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Gage Academy of Art is a fine art school located in Seattle, Washington, specializing in drawing, painting and sculpting. The core of its programming is traditional observational training, with an emphasis on the foundational skills of figure drawing and painting. Other classes include perspective, watercolor, still-life drawing and painting, cast drawing, egg tempera, design concepts, color theory and encaustic techniques.〔(Gage Academy of Art ) official site〕 ==History== Gage was conceived in 1989 by New York artist Gary Faigin and architect Pamela Belyea. The following summer, they began a month-long series of workshops held in Santa Fe. By 1992, after the founders moved to Seattle, it had expanded to scheduled workshops in New York, Seattle and Santa Fe with a roster of nationally known professional artists. In 1995, the school began operating year-round in Seattle under the name the Academy of Realist Art, offering a variety of classes and workshops for artists of all levels of ability. Two years later, Gage added summer art workshops for teens. This addition paved the way for year-round programs for children and teens offered presently both on-site and in the Seattle community. Over the next decade, Gage grew rapidly. In 2004, the school transitioned into the historic St. Nicholas Building in Seattle’s Capitol Hill area, quadrupling its square footage. This enabled the school to offer a broader range of educational and community events, specifically those tailored to serving emerging artists in the Seattle area. Numerous prominent artists have taught workshops at Gage, including Michael Grimaldi, Tony Rider, John Morra, Michael Lane, Jordan Sokol, Juliette Aristides, Tom Loepp, Yuqi Wang, Peter Van Dyck and Charles Emerson. Though the school became a nonprofit organization in 2000, adopting the name the Seattle Academy of Fine Art, it changed its name again in 2006 to Gage Academy of Art, thereby incorporating an old French-English word meaning “a challenge” or “a pledge.” A new mission statement adopted in 2010 reflects this idea:
Gage Academy of Art has earned awards for its contribution to the arts both in the local community and on a state-wide level. Most notably are the Mayor’s Small Business Award given in 1998〔(See a list of past recipients of the City of Seattle Mayor's Small Business Awards here ).〕 and the Governor’s Arts Award in 2007〔(Information on the Washington State Governor's Arts Awards ).〕 for arts education across Washington State. In 2009, Gage celebrated 20 years in art education. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gage Academy of Art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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