THE WOMEN S ART INSTITUTE

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1 Rich in content, so potent that it has changed me, motivated me! Twirled me around and tossed me into the intellectual and creative vortex of art. The Department of Art and Art History at St. Catherine University presents THE WOMEN S ART INSTITUTE A summer intensive studio course for contemporary women artists of all ages and backgrounds. JUNE 9 JULY 3, 2014 Cosponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2 WOMEN ARTISTS: YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WHAT ARE THEY? We welcome you to bring these questions and your unique background to the Women s Art Institute A resurgence of activity and discussion around the issue of women and art has galvanized artists to ask some new questions. What do you have to say about contemporary women s images? Where are the new horizons in women s art practice, or in interdisciplinary collaboration and feminist art? Since 1999, the Women s Art Institute Summer Studio Intensive has grown out of the questions that contemporary women artists of all ages and backgrounds bring to the Institute to contemplate, to share, to discuss and to create art. The Department of Art and Art History of St. Catherine University, in cosponsorship with Minneapolis College of Art and Design, presents this innovative and rigorous course that focuses on issues and art that arise through the combination of open studio work, intense individual tutoring, inspiring conversation and critiques, and presentations by guest artists, critics and art historians. Our intensive four-week studio program is designed for individuals who have mastered basic skills and now want to move to deeper levels of understanding and expression in their work. Disciplines explored include painting, drawing, collage, photography, fiber, sculpture, digital art, installation and performance. Participants will have all-day access to the large, sunlit studios and shop facilities of the Visual Arts Building on St. Kate s campus. The Institute is in session Monday through Friday, with several evening presentations. Program goals for students include: Gain insights into the work of contemporary women artists; Achieve philosophical, aesthetic and historical knowledge to define your goals as a woman artist; Receive individual tutoring, with critique emphasizing intention, form, content and context; Develop a portfolio based on group discussion and individual questions. ADMISSION: The Women s Art Institute encourages a broad range of applicants and is open to both practicing artists and students with a minimum of two years of art training or the equivalent. Participants have ranged between the ages of 19 and 78, and come from a variety of geographic locations. The program is designed for individuals who want to focus their work in the context of women s issues as articulated by that year s group of participants. Undergraduate credit is available.

3 The Department of Art and Art History at St. Catherine University THE WOMEN S ART INSTITUTE FACULTY PATRICIA OLSON, institute director and associate professor of art at St. Catherine University, has practiced painting and design for over 30 years. She is a founding member of the Women s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM). She recently held the position of Sister Mona Riley Endowed Professor in the Humanities ( ), when she painted The Catherine Portrait, a series of 40 portraits, aesthetically investigating the relationship of the individual to the collective. The Mysteries, Olson s narrative sequence of paintings depicting her inner journey to the center of the self, is based on the ancient Roman frescoes at the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii. She has shown her work widely and is represented by Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis. ELIZABETH ERICKSON, institute founder and professor emerita at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), is also a founding member of WARM. She has worked as a painter, poet and educator since Her work is included in many corporate and public collections, including Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, General Mills, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Madison Art Museum and 3M. She taught at MCAD from 1983 to 2012 and founded the Women s Art Institute in 1999, serving as its director until She has exhibited widely and is a member of Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Women s Press named Erickson and Olson Changemakers in 2009 for their work with the Women s Art Institute. This award honors Minnesota individuals, groups and organizations whose actions promote greater self-determination, equality and justice for women and girls. VISITING ARTIST FOR 2014 Sculptor JENNY NELLIS is a Morse/Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Studio Art Emeriti at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she taught for 35 years and also served as chair of the humanities division. Working in a variety of materials and techniques, she translates ideas and things from one medium to another for consideration and contemplation, often combining natural elements with manmade objects. An avid gardener, she focuses on the textures, colors, forms, shapes, cycles and the potential found in nature. She has shown her work regionally and nationally, and has received many grants. A member of WARM, she has served on its Board of Directors.

4 The Department of Art and Art History at St. Catherine University THE WOMEN S ART INSTITUTE A summer intensive studio course for contemporary women artists GUEST ARTISTS, CRITICS AND ART HISTORIANS HEND AL-MANSOUR makes art that is both contemporary and authentically Arab, seeking to rediscover the neglected aesthetics of Arab culture. She recently earned an M.A. in art history at the University of St. Thomas. HARRIET BART creates evocative content through the theater of installation, the narrative power of objects and the intimacy of artist s books. Her work is exhibited internationally. HAZEL BELVO is a professor emerita at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Her current project is a series of paintings called Resurrection: Feminist Perspective. PATRICIA BRIGGS is director and curator at the Weeks Gallery in Jamestown Community College, New York. She is an art historian, curator and critic whose writing appears in Artforum International, Women s Art Journal and other print and online journals. GABRIELLE CIVIL has premiered over 25 original performance works nationally and internationally over the past decade and is circulating her performance memoir Swallow the Fish: Black Feminist Performance Art Practice. She is associate professor of performance at Antioch College in Ohio. LINDA GAMMELL is a photographer and college instructor in media and photography. She has a deep interest in social issues, including land practices, food, gender and feminism. AMY HAMLIN teaches art history as an assistant professor at St. Catherine University. In her research and in her classroom, she examines the varied representation of women in contemporary art and visual culture. SHANA KAPLOW, an associate professor at St. Cloud State University, is a painter and video artist whose work explores the tension between interconnectedness and individualism. Her work has been screened in the Walker Art Center s Women with Vision film festival.

5 studio work individual tutoring open critique open dialogue building visions women s art inspiration intellectual rigor community building JOYCE LYON, a University of Minnesota professor, is interested in pilgrimage as it relates to journey physical, intellectual, spiritual and to the process of translating experience into art. DIANE MULLIN is a senior curator at the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her curatorial and scholarly work is focused on 20th century and contemporary art. ERICA SPITZER RASMUSSEN is an associate professor at Metropolitan State University. Her work investigates and dramatizes the roles that clothing, hair and body type play in defining and transforming identity. NANCY ROBINSON s surreal paintings have won many grants and awards. She has exhibited her work widely, including a solo show in 2009 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. MICHAL SAGAR heads the Visual Arts Department at Breck School in Minneapolis. Her drawings, paintings and encaustic works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. SANDRA MENEFEE TAYLOR is an installation and book artist whose work has been commissioned by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Grinnell College and St. Catherine University. KRISTA KELLEY WALSH is a multidisciplinary artist who has been awarded many grants and fellowships for installation, performance and experimental media. She has taught art for 35 years and currently does private consulting. LYZ WENDLAND teaches at Augsburg College and University of Wisconsin River Falls. She received a Jerome Fibers Grant in 2009 and lives and works in the northwestern suburbs. Visiting and guest artists, critics and art historians are subject to change.

6 I experienced a giant leap and new growth in my art making. My life will never be the same. The Women s Art Institute is sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History at St. Catherine University and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: A dynamic university educating students to lead and influence, St. Catherine encompasses the largest, most innovative college for women in the nation and a range of graduate and associate programs for women and men. St. Kate s has campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Department of Art and Art History is committed to developing women artists, designers, art educators and art historians through the liberal arts and has a focus on women s art practice and feminist art history. Learn more: stkate.edu/wai. MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: Recognized nationally and internationally for its innovative approaches to art and design education, MCAD offers bachelor of fine arts degrees, bachelor of science degrees, a master of fine arts degree, a master of arts degree in sustainable design, and post-baccalaureate certificates. The college also offers summer youth classes and camps, online classes, continuing education courses, and free exhibitions and lectures. MCAD is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, and is a member of the Minnesota Private College Council and the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. MCAD is located in south Minneapolis adjacent to the Children s Theatre Company and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Learn more at mcad.edu.

7 Application: 2014 Summer Studio Intensive / ART 4993: Topics THE WOMEN S ART INSTITUTE To apply, please mail this form with a transcript (preferred) or one-page description of your art training and a $100 application fee (if not already enrolled at St. Catherine) to: Office of the Registrar / Women s Art Institute, St. Catherine University, Mail F-31, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN Application deadline: May 5, 2014 Materials must be received by this date. You will be notified by mail if your application is accepted. Questions, please contact Ann Buchen at wai@stkate.edu or Online application: stkate.edu/wai Name: Street address: City/State/ZIP: Preferred phone: Date of birth Have you attended St. Catherine previously? Yes No METHOD OF PAYMENT Check enclosed Credit Card Visa Discover Mastercard AmEx Card # Exp. date Amount to be charged $ Name on credit card Please print Security code CHECKLIST Application form Transcript (preferred) or one-page description of art training $100 application fee IF not currently enrolled at St. Kate s The $100 application fee for participants not currently enrolled at St. Catherine is nonrefundable and is applied toward tuition. Upon acceptance, payment in full must be received on the first day of class. Please call the Office of Student Accounts at for additional payment information. CREDITS: Three undergraduate credits. TUITION: The amount will be posted online (stkate.edu) by spring 2014 for the undergraduate summer session. For cost estimate, please contact wai@stkate.edu or SCHOLARSHIPS: Limited partial and full merit scholarships are available. To apply, contact Ann Buchen at wai@stkate.edu or FACILITIES AND STUDIOS: The four-story Visual Arts Building at St. Catherine University features classrooms, studios, shop facilities, exhibition spaces and a lecture hall. Studio space and access is provided for participants. HOUSING: Contact Ann at wai@stkate.edu or for housing options in the Twin Cities. SIGNATURE DATE

8 Mailing panel Department of Art and Art History, Mail F Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID TWIN CITIES, MN PERMIT NO. 822 I ve been going down a dark cave throughout my artistic training, and someone has just handed me a flashlight.