Studio Seminar
Led by Megan Wolfkill
Schedule: Every other Sunday, 1-4pm
September 15, 2024, and running through July 27, 2025 (no meetings in December 2024 or August 2025)
Enrollment is available through rolling, 7-meeting blocks. Start any open Sunday! Registration required at least two weeks in advance of start date.
Registration Deadline:
Two weeks before your chosen starting date
[ REGISTER HERE ]
Description
“If I were unable to speak, I could make something and show it to you, and you would get the idea without my having to verbalize it.”
— Sheila Hicks
How do you maintain a studio practice? Where do you find your artistic community? What do you need to move your work forward in a meaningful way?
This rolling class will help you develop your art-making practice and deepen your connection to your craft. Come curious, and you will learn to think more critically about your work, experiment with new directions in your studio, and share in a community of rigor and support with equally dedicated artists.
Each meeting will begin with a hands-on-making exercise to challenge your assumptions about your creative practice. The second half of each session will be spent in group discussion, where you will share 1-3 pieces of your personal work made outside of class. The time will be divided evenly between each participant, and you will have an opportunity to receive open, honest, and attentive feedback on your artwork. The class will meet every other week, giving you time to reflect on our conversations and create work at your own pace.
This class will cover the following topics:
- Developing a personalized, sustainable studio practice
- Considering the intersection between subject, form, and content in your work
- Constructive criticism and participating in a community of support
Level of Study
This class is for individuals with art-making experience interested in developing their personal artistic practice. Foundational knowledge of the materials and techniques an artist uses in their studio is recommended, and the curiosity and drive to create art outside of a classroom setting is a must!
Tuition*
7-meeting Block: $325
Covers seven consecutive class meetings (roughly spanning 13 calendar weeks from a student’s first class meeting to their last)*
Full-year Enrollment Option:
A year of support and guidance
(21-Meeting Block): $825 (a discount of more than 15%)
One makeup session for one absence may be added to the end of a 7-week session. Students are also encouraged to attend the Drawing Center’s FREE Open Studios, offered every Friday afternoon, 1:30-4pm, or Sunday afternoon, 2:30-5:00pm, as an extension of this class. This is optional for those who are interested. Required (FREE) tickets to Open Studios can be claimed here.
Schedule
Every other Sunday, 1-4pm**
(no meetings in December 2024 or August 2025)
Ongoing, bi-weekly in 7-meeting blocks. Sessions will be removed from this list, or note will be made, when all seats are full.
** Seating is very limited. Early registration is recommended.
Upcoming Session Start Dates with Open Seats:
September 15, 2024
September 29, 2024
October 13, 2024
October 27, 2024
November 10, 2024
November 24, 2024
January 12, 2025
January 26, 2025
February 9, 2025
February 23, 2025
March 9, 2025
March 23, 2025
April 6, 2025
April 20, 2025
May 4, 2025
May 18, 2025
June 1, 2025
June 15, 2025
June 29, 2025
July 13, 2025
July 27, 2025
Sessions are limited to 10 participants max. Enrollment can begin on any scheduled Sunday* with registration required two weeks in advance, and will continue for 7 meetings.***
* see registration for details and limitations. Please note: sessions falling on U.S. holidays generally skip dates too.
*mini-blocks are only available for current or past Studio Seminar participants. A new round of meetings will be opened up for September by late summer
*** new participant registration is only available in 7-meeting blocks. We strongly feel the full benefit of the program only comes from at least one full cycle of the 7-meeting program. Repeat and ongoing enrollment is encouraged for those who would like ongoing practice and support.
Class Size
Minimum Enrollment: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Materials
- Sketchbook – something portable that you can use for in-class exercises and critique notes
- Your choice of materials for in-class exercises
- Your choice of materials for out-of-class personal work
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
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About the Instructor
Megan Wolfkill is a Cincinnati-based painter and dancer who spends her days contending with identity, intimacy, and otherness in her work. She holds a BFA in Studio Art and Dance from Tulane University and an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. For the past several years, Megan has been teaching youth and university courses in three-dimensional foundations, painting, and drawing at UT-Knoxville and the Knoxville Museum of Art.
Megan recently relocated to Cincinnati to be the 2024-2025 Scholar-in-Residence at Manifest following the completion of her graduate degree. She was a finalist in the 2024 Miami University Yeck Young Painters Competition and presented research on interdisciplinary art practices at SECAC in Richmond, VA in 2023. Additionally, Megan has attended artist residencies at Penland School of Craft and the Hambidge Center.
Her work has been included in juried exhibitions across the country and has been featured in publications such as Ouch! Collective, CanvasRebel, and I Like Your Work Podcast catalogs.
Entrance to Drawing Center programs at M1
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