STUDIO NEWS
"Mask-maker lives for double takes"
Mar. 31, 2008, Chi Town Daily News article by Jack Newell
Featuring Jeff Semmerling and Semmerling & Schaefer Mask Studio
Chi Town Daily News Article Link
The Light of Love
See our masks on stage in this " world-premiere commedia dell'arte play in which a bumbling servant encounters gods, doctors and ship captains during an epic journey to find a night-light for his beloved." Metromix link.
"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
Mask Making Intensive Workshops Jeff Semmerling of Semmerling & Schaefer Mask Studios, offers workshops to get you started making Professional Masks at the Inside Out Art Studio.
- MASK MAKING FOR TEACHERS
Thurs. July 10 & Fri. July 11, from 6:30PM to 9:30PM
Teachers, parents and child care workers will pick
up great projects and ideas for making masks as
a teaching tool. Integrate creativity and reading
while practicing art and performance skills. Learn
to explore the masks of the world's cultures within
a respect for the beliefs and power of these people
and their practices. Within such a space of respect
fun exploration with masks has the power to enlighten
and broaden cultural understanding.
Tuition is $150.
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SHAPING LEATHER MASKS
July 12-13, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
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.
Reserve your space now by calling Jeff at (773) 697-5012 or (773) 697-5012 or writing to Jeff@maskartists.com
The Ash Girl The Vittum Theater’s The Ash Girl Learning Guide for Educators features Jeff Semmerling of Semmerling & Schafer Mask Studios. "Spotlight On Jeff Semmerling Mask Maker". The Interview of Jeff Semmerling and editing is by Lisa Barker; transcription by Jana Liles.
Vittum Theater’s production of The Ash Girl, http://www.vittumtheater.org . We were proud to be involved with this project which features many masks designed and created by Jeff Semmerling for the show. We are also proud of the Vittum Theater:
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“Originally conceived as a magnet for community involvement in the arts, the Vittum Theater was opened in 1998 to aid in community building and to foster the personal growth of members of the Northwestern University Settlement House. Since that time, the theater has developed into a regionally recognized resource for quality arts programming for youth. Its annual Season for Young Audiences currently accommodates 13,000 school age children from over 120 schools in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.”
Mask Maker
Mask Maker
Make Me a Mask,
an article by Paul Segedin, appears in the summer 2004, Chicago Learning Guide. See the PDF of the article.
The article showcases Jeff Semmerling*, Semmerling Schafer Mask Studio, and Inside Out Studio. It focuses on Jeff's mask making classes.
"As one of the few instructors anywhere in the world currently teaching mask making, Semmerling attracts students from all over the country to his workshops. He also visits theaters, schools and park districts as a resident artist 'to promote masks as tools for teaching empathy and awareness.' "
*Jeff Semmerling, master mask maker, twenty years of professional
experience, earned a B. S. in Theatre at Northwestern University in 1981. He has done graduate studies in anthropology and post graduate training in art, art history and art theory. In 2000, he traveled to Russia with the clowns of Patch Adams M.D. In 2001, he traveled to Macedonia and Italy to teach mask making and performance. With art teacher, Donna Lurie Semmerling, he has founded the Inside Out Art Studio in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, where they teach art as serious fun for artists of all ages.
See our schedule for other up coming events.