SCHEDULE

The school year at JCSA is organized into three terms: September-November, December-February and March-May, with classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. Students receive an average of 12-15 hours of instruction per week. Each day is separated into two sessions, morning and afternoon to include Long Pose Drawing and Painting from Life and Specialized Classes.

Long Pose Drawing and Painting from Life is devoted to sustained investigations of the human figure from direct observation. Students will develop drawings and paintings of the figure while applying their knowledge of the separate components towards the creation of holistically organized and resolved work in oil and dry media. Long Pose Drawing and Painting is collaboratively taught by the Co-Directors/Principal Faculty.

Specialized Classes are devoted to the on-going investigation of practical and theoretical components essential to the understanding of the visual field and its translation to the picture plane. These courses are taught by invited professionals who have proven expertise in their fields, in addition to Co-Directors/Principal Faculty, and include:

- Linear Perspective
- Constructive Anatomy
- Structural Drawing I : the application of perspective and anatomy to the expression of the human figure
- Structural Drawing II : the study of movement, rhythm and the effects of gesture on anatomical structure
- Analysis of Light Phenomena
- Color Theory
- Elements of Design and Composition (theoretical and practical)
- Short Pose Drawing and Painting
- Portraiture
- Methods and Materials
- Sculpture/Ecorché