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Split Rock Arts Program-University of Minnesota

Split Rock Arts Program-University of Minnesota

 

Three-Day and Weeklong Workshops and Retreats

The Split Rock Arts Program is the University of Minnesota's series of summer workshops and seasonal retreats in creative writing, visual art, and design. Held on the Twin Cities campus and at the University's Cloquet Forestry Center in northern Minnesota, the 27-year-old program is a popular destination for those who wish to study with outstanding artists and writers from throughout the world.

Three-day seasonal retreats are offered in February, March, April, and October; summer workshops and retreats begin every Sunday in June and July.

The 2010 program is host to more than 30 workshops and retreats that serve artists of all interests, backgrounds, and skill levels. All offerings allow for significant one-to-one contact between participant and instructor. Topics include: book arts, calligraphy, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, paper cutting, mixed media; knitting, felting, fiber and textile arts, surface design, and a variety of writing forms.

Visual art instructors for 2010 include: Ilze Aviks, Tamara Brantmeier, Doug Beasley, Betsy Sterling Benjamin, Craig Blacklock, Sally Brown, Margaret (Meg) Bussey, Nancy Carlson, Cheng-Khee Chee, Rick Chrustowski, Jiyoung Chung, Ewan Clayton, Béatrice Coron, David Feinberg, Laura Hampton, Douglas Holleley, Michael James, Jorie Johnson, Chunghie Lee, Ryuta Nakajima, Sally Nystrom, Adrienne Sloane, and others.

No prerequisites. Graduate/undergraduate credit, scholarships, and accommodations available. Scholarship deadline for summer workshops and retreats is April 19, 2010. Registration is ongoing.

612-625-1976
E-mail: splitrockarts@umn.edu
www.cce.umn.edu/Split-Rock-Arts-Program

 

 
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Website http://www.cce.umn.edu/Split-Rock-Arts-Program
Year Established 1983
Program Description Summer workshops and seasonal retreats in book arts, calligraphy, drawing, illustration, painting, photography, paper cutting, mixed media; knitting, felting, fiber and textile arts, surface design; and creative writing.
Number of Programs/Year 30+
Program Length 3 & 5 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio 17:1
Program Focus Collage, Decorative Art, Drawing, Folk/Native, Painting, Paper/Fiber, Printmaking, Sculpture
Faculty Includes Ilze Aviks, Doug Beasley, Betsy Sterling Benjamin, Craig Blacklock, Nancy Carlson, Cheng-Khee Chee, Rick Chrustowski, Jiyoung Chung, Béatrice Coron, Laura Hampton, Douglas Holleley, Michael James, Jorie Johnson, Chunghie Lee, Adrienne Sloane.
Costs Tuition $370/3-day; $555/week. Twin Cities on-campus private lodging $420/6 nights. Cloquet Forestry Center retreats shared room and board $230/3 nights; $485/6 nights. Graduate & undergraduate college credits and scholarships available.
U.S. Locations Minnesota (Cloquet Forestry Center & Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Months February, March, April, June, July, October
Sponsor's Calendar Link http://www.cce.umn.edu/Split-Rock-Arts-Program
Contact Split Rock Art Program - University of Minnesota
360 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108-6084
United States
Phone: 612-625-1976
Fax: 612-624-6210
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