Art Presentations by Wendy Evans

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 November 2019 

A historical look at a selection of monarchs from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II with plenty of pictures and stories that cover royal objects and events from births to burnt cakes, crowns to christenings, marriages to mistresses, and palaces to privies. Bring your coronets and pearls! 

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

Each illustrated talk explores important works in one of the great art museums in the world. 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 these museums.

26 September: Art Institute of Chicago - An easy trip from Detroit, The Art Institute of Chicago houses some of the best-loved paintings in America. It is celebrated for its Impressionist art but also for the range of its collections.
7 November: Museo del Prado, Madrid - 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.
5 December: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna - 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.

Information and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on line
Fee $40 for a single class, $110 for series of 3
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community House)

Saarinen House at Cranbrook exemplifies Eliel Saarinen's belief that an architect's mission is total design from the building and its setting to the spoon on the table inside. He believed in including his talented family in design as well.  This class will focus on Eliel Saarinen's buildings at Cranbrook, but will begin with his work in his native Finland and branch out to include designs by Lola, Pipa, and Eero Saarinen.

Dine and Discover Program
Open to adults 50 and better
Non-residents welcome for same $10 lunch fee if they pay $20 annual fee
Information call 248 473-1830
Registration required

Using art to illustrate these classes, we will explore the spiritual history and rituals of the ancient and modern Jewish world. Join us as we cover a range of topics including synagogues and their contents; holy books and stories from scripture and history; the Jewish people, their lives and spiritual rituals.

Information and registration on line at JLearn Adult Ed
REGISTRATION REQUIRED for the complete series - fee $70 - no walk ins or single classes

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)

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.
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 Madrid.

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)

Richard and Jane Manoogian are not only avid art collectors, they are passionate about sharing their outstanding collection. They want everyone to appreciate and love American art as they do, so they lone their collection to museums in Michigan and elsewhere.

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