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Alfred Hitchcock, considered one of the greatest film directors of all time, first mastered his craft in black and white films filled with evocative shadows and dramatic lights. In 1948, he created his first technicolor film. Rope was innovative not only in its use of color but also in that it was filmed with ten reel-length takes as if in real time. Ten years later, Hitchcock filmed his masterpiece Vertigo in Technicolor Vista-Vision and labeled it his "green film." Marnie (1964), advertised as Hitchcock's "suspenseful sex mystery," likewise uses green and yellow symbolically but infuses red throughout as triggers for Marnie's self-destructive behavior. We will watch these three fascinating films together in class and then discuss Hitchcock's use of color along with favorite motifs like his cameos, doubling, stairs, the number 13, etc. as a means to uncovering the meanings embedded in his carefully crafted films. Short introductions to the films will be provided before our communal viewing. The instructor will discuss the purposeful role of works of art in the films, along with color and other motifs that add to our understanding of Hitchcock's cinematic vision.
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Fee: $32.00
Capacity Remaining: 23
Dates: 11/4/2026 - 11/18/2026
Times: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sessions: 3
Days: W
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Instructor: Janice Simon
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class is sponsored by Carol Coman
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Celine Song’s Past Lives (2023) is one of the most impressive independent movies of the 2020s. While 2023 was dominated by the blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer, over 100 critics declared Past Lives the best film of the year. It won many prizes, from the American Film Institute and Sundance to the Director’s Guild of America. It was championed as “a master class in storytelling” on Ebert.com. Based on a personal story of Celine Song’s, Past Lives follows Nora (Greta Lee) who leaves South Korea as a child, and later struggles to become a playwright in NYC. But she left a close friend, a boy, behind. What does that relationship mean now, years later? This class will revisit Past Lives to evaluate Song’s richly developed characters, script, and visual style.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 35
Dates: 9/24/2026 - 9/24/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Richard Neupert
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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In four 75-minute sessions, participants will practice drawing exercises using various art supplies in several ways: speed scribble sketches of the figure; carefully observed contour drawings; object drawings using black, white and several grays; and composing the rectangle and filling it with observed objects from still life setups. Participants will prep for these with mini quickie tonal tryouts or thumbnail sketches. Train your brain to see truthfully through exercises in the suggested text/workbook Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. CLASS SUPPLY LIST (To be purchased/provided by the member): Sketchbook with white drawing paper (wire-bound stays open well); Soft graphite pencil 4 or 6 B; Vine charcoal and charcoal pencil; Pencil sharpener big enough for the graphite & charcoal pencils; Pen; Kneaded eraser; Kleenex & Q tips
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Fee: $42.00
Capacity Remaining: 8
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 10/23/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 4
Days: W F
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Instructor: Margeret Agner
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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CLASS SUPPLY LIST (To be purchased/provided by the member): Sketchbook with white drawing paper (wire-bound stays open well); Soft graphite pencil 4 or 6 B; Vine charcoal and charcoal pencil; Pencil sharpener big enough for the graphite & charcoal pencils; Pen; Kneaded eraser; Kleenex & Q tips
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Join us for a guided tour of the Lyndon House Arts Center that features a wide range of exhibitions and creative experiences. Visitors will see the work of Clarke County School District K–12 students in our biannual student exhibition that celebrates the creativity and talent of young artists from across the community. The tour will also include the expansive landscape works of Sarah Flinn and sculptural works by Eleanor Foy.
In the North Gallery, the Arts Center Choice Award exhibition will highlight the work of Francie Carson, while the Lounge Gallery features Phoebe-Agnes, the first curatorial exhibition by LHAC intern Jordon Myrick who developed it during her year at the Arts Center.
Guests will explore the galleries, enjoy a short tour of the historic house and, if time allows, take a behind-the-scenes look into our studio spaces.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 13
Dates: 11/6/2026 - 11/6/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: Andrea Wellnitz
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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Please see receipt note for address/parking details.
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This presentation will follow the career of the Franco-Mexican muralist, painter, and illustrator Jean Charlot. He spent several years in Athens during the early 1940s working on the UGA campus at the invitation of Lamar Dodd, his student at the Art Students' League in New York City. Before coming to Athens, Charlot worked on the Mexican ruins at Chichen Itza and illustrated works by French author Paul Claudel. Charlot’s subsequent career included working as a muralist on numerous sites across the U.S., and he finally settled in Hawaii, where he was professor of art at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 32
Dates: 9/24/2026 - 9/24/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Nina Hellerstein
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Experience an exclusive look at “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone,” the most comprehensive retrospective ever dedicated to the pioneering 19th-century sculptor. As the first artist of Black and Indigenous heritage to gain international fame, Lewis broke profound social barriers to master the neoclassical style in Rome. This tour explores nearly 30 of her rare marble works—including iconic pieces like Forever Free. It is a unique opportunity to witness the technical mastery and resilient spirit of a woman who carved her own path into art history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 15
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 10/6/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Shawnya Harris
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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Nature journaling is a perfect combination of being in nature, seeing like artists do, and writing—in small doses. Part documentation, part drawing/coloring, all nature "bathing.” This class will be an introduction to nature journaling. Each two-hour class will explore a different area at the Botanical Gardens with participants adding entries in their journal following a mini lesson on technique and focus. This will be a workshop with members receiving support and opportunity for independent practice. Participants will need to supply: Side spiral 8.5 x 5.6 inch sketch pad (2 pack with 50 sheets each), Ultra fine point black Sharpie markers (2 pack), Colored pencils for adults soft core (pack of 24 ) ** Please note, the week of Thanksgiving will be skipped.
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Fee: $42.00
Capacity Remaining: 15
Dates: 11/12/2026 - 12/10/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 4
Days: Th
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Instructor: Adrien Helm
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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Participants will need to supply: Side spiral 8.5 x 5.6 inch sketch pad (cost: 2 pack with 50 sheets each under $8), Ultra fine point black Sharpie markers (cost: 2 pack @ $2.50), Colored pencils for adults soft core (pack of 24 - @ $10).
No class the week of Thanksgiving.
Please see receipt note for address/parking details.
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This 61st art spectacular in Venice has 80 country pavilions, 30 of which are in permanent buildings, and an additional 111 invited artists. This doesn't include about 20 collateral exhibits where major galleries and artists just show up! The U.S. pavilion features artist Alma Allen highlighting large-scale, site-responsive, and transformative sculptural works. Not a travel log, this session will present as much of this art as the presenter managed to visit.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 21
Dates: 9/3/2026 - 9/3/2026
Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Bill Loughner
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class is sponsored by John Songster in honor of Nancy Songster
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2026 is the 40th anniversary of Athens, GA: Inside/Out, the film that captured the Athens music scene. It was a unique time in Athens and in music history as local bands R.E.M., Pylon, The B-52s, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Flat Duo Jets, Bar-B-Q Killers, Dreams So Real, Limbo District, The Squalls, and Time Toy, made exciting music that defined the 1980s. In 2023, the film’s producer Bill Cody donated all the original 16mm film and audio elements to the Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the UGA Libraries, where they are safely stored under optimal conditions. We'll present on the tremendous cultural impact of the film and the effort to get the 1986 feature documentary digitally preserved for today.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 37
Dates: 11/10/2026 - 11/10/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Ryan Lewis, Ruta Abolins, Margie Compton
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Fritz Lang, having finished his epic silent film Metropolis, saw Peter Lorre on stage and signed him for his next film, Lang’s first with sound. Lorre plays a serial killer who eludes police but is caught and tried by a ragtag cadre of criminals and street people. The class will view excerpts of the film and discuss Lang's development of the "police procedural" and "film noir," which he continued in his Hollywood films Fury, Scarlet Street and The Big Heat. M has received widespread critical praise and has an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 37
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 10/14/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Cliff Probst
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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In A Rake’s Progress (1732-34), 18th-century visual artist William Hogarth produces a series of eight paintings to reveal the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who moves to London after inheriting his miserly father’s fortune. Without proper guidance on whom to trust and how to spend this money, Tom makes all the wrong choices. Hogarth’s “modern moral subjects” like this one and A Harlot’s Progress (1731) offer cautionary tales on contemporary topics and were wildly popular during his own time. Even today, Hogarth’s works are considered as recognizable elements of London’s rich visual culture. As part of our interactive discussion of A Rake’s Progress, we’ll look at both the paintings and corresponding engravings for this visual narrative along with an overview of Hogarth’s techniques used to create the series.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 37
Dates: 10/26/2026 - 10/26/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Leigh Dillard
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class will consider three superb actresses who brought the role of Lady Macbeth to the British Stage. Sarah Siddons's interpretation of the role set the standard in the 18th century; Ellen Terry and Judi Dench followed with equally admired Lady Macbeths on the 19th and 20th century stages, respectively. Is Lady M a villain who incites her husband to murder? Or is she a supportive wife whose moral compass is skewed by her husband's ambition? How does each actress's sense of Lady M's character define her performance from the opening scenes of calculating and planning to the closing scene of madness?
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 30
Dates: 9/8/2026 - 9/8/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Elizabeth Kraft
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The success of the 2025 film Hamnet, nominated for eight Academy Awards, is proof—if further proof is needed—that Shakespeare’s melancholy Dane continues to fascinate and puzzle. Using video clips of several great modern Hamlets, this class explores some of the real and apparent mysteries of the play. It will show that the play isn’t fixed on a printed page but lives and breathes according to its productions and, of course, its Hamlets. (Remember Mel Gibson’s?) Please review the play before class.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 34
Dates: 10/16/2026 - 10/16/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: Malcolm Richardson
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Italian sculpture in the Renaissance and Baroque periods was defined by a triumvirate of artists: Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini. All three lived long and productive lives—80 years, 89 years, and 82 years respectively. The first, Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (1386-1466), is the least well known in modern times—but that is the result of our own prejudices. Donatello’s career determined the future of the Italian Renaissance—he traveled widely, worked for a variety of patrons in different genres and different materials, and trained young artists all over Italy. This class will be devoted to three ideas: a review of his amazing career; an assessment of his autograph style—in other words how do we “know” it is a work by Donatello, or more honestly, can we know if it is a work by Donatello; and finally, how is it that he achieved the freedom to create and imagine virtually unequalled by any other artist in the Renaissance or Baroque periods?
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Fee: $23.00
Capacity Remaining: 26
Dates: 11/3/2026 - 11/5/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 2
Days: Tu Th
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Instructor: Shelley Zuraw
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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George Cukor is known as a "woman's director," and many of his films feature strong performances by actresses. His films also offer meditations on the very definition of "woman." In this two-hour class, we will look at the 1964 musical My Fair Lady for the way Cukor explores (in collaboration with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner) the differences—and similarities—between the sexes. This topic is especially interesting in this script which features the creation of the "perfect woman" by a not-so-perfect man! Participants may wish to view the entire film prior to class, but relevant clips will be shown during class in order to serve as the basis for our discussion.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 39
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 10/14/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Elizabeth Kraft
Building: UGA Campus at Gwinnett
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