Art And Design | St. John's Central College

Oil Painting

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Dec 212011

Oil painting for beginners will teach you everything you need to know to learn how to paint in oils. New skills will be taught in painting and give you the confidence to learn this fun and exciting medium! It will cover general information on different types of painting such as landscape, portrait, and still life, to learning the elements of putting a painting together and how to do this. It will cover the basic art materials you will need. It will teach you different painting techniques or ways to apply the paint for interesting effects.

Starting Thur 26/01/2012 10 weeks 19-21.30 €120

Life Drawing &Painting

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Dec 212011

Explore the complexity, beauty and power of the human body through Life Drawing .Using male and female models, long and short poses will be interspersed with exercises specifically designed to allow you to work in different styles and to express what you see, after helping you to truly see it.

Starting Mon 23/01/201219-21.30 €120

Jewellery

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Dec 212011

This course gives you an introduction into a broad range of metalwork techniques. The course starts of using copper and wire. By the end of the course we would hope that you would make something in silver and basic stone mounting that you could wear.

Starting Tue 24/01/2012 10 weeks €120

Home Makeover Design Course

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Dec 212011

This is a design course with a difference because it concentrates on your home,

bring along photos of your home on a USB and get advice from a professional Interior Architect and give it the makeover it deserves.

Avoid costly mistakes by getting the right advice to help you make the best possible decissions about your home.

Gerry Condon is an interior architect with a design practice in Fermoy and Lectures in Interior Architecture & Design.

He is also guest designer for the Irish Examiner “Ask the Designer” in the Saturday property feature.

You can discuss this course with Gerry at 086 850 5984 or email gerrycondondesign@eircom.net

Home Makeover Design Course Monday 7.00pm-9.00pm 10 weeks €110

Graphic Design

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Dec 212011

This practical course will give students an excellent grounding in the key skills required by Graphic Designers. This course has been specifically developed to teach participants the process of Graphic Design and how to use the main Adobe software applications to create and manipulate computer images and designs. This course is suitable for those with or without experience in the Desktop Publishing, Advertising, Web Development and Design industries.

Strting Mon 23/01/2012 10 weeks 19.00-21.30 €120

Portfolio Preparation

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Dec 192011

This course is designed for prospective 3rd level students who are considering a
course for which a Portfolio is Mandatory.
A high proportion of students in this class will be applying for college entry
in 2012. The objectives are to learn how to construct projects how to use research notebooks, process images and develop their ideas through 2D, 3D and colour. Students will learn how to create a relevant, personal and individual comprehensive Portfolio.

10 week course starts Wed 25/01/2012 10 19.00 – 21.30 €120

Fine Art Drawing

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Nov 232011

Drawing for Fine Art – Beginners

This 10 week course to develop student skills in three core areas:

1. Observational drawing for landscape and still life.

2. Contemporary drawing approaches exploring the individual creativity and design.

3. Personal response to mark making and the use of a variety of media. During short practical projects, you will explore a range drawing techniques and the use of a variety of materials.

This day-time course will include practical demonstrations, assistance in visual analysis and observational skills, compositional planning, tonal awareness, perspective, texture and 3-dimensional forms. You will explore conceptual approaches to drawing to encourage the development of your own personal work.

For further information, please contact Jim Kelleher: 086 1089899.

Starting Tue 24/01/2012 10 weeks 15.00 – 17.30 €120

Drawing and Painting

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Nov 232011

Aim: For this 10 week course on the basic skills to painting and drawing for students.

Objective: Is to give them the basic skills to create paintings, in different genres (e.g. Landscape. Portrait, Still Life etc).

Course content:

1. Materials & Textures

2. Line

3. Tone and shade

4. Perspective

5. Portraiture

6. Landscape

7. Impressionism & Van Gogh

8. Putting it areas studied together

Starting Tue 24/01/2012 10 weeks 19.00 – 21.30 €120

Digital Photography Beginners

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Nov 232011

This module offers an introduction to the theory and practice of digital photography & digital imagery.It. No level of Photographic knowledge is required prior to the course.Aimed at introducing digital photography, this practical course will give students the opportunity to confidently develop their skills and understanding with their photography and use of their equipment. Designed for digital camera users who have a keen interest in photography but little or no previous knowledge. The course will cover basic technical explanations, from how to use the equipment you have to digital techniques combined with creative and practical skills.

Starting Wed 25/01/2012 10 weeks 19.00 – 21.30 €120

Cosmetics

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Nov 232011

This course helps you to discover your skin type through ‘skin analysis’ giving you the knowledge you need to select the very best beauty
preparations. You will also learn simple skills by performing luxury nail treatments.
Improve your technique with makeup application for simple day wear or that special occasion.

Starting Wed 25/01/2012 10 weeks 19.00 – 21.30 €120

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ESOL Examination
ESOL examination @ 1st June 2011, at 10am, room to be allocated
End of Year Exhibition 2012
College assistants
Thanks to Zuhal and Gizem for all their work and contribution to College life over the past few months.
Next E.S.O.L. Test, English language test
Next College E.S.O.L examination will be on 1st June, Friday at 10 am. Please meet at the main reception at 9.50am. You will be taken from here to the examination room. Please bring a pen, your passport/national identity card and a photocopy of the same please. Looking forward to meeting you.
Direction
St. John’s Central College graduate show 2012. St John’s College is pleased to announce the opening of DIRECTION, the 2012 student’s graduate exhibition, on Friday 25th May from 6.30pm to 9pm. The title of ‘Direction’ was chosen as direction is crucial in any situation, and the vocational and creative skills the graduating students have acquired [...]
IRC Reduced Opening Hours
The IRC (Library) will be operating on reduced opening hours for the week 30th April to 4th May. It will open from 9:00am to 3:00pm each day. (This is subject to change.) It will close on Friday 4th for the remainder of the term. All books and DVDs on loan need to be returned by [...]
Creative 3D Design for Tomorrows World
ART BEAT Exhibition Thursday April 19th at 7pm at St. John’s Central College
St. John’s Central College is proud to present a group exhibition showcasing the art of the Professional Art Practice Painting Course. This is a one year course specialises in painting with oils and acrylics. These emerging artists have been asked be inspired by their everyday lives and to transform this into pieces of Art. [...]
Exam Timetable 2012
Exam timetable 2012 is now available in the Student Zone
Grundtvig DISCOVER Project
St. John’s Central College will organise a meeting of the Grundtvig project “Disadvantage, convening an educational response” from 14 – 18 March 2012. The meeting will take place in Dublin and will be attended by teachers from 8 European countries. Project work will be carried out over the course of three workshop sessions. Participants will [...]
Motor Cycle Students from France
A special welcome to three motor cycle students from France who will be in the college and on work placement from March 5th.
Visiting Students from Bayreuth Germany
Welcome to the six students and their teacher from Bayreuthy Germany who will visit St. John’s Central College and will participate on work placement for two weeks from 25th February 2012.
10 Week Short Film Making Course
A Fetac level 4 ten week course in film making is commencing next Wednesday Feb 8th. Wednesday 1-5 Fridays 9-12 Contact Ber 086-0410668 for further details
Spanish Conversation Classes
Interested in speaking Spanish. A new 10 week conversation classes will begin next Wednesday night February 1st at 7oc. If interested please contact Night Dept on 086-0410668
Interviews Schedule for St. John’s Central College
Cork Students at French Film Festival
Congratulations to the Cork Film students on the screening of their films in the French Film Festival. Read the Feature Article on Cork Film Students on the Film Ireland Website Ten Cork Films To Screen At Film Festival In France The Irish Times Website Young Irish Directors Invade France The Cork Independent Ten Cork Student [...]
Art Therapy
“Art therapy is a process by which children and adults can gain a clearer understanding of themselves by exploring difficult thoughts and feelings through the use of art materials.Images can be a way of expressing thoughts and feelings that are not quite clear enough to be dealt with in words alone. “Art therapy is a [...]
FETAC Level 5 Maths – Extra classes
Necessary for progression to Higher Education – CIT etc for many courses If interested contact jdeane@stjohnscollege.ie immediately – classes starting shortly
Night Courses Spring 2012
New night courses will be starting in January. Keep a look out on the evening/leisure section of the website over the coming weeks. Discounts for current day students, social welfare recipients and senior citizens.
Visiting French Students
St. John’s Central College would like to welcome six students from Bordeaux, France who will spend six weeks with us on a Leonardo da Vinci project. The students arrived on 8th November and will visit some classes, engage in cultural activities and participate on work placement.