Introduction to the Art of Collage & Mixed Media

About the Instructor Shelle Barron

Shelle Barron was a Professor of Art at Edinboro University for more than thirty years, where she mainly taught graphic design (typography, history and theory). An admitted hybrid, Barron spent a decade designing for Public Broadcasting before returning to school for her MFA in Painting. She has shown her work in juried exhibitions, invitationals, and solo projects for some time, winning more than twenty awards for her mixed media pieces.

Barron is a past recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship and a NEA Mid-Atlantic Regional Visual Arts Fellowship. She has completed residencies at the Brandywine Printmaking Workshop in Philadelphia, the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, and more recently at Artists Image Resource (AIR) in Pittsburgh.

Class Description

This 4-week class explores the medium of collage and mixed media, covering its history, key artists, influential movements, and contemporary practices. Demonstrations and guided exercises will introduce compositional strategies and principles. The class will include lectures on collage history and technique, as well as hands-on studio time followed by class critique and feedback. Each participant will have the opportunity to create an original work (or two or three!). Materials are provided, but students are welcome to bring their own.

Price

This class is operating on a sliding scale. You may purchase the class at a rate you feel financially comfortable with, up to the maximum class cost of $120. All students will recieve the same instruction regardless of payment.

Use the checkout process as-is to pay the full $120 for the course. To adjust the price during checkout, please enter the desired price in the promo code box in a multiple of 10 with the following format, between $20 and $110. For example, to pay $60, enter 60 into the promo code box. Please reach out to us if you need assistance.

Dates & Times

This class will meet on Saturdays starting May 10th through June 7th (no class Memorial Day Weekend) from 2 pm – 4:30 pm.

May 10th
May 17th
May 24th - NO CLASS
May 31st
June 7th

Materials Required

All materials are provided. Students are welcome and encouraged to bring additional 2D materials (paper, fabric, etc.) for further experimentation.