The DIVA Center is please to offer an array of courses this summer taught by some of the best artists in their respective fields of photography, painting, illustration, and book arts. Come and enjoy a summer class with our outstanding artist-instructors. Download the DIVA Center Course Schedule (PDF) for full details and registration.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Lorin Edmonds was trained as a photojournalist at the U of O and holds a degree from Brooks Institute of Photography.  He has been a commercial and wedding photographer for most of his life.  He has also worked in San Francisco in the advertising world, as well as having his work shown in galleries across three states. 
   Edmonds has taught at the University of California, and as a guest lecturer at the San Francisco College of Fine Arts, and for ASMP in San Francisco, as well as for the Emerald Photographic Society. He is also a frequent contributor to Nikonians on the net.  His training includes many manufacturers schools open only to chosen students.

Sheila Hart is a talented artist trained at a well-known Seattle school of art.  She has worked as a graphic artist and designer at a local TV station for years. She applied her artist bent to wedding photography for the last 2 years with Edmonds, strengthening their combined skills. She has exhibited locally and international in Costa Rico, She was EPS runner up for photographer of the year.

PAINTING, DRAWING, and ILLUSTRATION:

John Holdway trained at the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently exhibits his still life paintings at Opus6ix Gallery in Eugene and at Bell Peria Gallery in Portland. Web Site.

Monique Janssen-Belitz is currently an art instructor at LCC. She has taught landscape painting classes at MKAC for many years, as well as outdoor painting and sketching classes at the Aspen Art Museum in Aspen,Colorado. She regularly shows her work in Oregon, as well as in her home country Germany.

Rich Klopfer, a locally based artist, has exhibited his painting and sculpture in solo shows across the U.S.  His work has been featured in quARTerly and on exhibit at Gunnar Nordstrom Fine Arts in Kirkland WA.

Craig Lasha holds a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Academy College, and is a past participant of the California Arts Council, (three years).  He is a cofounder and Director of the Reality Arts Workshop (California), and the Lasha Art Gallery/Studio (Toledo, OR).  Lasha is also a past and present instructor and contributor to DIVA, Maude Kerns Art Center, The Oasis Program, The Emerald Art Center, The New Zone Arts Cooperative, and a 4j charter school.

Susan Lehman is a mixed media artist, living and working in Bandon, OR.  Her artwork has been exhibited extensively in galleries and art centers in Northern California and Southern Oregon.  Susan’s formal art training was at the California College of Arts and Crafts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Post-graduate work was at the University of the Pacific.  She served as a committee member for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission for three years and as an active board member for the non-profit Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento for five years. Susan has taught collage for adults and teens at the Bandon Art Supply and has a workshop scheduled at the Coos Art Museum in August 2006.

BOOK ARTS:

Andrew Huot has been binding books and making artists books since 1990. In addition to working in book repair and restoration he has taught workshops and classes throughout the Northwest for organizations such as the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland, Portland State University, and the University of Oregon Craft Center. Andrew is the former Chair, and is a current board member, of the Northwest chapter of the Guild of Bookworkers.

Introduction to Bookbinding. Andrew Huot, Instructor
Wednesday, July 19. Time: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: $30. + $5. materials fee. Registration deadline: July 14
   Never made a book before but always wanted to try? This one-day workshop will teach you the skills and techniques to start making your own books and pamphlets. We will make six different book structures that you can use for gifts, small notebooks, journals, or art projects. No experience is necessary, an all are encouraged to join in.

Long Stitch Book. Andrew Huot, Instructor
Wednesday, August 9. Time 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Cost: $30 + $10. materials fee. Registration deadline: August 4
   In this workshop we will construct a book using the long stitch bookbinding structure with multiple sections to allow more pages. Based on 16the Century models, this method has rows of sewing on the spine that serve as a decorative elements. Prerequisite: Intro to Bookbinding class or some bookbinding experience.

Book Boxes and Enclosures. Andrew Huot, Instructor
Saturday & Sunday, August 19 & 20. Time 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $50 + $20 materials fee Registration deadlines: August 11
   Looking for a way to protect a fragile book or store a collection of small items? Conservation boxes and enclosures are the best ways to protect and house our collections and fragile objects. In this class, we will construct a number of boxes, slipcases, and enclosures to protect and display treasured items. Prerequisite: Intro to Bookbinding class or some bookbinding experience.

Download the DIVA Center Course Schedule (PDF) for full details and registration.