July 12 Illustration Workshop with London Artist Claire Scully

Silver City, Nevada - London-based artist Claire Scully, known for her meticulous, nature-based illustrations, is one of 5 visiting artists this summer at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City. She’ll offer a workshop for adults and teens on July 12th from 10am – noon at the Silver City School House at 385 High Street.

The workshop will focus on visual semantics and semiology, the signs and symbols people use to visually communicate an idea.

In addition, some of Scully's incredible drawings are on view at an exhibition at University of Nevada Reno Galleries this summer. Visit the Sheppard Contemporary gallery at UNR Monday through Thursday 1pm-4pm to see her work.

Scully is a senior lecturer at Brighton University in London who has also been working as a freelance illustrator since graduating with a Masters in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins in 2006, with an ever expanding client list including the New York Times, The Guardian, penguin books, Random House, National Maritime Museum, Adidas, etc. In her own work, Scully "draws upon a detailed love of the observed." Using photographs as a starting point, she creates a fantastical world with intensely detailed, beautiful drawings highlighting the natural patterns in the environment.

About Silver City and the Resident Artist Program: Silver City is located within a national historic landmark on the Comstock, 4 miles from Virginia City and 12 miles from Carson City. Recently declared an "Arts and Cultural Resources Production Center," Silver City is home to a surprising number of Nevada's artists, musicians, photographers, writers, actors, artisans, and other innovative thinkers and unique souls. And for a town of less than 200 souls, the historic community offers a remarkably rich variety of free, public events in the arts. For example, the Resident Artist Program hosts 5 visiting artists this summer who offer free programming in dance, music, photography, illustration, poetry, and embroidery. The Program provides a venue for those from other parts of the U.S. and the world to engage with the Northern Nevada community through the arts. Visiting artists reside in the community at the Resident Artist guest housing in exchange for offering free public performances, exhibitions, workshops, etc.

For more information about workshops offered by the Resident Artist Program, contact Quest Lakes at 847-0742

PHOTO BY FRANCES MELHOP