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Visiting Art Professor offers Art Workshops for Teachers and Scholars
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Date: 7 May 2007
to 18 June 2007
The Assistant Professor of Art at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon in the United States, Andries Fourie, will run art workshops for the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum’s Art Cart Project during June 2007. The Art Cart is an initiative of the NMM Art Museum to take art into the community through a series of art workshops for teachers and learners. Arts and Culture teachers especially, will benefit greatly from the portrait drawing and sculpture workshops to be held at venues throughout the metro between 5 and 16 June 2007.
The workshops, which are free of charge, will include introductions to various techniques, interesting discussions, drawing exercises, various sculpture and portrait examples as well as the design and construction of small scale sculptures. Participants will also receive a list of project ideas that can be made at home or in the classroom.
As the number of participants and workshops is limited, booking is essential. Teachers who wish to make an appointment with the “Art Cart” are advised to please telephone the Art Museum on 041 5861030 as soon as possible.
ANDRIES FOURIE
Born in South Africa in 1968, Andries Fourie grew up in Port Elizabeth. He emigrated to the United States in 1989 and received a BA degree in Studio Art from California State University in 1997, and a MA in Studio Art in 1999. He earned a MFA degree in Fine Art from the University of California in 2002.
Professor Fourie began teaching studio art at university level in 2000 and has taught sculpture, drawing, ceramics, design, color theory and writing for artists at Sacramento City College, California State University, The University of California, Ashland University and Willamette University. His sculptures and paintings have been included in numerous group exhibitions in the United States, and he has also had a number of solo exhibitions. His work has been exhibited at museums and galleries in California, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
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