Tag: Fine Arts
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Artist’s Journey
The painter Chuck Close is quoted as saying “Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work.” To be a professional artist takes skill and studio discipline. Workshops and courses taught by artists will help you develop the studio practice you need to be a full-time artist. 11-session Precollege Courses We recommend a high school Precollege…
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Instructor Spotlight: Melissa Starke
Melissa is an artist who creates abstract paintings and sculptures. She holds a Business Administration AA, a Fine Arts BFA and is a 2020 Art Market Studies MA Candidate. She was the curator for Torche Galerie in Belmar NJ from 2012-2015. She is a three-time Community Development Block Grant recipient from the City of Yonkers,…
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Instructor Spotlight: Josef Zutelgte
Professor Josef Zutelgte has been teaching in the Fine Arts Department at FIT since 2000, drawing, 3-D design and sculpture. He was born in Germany, attended the Westfaelische Wilhelms University and the Kunstakademie Muenster/Duesseldorf and received an MFA in 1983. After moving to New York in 1986, he studied at The City College of New York…
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Instructor Spotlight: Bing Hu
Prof. Hu is from the city of Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China. She graduated from the Shanghai Teachers college in 1983, just three years after Chairman Mao’s death and China’s Culture Revolution ended. In 1986 she came to the United States, where she received a merit scholarship at the Art Students League of New York…
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Congratulations Hannah!
CONGRATULATIONS TO HANNAH WONG WHO WAS JUST ACCEPTED TO FIT THIS FALL 2015 FOR FINE ARTS! Courses taken in Precollege Programs include: Fine Arts Portfolio Were you accepted to FIT this fall too? We’d love to feature you on the blog as well! Email: [email protected] for more information
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In The Halls: Juliane
Student: Juliane (17) from Southold Program: Saturday/Sunday live Pre-College Courses: Observational Drawing Basic Life Drawing Describe your personal style: I personally have never drawn models. I use the medium of acrylic and oil above pencil. When i use pencil I draw portraits. Many pieces of work are often a typical theme in an edgy format. Where do you go…