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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 May 2019
Ben Shahn
is famous for mixing politics with his paint. This richly
illustrated presentation looks at a wide range of his work
including photographs taken during the Great Depression,
frescoes he painted or proposed for public buildings, and
illustrations for books and magazines. Along with exploring Ben Shahn's
images we'll discuss how his art reflects the social and
political ideals forged by his experiences as a young child in Russia,
living on Manhattan's Lower East side, and traveling around the southern
states during the Great Depression.
Robert
and Janet Bennett Civic Center Library
Information
call 734 466-2491 or visit http://livoniapubliclibrary.org/friends
Another
intriguing series exploring Jewish art based topics.
January 23: Marc Chagall and the Jewish School of
Paris
January 30: Art as Propaganda in the 3rd Reich
February 6: The Fabric of Survival: Esther Krinitz
February 13: The Chicago Jewish Artists Collective
Information
and registration on line at
jccdet.org/FedEd
REGISTRATION REQUIRED for the complete series - fee $70 - no walk ins or
single classes
This
special presentation for the Berman Center for Jewish
Education Night of Learning will discuss works by a group of
Chicago artists who explore their personal and ancestral
Jewish heritage in a contemporary idiom in a wide variety of
media.
Information
at
http://www.shaareyzedek.org/category/berman-center-classes/
or call Hilary Strasberger 248 357-5544 x45 or email hstrasberger@shaareyzedec.org
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Thursday
7
February 2019
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Jewish
Community Center |
11:00
am - noon |
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Life,
Love, Art
Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz |
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Especially
for the upcoming Valentine's Day, here's a story of love and art.
When they met Stieglitz was a famous photographer and gallery
owner, O'Keeffe was a young unknown art teacher. This
May-December couple would grow close, have a huge impact on each
other's art and life, then grow apart. We'll trace their story
while looking at lots of Stieglitz's photographs and O'Keeffe's
paintings. 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
Arthur
Schopenhauer said: Treat a work of art like a prince; let it
speak to you first.
Georgia O'Keeffe wrote: Nobody sees a flower, really - it
is so small - we haven't time, and to see takes time, like to have
a friend takes time.
In
this richly-illustrated presentation we'll talk about how to get a
work of art to speak to you and how to make friends with the art
you see. Information
at 248 554-4651 or https://www.baldwinlib.org/
Tourists
flock to the Amalfi Coast of Italy for its natural beauty and
scenic views. Art lovers have extra treats in the 9th century
cathedral of Amalfi and nearby museum of coral sculptures.
Positano has a church with a Byzantine icon. Especially
exciting, not far away are the ancient Greek temples of Paestum
and the Roman sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum. This class will
visit these and more to whet your appetite for a trip you'll
not forget. Non-members
are welcome at a higher fee
Members and non-members are asked to register at least one day
before the class
Information
and registration for classes at 248 644-3450 or at www.thevillageclub.org
Art
in the 1600s moved from the classical calm of the Renaissance to
high drama, I challenge you to look with me at paintings,
sculpture, and architecture by great masters, then tell me if
you agree that this is art at its most exciting, accomplished,
and exuberant. March
7: The Excitement of Caravaggio
We’ll explore the religious context that led to a new dramatic
style of painting pioneered by Caravaggio and spread through
Italy and Spain by artists who aim to evoke deep feelings rather
than appeal to the intellect.
March 14: The
Marvels of Bernini Turning to sculpture and
architecture, we discuss the drama, sensuousness, and technical
wizardry achieved by this Italian master.
March 21: The Contrasts in Flanders and the Dutch
Republic In Northern Europe, painters
like Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt reached similar heights of
light and drama. Dutch artists, with the first market for art,
had a different attitude from the Italian-inspired Flemish so
created quieter images and new subjects for art. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
for a single class, $110 for series
(Fee helps support the educational mission of the Community
House)
Art
in Europe north of the Alps developed in the 1400s from
illuminated manuscripts and the first printed books to
paintings with microscopic details of tremendous beauty to
encourage viewers to lose themselves in contemplation of an
image as if they were present at the scene able to touch the
objects and share the emotions of the people depicted.
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
richly illustrated talk presents artists of the late 19th and
early 20th centuries who changed the course of western
art. Looking at works by artists such as Claude Monet,
Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso,
we'll explore the major art movements around the turn of the last
century.
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 call 248 473-1830
Registration required
An easy trip from Detroit, Chicago is full of delights from high
quality museums to world-famous architecture and engaging
outdoor sculpture. The Art Institute of Chicago houses
some of the best-loved paintings in America and has a new wing
for modern art. We'll see its highlights and those of
several other museums plus sample architecture from architects
like Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Rem Koolhaus.
This will enhance any trip to Chicago, including the JCC trip
14-17 May 2019. 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
For information on the trip contact Travel Director, Marilyn
Wolfe at 248 432-5471 or
Changes
in ideas and society are always reflected in art, but during
this period of intellectual ferment as well as revolution, art
and discussions about it impacted ideas and events. Three
self-contained classes tracks the changing ideas and the
changing art. May
22: The Seeds of Revolution Beginning
with the end of the devastating 30 Years War, we’ll trace how
the increasingly strong French monarchy sowed the seeds of
revolution as we explore how and why art changed from the
classical style of Poussin at the time of Louis XIV to the
frivolous art of the aristocracy under Louis XV.
May 29: The
Art, Ideas, and Events Leading to Revolution This class
covers how the seeds of revolution were watered in the salons of
the aristocracy as well as in books and journals by the ideas of
philosophers like Voltaire, by the writings of art critics like
Denis Diderot, and by the impact of paintings by Jaques-Louis
David.
June 5: The Revolution and its Aftermath
Beginning with the art celebrating the revolution,
and the art destroyed by it, this class will track its bloody
aftermath, the rise of Napoleon, and the propaganda art of the
Empire in the early 19th century. Information
and registration for any or all classes at 248 644-5832 or on
line
Fee $40
for a single class, $110 for series
(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, Community House Storytellers Group, Detroit Institute of Arts
IPV Peer to Peer Enrichment, Eastside Handweavers Guild, IBEX, National Council of Jewish
Women, SOAR and SOAR Macomb. 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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