Gage Academy of Art

THANK YOU to everyone who came to Drawing Jam yesterday! Over 600 of you came to draw, paint, and sculpt, and so much beautiful art was created during our 12-hour jam. We are so thankful for our awesome community of incredibly talented artists!

And 12 hours of fun! See you there ✏️

Don't miss Drawing Jam art demos with your favorite Instructors!

Make sure to check out our Small Works Holiday Art Market at Drawing Jam! Over 125 small format artworks for sale, most under $250. With every artwork sale, receive two complimentary tickets to Chihuly Garden and Glass. Give the gift of art this holiday season!

Help us reach our $5,000 goal this year! Visit wagives.org/organization/Gage-Academy-Of-Art to make a contribution before the clock strikes midnight.

Photo credit: Erika Schultz at the The Seattle Times

Drawing Jam 2023 is this Saturday, 10:00AM – 10:00PM @ Gage Capitol Hill! Free art supplies provided all day – just bring yourself.

🎟️ $10 tickets at the door, under 18 free

✏️ Dozens of art demos

✏️ Costumed and n**e models

✏️ Holiday small works art market (most pieces

Gage Academy of Art Classical Training for Contemporary Artists.

Artwork by Anthony Ryder.

This December: Join visiting Instructor Anthony Ryder for a weeklong workshop: Portraits in Graphite and Chalk on Tinted Paper, 12/4–8, 9:30 am-4:30 pm. The course involves making two drawings in one, the first being below the value of the paper, in graphite, and the second above, in chalk.

Register now at gageacademy.org/portraits_in_graphite_and_chalk_on_tinted_paper_1588

Get excited for Drawing Jam 2023, the last bash in our Capitol Hill building!

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
10:00AM – 10:00PM
@ Gage Capitol Hill
1501 10th Ave E, Seattle WA 98102

Drawing Jam is an all-day community arts festival hosted at Gage’s Capitol Hill campus in Seattle. Featuring dozens of hands-on drawing, painting, and sculpting activities, professional artist demonstrations, free art supplies, a holiday small works art market, live music, pop-up cafe, programming for all ages + a fun "After Hours" party from 6PM – 10PM. Tickets at the door: $10, Youth under 18: Free

Artwork by Gage Founding Director and Atelier Director Gary Faigin

Executive Director Kathleen Allen with the article on our move!

Have questions about our Summer 2024 move? Visit gageacademy.org/capacitycampaign to read through our FAQs and learn more about our relocation and Next Level Campaign!

You may have heard... we are moving! The Seattle Times article on our big move came out today: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/longtime-seattle-art-school-moving-into-amazon-building/

Stay tuned for more information and move details coming tomorrow!

Longtime Seattle art school moving into Amazon building Gage Academy of Art, a local nonprofit school known for teaching classical art techniques, is taking up residence in a ground-level retail space owned by Amazon.

Value studies by students of the Modern Color Atelier.

“I believe that learning a visual language is nourishing at a deep, psychological level. Understanding color and shape relationships creates in us the agency to collaborate with our environment and experience. Whether on the field or in my studio, the act of organizing my sensations through painting is a form of devotion and awakening.

In the Modern Color Atelier, we seek to pass on the tools for artists to build visual form. We begin this journey by organizing shapes of light and dark. Seen here are examples of an exercise called Variations on a Theme of Three, where students learn to re-arrange just 3 values, showing how, even at this early stage of building an image, the poetic implications are deeply meaningful. We are involved in a personal, visual alchemy at every step of the way.”

– Kimberly Trowbridge, Director of the Modern Color Atelier

Learn more about Kimberly’s program at gageacademy.org/trowbridge

In this three-day intensive you will work with Mike Magrath, Director of the Magrath Sculpture Atelier, to learn a reliable and solid method for sculpting. You will make a full-scale copy directly in clay from a plaster cast which will be yours to keep. This class will be a hybrid combination, with some participating in the classroom via signup, while others may attend remotely. Lectures and demonstrations will be recorded and available for asynchronous learning. Finished pieces may be fired at Gage when complete.

Register now at gageacademy.org/adult-programs

Gage Academy of Art offers need-based Tuition Assistance to all Gage students who qualify. Apply at gageacademy.org/tuitionassistance.php

11/13: Winter Tuition Assistance Application Opens
12/15: Winter Tuition Assistance Application Closes

Tuition Assistance Tuition Assistance at Gage is a need-based program. Qualifying students will receive a 25%, 50%, or 75% discount on their tuition (a full tuition waiver will be determined on a case-by-case basis.) The discount will only apply to one of three class types; Weekend Workshops, 5-Week Classes, or 10-Wee...

Winter quarter programs are now open to the public for registration. Expect all your favorites plus dozens of new painting, drawing, sculpture, and youth classes and workshops.

Register now at gageacademy.org!

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Gage’s annual Drawing Jam is back!

Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
10:00AM – 10:00PM
@ Gage Capitol Hill
1501 10th Ave E, Seattle WA 98102

Drawing Jam is an all-day community arts festival hosted at Gage’s Capitol Hill campus in Seattle. Featuring dozens of hands-on drawing, painting, and sculpting activities, professional artist demonstrations, free art supplies, a holiday small works art market, live music, pop-up cafe, programming for all ages + a fun "After Hours" party from 6PM – 10PM featuring a wine and beer bar. Tickets at the door: $10, Youth under 18: Free

Sketches by Tina Koyama

Congrats to Modern Color Atelier Alum Maureen Ryan! Join us for the artist's reception on Sunday, November 12, 2-4pm.

Maureen Ryan on the body of work: "I developed the paintings in Xylem/Phloem over the past several years, amid the dynamic events of a changing world and while undergoing two heart surgeries. My paintings depict inner, outer, and energetic landscapes - of trees, animals, plants, and the vascular human body. My paintings evolve through drawings from observation and images from experience - internal pictures that arise in particular moments. The paintings meditate upon the vertical (under-earth to sky) and cyclical energies of life; the other-than-human beings who accompany, inhabit, and move through us; and the layered and intertwined natures of bodies flowing in, out, and back-and-forth across the boundaries of a momentary existence."

Why dedicate oneself to the painstaking mastery of fundamentals like anatomy, perspective, composition, color, and more when impressive results can seemingly be conjured with a mere prompt and a click?

Join us in-person at Gage Capitol Hill on Thursday for this free lecture, no registration necessary.

This lecture will also be streamed via Zoom for online participation –
Meeting ID: 815 5404 6351
Password: gagefall

Gage Academy of Art Classical Training for Contemporary Artists.

Check out dozens of new painting, drawing, and sculpture classes and workshops. Now open to members, public registration opens Monday, November 13th.

Members not only get early registration, but discounts on programs. Become a Gage Member at gageacademy.org/membership

TONIGHT! Teens and parents from the community are invited to join Gage Academy of Art's Teen Art EnGAGEment Panel to find out what your future in the arts could look like!

Gage Academy of Art Classical Training for Contemporary Artists.

Exciting News! Tomorrow, Gage student and instructor Kathryn Jones will be on New Day Northwest discussing teen art programs and demonstrating art techniques!

Check it out 11 AM on KING 5, or streaming live on king5.com!

Don't miss the KOH Alumni show, opening at Axis Gallery this week on First Thursday Art Walk!

Interested in pursuing higher education in the arts? Not sure which direction or path to pursue? Teens and parents from the community are invited to join Gage Academy of Art's Teen Art EnGAGEment Panel to find out what your future in the arts could look like! Open Q&A ft. student artists, instructors, and professionals in the field. Refreshments provided.

Friday, November 3rd, 2023
7:00PM – 8:30PM
@ Gage Capitol Hill, Room 304
1501 10th Ave E, Seattle WA 98102

Gage Academy of Art Classical Training for Contemporary Artists.

Just announced! NEW weeklong workshop with visiting Instructor Anthony Ryder. Register now at https://gageacademy.org/portraits_in_graphite_and_chalk_on_tinted_paper_1588

Our PNW Exhibition opens tonight ~ see you at 6 PM at Gage Capitol Hill. Enjoy over 85 artworks for sale and free food and drink!

Our annual PNW exhibition opens TOMORROW, 6:00PM-8:00PM @ Gage Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor Gallery. Mingle with the artists, collect beautiful work by Gage students and instructors, and enjoy complimentary wine and appetizers. Over 85 works on display, most available for sale under $500.

Image credit: Ellen Cooper

Beginning this Saturday! Register now at gageacademy.org/digital_landscape_painting_1504

Our annual PNW exhibition opens this Thursday! Come see student and instructor artwork inspired by the beautiful place we live. Artwork available for purchase.
Image credit: Patty Ryan

Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 19th
6:00PM-8:00PM
@ Gage Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor Gallery
Complimentary wine and light appetizers

Learn the basics of lino-cut printmaking and make unique stamps, posters, and prints with youth instructor Virginia Easthope.

Beginning this Saturday – register now at gageacademy.org/youth-programs

Lino Cut - Printing and Design | Gage Academy of Art - Seattle, WA During the course, we will cover the basics of lino-cut printmaking, elements of design, colors, and semiotics all while making unique stamps, posters, and prints in each student's special style.....

TEEN ART STUDIO is starting again, tonight in Bellevue!
We also have TAS in Capitol Hill and South Park running. If you are a teen on the eastside and want an awesome free art program, come see us at Bellevue Art Museum TONIGHT!!

Are you drawn to the fine details of the flora around you? Do you want to hone your realistic watercolor and drawing skills? Learn ways watercolor can render detail, texture, and color of plants.

Register now at gageacademy.org/beginning_botanical_illustration_cacti_succulents_1501

Come watercolor Seattle’s urban fauna! In this beginner to intermediate level class students will learn techniques to produce realistic and accurate paintings. In this class you’ll also gain the skills to paint fur, feathers, and skin. Students leave with finished watercolor pieces of urban animals and the confidence to paint other subject matter!

Register now at gageacademy.org/watercolor_urban_critters_1523

Introducing the Core Drawing Pathway – an educational route designed for artists of all mediums looking to solidify and expand upon foundational training in drawing. Each quarter, we offer four Core Drawing classes, and the Practicum and Seminar are offered on a quarterly or yearly basis.

Learn more at gageacademy.org/atelierextensions.php

Our annual PNW exhibition is back! Come see amazing student and instructor artwork inspired by the majesty of the Pacific Northwest. Artwork available for purchase. Image credit: Ellen Cooper

Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
6:00-8:00 pm
@ Gage Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor Gallery

TONIGHT: Presented in Partnership with Town Hall Seattle – Yes it Hurts, and You Will Bleed: A Tattoo Artist Panel

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
7:30 pm
@ Town Hall Seattle

Register now ($5-$25 sliding scale) at townhallseattle.org

Register now for this series with a one time donation ($5-$75) at gageacademy.org/anatomy_lecture_series_1564

One of Gage's most popular exhibitions is back! Come see amazing student and instructor artwork inspired by the majesty of the Pacific Northwest. Artwork available for purchase. Image credit: Randolph Schuder

Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
6:00-8:00 pm
@ Gage Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor Gallery

Presented in Partnership with Town Hall Seattle – Yes it Hurts, and You Will Bleed: A Tattoo Artist Panel

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
7:30 pm
@ Town Hall Seattle

Register now ($5-$25 sliding scale) at townhallseattle.org

Professor Scott Méxcal sits down with three of Washington's preeminent tattoo artists Sonrisa Barron, Suzanna Fisher, and Dustin Burt to chat about life behind the needle.