Summer/Winter Intersessions

Summer and winter intersession courses and internships are offered as part of KCAI's regular academic curriculum. B.F.A. degree program students may enroll in no more than three credit hours in the winter intersession and no more than six credit hours per summer session. Intersession courses are open to students from other institutions and members of the community through the KCAI continuing education department.

Degree program classes winter 2012

Enrollment

WInter intersession classes are offered as part of our regular academic curriculum. KCAI degree program students may enroll for no more than six credit hours per session. Enrollment for KCAI degree program students is done through Web registration. 

Visiting students and community members

Students from other institutions and Kansas City community members are welcome to take these courses and can register through the School for Continuing and Professional Studies. To register by phone with a credit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express or Discover), call 816-802-3505 or visit our office in Mineral Hall to register in person. Registration begins March 1. These classes also can be audited at a cost of $500 per course. Students wanting to transfer credits earned at KCAI to other institutions should consult with their academic advisors at those institutions for transfer approval.

Tuition

Tuition is $425 per credit hour. Students registering for studio classes are required to pay studio fees of $34 per credit hour, as well as any additional materials fee for their specific studio course. Check with the financial aid office for information on financing your summer session classes. To audit a course for no credit, the cost is $500.

Tuition and fees for courses are due in full in the business office Friday, Dec. 2. Enrollment will be cancelled the day after this deadline (Dec. 3) if payment has not been received.

Computer access

Computers in the Jannes Library computer lab will be accessible during the summer intersessions. View library hours. 

Refund Schedule

KCAI has adopted the following withdrawal policy to establish charges based on the amount of time completed in the enrollment period. All students who withdraw from KCAI during the summer sessions will be charged a $35 administrative fee per course. Studio and materials fees are not refunded.

Liberal Arts refund policy:

100% refund if withdrawn on or before first day of class
90% refund if withdrawn during classes one through two
50% refund if withdrawn during classes three through four
25% refund if withdrawn during classes five through eight
No refund after class eight.

Studio refund policy:

100% refund if withdrawn on or before first day of class
90% refund if withdrawn during classes one through three
50% refund if withdrawn during classes four through six
25% refund if withdrawn during classes seven through 12
No refund after class twelve.

All tuition will automatically be refunded within four weeks if a class is canceled due to low enrollment.

Winter intersession

Liberal Arts courses: Jan. 2–20
Studio courses: Jan. 2–20

Last day to drop/add classes: Jan. 3
Last day to withdraw from classes: Jan. 16

Winter intersession

Liberal arts courses: Jan. 2–20
Studio courses: Jan. 2–20

Topics in Film History: Foreign Film

ARTHI 3504-03

Credit: 3 hours art history (for art history double majors, this course can count for either contemporary art history or modern art history OR 3 hours liberal arts elective credit

This course studies films produced and developed outside of the American system of filmmaking. Emphasis will be placed on film as a narrative and visual art form. A number of films from a variety of directors will be selected for analysis including but not limited to: Ingmar Bergman’s "The Seventh Seal;" Jean-Jacques Bieneix’s "Diva;" Roman Polanski’s "Knife in the Water;" Federico Fellini’s "8 ½;" Werner Herzog’s "Fitzcarraldo;" Wim Wenders’ "Wings of Desire;" Jocelyn Moorhouse’s "Proof;" Patricia Rozema’s "I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing;" and Peter Weir’s "Picnic at Hanging Rock."

Instructor: Steven J. Cromwell
Schedule: 6–9:50 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Location: East Building room 203
Maximum enrollment: 25

Topics in Art as History: Films of the Cold War — Terror, Trauma, Competition and the Absurd

HIST 3000-05

Credits: 3 hours history OR 3 hours liberal arts elective.

The psychological milieu of the nuclear age characterized by the fear of annihilation, the fear of spreading Communism and the Soviet challenge, the fear of domestic subversion, the fear of new technology, a fascination with spying and covert operations and a flirtation with conspiracy theories as explanation are all major themes of the 1950s and 1960s. This class will view many films from this period and you will be required to participate in discussion, read a number of handouts and write a paper. The films will run the gamut from dramas to science fiction and from satire to irony. Some of the best British and American actors and actresses star in these films and many were blockbusters in their time. Taken to together these films convey the essence of the cold war in strong visual language. Course may require a photocopy fee.

Instructor: Hal Wert
Schedule: 1–3:50 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Location: Baty House room 102
Maximum enrollment: 22

Topics in the Narrative: The Literature of Distress

LITR 3400-05

Credit: 3 hours literature OR 3 hours liberal arts elective.

How does one process the effects of war or addiction or the loss of a child or the psychic corrosion that results from oppression? Just as Virginia Woolf recognized, "You cannot find peace by avoiding life," this reading-intensive course will examine how writers artistically respond to personal experiences of trauma and distress.  Together we will close read Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," Raul Zurita's "Songs For His Disappeared Love," Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five" and Denis Johnson's "Jesus' Son" to deepen our understanding of the process of both external and internal confrontation and the path toward healing and catharsis. It will be our job throughout our weeks together to grasp how these writers are able to revisit certain atrocities that others may simply choose to ignore or forget.

Instructor: Jordan Stempleman
Schedule: 6–8:50 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Location: Baty House 103
Maximum enrollment: 22

Explorations in Social Sculpture

SCUE 387-01
CASLE 387-01

Joseph Beuys' idea of social sculpture is that art has the ability to shift culture to create social movements and that anyone can contribute to this through the act of creativity. When Bueys stated, “Everyone is an artist,” he not only leveled the playing field for everyone to participate, but he also gave creativity a universal voice that can be understood by anyone, anywhere in the world. As a class we will explore this idea by working with residents of the evolving Ivanhoe neighborhood in midtown Kansas City. Each day we will use public transportation to travel to Ivanhoe where we will collaborate with community members to further our explorations of social sculpture. This course will be an intensive class focused on activism and how movements, such as Occupy Wall Street, create culture.

Instructor: Zach Springer
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Location: sculpture studio
Maximum enrollment: 12
Materials fee: $50

From Image to Woven Form: Digital Fabrication

FIBRE 303-01

The advent of the Jacquard loom in the early 1800s is often thought of as the predecessor of the computer because both are binary devices. This course will focus on how these technologies function together to create a digital output in the form of a woven structure. Starting in Adobe Photoshop, we will explore how this ubiquitous computer program can be utilized as a tool to design for the loom. Scanned work as well as digitally conceived work will be translated into files that can be read by the loom. Through direct interaction with the newly acquired Jacquard loom, students will be asked to question the possibilities of what can be achieved through manipulating the relationship between computer and loom. Topics covered will range from formal issues of image selection and composition to technical aspects of structural integrity. This course is open to all majors with the intent of encouraging experimentation and discussion about our current relationship with technology as a device for mediation. No weaving experience is required. Working in Pointcarre software will be an option for advanced students who wish to explore advanced and compound structures.

Instructor: Erika Hanson
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Location: Irving rooms 101 and 102
Maximum enrollment: 10
Material fee: $75

Fundamentals of Glass: Kiln Fired

CERME 364-40
CERME 384-40

Open to all levels

This introductive and investigative glass class will explore two distinct methods of forming: flat glass drawing and reverse relief castings. The flat glass format encourages the student to explore with "drawing” materials such as colored powders, fluxing, frits, stringers and sheet glass. The reverse casting is more complex, and a basic knowledge of sculpting, mold-making and strong technical skills is recommended. In both investigative components, each student will be encouraged to develop a technical understanding of material, equipment and firing cycles as well as to demonstrate a strong work ethic and a passionate pursuit for investigating personal artistic strengths and goals throughout the class.

Instructor: George Timock
Time: 3 to 9:50 p.m. Monday-Friday
Room: Ceramic building
Maximum enrollment: 10
Fee: $250

The Layered Lithograph and Plate Lithography

PRINE 310-01

Class explores aspects of the contemporary, lithography-based, printmaking arena. We will use the image-making process of lithographic plates to combine and layer various print media. The class is designed to use and effectively combine drawing as well as digital and photographic information in the production of making work. Our class will start with drawing based, copier and simple photo transfer applications. Work will then progress into more complex alternatives and combinations of photographic plates and media. Image making avenues include color printing, graphic realizations of black and white or value based work and photographic based imagery printed in ink. Other options can include digital or computer connections, graphic reproduction, layering and multiples, editions as well as experimental and separated color applications.

Instructor: Doug Baker
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
Location: printmaking studio
Maximum enrollment: 14
Materials fee: $85

Experimental Figuration

PADRE 415-01

This three week intensive drawing class is designed to give students the freedom to experiment using a nude figure as the focus. Because of the nature of experimentation, risk and failure will be a large part of the discussion. The goal is to use the figure to open up and develop a new way of thinking about the student’s studio process. Perceptual skills, along with ideas about abstracting from observation, will be developed. A model will be used every class period. Students will be encouraged to use nontraditional drawing materials. Group and individual critiques will be a major part of the class structure and participation is expected. All majors are encouraged to enroll. Students should come to class ready to draw on the first day.

Instructor: David Harrison
Time: 9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Monday-Friday
Location: Dodge Building, D202
Maximum enrollment: 16
Materials fee: N/A

Gala Class

FIBRE 304-01

This class provides an opportunity for students to create original work and participate in preparations for a high-profile student scholarship fundraising event. Student artwork will be created from materials provided in class. Each student is expected to create a complete piece for display and interaction at the gala event on April 14. The theme “Art as Magic: Be Transformed” invites exploration of how perspectives in sculptural form can metamorphose in performance, assisted by animation and digital imagery. Emphasis will be given to the creation of interpretations in costume and large scale wearable art using modern textile techniques. Intermediate sewing ability is required. Students will be taught based on their individual levels of expertise. This class is repeatable.

This class has an application process. Email a letter of intent to Pauline Veerbeek-Cowart at pcowart@kcai.edu or submit to the Academic Resource Center (ARC) by Nov. 4. The letter should articulate an artist statement and outline developing interests in the student’s body of work as they relate to the event theme.

Instructor: Georgianna Londré Buchanan, glondre@gmail.com
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
Location: fiber department
Maximum enrollment: 15
Tuition and materials: free