Sculpture
9 September 2024 -
13 June 2025
Georgetown
Full: $6020
The Magrath Sculpture Atelier is a multi-year, part-time Atelier designed to confer the core disciplines needed to become a practicing figurative sculptor at a high level of excellence. Led by award-winning sculptor Michael Magrath, students learn to become adept in both traditional approaches as well as contemporary concerns in a variety of media. Build cumulatively upon the core skills of drawing and modeling from life, while adding critical understanding of both structural and artistic anatomy, composition as well as technical skills such as mold making, casting, basic fabrication and subtractive techniques in wood, stone, metal and composite materials.
"Drawing is the fundament of sculpture. It is inextricably interwoven into our practice. I want all my students to have a strong foundation in drawing, a living drawing practice... Sculpting in many ways is just drawing in clay. Adding and cutting and marking clay, drawing in three dimensions."
Read this message from Mike and follow along on Instagram if you're thinking of joining the program.
Location
The Magrath Sculpture Atelier is now housed at Gage Georgetown. Read more about Sculpture's move to Georgetown and learn how you can support!
Online Practicum
We also offer an Atelier Extension program, the Online Sculpture Practicum, where continuing and aspiring sculptors meet weekly to discuss and critique work and readings, get assignments for work in home studios, and share discoveries and questions. It's a way to continue and extend our community for distant learners who may not have local access to sculpture resources, not to mention put our newly acquired virtual skills and resources to use. Online on Weds mornings 9:30 – 12:30 PCT.
Time Commitment
The full series is designed to be undertaken over three years, but may be taken part-time over many years, and culminates in a year of independent study and the production of a final, significant project. Classes are weekday mornings 9:30 – 12:30 M-F. Fridays are generally independent work days.
The Magrath Atelier follows the Gage Atelier schedule. Students receive a 10% discount on other sculpting programs, and have 24 hour access to Studio C in Georgetown Equinox Studios, a purpose built, shared workspace, when the room is not otherwise in use.
Fall; 12 weeks - Starts second week of September and runs to the last week in Nov.
Winter; 11 weeks - starts second week of January through 3rd week in March.
Spring 10 weeks: first week of April through 3rd week of June.
For Exact Start Dates check academic calendar. All dates at instructor's discretion.
Michael Magrath
Michael Magrath has spent most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest, having moved from New England in the 80's to attend Reed College, where he studied mythology and comparative religions.
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