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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 February 2019
(not all venues have their January programs listed yet):
We all love
stories. This illustrated presentation looks at tales of
villains and heroes from various cultures as pictured by
artists. From ancient times on artists have considered
examples of virtue and vice a prime source of inspiration. We'll look at a range of responses from serious to romantic, and
devout to irreverent.
Open
to anyone 55+
Registration not required
Information
at http://www.jccdet.org/adults/active-life/
or contact Rosa Chessler at 248 432-5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org
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/
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 and National Council of Jewish
Women. 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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