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MS490
Creating Stories with Pictures: A Mastercourse Workshop with William Wegman
Section A
3 sessions March, 17, 18, 19, 2003
Mon to Wed
10am-4pm
Georgetown Studio 304

Tuition: $600

Enrollment for the Mastercourse with William Wegman will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Call 202.639.1820 for information about availability.

Join artist William Wegman for a three-day workshop on creating stories with photos. You will get to observe Wegman in the process of photographing his dogs, then work with him to invent a story and illustrate it with a flow of images. Students will work on a narrative, sets, and figures with digital backgrounds. The artist will talk about portraiture and its role in storytelling. A field trip to David Adamson's digital studio for fine printing is included as part of the workshop.

Lecture: Mr. Wegman will also give a retrospective lecture on his life and work on Wednesday, March 19th, at 7pm. Tickets for the lecture are purchased separately and cost $16 for members and $20 for non-members. To purchase tickets to the lecture, please contact our Public Programs office at 202.639.1770.

About the Artist
William Wegman received a BFA in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and an MFA in painting from the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin and California State College in Long Beach. It was in Long Beach in the 1970s that Wegman got his dog, Man Ray, with whom he began a long and fruitful collaboration. Man Ray became central to Wegman's photographs and videos, known in the art world for his endearing deadpan presence. Fay Ray and her litter of puppies succeeded Man Ray and were joined by two new dogs, one a grand pup of Fay's.





Wegman's involvement with his dogs has led him to create a series of books for children and adults inspired by the dogs' acting abilities. These books have included Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose, Farm Days, My Town and many others. Wegman has produced film and video works for Saturday Night Live and Nickelodeon, and his segments on Sesame Street have appeared regularly since 1989. His film The Hardly Boys, starring Fay, Battina, Crooky and Chundo was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 1989.

Wegman's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. His work is admired for its humor, irony and empathetic understanding of his subjects.