painting the Figure, or any other painting course, you’re prepared for this course!

As digital media becomes an essential tool for all arts professionals, this course is designed to equip you for your future success in a foundation of the most commonly used digital imaging software, Photoshop and Illustrator. You’ll learn how to use these tools to visually communicate, problem solve, and document your art work. If you’ve had some drawing experience or you’re ready to take your design skills to the next level, you’re prepared for this course!

This course is the first of its kind at Marwen! In Art Narratives you’ll explore contemporary Mexican art history through art practices, artistic and social movements, the exhibition of work, and questions of representation and identity. Through this process, you’ll incorporate your own art-making and responses to contemporary Mexican art, visit galleries and museums, and meet inspiring artists.

Collectively design Marwen’s 2010 graduation celebration, The Boot! Take your graphic design, illustration, photography, and fashion design skills to the next level while you learn about event planning and marketing. Share your art-making skills and learn new ones while you create e-vites, posters and a completely unique event to share with your Marwen friends. Great for your design portfolio and resume! If you’ve previously completed a graphic design, photography, fashion, painting, printmaking or drawing course, you are prepared for this course!

Explore the different public faces of graffiti and the messages it echoes. Pieces will be generated through current themes on gentrification, urban planning and public accountability. You’ll engage in the various graffiti practices such as standard spray paint graffiti, reverse clean graffiti, chalk drawing, and photography. If you’ve previously studied graffiti, painting or drawing, you’re well prepared for this course!

Video is one of the most dynamic media for contemporary art practices. You’ll learn basic and advanced editing techniques for creating your own unique video works. Create new video and audio material to put your personal spin on stock footage. There will be screenings of contemporary video art and discussions that deal with video’s ability to globally communicate ideas and information. If you’ve previously studied video or animation, you’re well prepared for this course!

Looking for a job? This course will cover everything from resumes and interviewing, to finding great employment opportunities and exploring your ambitions. You’ll learn from the experts, meet art professionals and tour arts-related businesses as you learn valuable job skills and begin to map your career path. Students who take the Career Mapping Course have priority for Marwen’s Art @ Work paid summer internship program.

In this course you’ll create work that communicates a meaning or idea you want to express. By examining gestures, content/meaning and experimental techniques you’ll create paintings that abstract or change images in a way that pushes the voice of your painting further. If you’ve taken Experiments in Painting, Painting with Meaning, Oil Paints, or any painting course, you’re well prepared for this course!

Spontaneity will be encouraged as you experiment with various forms, contours, and textures on the pottery wheel. In this course, you’ll make heaps of wheel-thrown and hand-built clay forms, then assemble them into beautiful vases and abstract sculptures. If you’ve previously studied ceramics or sculpture, you’re well prepared for this course!

In this course you’ll explore and immerse yourself in the art genre of the nude figure and improve your drawing skills in this intense, fast, and fun course. You’ll use drawing media such as graphite, conte, pastels, markers and ink on traditional and non-traditional drawing surfaces. Bringing the imagery onto a conceptual level, you’ll combine mixed-media techniques to build abstract works of art inspired by the living nude. If you’ve taken drawing courses in the past, you’re well prepared for this course! You must include a written permission note from your parent or guardian with your completed registration form.