Thursdays, August 8–29 | 5:30–7:30
Class/Workshop
Drawing teaches us to think with our senses. Fundamentally a practice of close looking, drawing can open up new visual pathways, allowing us to see the world in novel ways.
In this four-week studio course, students will build technical proficiency in observational drawing, expand their aesthetic vocabulary, and hone their visual analytical skills.
Through a series of in-class exercises adapted from Betty Edwards’s Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, students will get hands-on experience with core concepts of drawing and design. Group critiques will provide an opportunity to practice giving and receiving critical feedback. Frequent gallery visits will allow each student to understand their work and burgeoning practices in conversation with those of artists in the Art Institute’s permanent collection. Optional (but encouraged) out-of-class exercises and reading will provide further opportunities to iterate and expand on in-class instruction.
Please note: This is a free class that comes with free admission to the Art Institute for each scheduled session. Due to limited space, we want to give priority to those who are able to attend the majority or all of the class sessions. Please only sign up for a spot if you are able to commit to attending at least three of the four scheduled class dates.
Questions? Please contact museum_interpretation@artic.edu
about the facilitators
Cameron Mankin makes drawings, prints, artist’s books, and games exploring the role of rhetoric in the shape of public space and personal identity. Mankin received his BA in Visual Art (Printmaking) from the University of Virginia in 2016 and completed his MFA at the University of Chicago in 2020. He is currently a lecturer in the University of Chicago’s Media Art and Design program, where he teaches courses like “Machine Learning at the Archive” and “Art and Digital Fabrication.”