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- Ancient Greek Art: Geometric and Archaic Periods
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Item Number: W24ARTS302A
Dates: 2/14/2024 - 3/13/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Maximum Enrollment: 75
Building: Campbell Center
Room:Room E
Instructor: Allison Renwick
Max Seating Capacity: 75
Seats Available: 21
Our on-going romp through western art history will look at Greek art from the collapse of the Mycenaeans c.1000 BCE to the Persian Invasions in 490 and 480 BCE. The ancient Greeks owed a great debt to the earlier civilizations of Egypt and the Near East, borrowing motifs and conventions from these older cultures. The first Greeks had to reinvent literacy and stone working after a Dark Age which ended in the 8th century BCE. To the art historian, perhaps the most important development was the return of the human figure, often nude, to art. Here begins a long evolution of form in space, with “man as the measure of all things” (Protagoras), that will evolve toward increasing naturalism and refinement. The stone temple was the singular architectural expression of the period. Pottery, with its new painting techniques, became a major art form. This is a lecture course, lavishly illustrated with PowerPoint images. Questions are welcome, but it is not a discussion class. NOTE: While this course is part of an ongoing series, it’s not necessary to have taken previous courses.
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- Decoding Medieval (and later) Art
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Item Number: W24ARTS305
Dates: 2/5/2024 - 3/11/2024
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 299
Building: n/a: online course
Room:Online (Zoom)
Instructor: Alice Taylor
Max Seating Capacity: 299
Seats Available: 283
Why is an ox looking over that man’s shoulder? Is that bird dive-bombing the man below him? Maybe that pool belongs to the bird? Is that lady holding eyeballs on a tray? A key to understanding such puzzling images is often referred to as Christian Iconography, a vocabulary of narrative images. This lecture class will reveal some of the key codes in evangelist portraits, Gospel illustration, and the attributes of saints (to take those questions in order), and will examine illustrations of Revelation and the Old Testament. Prior to each class, students will receive an email with brief readings of the texts illustrated. Images will date from the third to the 21st centuries, with emphasis on the 12th and 13th. Discussion will be encouraged. No prior knowledge is assumed, although students with experience in this area are most welcome and will surely encounter examples they have not seen before.
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- iPhoneography: It's Not Just Luck
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Item Number: W24ARTS313A
Dates: 1/10/2024 - 2/7/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room A
Instructor: Meri Walker
Your expensive iPhone is good for a lot more than just snapshots, text and talking. Do you know you can use it to create high-resolution art, starting with your own iPhone photographs? Explore new image-making possibilities by using simple tools to shoot, edit and make mobile photos and artwork. The instructor will guide you through the use of two free image editors—Snapseed and Union—and offer hands-on introduction to the features of the powerful app, Camera+ 2 Camera and Editor. These tools will help turn your iPhone into a virtual DSLR camera. Students will have out-of-class shooting and editing assignments they will debrief each week with a learning partner. Class time will offer demonstrations, review of student images, and Q and A. Enjoy hands-on instruction; build a local learning community; and make images you’re proud to display, publish, or sell. This class assumes students know the basics of using the iPhone camera and how to obtain and download apps from the Apple App Store. NOTE: (1) Students will need to purchase Camera+Pro Camera and Editor from the App store for $3.99/month. The other two apps are free. (2) The social learning aspects of the rapid-instructional model used for this class require that all participants attend all five sessions. Please bear this in mind when registering.
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- Painting Lively Modern Folk Art
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Item Number: W24ARTS250A
Dates: 1/29/2024 - 2/9/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M W F
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room C
Instructor: Lisia Farley
Ready to take a deep dive into creating your own folk masterpiece? Surprise yourself with imagery created through simple drawing, collage, and painting exercises. Then follow along as you learn to distill and simplify imagery to shapes. Finally, use a step-by-step process to paint a colorful, vibrant painting glowing with light. Each session will start with samples, a demonstration, and time to create and share. The course meets three times a week for two weeks. No art experience is required. Instruction for each class builds on the previous session. Former students are encouraged to repeat this class. A supplies list will be emailed to registered students.
NOTE: Materials can cost between $100 and $150. Students may already have suitable materials.
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- Playful Art for Everyone
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Think you don’t have artistic talent? Think again! Learn to have fun with art. Our playful exercises include doodling, scribbling, drawing Picasso style animals, and using blind contour drawing to draw objects, animals or faces with watercolor to paint them. Creating playful art can allow your inner artist/child to emerge. You may even want to try the exercises with your grandchildren. You can enhance your appreciation of the art process while not taking your efforts so seriously. Bring enthusiasm and willingness to explore and be silly. Playful creative art is for your enjoyment. There will be no critiques, criticism, or praise during this course. Each class will begin with movement to relax wrists, hands, fingers, and arms. Students need to bring their favorite pens, pencils, sharpies and any other art supplies they want to use. Supply suggestions will be sent to registered students. Watercolor pencils, card stock, and watercolor paper will be provided. No prior knowledge is needed.
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- The Schneider Museum's Exhibition: What's at Stake
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Item Number: W24ARTS312A
Dates: 1/25/2024 - 2/1/2024
Times: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 2
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Building: SOU Art Building
Room: Meese Auditorium
Instructor: Scott Malbaurn
Meet the Schneider Museum of Art’s Executive Director, Scott Malbaurn, to learn about the Winter exhibition through two classes. The first will be a classroom lecture with PowerPoint presentation. The second will be an in-person walkthrough of the exhibition. Meet fellow arts lovers and be confident in walking your friends and family through the exhibition with follow-up visits.
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