This two-part course follows the trajectory of contemporary art from the 1980s to the present. The course begins with an overview of what contemporary art is and how and why it came about. Topics covered include play and humour; minimalism and conceptualism; identity and narrative, as well as politics and culture. In addition, a range of genres will be covered including painting, sculpture, installation, performance, video and social practice. Students will be assigned short readings and discussion questions each week related to the textbook and other reference materials. The course includes lectures, discussions, as well as in-class hands-on projects. To obtain a good grasp of the subject matter, it is important to have the textbook. Suitable for all levels. Required textbook: Rudd, Natalie, Contemporary Art (Art Essential Series), Thames and Hudson, 2023. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 17 - DEC 10, 2PM - 5PM IN-PERSON

Do you want to learn how to draw but don't know how to get started? Drawing for the Absolute Beginner is an ideal course for people with little or no experience in drawing. Students will be guided through the drawing process: from finding initial inspiration, to developing strong compositions on their paper, to executing fully developed illustrations. Foundational skills in mark-making, shading, perspective, and depth will be developed through in-class exercises/demonstrations and term assignments. Students will explore different illustrative approaches and experiment with both dry and wet drawing materials such as graphite, charcoal, and inks. Working from both imagination and observation, students will draw from a range of subjects including still-life arrangements, a live model, and photographs. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 17 - DEC 10, 6PM - 9PM IN-PERSON

This course focuses on the figure as illuminated by a survey of examples from the history of painting. As each new example presents ways to appreciate the possibilities of the figure as a subject matter, it likewise presents new technical challenges in areas such as scale, paint handling, layering and composition. Students combine direct work from a model with other sources including photographs, art historical sources and imagination. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, SEP 17 - DEC 10, 10AM - 1PM ONLINE

fe5b59c8-c523-4ce4-ab43-f5a7e720b001 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting the Everyday with Gouache Gouache Paints (M. Graham or Winsor Newton Designer Gouache or Lukas are preferred brands): - 2 yellows, 2 reds, 2 blues, green, violet, orange, titanium white, ivory black - Winsor Newton Gouache Pigment Suggestions: Primaries Yellows: Brilliant Yellow , Primary Yellow Reds: Alizarin Crimson , Primary Red Blues: Ultramarine Blue , Turquoise Blue Note: if you can only afford to buy one of each of the primaries buy the one listed in bold Secondaries Orange: Orange Lake Light Violet: Light Purple Green: Brilliant Green Others Ivory Black Titanium White (large tube if possible) - watercolour brushes: synthetic sable, no. 12 and no. 4 - palette for mixing paint: white plastic palette for watercolour, white ceramic plates or white lids from yogurt containers or a combination (or your preferred surface/method for mixing gouache paints) Paper: - Since this is an online course we will be working on a smaller scale for class projects. Recommend you purchase the following pads: Arches, cold press, 140lb watercolour pad 9 x 12” and a Legion Stonehenge black coldpress watercolour paper pad. If you are unable to find these particular pads you can also buy 2 full sheets of 140lb watercolour paper and divide into four sheets each (for a total of eight pieces) and sheet of Stonehenge black watercolour paper or Stonehenge black drawing paper (can also be divided into four sheets). -all-purpose sketchbook (9 x 12” or larger) - spray bottle - metal ruler 12” - white glue, bristle brush for glue - scissors - masking tape A note on gouache paint: please note we are using regular gouache for this course and not “acrylic gouache”. Email if you have any questions: wwelch@vancouverislandschoolart.com Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

dc661510-d243-41bb-9426-50d086290649 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Landscape Painting Now II Painting Supplies (for in-class projects) : We will be doing in-class painting projects for the last part of each session. The recommended paint for these exercises is gouache because most of the artists' works we will be looking at in class are done in oil and acrylic and gouache is the easiest medium to get similar effects. If you prefer to do in-class exercises in pastels, watercolour or acrylic, that is fine. You can use what you have. However, the instructor will be using gouache. - Suggested gouache paints: - Winsor Newton Designer Gouache: alizarin crimson, brilliant yellow, ultramarine blue, light purple, orange lake light, titanium white. - If you are on a tight budget you can purchase inexpensive sets of gouache on Amazon. - Watercolour brushes: #12 round and 3/4" flat brush (both synthetic sable) - Watercolour pad: 9 x 12", cold press, 140lb, cotton: I recommend the Arches Watercolour pad (this pad is expensive but the quality is amazing and you only need one pad for all the in-class exercises). Painting Supplies (for homework projects) : - a good selection of colours, at least 2 of each of the primary and secondary colours (a warm and cool of each), two browns, black and white in your chosen medium - medium (for acrylic or oil) - odourless mineral spirits (for oil) - brushes: a range of brushes from small to large, round and flat - palette to mix paint on - palette knives (metal for oil, plastic for water based medium) - rags Recommended Textbook: Barry Schwabsky, Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism, Distributed Art Publishers, 2019. https://www.amazon.ca/Landscape-Painting-Now-Abstraction-Romanticism/dp/0500239940/ Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .

8085ed62-6b3a-49f7-b347-490659db02be Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Introduction II Items required for the first class: - Substrate: slim (3/4 inch) stretched canvas or cradled wood board, 8x8 inches - Acrylic paints (assorted colours, including black and white) - Solvents/mediums - Various acrylic brushes - Notebook/Sketchbook Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - Heavy-body acrylic paints (at least 60ml tubes of each colour) - Required colours: - Yellow: Cadmium Medium Yellow or Hansa Yellow (Medium or Light), Red/Crimson: Napthol Red/Crimson or Cadmium Red Medium, Blue: Ultramarine Blue and Cerulean Blue, Purple/Violet: Dioxazine Purple/Violet, Green: Phthalocyanine (Phthalo) Green, Orange: Cadmium Orange, White: Titanium White, Black: Mars Black or Lamp Black - Additional colours (optional): - Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson - Recommended sets: - Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylics set of 6: Naphthol Crimson, Hansa Light Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalocyanine (Phthalo) Green, Mars Black, Titanium White OR - Opus Essential Heavy Body Acrylic set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White - Acrylic medium (to extend working time of paints) (optional) - Palette knifes for mixing and applying paint (at least two; one large knife with a rounded end, and one smaller knife that is narrow with a finer point) - Paint brushes set of varied sizes/types (stiff synthetic for acrylic) (many art stores have pre-assembled starter packs of brushes, these are a good base. Invest in good quality brushes, they will perform better and last longer) - Gesso or acrylic primer (if you wish to add another layer to your canvas) (optional) - 2” wide paint brush - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - Sketchbook/painting paper pads (for weekly homework assignments). - Paper suitable for acrylic paint and wet mediums, roughly 11 x 17 inches - Notebook - HB or 2B pencil - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - White conte stick (optional) - Paint apron or clothes you are willing to get paint on (recommended) - Plastic Toolbox or small Luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) 
 Additional Items to be discussed and sourced after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments): - Alternative paints and their supplies: - Oil : select colours, brushes (hog bristle), substrates, rags, odourless mineral spirits (OMS), walnut or linseed oil, sealed jars and containers, mediums - Watercolours and gouache : select colours, substrates, brushes - Small or medium sized surfaces for weekly exercises: stretched, primed canvas, canvas paper, gessoed wood panel, gessoed mat board or cardboard substrates for later term assignments - Term assignment substrates (various types and dimensions) Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .