Dear Artist instructors and Art educators:

We are preparing for the late March-May 2015 workshop season at the Forsyth Galleries and have

put together a bit of information about the artist(s) who will be showing their work as inspiration for

workshop ideas. Please take a few moments and look at the pages that follow. We would love it if

you all would think of some potential adult or family workshops that the Forsyth might offer with

relation to the work of these artists as well as their themes and processes.

Please feel free to contact me should you require additional information related to these themes or

the overall format of this call for proposals.

We are looking for workshop proposals related to the following:

· Adult Workshops 2-4 hours in length

· Family Workshops about 1-2 hours in length

· Demonstrations (related to process or work of Winslow Homer, printmaking, watercolor, etc.)

· You are always welcome to submit workshops related to any of our permanent collections

(late 19th-early 20th Century art glass and American Paintings)!

We are looking for (in particular) dates on Saturdays in late March, April (16 or 17 if possible) and in

mid-May.

The workshop proposal format is attached. Please include ALL REQUESTED information when

submitting. If you have any images of lesson examples please attach those to your proposal form.

Images should be in jpeg format and be high resolution as they may be featured on our website.

All proposals must be submitted to jkorolenko@uart.tamu.edu by March 15, 2015 for consideration.

Thank you all for your time and creative dedication. Feel free to contact me with any related

questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Curator of Education & Public Programs- Forsyth Galleries

University Art Galleries Department, Texas A&M University

Memorial Student Center Ste. 2440

4229 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843

Tel. 979-458-5460

jkorolenko@uart.tamu.edu

Artist Instructor Information

Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

Category of workshop: Adult Young Artist

Skill level of participants: Beginner Intermediate Advanced

Ideal number of students:

Workshop title:

Synopsis: (5 sentences or less workshop description):

Detailed materials list, including costs and web links:

Please attach high-resolution images related to this workshop proposal!!

Send to Jenn Korolenko: jkorolenko@uart.tamu.edu

Typical honoraria varies between $30-$40 per instructional hour payable by paypal or

institutional check depending on your preference.

Winslow Homer and the American Pictorial Press

This exhibition highlights the emerging celebrity of Winslow Homer (1836-1910) and his contemporary

‘designers’ (a term the illustrators preferred) through the engraved images produced for the American

pictorial press. Homer’s career as an illustrator began in 1857 and ended in 1875, at which point he

dedicated himself solely to painting. During his tenure with such publications as Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing-

Room Companion, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper and Harper’s Weekly, Homer created more than

200 illustrations. From leisure scenes of the Adirondacks to battlefields of the Civil War, Homer’s images

were admired even then for their engaging style and dynamic composition.

The prints on display are selected from the original newspaper editions. It is important to note that these

prints were drawn by Homer and his fellow illustrators, but not engraved or printed by them. The pictorial

press enlisted an army of artists, engravers, plate-makers and printers to publish these works. While it is the

draftsmen we focus on, the unnamed craftsmen who engraved and printed these images deserve

recognition for bringing these mass produced publications into the homes of the 19th century families.

Assembled in this exhibition are 50 images by Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast, Alfred Waud, Theodore Davis

and Charles Parsons.

More images here: http://travex.syr.edu/images/exhibition_slides/PictorialPress/index.html

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American

landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one

of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He

subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the

weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor,

creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836, Homer was the second of three sons of Charles

Savage Homer and Henrietta Benson Homer, both from long lines of New Englanders. His

mother was a gifted amateur watercolorist and Homer's first teacher, and she and her son

had a close relationship throughout their lives. Homer took on many of her traits, including

her quiet, strong-willed, terse, sociable nature; her dry sense of humor; and her artistic talent.

Homer had a happy childhood, growing up mostly in then rural Cambridge, Massachusetts.

He was an average student, but his art talent was evident in his early years.

Surprisingly in depth additional information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Homer