February
3rd , 2003 WOODSTOCK, NY - LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION:
COLLAGE: MEDIUM AND METAPHOR
/ The Woodstock Artists Association: At
the invitation of F.A.M.E (The First Monday Arts Evening), I will present
an interactive lecture-demonstration during which we will discuss the implications
of collage as a medium as well as new developments and techniques. There
will also be time for questions and answers. The program will be held at
the Woodstock Artists Association, 28 Tinker Street, at 7 PM . Admission:
$6. Refreshments. For additional information or travel instructions contact
Lois Linet at 845-679-8725.
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February 15th & 16th (with optional extra day on the 17th,
President's Day), 2003 WARWICK, NY - 2-DAY IN-STUDIO WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE,
COMPOSITION, & THE CREATIVE PROCESS / in the Artist's Studio:
Explore composition and the creation of a personal visual vocabulary in
this weekend or 3-day workshop. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaniety
as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly
process. Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing
our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images,
Incorporation of Computer-generated images into traditional collage, Permanency
of Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials,
Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Limited to 8 participants.
Workshop Fee 2 days: $200, 3 days $275. Includes
Lunch, Refreshments, and optional evening hours on Saturday and Sunday at
no extra cost. Materials Fee: $25. Registrations will be honored in the
order in which they are received. For a registration form you can print
out and send in Click
Here. For additional information, call Jonathan Talbot at (845) 258-4620
or send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
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February 22nd & 23rd, 2003 WARWICK, NY - 2-DAY IN-STUDIO WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE,
COMPOSITION, & THE CREATIVE PROCESS / in the Artist's Studio:
Explore composition and the creation of a personal visual vocabulary in
this weekend workshop. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaniety as you
learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process.
Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing our
Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images,
Incorporation of Computer-generated images into traditional collage, Permanency
of Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials,
Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Limited to 8 participants.
Workshop Fee 2 days: $200. Includes Lunch, Refreshments, and optional
evening hours on Saturday and Sunday at no extra cost. Materials Fee:
$25. Registrations will be honored in the order in which they are received.
For a registration form you can print out and send in Click
Here. For accomodations information Click
Here. For travel information Click
Here. For additional information, call Jonathan
Talbot at (845) 258-4620 or send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
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March 15th & 16th, 2003 ALEXANDRIA, VA - WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION
/ The Art League School: Explore composition and the creation
of a personal visual vocabulary in this weekend workshop which will be
held in the Art League School's comfortable new space on Duke Street.
This workshop will feature optional evening hours on both Saturday and
Sunday at no extra cost. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaniety as you
learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process.
Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing our
Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images,
Incorporation of Computer-generated images into traditional collage, Permanency
of Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials,
Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Limited to 20 participants.
Workshop Fee 2 days: $180 plus $25 Materials Fee. Registrations
will be honored in the order in which they are received. For a registration
form you can fill out and print out and send in Click
Here. For additional information, call Jonathan Talbot at (845) 258-4620
or send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
To visit the website of The
Art League School click on their logo at right.
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April
24th, 2003 MIDDLETOWN, NY - INTERACTIVE
LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION: THE
ARTIST AS AN EXPLORER
/ Orange County Community College / Morrison Hall Mansion: At
the invitation of the Orange County Community College Lyceum Lecture Series,
I will present an interactive lecture-demonstration titled "The Artist
as an Explorer." During this program we will examine the role of the
artist as an individual and in relationship to society. I will also demonstrate
some of the technical innovations which are discussed in my book Collage:
A New Approach and, with the help of the audience, explore the implications
of collage as a medium. This program, which is free and open to the public,
will start at 7 PM. For information or directions
go to www.sunyorange.edu/lyceum
or call Dorothy Szefc at 845-341-4891. |
May 3rd & 4th, 2003
WEST HARTFORD, CT - WORKSHOP: COLLAGE
TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION / The West Hartford Art
League: Participants in this workshop will explore the creative
process and learn new collage techniques that eliminate liquid adhesives,
drying time, and wrinkling from the collage-assembly process. We will also
investigate a wide variety of subjects including composition, creation of
a personal visual vocabulary, sources of creativity, art as process and
product, getting past artistic blocks, and more. Additional technical subjects
covered include the "paperless" transfer of printed and photocopied images,
tissue overlays, and the presentation and framing of finished works, including
those with 3-D elements. "The only prerequisites for this workshop are initiative
and imagination." Workshop Fee 2 days: $200 ( there is a discount for West
Hartford Art League members). Registrations will be honored
in the order in which they are received. For a registration form you can
print out and send in Click
Here. For additional information, call the West Hartford Art League
at 860-521-3732 or Jonathan Talbot at 845-258-4620 or send an e-mail to
jonathan@talbot1.com To
visit the website of the West Hartford Art League click on their logo at
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May 17th & 18th, 2003 WARWICK, NY - 2-DAY IN-STUDIO WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE
& CREATIVITY: Exploring Our Creative Potential / in the Artist's
Studio: The goals for this workshop will be determined by all
the participants when we gather on Saturday morning. Based on past experience,
I believe that those goals will include the sharing of a fair amount of
technical information. It is my hope that we will also find ways to improve
our individual art-making processes and broaden our perspectives. Possible
subjects for investigation include (but are not limited to) The Acquisition
of Visual Language Skills, Collage without Liquid Adhesives, Color Theory,
The Grammar of Visual Language, Paperless Image Transfer, The Mathematics
of Composition, Making Prints from Paintings & Collages, Finding the Muse,
Setting Artistic Goals, Why Make Art?, The Artist and Society, Framing
and Presentation of Finished Works, and more. Limited
to 8 participants. Workshop Fee 2 days: $200. Includes
Lunch, Refreshments, and optional evening hours on Saturday and Sunday
at no extra cost. Materials Fee: $25. Registrations will be honored in
the order in which they are received. For a registration form you can
print out and send in Click
Here. For additional information, call Jonathan Talbot at (845) 258-4620
or send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
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May 31st & June 1st, 2003 WARWICK, NY - 2-DAY IN-STUDIO WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE
102 / in the Artist's Studio: This
workshop is an "advanced"
workshop for folks who are already familiar with the basics of prepared
paper collage and acrylic image transfer.
While we will, as usual,
determine our goals at the beginning of the workshop, the focus will be
on advanced techniques. Some subjects which we will investigate include
(but are not limited to) Changing the Format, Exploring Various Substrates,
Balancing Areas of Interest, Creating Series, Working Large,
Creating "Custom-Made" Computer-Generated Collage Elements,
Marketing, Combining Collage with Other Media, Working from Nature,
Networking for Artistic Growth, & Sharing the Work We've Done. Limited
to 8 participants who have each taken at least one prior Talbot Collage
Workshop. Workshop Fee 2 days: $200. Includes Lunch,
Refreshments, and optional evening hours on Saturday and Sunday at no
extra cost. Materials Fee: $25. Registrations will be honored in the order
in which they are received. For a registration form you can print out
and send in Click Here.
For additional information, call Jonathan Talbot at (845) 258-4620 or
send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
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July 26th & 27th, 2003 WARWICK, NY - 2-DAY IN-STUDIO WORKSHOP:
COLLAGE TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION
/ in the Artist's Studio: Explore
composition and the creation of a personal visual vocabulary during this
2-day workshop. Enjoy new opportunities for spontaniety as you learn how
to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. Other
subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing our Creative
Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images, Incorporation
of Computer-generated images into traditional collage, Permanency of Materials,
Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials, Presentation
and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Workshop
Fee: 2 days: $200. Materials Fee: $25. Includes Lunch, Refreshments, and
optional evening hours on Saturday at no extra cost. Registrations will
be honored in the order in which they are received. Limited to 8 participants.
For a registration form you can print out and send in
Click Here. For
accomodations information Click
Here. For travel
information Click Here. For
additional information, call Jonathan Talbot at (845) 258-4620 or send
an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com
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September 3rd & 4th,
2003 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA - WORKSHOP: COLLAGE
TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE EXPLORATION / Bainbridge
Arts and Crafts: Explore composition and the creation of a personal
visual vocabulary in this 2-day workshop which will be held on beautiful
Bainbridge Island. This workshop, hosted by Bainbridge Arts and Crafts,
a not-for profit arts organization, will include optional evening hours
on Wednesday, September 3rd at no extra cost. Enjoy new opportunities for
spontaniety as you learn how to eliminate liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly
process. Other subjects to be covered include "Getting Started," Accessing
our Creative Energies, "Paperless" Transfer of Printed and Photocopied Images,
Incorporation of Computer-generated images into traditional collage, Permanency
of Materials, Preparation of Substrates, Sources of Tools and Materials,
Presentation and Framing of Finished Works, and more. Workshop
Fee 2 days: $200 plus $15 Materials Fee. Registrations will be honored in
the order in which they are received. To register, call Bainbridge Arts
and Crafts at 206-842-3132 and tell them you wish to register for the Talbot
Collage Workshop. If you have questions which the person who answers the
phone cannot answer ask for Victoria Joslin. To
visit the website of Bainbridge Arts and Crafts click on their logo at right.
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September 14th -19th, 2003 BIG SUR, CA -
5-DAY COLLAGE INTENSIVE: THE CUTTING
EDGE / New Approaches, Techniques, and Implications / The
Esalen Institute: During this workshop we will create an intentional
artistic community in which we will all learn from one another. As we explore
composition and refine our personal visual vocabularies we will reflect
on past successes and failures, revise our individual goals, and make concrete
and specific plans for future projects. /////
Together we will discover new perspectives which will allow us to see our
works and their evolution more clearly. From the drafting of a group mission
statement to the collecting of works for a final critique, this five-day
intensive will be filled with challenging activities designed to increase
our technical knowledge, broaden the scope of our vision, and empower our
creative inspiration as we produce exciting new works. By examining our
responses to a variety of mediums we will find new insights into our individual
creative efforts. ///// Subjects for investigation
include Acquiring Visual Language Skills, Collage without Liquid Adhesives,
Color Theory, The Grammar of Visual Language, Paperless Image Transfer,
The Mathematics of Composition, Making Prints from Paintings & Collages,
Finding the Muse, The Artist and Society, Framing and Presentation of Finished
Works, and more. ///// Details for this workshop
(and registration forms) will be available at Esalen's
website around April 15th. Registration prior to that time is not possible
- this advance notice has been posted to give you time to make plans. In
the meanwhile, if you have questions, call Jonathan Talbot at 845-258-4620
or send an e-mail to jonathan@talbot1.com.
I hope you will join
us for this very special opportunity. - JT |
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Overlooking the Pacific
on the mountainous coast of California, The Esalen Institute at
Big Sur is an ideal place to "get away from it all and get
focused." Amenities at this world-renowned center include hot
springs, massage, great food, and the people. "The people who
live there and love the land, and the 300,000 more who have come
from all over the world to participate in Esalen's forty-year-long
Olympics of the body, mind, and spirit."
To find out more visit
www.esalen.org |
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September 25th thru 28th, 2003 CHICAGO AREA -
4-DAY COLLAGE INTENSIVE: MIDWEST COLLAGE
2003 / New Approaches, Techniques, and Implications / Camp
Henry Horner, Ingleside, IL: From
the identification of personal goals to the review of works for a final
critique, this four-day intensive will be filled with challenging activities
designed to increase our technical knowledge, broaden the scope of our vision,
and empower our creative inspiration as we produce exciting new works. /////
During this workshop we will create an intentional artistic community in
which we will all learn from one another. As we explore composition and
refine our personal visual vocabularies we will reflect on past successes
and make plans for future projects. Together we will discover new perspectives
which will allow us to see our works and their evolution more clearly. /////
Subjects for investigation include Acquiring Visual Language Skills, Collage
without Liquid Adhesives, Composition, Color Theory, Paperless Image Transfer,
Made-to-Order Collage Materials, Finding the Muse, The Artist and Society,
Framing and Presentation of Finished Works, and more. /////
Limited to 25 participants. Workshop
Fee 4 days: $400. Includes optional evening hours on Thursday, Friday, &
Saturday at no extra cost. Materials Fee: $25.
Low cost on-site accommodations available (details on registration form).
For a registration form you can print
out and send in Click
Here. For additional information, contact Michèle
Dougherty Johnson at 630-420-7956 (E-mail: mdj@kwom.com)
or Jonathan Talbot at 845-258-4620 (E-mail: jonathan@talbot1.com
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Camp Henry Horner, a 180 acre residential
camp located on rural Wooster Lake in Ingleside, IL, is about 40
miles NW of O'Hare Airport. If you are flying in from out of town,
let us know your schedule and we will try to arrange shared transportation
to and from the workshop
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