CERAMICS & CLAY SCULPTURE
DRAWING AND PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE & GALLERY
ART COURSES FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT
Please note: All classes, workshops, and use of the facilities are available only to:
- Currently enrolled Babson/Olin/Wellesley students and their partners/spouses (graduate or undergraduate)
- Babson alumni
- Current Babson/Olin/Wellesley employees
CERAMICS & CLAY SCULPTURE: About
Location: Trim 221
Equipment includes ten potters' wheels, two electric 
kilns, a slab roller, sculpting tools, portable wood working tools and worktables. Ceramics studio is open several nights each week for independent work. Wheel classes are limited to 10 students and other classes are limited to 16 students.
Ceramics Program Mission Statement: To enhance the Babson curriculum with the emphasis on visual experience and arts while nurturing creative expression.
Fall 2009 Ceramics Open Studio Hours:
Generally 9am to 10 pm -7 days a week.
For use by students enrolled in Ceramics classes or who pay a studio-use fee.
Contact: Stephanie Osser, Studio Manager/ Ceramic Artist – In - Residence at sosser@babson.edu
781-239 -5888 (office)
781-454-7442 (cell)
781-239-5895 (ceramic studio)
GENERAL DETAILS about Ceramics Classes: All classes are non-credit.
Overview of fees: Classes listed below
1. $50 /$75 (Tuesday or Wednesday evenings, 8 classes) includes use of studio
2. $5 per visit, drop-in fee for use of studio w/o class
3. $50 per semester, use of studio w/o class
4. FREE Sunday Drop-in Ceramics workshops. (Optional: pay $5 per visit/$50. per semester to use studio during the week, in addition to the free Sunday workshops.)
5. $5 plus cost of unglazed pottery for each Paint-Your-Own Pottery Workshop
(Above fees include all materials & kiln firings)
Fall 2009 Ceramics classes
Wheelthrowing/Handbuilding - 8 classes:
Location: Ceramics studio in Trim 221
Tuesdays: Instructor: Samantha Stanley - 6pm to 8pm
Wednesdays: Instructor: Joy Aginsky -6pm to 8pm
Sept. 15 through Nov. 4, 2009
REGISTRATION : Online with MC/Visa only at www.babson.edu/sorenson click on "Take a Class!!!"Or contact Kay Sorensen, Sorenson Center for the Arts, at ksorensen@babson.edu or 781-239-5622.
FREE Sunday Drop-in Ceramics Workshops
Learn to make handbuilt dishware, pottery, sculpture, tiles, etc.. wheelthrowing, too. Paint and glaze your piece and we do the kiln firing.
No registration required, just drop-in. If you want to work on your pieces during the week, pay a $5 per visit /$50 per semester studio fee.
Time: 1-3pm
Dates: Sept. 20 through Dec. 6 except Nov 22 & 29
Instructor: Babson and Olin students
Location: Trim 221 , Babson campus
Fee: NO CHARGE
Paint-Your-Own Pottery Workshops
Decorate and glaze a pre-made piece of pottery in a 2 hour workshop; we do the kiln firing.
Pre-registration and payment for unglazed pottery is recommended. Examples of mugs, plate and bowl are in showcase in Trim Visual Arts Center, and at right ............
PRE-REGISTRATION: Contact Stephanie Osser at sosser@babson.edu
Dates: TBD Time: TBD
Instructor: Stephanie Osser, Ceramic-Artist-in-Residence
Location: Trim 221, Babson campus
Fee: $5.00 per workshop plus cost of pottery ($4-$5 each)
.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS: Stephanie Osser, Joy Aginsky
Stephanie Osser
Stephanie Osser is an “illustrator in clay.” She started her career as illustrator for the New England Aquarium, illustrated children’s books and eventually came to specialize in food illustration for cookbooks and editorials for New York publishers.
Stephanie received her ceramic education from the fine teachers and supportive atmosphere of the Harvard Ceramics Studio. She works in porcelain and stoneware, specializing in bas-relief tiles and hand-built sculpture. She often makes casts of her more detailed pieces and then re-uses parts of her molds in new creations. Her work celebrates special family moments, musical themes, flora, fauna, and people who inspire her.
Her ceramics have appeared in Clay Times, Ceramics Monthly, and are published in Lark books:“500 Pitchers” and “500 Animals in Clay.” She has exhibited in many juried shows across the country. In 2006, she was an artist-in-residence at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Maine. She is currently ceramic artist-in-residence/studio manager here at Babson College where she enjoys teaching creative business students and engineering students from neighboring Olin College.
See Stephanie's work at www.StephanieOsser.com
Joy Aginsky, MS
Joy recieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from U. Mass Dartmouth in Ceramics/Visual Design (Cum Laude), and has recently completed her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Southern Connecticut University. She has exhibited her work in Ceramics extensively in the New Bedford, MA area, and in Connecticut.
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DRAWING & PAINTING STUDIO: About
Location: Trim 215
Furnished with 20 tilt-top artist tables, stools, sink, flat file, and art supply storage. The studio is available for use by all Babson/Olin students, faculty and staff for arts related activities.
For information and availability: Please email Kay Sorensen, Sorenson Center for the Arts, at ksorensen@babson.edu
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY LAB: About
Location:Trim 222
Equipped with 12 enlarger stations, film and print developing sinks, film dryer, and print drying racks. The facility is used for an academic class on Thursday evenings and is open to experienced Babson and Olin Engineering students, staff and faculty for independent work several evenings each week. There is no charge but you must provide your own photo paper. A student lab monitor prepares chemistry for use during open studio hours.
Fall 2009 Photography Open Studio Hours:
Sun, Mon, Tues, - 6pm - 10 pm Thurs. - 6-10pm
No fee for students, staff and faculty to use the Photo lab during Open Studio hours. You must, however, supply your own photo paper.
**Please note: Registration for the non-credit class below is at the Sorenson Offices in Park Manor South
" B&W Photography Workshop" Fall 2009 (Non-credit) (two session commitment)
Taught by popular Babson instructor, David Akiba, this two-part workshop is a perennial favorite. Sign up early!
Part I: Date Oct 24, 2009 1pm-6pm (Using a camera, exposing and developing film)
Part II: Date Oct. 31, 2009 1pm-6pm (Using enlargers and printing photos)
Instructor: David Akiba
Location: Sorenson Visual Arts Center, Trim 222
Lab fee: $50 (all materials included, film, paper, chemistry, use of camera, etc.) Registration: Online with MC/Visa only at www.babson.edu/sorenson click on "Take a Class!!"In person, Sorenson Center for the Arts office in Park Manor South, M-F, 9:30am- 4:30pm.
For info: email: ksorensen@babson.edu or call Kay at 781-239-5622.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE STUDIO AND WORKSHOPS: About
Location: Trim 217
2005-2006 Artist-In-Residence is Danielle Krcmar. Danielle Krcmar received her MFA from UMASS Amherst in 1996 and her BFA in Sculpture in 1992 from SUNY Binghamton where she received the SUNY Binghamton Foundation Award. She received the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant in 1993, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant and the Blanche Colman Foundation Grant in 2001. Her work has been shown in the The Fuller Art Museum, The Art Complex Museum, The Gallery at Green Street, and other galleries in New England and New York. Her work has been written about in the New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, and Arts Media. She has taught at Brandeis University, Clark University,The Museum School in Boston and is currently Artist in Residence at Babson College. Student visitation hours are posted on the door or students may make an appointment for advice and consultation on independent artistic projects by calling x 5888 or sending an email to dkrcmar@babson.edu.
Spring 2009 Artist-in-Residence workshops will be suspended until Fall 2009, due to Prof. Krcmar being on maternity leave. There will be student-taught art workshops, however, that will be posted on the flatscreens and announced via email to campus.
No charge for art workshops, but please register with Danielle Krcmar below: To register: Send email in advance to dkrcmar@babson.edu or “in person”, Trim 217, 5:30-6:00 p.m. before first workshop session. Advance registration suggested. In person is first come, first served.
For more information, please contact the instructor, Artist-in-Residence, Danielle Krcmar at dkrcmar@babson.edu
or 781-239-5888
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STUDENT ART GALLERIES: About
Location: Sorenson Visual Arts Center, Trim
Sorenson Visual Arts Center features exhibition space, glass display cases, and track lighting. Gallery is used to display class projects, artwork created by Babson and Olin Engineering students and art shows and exhibits sponsored by students or campus organizations.
To apply, call x 5888 or send email to dkrcmar@babson.edu
Location: Jazzman's Cafe, Horn Library
Jazzman's Cafe has a flat screen monitor to exhibit digital photography, as well as space for paintings and drawings.
To apply call x 5680 or email hash@babson.edu
Location: Hollister Atrium
Hollister Atrium has track lighting and features a space for two and three dimensional works.
ART COURSES FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT: For matriculated students only.
For more information and registration, contact the Registrar's office at x 4519, or go to the Undergraduate Course Catalogue through Portal and look under Arts and Humanities.
ART1100 - 01 Sculpture I ( Studio Sculpture class) 4:00 credits (General Credit)
Instructor: Danielle Krcmar
Trim 221
This is an intoductory level class that will approach Sculpture from a general historical perspective. We will look at Prehistoric sculpture, Egyptian, Greek, and Renaissance bas-relief sculpture and monumnets, abstract, kinetic, and minimal sculpture, installation, and conceptual art as a means of developing a full range of approaches toward sculpture. Working with basic materials such as plasticine, plaster, hydrocal, wood, and wire, we will learn processes of carving, modeling, mold making, and other methods of construction as we explore assignments that parallel historical approaches and processes. Students will be asked to keep a sketchbook of the development and critique of visual ideas. Through visualization, drawing, design, construction and critique of sculpture, students will expand their skills of observation, critical analysis, and creative problem solving. Students can expect project deadlines. There will be some expense for materials.
Prerequistie: NONE
*Generally offerred in the Spring Semester.
Art 1171-01 MIXED MEDIA DRAWING 1 4:00 credits (General Credit)
Instructor: Danielle Krcmar
Trim 215
This is an introductory level course designed to bring you through basic aspects of drawing in a wide range of media. No previous experience is required. Issues such as line, tone, mark making, gesture form, light sources, figure/ground relationships, and perspective to overall compositions will be addressed separately and in the many ways that they relate to one another in a drawing. Students will draw observationally from life and from their own drawings, learning how to use each of these concepts as tools in order to draw and see more analytically. We will work with a wide range of materials from basic graphite pencils and charcoal, to ink washes, conte crayon on gesso treated paper, silverpoint, collage, and printmaking. Slides of various artists work will be discussed in relation to concepts and processes explored in class. Student work will be discussed in group critiques with full class participation. Students should be committed to expanding their skills and can expect project deadlines. There will be some expense for materials.
Prerequisite: NONE
*Generally offered in the Fall semester
PHO 1100 PHOTOGRAPHY 4:00 credits (General Credit)
Instructor: David Akiba
Trim 222
An exploration of the fundamental technical issues in black and white photography beginning with proper exposure and development of film and continuing to an understanding of rendering the gray tone scale in printmaking. At first the emphasis will be on developing technical competence, but with the understanding that technique must be in service to creating evocative images using the tools at hand. Each assignment leads to a better understanding of the aesthetic and technical issues. The final project, of the student's choosing, demonstrates the advancement of technique and an appreciation of how the camera transforms the seen world into a photograph.
Materials fee: $140.00
Prerequisite: NONE
*Generally offerred in the Spring and Fall Semesters
PHO1190 INTRODUCTION TO BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY 2.00 credits (General Credit)
Instructor: David Akiba
Trim 222
Students who have completed PHO1100 are ineligible to register for this course.
Students who complete this course will be ineligible to register for PHO1100
An exploration of the fundamental technical issues in black and white photography beginning with proper exposure and development of film and continuing to an understanding of rendering the gray tone scale in printmaking. At first the emphasis will be on developing technical competence, but with the understanding that technique must be in service to creating evocative images. Each assignment leads to a better understanding of the aesthetic and technical issues. Lectures will address the history of photography as well as specific artists. The final project, of the student's choosing, demonstrates the advancement of technique and an appreciation of how the camera transforms the seen world into a photograph. School has several 35 mm cameras appropriate for this class.
Supply cost: approx $75.00
Prerequisite: NONE
*Offerred during Winter Session only.
PRF 1100 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING 4:00 credits (General elective)
Instructor: Bradley Thoennes
Fridays in Sorenson Theatre
To assist each student in finding his/her own natural, optimally expressive acting style, springing from a deep need to communicate. Such a style is highly sensitive to stimuli including related goals, the other acting partner, tactics, and expectations and is able to convey a wide range of emotions on stage. The style that you develop, since it is in effect YOUR style, is also highly contingent upon who you are as a person. Therefore a good amount of time will be spent on integrating your own personality into your work. Course objectives are achieved via:
1. Exploring stage technique and discipline.
2. Freeing vocal and physical movement.
3. Liberating emotional and creative power.
4. Overcoming stage fright.
5. Appreciation of theatre as art.
6. Self-discovery through acting.
7. Debates of acting theory.
8. Life as an actor.
Prerequisite:NONE
*Generally offerred in the Fall/Spring Semester
LIT3693 THE LONDON STAGE IN WINTER 4:00 credits (Advanced Liberal Arts)
"Play, Performance, and Perspective: the London Stage in Winter"
Instructor: Jon Dietrick
Travel to London for winter session to attend plays, absorb the vitality of London theater, and the history and culture of London.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
*Offered during Winter Session only.
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