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To receive regular e-mail updates listing currently-scheduled lectures, tours,
and other
offerings contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
Talks
currently scheduled in public venues through 6 February 2020
One
of the great museums of the world, the fine art museum in Vienna
is famous for its stellar European painting collection mostly
assembled by the imperial family in the 17th
century. It also has rare objects from the treasure rooms and
cabinets of curiosities of the Hapsburgs as well as art from
Egypt and the ancient Middle East.
Hopefully the images presented will bring back fond
memories of artworks familiar to you and give ideas of what to
look for in future visits to Vienna. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
This presentation takes a trip through the
history of working with clay from stone age sculptures, through
delicate porcelains, to the studio potters of today. Since Detroit
is home to Pewabic pottery we'll take a special look at the work
of its founder Mary Chase Perry. NOTE:
Date change because of room conflict at JCC Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required. Fee $5
Information at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
About 500 years ago
Europe went through a period of exciting change as people awoke to the
wonders of our world and to the ideas and ideals of ancient
Greece and Rome. We will
explore the reasons for this and the changes in art brought as
thinkers and artists moved
from focusing on the soul and the spiritual world to an interest in people and the physical
world. The changes made by Renaissance artists remained at the core
of Western art for centuries.
Registration
opens mid November - required
Information at 248 647-1700 or www.baldwinlib.org
The
Prado, with the
Spanish royal collection at its core, has the world's finest
collection of Spanish art and also has one of the best
collections of other European art from the 12th to the early
19th century. The images presented will bring back fond
memories of artworks familiar to you, introduce you to some new
paintings, and give ideas of what to
look for in future visits to these museums.
Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required. Fee $5
Information at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
This series highlights the changes in art and
architecture during the last decades of the 19th century. We'll
examine how artists and architects in Europe and the US reacted to
photography, art from non-Western cultures, and the evolving
modern world. Discover how painters experimented with different
ways of applying paint to canvas, sculptors created new surfaces
in sculpture, and architects explored new materials and innovative
ways of planning and decorating structures.
Jan 16 The 1870s Trace the
development of Impressionism and look at art from the first four
Impressionist exhibitions. The artists who rebelled against old
subjects and styles include Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro,
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas.
Jan 30 The 1880s Explore the final
Impressionist exhibition and the later art of Paul Cezanne, as
well as the impact of Impressionism's color palette, style, and
subject matter on artists like Edouard Manet, Georges Seurat, and
Vincent van Gogh.
Feb 6 The 1890s Examine the later art of
Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro and the introduction of
Impressionism to the US. We'll also explore the impact of
Symbolism on the art of Paul Gauguin and see how the Arts and
Crafts movement and the rejection of historicism impacted design
and architecture in Europe and America.
Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee for whole series $110. Fee for
single classes $40
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
I
am scheduled to talk also to the following private
groups over this period:- All Seasons of Birmingham, PEO
Birmingham Group, and the IPV Peer to Peer Enrichment. If you belong
to one of these groups do come!
I give talks in private homes. If you
are interested in a talk for a private or public group contact me.
To receive regular e-mail updates listing currently-scheduled lectures, tours,
and other
offerings contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
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