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Autumn at IMA has a lot going on! There are Visiting Artists, Business classes or perhaps it's time to get back back to the basics with a refresher course in one of our beginner or intermediate classes. Visiting Artist Series courses this month include Brent Sumner's Darjit class , Indirect Method with Pippa Murray and Day of the Dead Altars with Madeline Behrens Brigham. Our Business Series brings in courses in both Sales Tax and Copyright Issues for Mosaic Artists.

Even if you're not signed up for a class come stop by Jingletown and check out the new murals in the neighborhood, including Red Lizard Mural, above, from Josef Norris' Community Mosaics Class at IMA.

The new class schedule is up online and open for registration up until March 2009! Expect your copy of the print schedule in the mail sometime in October!

Click here for a full class schedule: Online.

Darjit! Architectural Sculpting Workshop

Pippa Murray Indirect Methods

Altars with Madeline Behrens Brigham

Lightweight Concrete Sculpture

Exterior and Garden Applications

Upcoming Visiting Artists October 10 - 12 Brent Sumner — Darjit!: Concrete Garden Sculpture Workshop Unique and environmentally friendly material October 19 Stacy Snowman — Copyright Issues for the Mosaic Artist Part of the Business of Mosaics Series October 25 - 26 Pippa Murray — Indirect Methods in Mosaics A must know classical technique November 1 - 2 Madeline Behrens Brigham — Day of the Dead Altars Celebrating our deceased loved ones

Class Highlights

October 4
Mosaics for Parent and Child with Julia Alpers
Designed for a child's creativity

October 16 - November 20
Intermediate Glass Mosaics with Dayna Tauro
Extended study, for broad glass skills

October 18
Sales Tax and the Mosaic Artist with Dot Edwards
Get clear on sales tax related issues

October 18 - 19
Lightweight Concrete Sculpture for Mosaic with Tracy Broback
Design the sculpture you always wanted

This month we also offer
selections from our core classes
These courses are some of the essential building blocks of mosaic art.

Mosaic 101 — Introduction To Mosaics, Exterior And Garden Applications, Grout Clinic, Architectural Applications — Floors And Walls and Introduction To Glass Mosaics

IMA on the Road!

IMA instructors Laurel True and Delaine Hackney will be teaching mosaic classes in New Orleans this fall!

October 10 - 11th: Mosaics For The Garden with Laurel True

October 25 - 26th: Mosaic Pet Portraiture with Delaine Hackney

November 1 - 2: Introduction to Italian Smalti Mosaics — Contemporary Mosaics With Ancient Materials with Laurel True

All classes offered by New Orleans Conservation Guild in the historic Bywater neighborhood 3620 Royal St., New Orleans, La. 70117

For more information or to register for these classes please go to:
http://www.art-restoration.com/workshop.html
or call 504-944-7900

For more classes go to:
Fall Winter '08 - Spring '09

Every month we will be featuring a student artist who is part of our extended community at IMA. Please click the link to read more about the artist's path to mosaics.

Kelley Knickerbocker, Seattle, WA

Words from Kelley...

I've always done some form of functional art on the side while pursuing other work to fund my secondary passion of making my house payments. Calligraphy, painted canvas floor cloths, hand quilting, and leaded glass each turned out to be one of a series of dots leading to my neon "Eureka!" moment of mosaic epiphany...Read More...

Anne Spindler Scholarship Fund

IMA introduces the Anne Spindler Scholarship Fund. Started with a generous donation from one of our students, this fund is available bimonthly to help offset the costs of certain courses for low income students.

For more information and an application please email info@instituteofmosaicart.com.

Donations are welcome to augment this fund.

In a Dream

Jeremiah Zagar's award winning documentary about his father and mother- world renown mosaic artist Isaiah Zager and the beautiful Julia Zagar- will be screening in October at the SF Indiefest DocFest!

Dates:

October 26th at the Roxie in SF
October 28th at the Roxie
November 2nd at Shattuck Cinema in Berkeley

https://sfdocfest08.withoutabox.com/festivals/event_item.php?id=18323

For more info on the movie and to watch the moving trailer: http://www.hzfilms.com/

Isaiah and Julia will be at institute of Mosaic Art in March 2009 for Isaiah's Visionary Mosaic Mural Making class, register now to be a part of this amazing class to be held March 4 - 8.

San Francisco Painted Ladies

Exact Mosaics Nick Berg and Alan Roth Solo Exhibit
October 1 - November 23rd

Artist team Nick Berg and Alan Roth creates sophisticated, one of a kind mosaics using the natural striations and veining within marble and stone.

Coming Soon
New Work by Mosaic and Tile Artist Julia Aplers

"This body of work centers around ideas symbolized by mandalas from all over the world. Traditionally, mandalas are employed to focus attention and establish sacred spaces. Researching and making these mandalas has helped me work toward wholeness, growth and deeper level of consciousness."

True Mosaics Studio in partnership with Crescent City Art Project

125 mosaic benches to be created by volunteers and donated to New Orleans schools

This will be a massive team building event held in the New Orleans Convention Center. 800 painted murals will also be created, designed and facilitated by artist D. Banfield.

If you are local to New Orleans and would like to be involved in this mosaic project, please contact Laurel True.

Sun Spheres by Laurel True and True Mosaic Studio

Luis R. Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs of the San Francisco Arts Commission is pleased to announce the installation of a new public art project, Sun Spheres, three mosaic sculptures by artist Laurel True, at the intersection of Ocean and Granada Avenues in the OMI District of San Francisco. "These artworks are the latest accomplishment in a decades-long effort to re-vitalize Ocean Avenue," said Cancel. "The Arts Commission partnered with City agencies and dedicated community members to bring Ms.True's bold vision to the street."

The artwork dedication will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 27 at the Ingleside Community Center, 1345 Ocean Avenue.

For the latest True Mosaics news check out: http://truemosaicsstudio.blogspot.com/

There's always something new Mosaic Studio Supply!

Come down to Mosaic Studio Supply and check out our in store specials!

To shop online go to: http://www.mosaicstudiosupply.com