Group Critique: Materiality + Experimentation in Painting
Loren Erdrich, Artist
IN PERSON - 6 weeks

Day of the week: Tuesday + 1 Thursday (July 6)

6 Weeks of Classes: May 23, May 30, June 6, June 13, — No class June 20 —, June 27, July 6 (Thursday)

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Length: 2 hrs.

Course Cost: $690
Payment Plans, Financial Aid + BIPOC Scholarships are available. Learn more here

About this course:

Group Critique: Materiality + Experimentation in Painting will be conducted at the NYC Crit Club studio space in Bushwick, NY. Artists in this course will have the opportunity to present their work twice to the group and faculty member, Loren Erdrich. This course is garnered towards artists who are seeking to explore and discuss new methods of making painting and material application.

The first presentation will be an introduction to your work and research to the class. The second presentation will be a longer form critique, about 30+ minutes, depending on class size and schedule. For critique artists will bring in 4-6 pieces of art to the Bushwick Studio for installation and review from Loren Erdrich and peers. For the final class meeting on Thursday, July 6th, artists and Loren will do a field trip visit to Sarah Faux’s studio.

The dialogue around the critiques is research driven and peer driven. All artists in the group play a valuable role in giving feedback and suggestions that will respectively help each artist presenting. Artists are expected to come prepared for their critique / presentation with essential questions about their work and thinking to help frame the dialogue for them. Artists are welcome to show works in progress, finished work, painting, drawing, video stills, textiles, mixed media, small sculpture and video.

Please Note:

The NYC Crit Club studio is located in Bushwick, Brooklyn off of the Morgan L. The studio is on the fourth floor and artists must be able to walk up three flights of stairs. Also, we encourage artists to leave class together and/or find a buddy to walk to the nearest train or bus during evening hours. As with any event in the evening artists must understand leaving a night class might occur after dark.

Faux has been the recipient of many residencies and grants, including a Keyholder Fellowship at the Lower East Side Printshop, NYC (2018-19),  artist residencies at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY (2017, 2012) and the Yale School of Art’s Gloucester Painting Prize, Gloucester, MA (2014). Faux holds an MFA in Painting from Yale University and a joint BA/BFA from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Sarah Faux is represented by Hales Gallery, M+B and Capsule Shanghai.

Artists in this course:

• Will participate in a class size of 12 artists max

• Receive 2 opportunities for critiques & feedback: one introduction to the class and one 30+ minutes critique / presentation to the class

• Receive written feedback from peers and faculty every presentation 

• Visit the studio of the Sarah Faux

• Get weekly prompts + challenges to reinvigorate each artist’s approach and artistic practice

• Learn about new artists, suggested films, readings and exhibitions to see

Financial Aid is available. NYC Crit Club provides payment plans, BIPOC scholarships and additional aid based on extenuating circumstances. Please click here to learn more before checking out.