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To receive regular e-mail updates listing currently-scheduled lectures, tours,
and other
offerings contact wendyevans@art-talks.org
Talks scheduled
in public venues through July 2018:
May 16: Detroit Architecture: Sacred Spaces Detroit
is home to many churches with interesting histories, varied
architecture and beautiful stained glass windows. From the mid
1800s to the Great Depression Detroiters built one magnificent
house of worship after another. We'll explore a selection from the
earliest surviving ones, Saints Peter and Paul Church and the
Mariners' Church onwards.
May 23: Detroit's Architect: Albert Kahn - Temples,
Factories and More This presentation looks at some of
the more than 400 structures Albert Kahn built in the Detroit area
from his own residence to the largest marble-clad building in the
world, the Fisher Building. We'll look beyond Detroit to trace how
this modest immigrant with only an elementary school education
went from obscure beginnings to world renown. His innovations
changed how factories were built and were crucial for the rise of
the auto industry and in enabling the US to become the Arsenal of
Democracy. Immersion
Series
Information at 248 625-8231 or
www.indetwp.com/18%20WS%20Senior%20Community%20Center.pdf
Fee $10 per class for members, $12 non members
Art
has been controversial over the centuries for a variety of
reasons. We'll explore some of the issues, including questions
such as these:
Does art require craftsmanship, beauty, or fine
materials?
Is it the artist's mind or his hand that is crucial?
Is Impressionism a "mess of palette scrapings"
as a critic claimed?
Is modern art something your child could have done?
Where is the line between art and pornography, art and
sacrilege, art and vandalism, art and politics?
Who chooses the canon?
Should governments fund art? Should public art require
public approval?
Who should keep art plundered long ago?
Non-members
are welcome but please register at the reception desk before the day before the
class.
Fee $20 member, $30 non member
Information
and registration for classes at 248 644-3450 or at or at www.thevillageclub.org
Some
of the earliest art we have, from 30,000 years ago, seems to show
women barefoot, pregnant, and in the cave. Over the centuries
since then, male artists have tended to portray women either as
goddesses or evil temptresses. This illustrated presentation looks
at how the male gaze rendered the female and explores the changes
when women have the chance to become artists.
Dine
and Discover Program
Open
to adults
50 and better
Non-residents welcome for same $8 lunch fee if they pay annual
fee $20
Information in Spring/Summer
Activities Guide or call 248 473-1830
Registration required
Each
class in a continuing series looks at the best art to be seen in public places and
museums, some well-known, others less so. The
lavishly illustrated talks are enjoyable whether you are looking for ideas for a
future visit, want to remember past joys, or just wish to sample
the best art the world has to offer. May
31 PARIS This class will take you to a
variety of museums including the world-famous Louvre, but also to
churches including the magical Sainte-Chapelle. Register
on
line or call 248 644-5832
Class FAP01 $35
(fee supports the educational mission of the Community House)
No artist has captured American life
more vividly than Norman Rockwell. We'll explore some of his
best-loved covers for the Saturday Evening Post as well as a
selection of other works from his long and productive career.
Open
to anyone 55+ Fee $5
Information
at https://www.jccdet.org/adults/the-active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
This
series looks at the best art to be seen in public places and
museums in cities around the world. You will enjoy
the images presented whether you are looking for ideas for a
future visit, want to remember past joys, or just wish to sample
the best art the world has to offer. June
25 BERLIN is a city with such an abundance of
art, you would have to stay three years to see the wide variety of
museums we will visit sitting in the library. We'll range from art
made 4000 years ago to works created this century, taking in
plenty of treasures in between.
July 30 MADRID boasts the world-famous Prado
Museum but has many other treats for the art lover to enjoy in the
city and its environs. We'll visit 5 museums and a few other
special places. Registration
is required
Residents can register on
line when program is listed on calendar
Non-residents may register one week before the class
America's
art tells America's story - the optimism, struggles, humor and pain. We'll explore how people from the
earliest inhabitants to today have pictured the history and landscape of
the country reflecting its ideas and ideals.
The images will range from realistic paintings of John Singleton Copley
to modern abstractions by Jackson Pollock; from the innocent America
captured by Norman Rockwell in his early work to the struggles of black
Americans seen in his late paintings and those of black artists like
Jacob Lawrence; and from inspiring views of unspoiled country by Thomas
Cole to the lonely cities of Edward Hopper.
These artists, and others whose work we'll see, help build our picture of
America.
Dine
and Discover Program
Open
to adults
50 and better
Non-residents welcome for same $8 lunch fee if they pay annual
fee $20
Information in Spring/Summer
Activities Guide or call 248 473-1830
Registration required
What
We Carry, a group show by the Jewish Artist Collective: Chicago is
on display in the
Janice Charach Gallery Sunday June 3 through Thursday July 12,
2018. This presentation will be given in the gallery surrounded by the
actual art. We will explore the ideas of the collective as well as talk
about the individual artists and the works on display.
Information
at https://www.jccdet.org/adults/the-active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
Each
class looks at the best art to be seen in public places and
museums, some well-known, others less so. The
lavishly illustrated talks are enjoyable whether you are looking for ideas for a
future visit, want to remember past joys, or just wish to sample
the best art the world has to offer. July
18 LONDON This updates an earlier talk to
include art and architecture from my most recent visit as well as a new
selection of the art I loved growing up among the top museums and less
well known collections in and around the city.
July 26 VIENNA A city that is as great for
art lovers as for music lovers. We'll explore its architectural
highlights and visit museums including the world-renowned
Kunsthistoriches Museum, the Albertina for its unparalleled collection
of prints and drawings, the Leopold Museum for Austrian art and design,
the MUMOK for modern art, the Belvedere Palace, and the unusual Museum
of Fakes. Register
for one or both classes on
line or call 248 644-5832
(fee supports the educational mission of the Community House)
July 30 MADRID boasts the world-famous Prado
Museum but has many other treats for the art lover to enjoy in the
city and its environs. We'll visit 5 museums and a few other
special places. Registration
is required
Residents can register on
line when program is listed on calendar
Non-residents may register one week before the class
I
am scheduled to talk also to the following private groups over
this period:- All Seasons of Birmingham and of Rochester; Franklin Hills Country Club,
Franklin Hills Garden Club, Kendal at Oberlin, Samaritas, and
SOAR.
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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