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
painting
drawing
sculpture
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 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Before and after care available,
Age 5 & up
April 2 to April 6
Tuition $180 for 5 days, $115 for 3 days or $40 per 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 sack lunch


Get an Art Education on your day off from school.
Spend the day at the Inside Out Art Studio making
2-D and 3-D projects. Fun, Cooperative & Inspiring!

Saturday, March 3: 2012: Family Mask Making Day
1-3p.m.
($30 per child; $40 per adult)
Make a leather mask with Jeff Semmerling. All ages will enjoy learning the craft of leather maskmaking together.

Monday, March 5, 2012 (Pulaski Day): Our Favorite Things at the Art Institute Field Trip, 10 – 2 p.m.
($45 per child, parents can join for free)
Explore the Art Institute and learn all about art up-close-and-personal with Jeff and Donna Semmerling, artists who grew up with this collection. Bring a sack lunch and a sketch pad!

Saturday, April 21, 2012: Family Mask Making Day
1-3p.m.
($30 per child; $40 per adult)
Make a leather mask with Jeff Semmerling. All ages will enjoy learning the craft of leather maskmaking together.

ADVANCED LEATHER MASK MAKING
January 7 and 8 ~ 1:00 to 4:30 PM

Return to the studio and learn what’s next after the “Shaping Leather “ workshop. Sculpting, Scything & New Sizing Methods will be taught. Feel free to bring projects you are working on.
Tuition is $200

SHAPING LEATHER MASKS
June 2 and 3 ~ 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.

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

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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.

YouTube video on Inside Out Art Studios and Semmerling and Schafer Masks Artists featured on Chicago Revealed. Jeff Semmerling explains the philosophy of masks and his mask making.

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