Drawing and Painting in Florence The deadline has passed for this course
June 13 to July 5, 2008
Coordinated by Domenic Cretara, CSU Long Beach, domnbetty@aol.com
Students will travel to Florence, Italy to study drawing and painting with Florentine artists in the Renaissance style. Click here for more information.

Digital Photography on the Move: A Workshop for Photoshop CS3®, Lightroom®, and Fine Art Printing
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Mark Larson, Humboldt State University, mal2@humboldt.edu
In this workshop, students will explore the latest techniques for digital photography and Photoshop work. Click here for more information.

The Glass Skin: Ditching Glass Dogma
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by John Leighton, CSU Fullerton, jleighton@exchange.fullerton.edu
In this class, students will be encouraged to use the metaphorical potential in glass and other materials to realize their concepts – to use glass as a tool for thinking. Click here for more information.



Screenwriting: Structure, Story and Script
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Jule Selbo, CSU Fullerton, jselbo@fullerton.edu
Students will work from story idea to step outline and get them on the road to writing a full-length screenplay. Click here for more information.

Spoken Word Performance: Writing and Performing Prose and Poetry
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Kimberly Dark, CSU San Marcos, kimberly@kimberlydark.com
Students will spend one week focused on performance poetry including slam poetry and poetic storytelling, and one week focused on spoken word performance art. Click here for more information.

Writing the Memoir: Transforming Truth into Art
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Doug Rice, CSU Sacramento, rice@saclink.csus.edu
This seminar will introduce writers to tools and techniques that will help them explore past experiences imaginatively and meaningfully, and to shape this experience into a narrative. Click here for more information.



The Short Film: From Inception and Story to Shooting the Script
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Michael Berlin, CSU Long Beach, coneyislnd@aol.com
Students will crew the production of a professionally supervised short film, and learn by doing while filling every role of a full-scale film crew. Click here for more information.

The Short Film & Post Production
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Michael Berlin, CSU Long Beach, coneyislnd@aol.com
This class will follow up on the work done by students in the first Short Film class. Working in small groups, the students will edit and score the final product. Click here for more information.

Animation: Creating Digital Actors
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Rick Vertolli, CSU Chico, rvertolli@csuchico.edu
This class will immerse student animators in study of the most current technological and artistic animation techniques. Click here for more information.



The Film Actor
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Hugh O’Gorman, CSU Long Beach, hugh@hughogorman.com
This course will work with the first Short Film class, and concentrate on on-camera training, preparation, and technique, as students act in a short film and several training scenes. Click here for more information.

The Steppenwolf School at Summer Arts
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by John Mayer, CSU Stanislaus, jmayer@csustan.edu
This class provides the extraordinary opportunity to study with members of one of America’s most prominent regional theatres. Students will work in three areas: Viewpoints, improvisation, and ensemble development. Click here for more information.

The Second City Training Center at Summer Arts
CANCELLED
The Second City Training Center at Summer Arts has been cancelled. This course has been replaced with Where Improvisation, Viewpoints and Textwork Meet: A Steppenwolf Theatre Company Workshop.

Where Improvisation, Viewpoints and Textwork Meet: A Steppenwolf Theatre Company Workshop
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by John Mayer, CSU Stanislaus, jmayer@csustan.edu
A vital component of this class will be an exploration of how text plays an important role in the development of ensemble-based scenework. This session will include a more advanced exploration of improvisation and Viewpoints and their effect on ensemble work. Click here for more information.

The Presence of the Clown with David Shiner
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Hugh O’Gorman, CSU Long Beach, hugh@hughogorman.com
This workshop will focus on the demanding, challenging, and imaginative world of clowning, and is designed to inspire actors, performers, and comics. This work is physically exhausting and beautifully messy. Click here for more information.



Gospel Singing and Conducting Made Easy: Break it Down for Us
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Thomas-Whit Ellis, CSU Fresno, thomee@csufresno.edu
This course will consist of basic to advanced vocal orientation for those new to the genre and those who have been working in the field for some time. Conductors will also have an opportunity to practice their skills. Click here for more information.

Composer-Performer Collaboration: An Interactive Workshop for Composers
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Benjamin Boone, CSU Fresno, bboone@csufresno.edu
Students will compose, rehearse, and edit music for live instruments. The performers will be an integral part of the instructional team, giving students insights into their instrument and opportunities for multiple rehearsals. Click here for more information.

Guitar/Music Composition: Flamenco Form, Analysis, and Technique
July 13 to July 26, 2008
Coordinated by Corey Whitehead, CSU Fresno, cwhitehead@csufresno.edu
Students will study the four main forms of flamenco: soleares, siguiriyas, tangos and fandangos, using techniques taught by some of the world’s leading guitar pedagogues. Click here for more information.



Urban Bush Women: Strength/Power/Beauty – Tools for Dance Repertory
June 29 to July 12, 2008
Coordinated by Gayle Fekete, Cal Poly Pomona, gmfekete@csupomona.edu
Dancers will explore the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change. They will weave contemporary dance, music and text with the history and spiritual traditions of world cultures. Click here for more information.