The Six-Hour Art Major

UPCOMING COURSES:

THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR--as seen in Time Out New York!

ART LECTURES:

SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT ART

BOOK EVENT: THE ART OF LOOKING AT ART

STUDIO PAINTING CLASSES IN ALL MEDIA

Instructor Gene Wisniewski received his art education at the New York Academy of Art, The National Academy of Design, The New School, and L’Ecole Albert Defois in Vihiers, France. He has exhibited in galleries nationwide, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. He has twenty years’ experience teaching and lecturing on visual art, and is the author of The Art of Looking at Art, released October 4, 2020 by Rowman and Littlefield publishers, an academic press based in Maryland. He is available for private engagements.

THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR: A CONCENTRATED SEMINAR IN VISUAL ART

This engaging yet highly informative seminar offers mini-versions of the essential courses included in the typical art major. In addition to Art History and Art Appreciation, there are hands-on drawing exercises that demonstrate the thought processes and techniques behind making art, and a general discussion on the creative process. NO PREVIOUS ART EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED. Features over 250 works of art.

FUTURE DATES TBA

LECTURES:

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT ART--via Zoom!

Thursday, February 11 6-8 PM

SUNY BROOME, Dickinson, NY

REGISTRATION: https://www.campusce.net/sunybroome/course/course.aspx?C=2818&pc=1&mc=&sc= (Spring registration begins Monday, 1/11/2021 at 8 am!)

PHONE: 607.778.5012

SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA--Free via Zoom!

Friday, February 19th, 10-11 AM

LOURDES UNIVERSITY, Sylvania, OH

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 800.878.3210

SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA--via Zoom (8 1/2 hours total)!

Five Thursdays, March 25th-April 30, 11AM-12:40PM $299

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR APPLIED LIBERAL ARTS

REGISTRATION: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/courses/ARTS1-CE9008-seeing-things-our-way-art-as-propaganda.html

PHONE: 212.998. 7200

EMAIL: sps.nyu.edu/cala

BOOK EVENT: THE ART OF LOOKING AT ART--FREE VIA ZOOM!

I will be giving a behind the scenes peek into the story of how the book came to be, reading an excerpt from it, and taking audience questions. Enroll soon--space is limited!

Friday, Februry 26th, 1–2 PM

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 212-998-7200

EMAIL: sps.nyu.edu/cala

"...an entertaining and thought- provoking introduction to the world of art...Highly recommended."--Journal of Art and Society

“Hand this book to anyone who says, “I don’t get art.” When they read this, they will get art from the first scratch on a cave wall to the latest disturbance in the habitual look of things...deeply researched, clearly argued, and delightfully written.”--Andrei Codrescu, author of “No Time Like Now: New Poems” (Pitt Poetry Series, 2019)

"This book will drive you to see art, buy art—even make art."--Sally Koslow, author, Another Side of Paradise

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538133736/The-Art-of-Looking-at-Art

STUDIO CLASSES:

FINESSE YOUR DRAWING SKILLS: DRAWING FROM NATURE--FREE VIA ZOOM! BEGINS JANUARY 21, 2021

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN

Weekly, Thursdays, 12-1 PM

LINK: TBA

MEETING ID: TBA

PASSWORD: GENE

PHONE: 212.687.5030

DRAWING AND PAINTING IN ALL MEDIA

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN

Wednesdays, 10 AM-1 PM

Wednesdays, 2-5 PM

FUTURE DATES TBA

50 + DRAWING AND PAINTING

JCC MANHATTAN. 334 Amsterdam Ave NYC

Fridays, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM

FUTURE DATES TBA

REVIEWS FOR THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR:

“Thanks again for a terrific class that I only WISH could have been longer—as someone who spent a career evaluating teachers and courses, I have to say you and yours were among the best I've experienced.”—F.K., Ph.D., Creative Studies, seminar participant

“I'd like to be part of your network because I want to know of any classes you develop in the future. I've just taken your exceptional 6-Hr Art Major and wish it were the 60-Hr Art Major.”—J.H., seminar participant

“Thanks for the great class. I really do look at paintings differently now!”—H.P., seminar participant

“I studied art at Pratt Institute—this was the best art lecture I ever heard.”—N.J.B., seminar participant

“Thanks again for a great course this Tuesday. It was fantastic!”—S.L., seminar participant

“...a natural speaker...”—B.G., Ph.D., seminar participant

“It's hard to find a teacher who inspires his students as he does.”—C.E., seminar participant

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THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR HAS BEEN OFFERED AT:

92nd Street Y, New York, NY

92nd Street Y Tribeca, New York, NY

Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, KY

Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ

Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge, NJ

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ

Caveat, New York, NY

Creative Center for People With Cancer, New York, NY

Dorot, New York, NY

Elective, New York, NY

Gypsy Yogis, Weehawken, NJ

Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ

Hunter College, New York, NY

IvyConnect.com, New York, NY

JCC Manhattan, New York, NY

John Jay College, New York, NY

Julia Hough Yoga Studio, Weehawken, NJ

Lehman College, Bronx, NY

Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio

National Council of Jewish Women, New York, NY

New York University, New York, NY

Princeton Area Newcomers and Friends, Princeton, NJ

Private

Queens College, Queens, NY

Riverdale Y, Riverdale, NY

Soho House, New York, NY

SUNY Broome Community College, Dickinson, NY

SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY

Symposia Books, Hoboken, NJ

Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY

Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ