OUR MISSION

To foster the arts and crafts by providing a wide range of instruction for adults and children. Castle Hill holds exhibitions, lectures, forums, concerts and other similar activities in order to promote social interaction among artists, craftsmen, laymen, and the community at large.

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SUMMER 2010 Mixed Media

Alison Saar

Summer 2010

Painting

Drawing

Clay

Printmaking/
Book Arts

Karen Coil

MIXED MEDIA 2010

Art for the Garden: Works in Cement, Mosaics, and Mixed Media

Tom O’Connell

June 28 – July 2
Monday – Friday, 1 – 4 pm
$380

This class will focus on learning to work in concrete. Students may make an artwork for the garden, backyard, or above a fireplace. Emphasis will be on the ease of use of the materials, on mold making and casting techniques, on using mixed-media inlay, and on coloring and staining.

Tom O'Connell has been working with concrete for over 25 years. A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art, he has used concrete as an art material in numerous private and public commissions including his most recent mosaic at the North End Branch Library in Boston. His new work is now part of the Boston Public Artwalk.

Brushes with a Flare: The Art of Creating Custom Handmade Brushes Glen Grishkoff
June 28 – July 2
Mon – Fri
9 – 12
5 Sessions
$380

Learn how to make gorgeous handmade brushes that are works of art and functional tools. This course is open to all levels with in-depth step- by- step instruction of beginning and advanced brush making and painting techniques. Several types of brushes will be introduced each day of the workshop utilizing a different hair and construction methods. Brushes created may be used to decorate ceramics as well as watercolor, sumi mark making, calligraphy, acrylic and oil painting surfaces. There will be slide lectures and in-depth demonstrations illustrating the technical construction methods involved in making brushes, including knot-tying, epoxy mixing, cutting and wrapping hairs and methods to create brush handles. Students will work with a variety of hairs, including buck tail hair, moose hair, horse hair, rooster hackle, broom corn straw and additional types of hairs.

Glenn Grishkoff has developed a national and international reputation as a brush maker and ceramic artist. He earned a BFA from California State Fullerton and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University. He has recently been awarded the 2008 Idaho Commission on the Arts fellowship Award. In addition, he has traveled extensively to Japan and South Africa with a recent two-month 2008 artists residency to make his brushes among the hill tribe people and painting elephants in northern Thailand. Grishkoff has been the recipient of many solo, invitational and juried shows and has taught full time as an Assistant Professor in 3-D studio arts both at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA and at the University of Idaho.

Installation: Mixed Media Exploration of Place
Adam Lowenbein
July 5 – 9
Mon – Fri, 9am – Noon
(open Studio all day)
Castle Hill
$495

Students will focus on creating a work that explores a personal place: real, imagined, or abstract. Using materials of the students’ choice, the class will focus on how artists create a sense of place. Students are encouraged to explore traditional techniques for creating illusionary space --using painting, drawing, photography. Works can be as small, in a little box or on a panel, or large, taking up a wall or outdoor space, as required by each student's concept. Students are asked to bring the materials they would like to work with.

Adam Lowenbein lives and works in New York City and upstate in the town of Pond Eddy. He has a BFA in painting from The Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in painting from Indiana University. He is also an alumnus of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He recently exhibited in shows in NYC at Caren Golden Fine Arts and The Center for Book Arts, and contributed to Dreams and Possibilities, a work by Praxis at The Whitney Museum of American Art. He also exhibited along with the work of his late father, painter Michael Lowenbein, in a show in Milford, PA in 2009.

Etching and Mixed Media Anne Gilman
July 12 - 16
Mon – Fri
9am - noon
$380

This workshop offers artists a variety of ways to explore printmaking including editioned, one-of-a-kind, and mixed media prints. The class will cover techniques ranging from line etching and drypoint to the painterly possibilities of prints made from lift-ground and toner wash drawings. Group and individualized instruction allow for all levels of experience from beginner to the more advanced printmaker. Optional techniques may include crayon resist drawing, soft ground etching, transfer printmaking processes, chine collé, and surface rubbings.

Anne Gilman’s work has been shown internationally: recent exhibitions include "Work by Anne Gilman + Janelle Iglesias" at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY; "(un)Contained Vessels" at the Center For Book Arts in NYC; and "Action/Interaction" at Columbia College in Chicago. Her 6-panel woodcut "When things go awry" will be included in the upcoming exhibitions "Pratt Prints" at Gallery Gravura Brasileira and Belas Artes University Gallery in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2009). Confusing- one or both of these shows is now up or has already come down, it seems. Her work has been reviewed in Printmaking Today, the New York Times, La Jiribilla, and Mural. Her work can be seen through the Drawing Center's online viewing program is there an online address? and in the flat-files at Kentler International Drawing Space where?. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Mixed Media Master Class Alison Saar
July 19 - 23
Mon -Fri
9am - noon (instruction)
Noon - 4pm
(open studio)
5 Sessions $495

Drawing on Saar’s deep interest in the power of materials, this course focuses on the choice of medium, the nature of materials and the role they play in creating content. In this weeklong master class, mixed-media artists work in the studio on independent projects. Each class day begins with an investigation of the work of artists using unorthodox materials. Saar then meets with participants individually. Class members present their work for a group critique at the end of the week. Students should bring a variety of materials with which they have a personal affinity and want to incorporate into their work.

Alison Saar was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, California. She studied art and art history at Scripps College and received an MFA from the Otis Art Institute. She has been awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and two National Endowment Fellowships. She has exhibited at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Her art is represented in the collections of the Hirshhorn, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children.

The Spiritual Side: Painting & Sculpture Nancy Azara
July 26 – 30
Monday – Friday, 9 – Noon

(Insturction 9 -12 - open studio all day)

$495

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The Spiritual Side: Mirroring the Invisible: Artmaking as a Spiritual Practice
We are the mirror as well as the face in it.

When you look in a mirror you see yourself,
Not the state of the mirror. Who comes to a
Spring thirsty and sees the moon reflected in it?
-Jalaluddin Rumi, Islamic mystic and Sufi poet, 13th Century

Using artmaking as an outward instrument and themselves as a reflected image, and a mirror, participants will explore the spiritual side of their painting, sculpture and mixed media using various methods and materials. Bring some current work to class.

* Nancy Azara is a sculptor whose work has been reviewed in such publications as the New York Times, Art In America, Art Forum, and Sculpture Magazine, and has been exhibited in the United States and Europe. She has traveled extensively and was an artist in residence in Kerala, India. She is the recipient of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant, the Susan B. Anthony Award, a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship and, most recently, a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship in Umbria, Italy. She is the author of Spirit Taking Form: Making a Spiritual Practice of Making Art, (Red Wheel Weiser).

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Found Object Sculpture Conny Hatch

July 26 - 30
Mon – Friday
1 - 4 pm
5 Sessions $380
castle hill

For academic
credit $455

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In this workshop we will redefine, redistribute, refine and renew reclaimed "stuff". Our materials will be a diverse assortment of found objects (bring your own and some will be available) that can be bent, cut, sawed, screwed, nailed, tied and hammered into magnificent sculptural objects. No experience necessary just start collecting raw materials now!

Conny Hatch is an artist who had the great fortune of having her dad teach her how to use all kinds of hand and power tools from a very young age. After studying art with a concentration on ceramics at the Maine College of Art and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, she moved to Provincetown in 1998. A 1999 Castle Hill sculpture workshop with Paul Bowen turned her interest towards working with found and reclaimed materials to create lively and unique sculptures. She has created over 160 sculptures to date which are in collections in the US and England. In 2007 Conny was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in support of her pursuit of her art. Conny's work can be seen at the Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown www.connyhatch.com

Painting& Mark Making Denny Camino

July 26 – 30
Mon – Fri
9 - 12

$380

Have you ever wanted to just paint? I mean paint without all the pressure that one can put themselves under when they are engaging in the creative process. Without the pressure of creating a Hans Hoffman, Jackson Pollack or Milton Avery? To paint for onself and not for a show, a friend, a loved one or the public. In this class we are going to enjoy and appreciate the process and materials used in creating an abstract painting. We will use shapes such as circles, squares, ovals, lines, rectangles, etc. to create this image. We will work over and over an image to see what will appear when one learns to let go and enjoy the act of painting.

Denny Camino graduated with a B.S. in Business Management with an emphasis on fashion merchandising at Point Park College and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh before going to New York to pursue fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He currently lives full time on the cape in Provincetown for the past ten years and has been in numerous group and one man exhibitions in Provincetown and NY. His work is included in many private and corporate collections throughout the world. He has operated his own studio/gallery here for the last 6 years. Mr. Camino has been teaching himself about art with the help of many local artists, business' owners and art lovers. His work is represented by William Scott Gallery in Provincetown.

The Altered Book Dorothy Cochran

August 2 - 5
Mon – Thurs
9am – 1pm
4 Sessions $380
+ $40 lab fee

Pamet Crossing
For academic
credit $450 + $40 lab fee

Books are filled with words, images and content. After selecting a discarded, inexpensive book, participants fortified with scissors, utility knives, glue, exotic papers, photographs, paint, rubber stamps, and old prints will transform an old format into something completely new. By cutting, pasting, painting, writing and printing, a new sculptural object that goes far beyond the wildest imagination of the original author will be created. Methods of creating windows, embedding objects, transferring of images, layering and theme explorations will be discussed.

Dorothy Cochran has an MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts, and exhibits her prints nationally. A two-time recipient of a NJ State Council on the Arts fellowship, she has taught at Columbia and CUNY and has collaborated on printmaking projects with Bob Blackburn, John Ross and Kathy Caraccio. She is a popular workshop teacher in printmaking and artist books. Her work is in the collections of MOMA. the National Gallery, Washington, the New York Public Library and many corporations. Her etchings were exhibited in March, 2008 at Franklin54 Gallery in New York City. She exhibits in Wellfleet and Truro in the summer monthse. www.dorothycochran.com

The Art of Collage
Karen Coill

August 16 - 20
Mon – Fri 1 - 4pm
5 sessions $380 + materials fee
castle hill
For academic
credit $475

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Collage is a layering of thoughts and ideas as well as of paper, printed materials, graphite and paint.
To the collagist, the very gathering of materials adds yet another layer of meaning. This workshop will Introduce basic materials and techniques used in collage and mixed media pieces. The emphasis will be On ways to incorporate a variety of techniques into a mixed media collage while developing your own Personal style. Demonstrations and discussions will encourage participants to rediscover or develop new Methods of layering images, paper, paint, and glue. There will be assignments provided for those looking For more direction, or help in breaking through creative blocks. Students may work independently on their Own projects. Bring materials to class that inspire, or that you would like to work with. Some additional Adhesives, paper and vintage materials will be made available for further exploration. A materials list is Available for those not familiar with the medium.

Karen Coill studied fine art and graphic design at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, And at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Coill's paintings and collage can be found In various private and corporate collections. She exhibits regularly at The Schoolhouse Gallery, in Provincetown, Palm Beach, Fla, and Ireland. Please visit www.karencoill.com ; for more info.

Karen recently started her own company which specializes in cards and custom collage called
PEG+DICKC which will be launching in Spring 2010. Go to PEG+www.peganddick.com for more details.

Surface as Metaphor Anne Flash

August 30 - Sept 3
Mon – fri
1 - 4
5 Sessions $380 +$15 materials fee
castle hill
For academic
credit $455

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In this process-oriented drawing/ mixed media workshop, we will explore various methods and meanings connected to surface - both practically and conceptually. Nonlinear narratives will be developed through selective procedures such as marking, rubbing, layering, erasing, scratching, smudging, staining, blotting, etc. Chance operations and time-mapping will be used as ways to generate composition. All sorts of 2-D images, including photographic and copier images will be considered fair game. A scanner and printer will be provided during the workshop, as well as various other toys and tools. Each participant can expect to take away an exciting set of work that pushes beyond his/her own conventions into new creative territory.

Anne Flash has been on the Cape for ten years. Before that, she lived in New York City, and Hartford, CT., where she was on the faculty of Trinity College. She is currently teaching at Cape Cod Community College, where she was also the 2008 Artist-in-Residence, with a one-person show at the Higgins Gallery. Her BFA is from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and her MFA is from Hunter College in New York City. She was awarded painting residencies at Yaddo and at The Millay Colony for the Arts. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, and around New England. In 2007, National Public Radio produced a profile of one of Flash's drawing classes at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum for a series called 'The Price of Paradise'. She was also featured in 2008 as part of an online gallery for WCAI's radio series "Fresh Water-Salt Water". Many of her drawings and paintings have been acquired by private and corporatecollections throughout the Northeast. Her belief, both as an artist and a teacher, is that the practice of drawing lies at t

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