The Altos de Chavon School of Design is opening its doors to the public to explore their artistic side with three days intensive courses that begin next week. There will be a total of 15 courses to select from, with the first one beginning on Monday, November 14th.
Below we’re detailing all the courses that will be available, everything from drawing, painting, social media, photography, photoshop, and swimsuit design! Since the courses are intensive, classes are held for 6 hours each day, for three days. Typically, classes run from 9am to 12pm, they break from 12pm to 2pm and begin once again from 2pm to 5pm. This is a typical schedule, sometimes there are changes depending on the course and instructor.
The program is focused on providing instruction on specific skills or general content related to art and design. They are open to beginners, young high school students, university students, professionals, hobbyists and people in general who are interested in art and design.
With so many options for diverse art forms, grab at Chavón’s opportunities for creativity! It will be a fast but thorough look at each of these focuses, and we can assure you you’ll enjoy it.
Monday, November 14th- Wednesday, November 16th
Social Media Strategy
Social media has become a large part of our lives. But why do we gravitate to a specific page or person? How can we sell a product or service using social media? Should we use mobil or professional photography? What techniques to use? How can I make my followers interact with me? These and more questions will be answered during the course.
This course is directed to anyone who desires to master basic notions of photography without having to buy a professional camera. The participants will understand the basics of photography and composition, mobil editing, and iOS and Android platforms where to share them.
There’s nothing more satisfying that creating your own hand-drawn typography. Drawing, painting, and construction are important abilities for any designer. During this course, you will be able to explore all the techniques to make creative, functional and hand-drawn letterings.
Generate powerful ideas that will connect you to your audience and learn to identify the best of online communication. Through the class, you’ll employ all the techniques that will help you create a relevant brand and what you have to avoid at all cost. Being entertaining, funny, or even sarcastic can help you write memorable content that will help you maintain communication with your audience.
This workshop focuses on the designing and development process of a fashion collection, from its conception, illustrations, sewing and costs. It’s intense but very practical if you want to launch a commercial brand or complement your skills and knowledge.
In this course you will learn that in order to get your message through you don’t need to include a lot of text in the flyer as long as you have a great image. Your will also touch on the importance of the relationship between Image-typography-paper that will decide whether a viewer will keep or toss your flyer.
In this intensive workshop on Landscape Painting, you’ll learn how to view nature and all living creatures in a different way, exploring its color schemes, techniques and how to reflect its textures and surfaces in your art.
You will learn all the essential techniques and tools to work in Lightroom correctly. This 3 day course is ideal for those with a passion for digital photography, and with the desire to learn how to give their pictures a professional look.
This workshop will provide the basic tools so that the student is able to develop the complete process of design and an introduction to basic bikini patterns, taking into considerations the fabric used.
Basic introduction to the various virtual platforms: their function, better use and how to reach your public effectively. Perfect for those who have no experience in the use of social media.
This workshop will focus on refining each students personal style. You will work individual and collective projects that will help you further develop your skills. You will be able to get inspiration from artistic movements, film, architecture and some of the biggest names in jewelry making.
What better scenery to learn to portray landscapes than in Altos de Chavón?! It is filled with life and beauty, and in this course you will learn how to capture it all.
This workshop will study some of the biggest names that have become famous working on various water color techniques, plus you will also learn how to incorporate them by applying different exercises and projects.
Don’t miss the opportunity to sign up NOW for next week’s courses! You still have time to register and remember these workshops include housing in the school’s student complex. Classes start on Monday, November 14th, with a cost of RD$8,000. Visit or call the school at their Altos de Chavón offices above the Mercadito.
For more information and to enroll, please contact:
Founded in 1983, The Altos de Chavón School of Design offers careers in applied arts in the areas of Fine Arts, Visual Communication and Fashion. This type of intensive two-year program provides the graduates with an associate degree at a technical level, which provides them with a solid education that enables participants to compete as professionals in the field of design and arts both locally and internationally.
Graduates of the School of Design are eligible to transfer directly to Parsons School of Design in New York. More than 2,000 Dominicans and students from around the world have graduated from the School of Design, demonstrating that a solid background in design, parallel to an emphasis on the development of the industry is the best formula for a successful career.
The highly practical and market-oriented curriculum, provides students with a unique set of skills that allows them to be easily inserted into the work environment.
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