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This class is FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
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Fee: $21.00
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Dates: 1/9/2024 - 1/30/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Days: Tu
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Sessions: 4
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Building: Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Arts Center
Room: Room 128 Art Classroom
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Instructor: Susan Cash
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This class will be for people with little to no experience with using acrylic paints (or oil paints, for that matter) We WILL NOT be doing acrylic pouring or landscapes with blobs of paint, sponges, hair combs, and the like that you may have seen on YouTube, etc. Even though it is for beginners, there will be discussions and demonstrations of serious topics such as color theory and composition. Because the class will be only four weeks, the subject matter of the students' paintings will be chosen by the instructor. Remember, this is for learning purposes only. Add your own creative energy to future projects. The instructor is hoping that you will gain a little knowledge and have a lot of fun along the way.
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- Developing your third eye: Learning how to see and pick subject matter
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In this class, we will learn how to choose subject matter for your art project. We will cover composition, contrast, negative space, and the factors that make some photos just that, a great photograph and not a good subject matter. Google images will be used for this part of the lesson. We will delve into what mediums work best for what subject matter, as well as what surface to choose for your project. You will learn how to use and develop keywords for successful internet searches for reference images using search engines such as Google. We will explore sights, objects and nature outside of the classroom and around the campus (weather permitting) to help you see things as they are and not just as they are perceived. Each class session will end with a Q & A session, so you can build confidence and lean upon expert guidance in the development of your artistic "sight." Supply List: Notebook and pen. Cell phone with a camera is helpful but not required.
This is not a project-based class. This is an informational lecture format class.
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This class is FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
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Fee: $21.00
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Dates: 1/10/2024 - 1/31/2024
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Days: W
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Sessions: 4
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Building: Central United Methodist Church
Room: Shepard Room
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Instructor: Deno Trakas
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"The Age of Innocence" was the first novel written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. Although it was published just after WWI in 1920, it looks back at the era of Edith Wharton's childhood, at the not-so-innocent morals and manners of high society Americans in the 1870s. Like "The Great Gatsby," the novel is about love (socially acceptable and socially scandalous), and money (old and new), but, although Wharton and Fitzgerald admired each other, they see the world through different sensibilities. We'll read the book, watch some video, and talk, talk, talk.
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- Girls Can't Do That!
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We will spend January reading four novels about women in traditionally male professions, the impact they have on their societies, and how they overcome the restrictions society puts on them. We will discuss novels from the US and Britain written recently and a while ago.
- Week 1 - Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words (2021)
- Week 2 - Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry (2022)
- Week 3 - Hernan Diaz, Trust (2022)
- Week 4 - Virginia Woolf, Orlando (1928)
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- History of Music in the Christian Church
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From the Dark Ages to the present, we will examine not only the "what" but the "why" of music in the Western Christian tradition--the theology behind it, the people who decided what was "in" and what was "out," and of course the composers and practicing musicians who played pivotal roles in its development and exposition. Class sessions will be spent discussing the historical and theological settings of key periods as well as listening to musical examples. Suggestions for further reading and listening will be offered at the end of each class.
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- Is Art Really in the Eye of the Beholder?
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This class will examine current trends in art through onsite visits that may include Wofford’s Richardson Family Art Museum and Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, The Spartanburg Art Museum, The Johnson Collection Gallery, The Artist Collective, Mayfair Studios, and more. The instructor will cover style, technique, content, and media used to create works of art, while examining their relevance to aspects of form and function. Discussion will include art that challenges traditional definitions of aesthetics, original art vs. reproduction, and how to collect art that can be enjoyed with family and friends.
This class will meet at Central UMC for the first class and then meet at various art galleries around the Spartanburg area for the rest of the classes. Students will be responsible for their own transportation to the various locations.
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- It's Short Story Time!
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Serious literature has many significant short story writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Anton Chekhov, Alice Walker, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, Guy de Maupassant, Flannery O'Connor, Kate Chopin, Ernest Hemingway, Ralph Ellison, and Mark Twain. This class will work with a number of them. Pass the word. It's short story time!
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This class is FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.
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Fee: $30.00
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Dates: 1/8/2024 - 1/29/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Days: M
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Sessions: 4
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Building: Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Arts Center
Room: Room 128 Art Classroom
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Instructor: Amy Weaver
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In this course, you will paint want interests you. This class is for the watercolor artist looking to receive coaching and to further develop their skills with this magical medium using the subject of their choice. Prerequisites: Level 2 watercolor skills.
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