Program Dates & Times:	Friday, October 9, 2009 – Friday June 4, 2010 4:30-6:30pm (some extended evenings & Saturday workshops/excursions)
Location:	Shadelands Art Center, Annex A & Clay Arts Studio 111 N.Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA  94598
Fee:	$600 (35 sessions).
Contact:	Doug Rowe (925) 943-5899 x2471; rowe@arts-ed.org
Portfolio Submission Dates:	Deadline extended to October 30, 2009  Click here to download application.

In the 2009-10 School Year, the City of Walnut Creek’s Civic Arts Education program will offer a once-a-week, eight-month visual art and design program for a selected group of 16 high school age students from public, private or home school programs.

Student artists will be accepted into this program through a portfolio review process.  Students who are beginning to create personal meaning in their art and who may be interested in attending an art school and/or pursuing a career in art or design will be our target group.  Instruction will be with professional working artists and designers in an art studio setting.  Areas of focus this year will be:

Painting	Printmaking
Sculpture	Graphic Design
Clay

Students will work with teaching staff in developing a body of work that is “portfolio ready,” structured on the three AP Studio Art Format, that focuses on a student’s fundamental competence and range of understanding in visual concerns and methodology, through three competencies:  Concentration, Breadth, and Quality.