Further Your Education At Sva This Fall

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 2, 2025, 2:20 PM

Are you looking to revamp your artistic drive? This fall, SVA Continuing Education offers a wide variety of virtual and in-person courses in the many visual arts disciplines that can help expand your perspectives and renew your creativity. Whether you are a novice looking to explore new interests or a professional wishing to fine-tune a specific skill, you will find a class to satisfy your desire to learn and grow. With weekly courses available on evenings, weekends and many online, CE’s offerings are conveniently tailored for those with busy schedules. Check out some highlighted courses below, and browse the entire course catalog at sva.edu/ce. If you’re unsure about a weekly commitment, CE also offers one-off workshops throughout the year.

On Saturday, November 9, join a Bookmaking Workshop on Japanese Binding with instructor Shannon Broder, spend a couple of Saturdays on October 19 and October 26 at Introduction to the Documentary Interview with filmmakers... September 24 – November 26 (10 sessions) Instructor: Kat Llewellyn, owner, creative director, Dumfun Productions, LLC Stop-motion feature films can require hundreds of people, computer-controlled cameras, model makers, textile departments and even 3D printers. Great stop motion can also be created with a single piece of string, a piece of construction paper, or even the things on your desk. In this studio course, students will explore how to animate and shoot a stop-motion sequence and to finalize their animations with live action or illustrated backplates, or simple sets.

All aspects of stop-motion animation will be covered, including puppet construction, animation, lighting, shooting, compositing, and editing. Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVACE) has the resources and expertise to help you go to the next level. With a diverse range of more than 200 courses and 10+ artist residency programs, you’ll find everything you need to achieve your goals and actualize your potential. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore new artistic avenues, or simply deepen your practice, our experienced faculty will provide the guidance and support you need to grow. Head to sva.edu/ce to explore our offerings and get started.

Online and on-campus courses are available in: If you need advice or have questions, please email [email protected] to connect with one of our course advisors. As summer comes to an end and schedules inevitably get busier, it's easy to get caught up in work and lose your artistic drive. Thankfully, SVA Continuing Education offers a trove of courses in the many disciplines of visual arts—and many sub-disciplines, too—that can help expand your creative mojo. Whether you're a novice looking to explore new interests or a professional wishing to fine-tune a specific skill, you are sure to find a class to satisfy your desire to learn and grow. And with workshops and weekly courses available on evenings, weekends and online, CE's offerings are conveniently tailored for those following the 9-to-5 daily grind.

If you're not sure about committing, we've got you covered. Over the next few weeks, Continuing Education is hosting information sessions for the various subjects where attendees can meet faculty, see work from previous students, learn more about course offerings and have all your... See the schedule here. In the meantime, check out some highlighted courses below, or browse the full course catalog at sva.edu/ce. Photographing Intimacy, Love and Human NarrativesThursdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm September 19 – December 12 The focus of this critique-based course is to enhance the artist's vision and photographic language while chronicling the human condition. As they work on their own projects over the semester, students will be encouraged to break through the boundaries between themselves and their subjects in various ways.

Commercial PortfolioTuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm October 1 – November 26 In this intensive course, students will edit and sequence their existing work to begin creating their commercial portfolio. Students will evaluate their visual strengths and discuss personality strengths to understand how both influence the type of commercial work they will get hired for. Lighting on Assignment: How to Make It Work No Matter What Saturdays, 10:30am – 3:00pm September 21 – November 23 This hands-on course will prepare you to become a people photographer by building your... Lessons will explore how to mix lighting on location for interesting effects, how to build a beautiful look from scratch in an all-studio environment and how to bring a studio setup out to a... Further Your Education at SVA This Fall Learn about SVA Continuing Education’s Fall 2024 courses and workshops. https://lnkd.in/eVQYYKmE

Looking to revamp your artistic drive after a tough year? This fall, SVA Continuing Education is offering a trove of (mostly virtual) courses in the many visual arts disciplines that can help expand your perspectives and renew your creativity. Whether you're a novice looking to explore new interests or a professional wishing to fine-tune a specific skill, you are sure to find a class to satisfy your desire to learn and grow. And with weekly courses available on evenings, weekends and mostly online, CE's offerings are conveniently tailored for those with busy schedules. Check out some highlighted courses below, and browse the full course catalog at sva.edu/ce. Not sure about making a weekly commitment?

CE also offers one-off workshops and thought-provoking events throughout the year for free. On September 2, join them for a round of drawing challenges with cartooning instructor Tom Motley and an introduction to watercolor with instructor Andrew Chang on September 9. You can also check out their upcoming information sessions on CE’s Interior Design and Visual Narrative course offerings. This fall, you’ll also be able to find CE at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Affordable Art Fair. Plus, they’re hosting their annual Art and Activism event, centered around climate change, in November. Check out the CE blog for additional details soon!

Stop-motion animation made simple! In this studio course, students will explore how to animate and shoot a stop-motion sequence and finalize their animations with live-action or illustrated backplates or simple sets. The course will cover all aspects of stop-motion animation. September 21 – November 23 (10 sessions) Further Your Education at SVA This Fall Learn about SVA Continuing Education’s Fall 2024 courses and workshops. https://lnkd.in/eVQYYKmE

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