Summer 2020 – Intro to Found Object Sculpture: Resourceful Making (Online)

INTRO TO FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE: RESOURCEFUL MAKING (ONLINE) Sherwin Rio 6 Sessions >> Thursdays, July 16 - August 20 6:00pm -9:00pm, ONLINE + Studio 105, $295This course will provide students the foundational knowledge, historical study, technical skills, and building experience needed to create found object sculpture, assemblages, readymades, and sculpture that includes altered objects. The class will also include critiques, light reading, discussion, presentations, and collaborative exercises. Students will be encouraged to create with the assistance of basic hand and power tools. Additionally, individuals are encouraged to use any and all materials brought in from outside of class. ____ SHERWIN RIO is an interdisciplinary artist who uses visual metaphors from a Filipino-American perspective to address invisibility, hyper-visibility and mis-visibility produced by colonial structures. Rio has exhibited and performed as a solo and collaborative artist throughout the United States. He received a dual MFA/MA in Studio Art/History and Theory of Contemporary Art from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2019 and a BFA in Printmaking with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida in 2014. Rio is currently based in San Francisco where he holds a Fellowship at the Headlands Center for the Arts. www.sherwinrio.com [http://www.sherwinrio.com] ------------------------- _PLEASE NOTE: PUBLIC EDUCATION COURSES ARE HELD CONTINGENT ON A MINIMUM ENROLLMENT, WHICH IS DETERMINED TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO A CLASS START DATE. PUBLIC EDUCATION STAFF WILL CONTACT YOU ONLY IF THERE IS A COURSE CANCELLATION OR CHANGE. _ FAQS [http://www.sfai.edu/public-youth-education/public-education/public-education-faqs] What materials (if any) will I need to bring to class? Each course requires specific materials that we ask you bring to your first class session so you can get started MAKING RIGHT AWAY. _MATERIALS LISTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON OUR _ website here [http://www.sfai.edu/public-youth-education/public-education/courses], click on your course title, and then click on the blue "Materials List" link underneath the course dates. If you have any questions regarding materials, please contact Public Education Staff. What are my transport/parking options getting to SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE? All classes, unless otherwise noted, meet at 800 Chestnut Street, between Jones and Leavenworth. You can find directions to campus on the SFAI website. [http://www.sfai.edu/contact-us] SFAI is located in a residential neighborhood, and free two-hour parking is available on all of the streets immediately surrounding the school. The two-hour restriction cuts off at 9 pm, so evening Public Education students do not need to move their car, unless you arrive prior to 7 pm. SFAI is easily accessible via public transportation, with Muni bus lines #30 Stockton, #45 Union, and #47 Van Ness located within a few blocks of campus. Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? SFAI Public Education Staff are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the Public Education program, or our courses. We are in the office Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Call US at: 415.749.4554 or e-mail: publiceducation@sfai.edu What is the refund policy? Refund requests must be made in writing to publiceducation@sfai.edu. For courses that meet for ten sessions or more, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given if written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the third class. _No refund is given after the class has met three times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund._ For courses that meet for six sessions or fewer, a 100% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received at least five business days before the first class. After five business days before the first class, an 80% refund minus a $20 processing fee is given when written notice is received prior to the second class. _No refund is given after the class has met two times. Please allow two to three weeks to receive your refund._