Friday, September 20 - Saturday, September 21 | 9am - 4pm each day
Workshop: $425 per person | $400 For MMAM + RAA Members
Scholarship deadline: August 30, 2024
Workshop tuition Includes boxed lunch each day
Are you looking to take your sketching skills to the next level? Join Minneapolis-based architect and watercolorist, Kar-Keat Chong, for a two-day workshop at MMAM focusing on ink and watercolor sketching.
This workshop aims to develop conceptual and practical skills in sketching with ink and watercolor on various types of paper. Participants will be exposed to multiple ink medium pens and learn how to sketch and shade with them. Once participants grasp the basic ink sketching techniques, they will learn how to incorporate watercolor into their ink sketches. During the workshop, participants will also learn about perspectives, composition, color concepts and design.
Skill Prerequisites: Basic drawing and watercolor painting skills
Participation in this workshop requires mobility. Locations include the MMAM classroom, outdoor museum grounds and locations throughout downtown Winona; expect some moderate walking while carrying your own materials.
Participants will:
Gain knowledge in using ink medium in conjunction with watercolor and types of paper used
Develop confidence and understand the dynamics of sketching on location
Understand the basics of perspective construction, composition, color concepts and design, and be able to embark on their own artistic expression through sketching
Acquire skills and passion for effective life-long learning
Register for the workshop
Full payment is due with registration. The registration fee is NOT refundable. Registration fee will be refunded only if the workshop is canceled by MMAM or Kar-Keat Chong.
About the instructor
Kar-Keat Chong
Kar-Keat Chong is a Minneapolis-based architect and watercolorist. Trained under local artists in his hometown of Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia when he was fourteen, Kar-Keat resumed his passion for watercolor painting in 2017. His work has been accepted into national and international juried exhibitions such as Audubon Artists of America and Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Besides running his own art and architecture studio, Kar-Keat also teaches watercolor at the University of Minnesota-School of Architecture.
Scholarships
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum studio arts workshop scholarship fund has been made available thanks to a grant funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board. While anyone with financial need is welcome to apply, the goals of the scholarship program are as follows (in no particular order): to increase the diversity of age and race in our student body; to offer opportunities to local residents of the Winona area; to support the learning of those with professional aspirations in a particular craft area; and to make our programming available to those with financial need.
An individual may receive one scholarship per year maximum. Scholarships cover full tuition and materials fee, though participants are required to supply any additional required materials.
Support Comes From
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
