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Department of Art
In collaboration withUAF College of Liberal Arts
Summer Visual Art Academy is an intensive visual arts program for students from grades 6–12. Students will select their preferred areas of interest and will be assigned to classes prior to the beginning of the academy. Students who wish to focus more time in any area (i.e., metalsmithing) may request full mornings or afternoons in that area. Beginning and advanced levels will be offered for each course.
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Our faculty of professional ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n visual artists will teach classes in the following:
Cartooning
Sequential drawing and character design for animation and visual storytelling.
Ceramics
Students create hand-thrown and hand-built clay artworks and pottery.
Digital Design
This course is an interdisciplinary Makerspace, using digital tools for virtual reality, 3D printing, laser engraving, and design.
Drawing and Design
Fundamental techniques of drawing and design using traditional and new materials.
Metalsmithing
Using metalsmithing techniques, students create objects and jewelry in copper, brass and silver.
Painting/Mixed Media
Students learn traditional and contemporary painting techniques while working on composition studies and mixed media projects.
Photography
An exciting class that teaches the foundations of photography using cell phone cameras.
Printmaking
Students create relief and other works using traditional printing presses.
If your child attended VAA in the past a profile already exists. All you need to do is update that information. Otherwise, please follow the process for registration as follows:
IMPORTANT: The VAA questionnaire under the Health Profile contains the class preferences, which are needed to schedule students for their classes. PLEASE fill that out ASAP.
All information in that section needs to be filled out as well.
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