CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Classes are the core of the Beverley Street Studio School education program. Weekend workshops support the intent of the classes, while allowing the student to more intensely focus on a particular medium or technique. A variety of classes are offered during the fall, winter and spring quarters, and workshops are offered throughout the year.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Contact our school and give an artist a wonderful gift. You can either offer the total or partial fee for an art class, a workshop, or a travel/study trip.
WINTER 2012 CLASSES
Monday Mornings on Beverley Street: Mary Echols
BSSS Members only Location: BSSS Gallery
9 Sessions Mondays 10:30 am–12 noon January 16–March 12
Tuition: No Charge for BSSS Members! Not a member? Call the office today to learn about this and other membership benefits!
Join a great group of fellow BSSS members in looking at and discussing art and how it works. Whether or not you have a wealth of art knowledge, or think that you like art or not, through the sharing of ideas and discussions, you will find enjoyment and beauty in art more than you ever thought before. Slides and discussion.
Painting Critique: Robert Stuart
Intermediate/Advanced Location: BSSS Gallery
5 Sessions Mondays 2–4 pm January 16, 30; February 20; March 5, 19
Tuition: MEMBER: $160 NON MEMBER: $190
Bring your new work in any medium to class for constructive group criticism led by the instructor. The goal is forward development through a deepening discernment of strengths, challenges and direction in one’s work. A smaller amount of class time will be used to discuss current major exhibitions, reviews and topics in art to broaden your awareness of issues and concerns in contemporary art.
Beginner & Intermediate Painting and Drawing: Janly Jaggard
Beginner/Intermediate Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
8 Sessions Tuesdays 1–4 pm January 17, 24, 31; February 6, 13, 27; March 5, 12
Tuition: MEMBER: $225 NON MEMBER: $255
This class is for those who want to begin drawing and/or painting, or for those who wish to continue honing their skills in a medium of their choice. Subject matter will range from simple drawing from observation to complex still life work. Students will work on subject matter of their choice with guidance from the instructor.
Intermediate & Advanced Painting and Drawing: Ron Boehmer
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
8 Sessions Wednesdays Full day: 9:30 am–2:30 pm Half Day: 9:30 am–12:30 pm January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Tuition: MEMBER: Full day: $380 Half day: $280 NON MEMBER: Full day: $410 Half day: $310
The focus of the class will be on independent projects, personalized assignments, individual and group critique and discussions, and instructor lecture and demonstration. Participants may work in any drawing or painting medium and any genre—landscape, still life, figure or any abstract format. Instruction will be tailored to the individual needs and interests of the participants. *Beginners in this class may be enrolled upon prior approval of the instructor, dependent upon class size.
Still Life Painting: Jeffery Stockberger
Intermediate/Advanced (must have at least one prior BSSS class) Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
8 Sessions Thursdays 10 am–2 pm January 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1, 8
Tuition: MEMBER: $298 NON MEMBER: $328
Explore the concept of indirect painting! Working from still life, you will concentrate on developing a painting’s composition and color palette by responding to and building on marks made on the canvas. Through group and individual critiques, you will work on establishing good painting habits and technique.
Figure Drawing: Jeffery Stockberger
Intermediate/Advanced Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
8 Sessions Thursdays 3–5:30 pm January 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1, 8
Tuition (includes model fee): MEMBER: $245 NON MEMBER: $275
This class will focus on mastering the nuances and complexities of the body’s representation in art while working from a live model. Through individual and group instruction, you will develop and improve composition, technique, and tonal development while concentrating on the human form as a means of expression. Formal critiques will also be utilized to reinforce and establish good drawing habits.
Vitreous Enamel Wall Pieces: Janly Jaggard
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Location: 34 Deer Run Lane, Staunton
6 Sessions Thursdays 9:30 am–2:30 pm January 26; February 2, 9, 16; March 1, 8
Tuition (includes materials fee with exception of copper plates): MEMBER: $423 NON MEMBER: $453
Using design-generated collage techniques, you will be encouraged to develop work that uses foils, screens, and copper mesh to create images. Work that relies on being pieced together, both visually and literally, will also be a design consideration.
WINTER 2012 WORKSHOPS
Drawing and Painting from the Figure in Context: Jan Olsson
Intermediate/Advanced Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
January 6–8 Friday, 7–8 pm; Saturday, 9 am–5 pm; Sunday, 9 am–4 pm
Tuition: MEMBER: $245 NON MEMBER: $275
This weekend of intensive drawing and painting sessions will begin with a series of quick compositional studies of the model, selecting 3–5 poses to repeat throughout the workshop. Each person will then work at their own pace exploring the narrative possibilities of composing with multiple figures in space and ways of using color, shape, texture and perspective to create engaging, formally aesthetic compositions using the human figure as the principal subject. This process of observing and working from life, with a focus on individual interpretation, enlivens intuitive responses and replenishes visual resources. Exploring new formal choices is one pathway towards achieving self-expression.
Light for the Artist: Richard Weaver
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
January 21–22 Saturday & Sunday, 9 am–4 pm
Tuition: MEMBER: $190 NON MEMBER: $220
Light reveals space, shape, volume—everything that is of concern to artists working from observation. This workshop is an intensive introduction to the mechanics of light and will provide a clear explanation of the core principles necessary for two-dimensional artists to give a convincing representation of nature in light and shade. We will explore these principles through drawing media and will work primarily from still life.
Collaborative Group Painting: Janly Jaggard
Intermediate/Advanced Location: Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS
February 4–5 Saturday & Sunday, 9:30 am–2 pm
Tuition: MEMBER: $117 NON MEMBER: $147
This workshop provides the means for learning from each other, freeing one’s painting style, relaxing with the acrylic paint and a large canvas (24” x 30”), and dealing with the issues of creative process from alternative points of view. This painting style is not about performance, but about practice. With general themes suggested by the facilitator, each canvas will be painted simultaneously by each participant. Some canvases will reference imagery based on experience and insight, others on direct observation. The project will be reviewed every hour for ways to move forward with the work and allow participants to rotate to the next canvas. Each participant will receive a canvas from the completed project. (This project will be composed using acrylic paint vs. oils due to a faster drying process.)
Building a Paper Collage Vessel: Barbara Coyle Holt
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Location: Printmaking Studio, 2nd Floor BSSS
February 18–19 Saturday, 10 am–4 pm; Sunday, 12–4 pm
Tuition: MEMBER: $130 NON MEMBER: $160
Go green with this creative way to reuse and repurpose paper and other “found” objects around your home. Turn a bowl, box or can into a new piece of personalized artwork using a variety of construction and collage techniques. Plain box today—treasure box tomorrow.
Essentials II—Issues in the Perception of Color: Ron Boehmer
Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Location: Saturday, Lodge Hall, 3rd Floor BSSS; Sunday, outdoors, weather permitting
March 17–18 Saturday & Sunday, 9 am–4 pm
Tuition: MEMBER: $250 NON MEMBER: $280
This is the second workshop in a series that focuses on the perception of color when painting from direct observation. It will provide practical methods for color mixing and solving problems in color statement on the canvas. This workshop is ideal for plein air and beginner to intermediate level painters who struggle to achieve effective color and light in their work.
GENERAL INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP - BSSS one year membership
is available at a cost of $30 per person, $50 per family, and $20 per
young adult (13 to 25). Your membership entitles you to a $30 discount
on each class/workshop, as well as other offers made throughout the year.
CHARGES and PAYMENTS:
- BSSS does not accept partial payments for classes and/or workshops.
- MasterCard, Visa, Personal Checks and Cash are accepted for payment for all classes and workshops. (Personal check or cash is preferred.)
- There is a $15 administration charge which is charged one time per quarter for class registrants. (This does not apply to workshop participants.)
- Pro-rated tuition - Consistent with other educational institutions, BSSS does not pro-rate tuition for missed classes. Full tuition must be paid regardless of the number of classes attended.
CANCELLATION / CHANGES POLICIES:
WEATHER - When the Augusta County Schools are closed because of inclement weather, BSSS is also closed. Please listen to your local stations or contact BSSS at 540/886-8636.
CLASSES / WORKSHOPS - are subject to minimum enrollment standards. If the minimum is not met, your class/workshop may be cancelled. In this event, your tuition will be fully refunded.
SCHEDULE CHANGE - You will be notified should a necessary schedule change occur.
PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: If there
is not sufficient registration, a class may be cancelled one(1) week
prior to start, and a workshop ten(10) 
days prior to start. This policy
is to allow instructors ample time to plan and prep for upcoming classes/workshops.
Registration taken within one week of a class/workshop will not be eligible
for the member discount rate.
NON-REFUNDABLE CHARGE: A $25 non-refundable charge will be made on all cancellations up to one week prior to the start of a class and 10 days prior to the start of a workshop. There will be no refund or transfer if registrant cancels within these time frames.
Beverley Street Studio School
24 W. Beverley St, Staunton, VA 24401 540-886-8636
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 10 am- 2 pm.