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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-15-2024 to 05-15-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Joan Hart, Art History Instructor, Museum One, Inc.Term: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThis program is based on a recent exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art called "Making Her Mark, A History of Women Artists from 1400-1800". Discover some of the leading woman artists of their time, who have been overlooked until recently from the Italian Renaissance to the Dutch Golden Age to the Rococo... read moreThis program is based on a recent exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art called "Making Her Mark, A History of Women Artists from 1400-1800". Discover some of the leading woman artists of their time, who have been overlooked until recently from the Italian Renaissance to the Dutch Golden Age to the Rococo period. -
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 06-06-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Goldstein, Retired MCPS Special/Alternative Education TeacherTerm: 2024-2Location: Oasis at the Macys Home StoreExpressive art is all about the process not the product. In this course, you will be introduced to a number of different artists, styles and methods. In each session, you'll have an opportunity to create art "in the style of" (e.g., Monet, Seurat, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh). No previous art experience required. As instructor Judy Goldstein says,... read moreExpressive art is all about the process not the product. In this course, you will be introduced to a number of different artists, styles and methods. In each session, you'll have an opportunity to create art "in the style of" (e.g., Monet, Seurat, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh). No previous art experience required. As instructor Judy Goldstein says, "creating art is as healthy as eating your green vegetables and even more fun!" We will used stretched canvas and acrylic paints. All materials will be provided. Wear an old shirt or smock to protect your clothes. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassMary Cassatt is noted as the only American woman within the French Impressionist circle in Paris. From a wealthy Pennsylvania family, she nevertheless carved out a professional career for herself as an artist, defying social conventions of the time. This lecture will put Cassatt in the framework among the Impressionists and their group exhibitions. It will... read moreMary Cassatt is noted as the only American woman within the French Impressionist circle in Paris. From a wealthy Pennsylvania family, she nevertheless carved out a professional career for herself as an artist, defying social conventions of the time. This lecture will put Cassatt in the framework among the Impressionists and their group exhibitions. It will examine the social and domestic subjects she portrayed and the various media she used in her work. This talk is designed to complement the exhibition "Mary Cassatt at Work" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, May 18–September 8, 2024. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-01-2024 to 08-01-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with one of the greatest collections of Western (European) art in the world, is impossible to appreciate in one visit, or even two or three. In this two-part virtual tour, we’ll skip effortlessly from gallery to gallery to highlight some of the masterpieces of painting and sculpture in the Met. Moving... read moreThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with one of the greatest collections of Western (European) art in the world, is impossible to appreciate in one visit, or even two or three. In this two-part virtual tour, we’ll skip effortlessly from gallery to gallery to highlight some of the masterpieces of painting and sculpture in the Met. Moving chronologically, we’ll consider how each master work expresses a distinctive interpretation of nature and the human form and what makes it a stand-out among its contemporaries. For this first class, we'll explore Egyptian funerary portraits, Greek nudes, Roman wall painting, and medieval reliquaries. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-06-2024 to 08-06-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bonita Billman, Art History LecturerTerm: 2024-2Location: Online ClassDr. A.C. Barnes made his fortune marketing patent medicine in “Mainline” Philadelphia. In establishing the Barnes Foundation, he sought to use art as a tool to teach students how to think critically. To that end, from 1912 until his death in 1951, Barnes purchased hundreds of works of art – from Impressionists to African masks – which he arranged... read moreDr. A.C. Barnes made his fortune marketing patent medicine in “Mainline” Philadelphia. In establishing the Barnes Foundation, he sought to use art as a tool to teach students how to think critically. To that end, from 1912 until his death in 1951, Barnes purchased hundreds of works of art – from Impressionists to African masks – which he arranged into “ensembles” at his purpose-built gallery in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 08-08-2024 to 08-08-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Judy Scott Feldman, Ph.D., Art Historian/National Mall CoalitionTerm: 2024-2Location: Hybrid - At Oasis and OnlineThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with one of the greatest collections of Western (European) art in the world, is impossible to appreciate in one visit, or even two or three. In this two-part virtual tour, we’ll skip effortlessly from gallery to gallery to highlight some of the masterpieces of painting and sculpture in the Met. Moving... read moreThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with one of the greatest collections of Western (European) art in the world, is impossible to appreciate in one visit, or even two or three. In this two-part virtual tour, we’ll skip effortlessly from gallery to gallery to highlight some of the masterpieces of painting and sculpture in the Met. Moving chronologically, we’ll consider how each master work expresses a distinctive interpretation of nature and the human form and what makes it a stand-out among its contemporaries. For this class, we will explore Renaissance to early modern painting, including the 45 galleries reorganized for the new exhibition “Look Again: European Paintings 1300-1800.”
