Open Studio Event, Fall Semester 2019Thursday, October 24, 2019, 5 - 8 p.m. |  FREE and Open to the Public! 
Please join us for our Fall 2019 Open Studio Event! Prospective students and community members will have the opportunity to walk a self-guided tour of the Visual Arts Building while classes are in session.  

• Visit the studio classrooms and watch KSU students work on their projects.
  
• Meet students and professors and ask them questions as they work.
  
• Participate in class discussions and watch demonstrations.
  
• Watch a Virtual Reality Sculpting and Painting Demonstration in room 223.
  
• Prospective students: Bring your portfolio (drawings, small paintings, prints, or photographs of artwork) and have it reviewed by our faculty members in room 208.
  
• Oh, and did we mention FREE PIZZA?

My name is Joshua McGowan and on behalf of the Piedmont College Art Department, I am excited to invite your students to participate in our High School Mixed Media Workshop. This is a free hands-on event open to high school students.  Please read this email carefully as it contains a lot of information, including workshop descriptions and how to sign up for the workshops. 
Save the Date: Saturday, November 9, 2019
The schedule for the day is as follows: 
9-9:45: Sign-in/Orientation (Smith Williams Art Building)
10-10:50 First workshops (Smith Williams Art Building)
11-11:50 Second workshops (Smith Williams Art Building)
12-1: Lunch (Student Commons)
1-2: Gallery Show Reception and Awards (Smith Williams Art Building)


The following workshops will be hosted by Piedmont College:


Professor Tyler Mann: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
In this workshop, students will learn the foundational functions and implications of Adobe Illustrator. This workshop is highly recommended to any students interested in graphic design or who are interested in utilizing digital media in their artistic practice. 


Professor Drema Montgomery: Painting with Acrylics on Plaster Forms
In this workshop, students will use acrylic paint on plaster faces derived from molds. Students will explore painting basics, acrylic mediums, and glazing techniques, as well as approaches to painting on alternative surfaces.


Professor Rebecca Brantley: Make Your Own Aqueous Media 
In this workshop, students will make their own tempera and watercolor pigment experimenting with the basic processes used in aqueous media.


Professor Brian Hitselberger: Watercolor in Print 
In this workshop, students will explore the possibilities of combining direct painting with the printed mark. Participants will create a small suite of works on paper using watercolor and various print techniques (stencil, trace monotype) to create unique mixed-media pieces.


Chance Hunter: Raku Firing
In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to fire their own pottery using a traditional Japanese method known as Raku. To register for this workshop students must bring one or two pieces of work that have already been bisque fired.


As of now, we are actively signing up students for workshops.  Space is limited so sign up right away. To register students please email me their names with four workshops they are interested in participating in, listed in order from most to least interested. We will do our absolute best to place students in the workshops they are most interested in, however, space is first come first serve. Please list student names with workshops as follows:
Example: 
John Doe

1. Raku Firing
2. Watercolor in Print
3. Make Your Own Aqueous Media

      4. Painting with Acrylics on Plaster Forms 


Finally, the Piedmont College Art Department will be hanging a pin-up art show on the day of the workshops in our gallery space! Students are welcome and encouraged to bring one piece of either 2-D or 3-D mixed media artwork for the show. These pieces will be displayed in our Smith Williams Art Gallery located within the same facility where the workshops will take place. We do have a few specific requirements for artwork being brought to the show.
Please ensure that all 2-D artwork:
1. will fit into a 24-inch x 24-inch wall space. 
2. can easily be pinned to the wall using simple pins. 
Piedmont College will not hang any artwork that requires the use of anything besides simple pins.
Please ensure that all 3-D artwork:
1.  will fit into a 12-inch x 12-inch space. Know that spacing for 3-D work is extremely limited. 
2.  The artwork has a solid base and is not at risk of falling over.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.


Thank you for your time. I look forward to continuing the conversation about this wonderful opportunity and seeing your students here at Piedmont College. 


Respectfully yours, 
Joshua McGowan
Visiting Artist
Piedmont College

1.  Draw-tober hosted. drawing prompt posted each day and you upload to a compiled gallery
2.  Drawlloween spooky prompt drawing challenge (post your results)
3.  Monstober- 31 days of drawing monsters!  #monstober2019
4. Themed Inktober-- Use your own theme and/or prompts and draw for 31 days in October (ex: 31 days of Dragons!)

If you are interested in going to GHP this summer for a amazing opportunity, be sure to come to our GHP interest meeting this Thursday at 7:45 in room 2219.  (Mrs. Bogozan's room)

For Course Descriptions Click here.  
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Be sure to sign in on this interest form, or use the QR code below to take you to the sign in form.  

This month, we’re celebrating our furry, feathered, and scaly friends! 🐶 😺 🦎 🐴 🐰 🐦
Send us a photo of your original artwork featuring your favorite animal companion, and you could be one of five artists to win a prize pack worth more than $500.

 HOW TO ENTER
Create an original pet portrait — all mediums are welcome. Click the "Submit an Entry" button on this page between 8:00:00 a.m. CST on September 2, 2019 and 11:59:59 p.m. CST on September 15, 2019, upload a photo of your piece, and complete the submission form. Open to US residents, ages 18 and older. Limit one entry per artist. Please read full official rules for details. 

**DO NOT FORGET TO ADJUST THE THUMBNAIL VIEW OF YOUR ENTRY TO BE WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE SHOWN IN THE GALLERY VIEW WHEN UPLOADING YOUR SUBMISSION**

WINNER SELECTION
Judges from ArtProf.org will be looking for strong cohesion in both technical execution and presence of a core concept, and how they work together to form a visually commanding presence. They will also consider the originality of the idea, innovative engagement of the materials used, and bold artistic vision.

Be sure to visit my Art Contest & Opportunities page so that you can see some events happening throughout the month of September.  Also, PTSA reflections is doing their annual contest, so be sure to enter today.  More info can be found on the art contest page.  

You are invited to attend the opening of Art of the Art teacher.  Mrs. Denison will have 3 pieces featured in this show.  The opening reception is THIS Thursday 6-8 at the Big Shanty Art Station in Kennesaw. 

Show Your Photos During #ACPFEST!If you have an incredible photo to share with the world, we want to see it at theACP Open Exhibition, on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Abernathy Arts Center in Sandy Springs.

You can post your (unframed, unmatted) photograph between 10AM - 1PM to compete for prizes. This year's judge is Forest McMullin, Graduate Coordinator for Photography, SCAD-Atlanta.

ACP Open Exhibition
Post Your Photo: Sept. 7, 10AM - 1PM
Exhibition: Sept. 10-27Abernathy Arts Center
254 Johnson Ferry Rd
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-613-6172