New this year is the EOP’s Wright Design™ program. Wright Design™ is a distance learning program that enables students to learn about architecture and experience Taliesin West without ever leaving their classrooms. The program, which is a partnership with Paradise Valley Unified School District, is comprised of live broadcasts from Taliesin West and in-class work. Each week, students will watch different interviews with Foundation Fellows, architects and experts, along with footage of Taliesin West in real-time. The students also participate in a live question and answer segment. After that, in-class instructors facilitate related activities and exercises.
*Please note that registration is not complete until this form is signed and returned. All fees include a $50 non-refundable registration fee. Full day classes include lunch. Unless otherwise noted all materials are included. (There is a 5 student minimum for all classes to run.)
Photographing Wright (Grades 7-12), $225
In this class students use Taliesin West and the surrounding Sonoran Desert as subjects to develop their photography skills. Students begin by mastering basic photography skills, learn how to manipulate composition and light, and end with advanced manual settings such as shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. Students also learn art critiquing skills as they discuss their peers’ work and edit their own photographs. Students must provide their own fully manual camera and USB cord.
Choose a Session:
Session 2: January 19, 9am-5pm
Session 5: February 16, 9am-5pm
Session 9: March 23, 9am-5pm
Session 12: April 27, 9am-5pm
Session 14: May 11, 9am-5pm
Design Your Dream Shelter (Grades 5-12), $275
Students tour Wright’s early apprentices’ and current students’ Sonoran Desert shelter and learn about sustainable desert dwelling. Students imagine their own “dream shelter,” design a plan and build a landscaped 3-D model.
Choose a Session:
Session 3:January 26-27, 9am-3pm
Session 6: February 23-24, 9am-3pm
Session 11: April 20-21, 9am-3pm
Sketching Taliesin West (Grades 7-12), $225
In this class students develop their drawing skills as they sketch Taliesin West and the surrounding landscape. Students develop an understanding of form, shape, line, color and composition and transform their sketches into colorful works of art.
Choose a Session:
Session 4: February 9, 9am-3pm (Beginners Class)
Session 13: May 4th, 9am-3pm (Advanced Class)
Textile Block Design (Grades 2-5), $225
In this hands-on course, students will learn about the textile block system, a unique structural system created by Frank Lloyd Wright. Students will gain further insight into Wright’s design process as they create their own nature-inspired textile blocks.
Session 7: March 2, 9am-3pm
Wright in Nature (Grades 2-5), $225
In this design laboratory, student’s learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s nature-inspired glass window designs. Students will learn about Wright’s design process as they create light-screens on Mylar paper inspired by Wright’s stained-glass windows by abstracting an object from nature.
Session 10: April 6, 9am-3pm
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*Please note that registration is not complete until this form is signed and returned. All fees include a $50 non-refundable registration fee. Full day classes include lunch. Unless otherwise noted all materials are included. (There is a 5 student minimum for all classes to run.)
