Located @ 2005 W. Montrose in Chicago 60618
The corner of Montrose and Damen
(773) 697-5012
email:jeff@maskartists.com
www.insideoutarts.us

Inside Out Art Studio

We offer art classes in:

puppetry
mask making & performance
improvisation
creative dramatics
painting
drawing
sculpture
jewelry making
teacher training

Our teachers are professional artists and art educators who are invested in providing quality classes that produce noticeable results. Imagination, creativity and enjoyment are all combined in projects that develop art vocabulary, knowledge of art history and technical skills.

Like many good things, art comes from the inside out.

In addition to our scheduled classes we offer Custom Classes, Group Events and ART BIRTHDAY PARTIES!

Watch this home page or contact us for information on special programs, community events and visiting artists’ workshops from around the world!

Spring Break Art Camp 10 am to 2 pm
March 29 to April 2nd - Tuition $175 or $45 / day
Imagine making fun art all day. Never more than 12 students per camp means individual
attention from professional artists. Fun, Cooperative & Inspiring!
Bring a lunch and we will make all kinds of art for 4 hours/day.

SHAPING LEATHER MASKS
April 17 and 18 ~ 1:00PM to 4:30 PM
July 10 and 11 ~ 1:00PM to 4:30 PM

Learn the Semmerling and Schaefer methods for shaping leather masks. For twenty years Jeff and Sonja have perfected the craft. You will make and finish two to three leather masks and leave with a list of sources for materials and tools.
Tuition is $200 all materials included.

MASK MAKING FOR TEACHERS
April 24 ~ 1:00PM to 4:00PM

Great for teachers and parents who want to work mask making into the curriculum. Learn a series of methods, materials and approaches to mask making with children, as well as a respect for the act of mask making and wearing that helps keep your work respectful to other cultures who have so much to teach us about life and these powerful tools.
Tuition is $75 all materials included.

Reserve your space now by calling Jeff at (773) 697-5012 or (773) 404-4399 or writing to Jeff@maskartists.com

Inside Out Art Studio serves artists, our community and the world with art at its best. Let’s make art a bigger part of your life.

Hand crafted art masks
Masks by Semmerling and Schaefer Mask Studios are on view and for sale by appointment in our 2005 W. Montrose Studio Gallery. Don't be caught out in anything but the world's finest masks, created in Chicago.

Jeff Semmerling's residency at McKenzie Elementary School in Wilmette Illinois
Jeff Semmerling did a two week residency at McKenzie Elementary School in Wilmette Illinois this Spring. The article McKenzie students learn the art of mask-making in the Chicago Tribune's Voice of the Town describes his delightful visit with photos. Why not get him to come to your school for customized, projects and residencies with the "Artist in the Classroom?

Interview with Hosea Sanders ABC 7 Chicago News at 11:00
Watch Jeff Semmerling's interview with Hosea Sanders about Mardi Gras, Theater, Semmerling and Schaefer Masks and Inside Out Studio Classes at http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=6675922

"Made in Chicago: Inside Out Art Studio"
http://www.wbbm780.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3021020
The above link takes you to an interview by News Radio 780 WBBM's Steve Miller which features Inside Out Art Studio and Semmerling and Shaefer Mask Artists Studio.

"The Magic of Masks"
http://theartofthemask.blogspot.com/
The above link takes you to a website and video montage of Jeff Semmerling’s 2008 project funded by the Oppenheimer Family Foundation: Jeff created a 50 minute performance about the captivating power of masks and how they function in cultures the world over. You can book this show in conjunction with workshops in making masks or performing in masks. After the show your audience can do a performance, exhibition or have a parade of their own. Contact us to get things started.

"Masks For the Inside Out" by Kaiti Nicastri
An article about our Iside Out Studio and mask making in the Northwestern University Independent. Link to article