Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 8

fall 2015 field expedition : mexico San Miguel studio exterior October 30 - November 6, 2015 PHOTOGRAPHY FOCUS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: San Miguel de Allende SKILL LEVEL  II - IV Ed Kashi & Andrea Wallace Holly Hughes & Doug Casebeer CONCEPT  Our setting, San Miguel de Allende, is a Unesco World Heritage Site rich in history and authentic Mexican culture. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is simultaneously a very personal yet widely celebrated Mexican tradition that can be traced back to a pre-Columbian past. Integrating both Catholic and indigenous traditions, the Day of the Dead is easily one of Mexico’s most fascinating and well known festivals. This threeday celebration that includes Halloween, Día los Niños and All Souls’ Day is filled with a variety of time-honored traditions. In addition to working in San Miguel, we visit nearby small communities to experience the authentic traditions from an intimate perspective including preparation of altars in homes and cemeteries. A day trip to the famous colonial city and mining town of Guanajuato, the prehispanic settlement of Cañada de la Virgen pyramid & archaeological zone just west of San Miguel and the sancutary of Atononilco are included. Deluxe accommodations are at the Antiqua Village Santa Mónica Hotel, located in the Juarez park’s borders and a five-minute walk from the city center. Single, double and triple pricing is listed on page 7. Tuition price includes all breakfasts and two group dinners. www.santamonica.mx 6  andersonranch.org  970/923-3181  During our week in San Miguel, you have the opportunity to experience, document, and immerse yourself in San Miguel’s famed Day of the Dead rituals – a feast for the visual senses. Whether it’s a series of streets portraits or an exploration of local cuisine and architecture, you are encouraged to discover a subject that speaks to a personal passion and document it in a compelling and unique visual style. This workshop focuses on how to create a personal documentary project in a land of rich culture, and infinite photographic opportunities. Ed and Andrea work personally with students in the field. The workshop includes individual and group reviews, personal assignments and lots of fun. Our goal is to return home not only with images to be proud of, but with newfound skills that expand our overall photographic technique. We strike a balance between fieldwork and discussions and the freedom to explore and photograph this spectacular region. Students are encouraged to bring a lap top computer to edit and process images. PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY  ED KASHI is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator whose sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are signatures of his work. He is a member of VII Photo Agency. Through his photography, filmmaking, and work as a mentor, teacher and lecturer, Ed is a leading voice in the photojournalism and visual storytelling community. www.edkashi.com [email protected] Ed Kashi, Donia Remedios, Mexico 2014 (detail) ANDREA WALLACE is the Artistic Director of Photography and New Media at Anderson Ranch. She received her M.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She exhibits nationally and internationally with numerous shows throughout the Americas, Europe, China and the Middle East. www.andreawallace.com CERAMICS FOCUS SKILL LEVEL  Open to All During our week in San Miguel, painters and ceramic artists will delve into decorating tiles and plates – this class will encourage the development of a visual vocabulary of marks and imagery. Sources in nature as well as Mexican culture and history will serve as starting points. Participants will be encouraged to experiment, moving between the improvisational and the planned, between abstract and descriptive imagery. The emphasis will be on individual style and discovery. Drawing inspiration from the local culture, we proceed to make test tiles of our own. Sketching, drawing and painting on paper, students work individually on projects and try things from a menu of suggested options. Holly and Doug give one-on-one guidance and lead group brainstorming sessions. We strike a balance between studio work and critiques and the freedom to explore this spectacular region. CERAMICS FACULTY HOLLY HUGHES makes paintings, prints and ceramics with imagery drawn from nature and sources in the decorative arts. She paints