Larger cities enjoy a healthy appreciation of the visual arts. Smaller communities face many challenges in cultivating the same level of appreciation, interest, and instruction. Visual arts are not generally a high priority in public, private and home school education curricula. It is Atelier CMS's (the Atelier) goal to make an education available to students who would not otherwise seek out or have the opportunity to become proficient in the visual arts. Based on the New York Studio School (which attracts students because of its style of teaching-apprenticeships to recognized masters and rigorous, focused instruction), the Atelier's participants will study creativity in depth.

There is no substitute for the sense of community that develops when people of different backgrounds come together to challenge each other, support each
other and share a common passion.

 

 

 

Class size
The Atelier will limit participants to approximately seven to 10 students to ensure that students receive sufficient individual attention.

Creativity Experiments
The drawing experience is used to gain visual literacy. At the Atelier, drawing reflects the contemporary awareness of the artist who teaches.

Art & Science in History
Study of great works of the past is essential to the artist's growth. Transcription will be introduced as a means of understanding the nature of master works, investigating its construction rather than emulating its look or style.

EXHIBIT Art Inside the Trade/Art Inside the Park
Students participate in the process, learning the strategy of a curator and the skills essential to the professional life of an artist.

Marketing & Design
Apprenticeships offered each summer for ART INSIDE THE PARK.

Location
Work will take place in the studio (830 East High Street) and off-site e.g., public and private schools.

Professional Artists
Each artist offers a unique aesthetic bias; there is no single dominant direction at the Atelier. There is consensus, however, in favor of study from observation.

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Students view The Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. Serigraphs from the
BauHaus, now in the Rare Book Collection of the University of Missouri.

Applications
Youth wishing to attend the Atelier should contact us directly.

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Students are selected based on their interest and commitment,
but there is no cost to the student to participate and all interested teens
are encouraged to apply. Students can also be recommended by
teachers and parents.

Schedule
Focusing on after-school and weekend study with a daily routine
established for summer, the Atelier offers three sessions, fall,
spring and summer.



Atelier CMS inc.
PO BOX 106112
Jefferson City, MO 65110