Workshop: Ms. Stimmell's workshops are creative, educational and fun. She introduces students to art through the development and completion of Italian street paintings. The first session begins with an interactive presentation featuring the work of student street painters and her own asphalt works. The demonstration portions of the lessons include information which is design and mathematically oriented, such as the methods for figuring out measurements for "gridding up" the design, composition and color scheme. The students then design a work that they would like to complete as a street painting and begin transferring it to the ground. Depending on the length and number of sessions, students might copy the work of great masters, develop original work or produce a combination of both approaches. Each participating classroom will be responsible for a separate painting or series of paintings. This experience is a team building effort that ends with a sense of pride and accomplishment for all involved.

Chalk artist Melanie Stimmell has a strong background in illustration, painting and design. She received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and is currently working on her Graduate Degree at CSU Fullerton. She has shown her work in several Southern California galleries and has recently signed with a New York Art Representative. When Melanie is not painting in her studio or teaching she is on the asphalt. She began Street Painting in 1998 and has been a featured artist in festivals throughout the US and Internationally. She has won several major awards in both Italy and Germany, where she is now titled 'Maestro'. She has also painted for cultural events in Canada, Holland and Istanbul, Turkey where she was one of three American Featured Artists at there first chalk festival.

Price:
$100 per 60-minute workshop, plus possible planning fee. Minimum three workshops per day must be scheduled.

Age Group: K-12
Capacity: 1 Classroom (maximum of 35 students, plus regular teacher)
Availability: Not available August 14th through September 1st

To design an arts education program with this artist, please call (213) 250-ARTS or email education@musiccenter.org.

Prices are for services between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.