Fabre Vieux: Working place for Theater and Visual Art in France

FABRE VIEUX
Working place for Theater and Visual Art

Welcome

Rent to tourists

Making sculptures
Working with clay, stone and wood
27 July – 3 August 2011
Arrival Wednesday 27 July - Departure Wednesday 03 August 2011

**Artist/teacher**

	Pim Knaup is a visual artist, working in Amsterdam and Wijde Wormer, The Netherlands. He works with paper, wood and stone. He has many years of experience as a teacher in higher arts institutes and centres for visual arts. He has pleasure in guiding you, starting from your own level.
Pim Knaup (left)

Workshop week and session hours
- Workshop of 6 working days
- Arrival at Wednesday 27 July in the afternoon
- Working hours per day from 09:00 to 13.15 h, you can work longer if you wish
- Breakfast between 8 and 9 h
- Lunch at 13.15 h
- Departure Wednesday 03 August, after breakfast

Working Method
The possibilities, difficulties and consequences of working three dimensionally are central in this workshop by basic assignments. Pim stimulates you to make your own choices, not only in het materials you want to us, but also in what you want to express. Questioning, stimulating and proposing alternatives are the core of his teaching. He guides you, starting from your own level, through the process of working freely or making sculptures after observation. The possibilities, difficulties and consequences of working three dimensionally are central in this workshop by basic assignments. You will be invited to opt for your favourite material (clay, wood or stone). By way of observing and distilling the characteristic features, you work towards a model, carving or sculpture. The workshop will be finished with a presentation of the results to people who are interested.

Materials
Optional: clay, natural stone (limestone), plaster, wood.

Required experience
Some experience in (amateur) visual arts is desirable.

Workshop week and session hours
Arrival at Wednesday afternoon. Departure on Wednesday morning after breakfast. Working sessions: Wednesday till Wednesday for 4 hours daily. Breakfast between 8 and 9 h; lunch at 13.15.

Costs
The workshop costs € 300, for students € 200. The total amount includes:
- six sessions of 4 hours; you can work yourself longer
- the use of the work floor for the visual arts respectively
- the use of outside locations * the use of tools and materials
- breakfast and lunch during 6 days
- meal at arrival; drinks at the final presentation; a festive dinner the last day

If you don't feel like cooking dinner yourself every day, you can enlist per day for a joint dinner: costs € 18.

Options for accommodation and costs
See separate list with accommodations on offer and costs.
Indicate your 1st and 2nd preference on the entry form on the website.

The total amount consists of:
- Price Workshop
- Cost of accommodation
- Possible rent of towels and sheets
- Possible number of joint dinners