Careers in Art: Advertisement Art

For ages 13-17

Two Saturdays, November 10 & 17
NOON - 4 PM

Interested in exploring a career in the arts? This class will show you how to critically assess commercial imagery, hone your creative process, and create an illustrative advertisement painting of your own. After a comparative review of advertising images and an in-depth look at Norman Rockwell's depictions of commercial products, you will select a product to promote and discuss visual elements that persuade consumers to purchase. Try your hand at Rockwell's creative process, including drawing preliminary sketches of your ideas, taking photographs, and painting a large-scale work.

$70 Members
$90 Nonmembers
Instructor: Jaime Shilen

To enroll in this class, register now, visit the Museum Admission Desk, or call 916.808.1182. Or download and print the registration form below and mail, fax, or email your completed form to the Museum. Click on the Ways to Register button at left for more information on how to submit your form.

About the Instructor:

Jaime Shilen received his bachelor's and master's in art education from Buffalo State College. A teacher of 12 years, Shilen is currently the art teacher at Toby Johnson Middle School. He has also worked for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, and as a teaching artist and member of ART ATTACK!, an art program for at-risk students. He encourages students to develop their own personal style of creativity