The Six-Hour Art Major

UPCOMING COURSES:

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

ART LECTURES:

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, being released October 4, 2020 by Rowman and Littlefield publishers. 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.

Two Wednesdays, November 4th and 11th, 2020, 6 PM-9 PM--via Zoom!

JCC MANHATTAN, 334 AMSTERDAM AVENUE (AT 76TH ST.), NYC

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 646.505.5715

LECTURES:

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

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020, 12 -1PM

ART CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS, Danforth, KY

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 859.236.4054

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

Five Wednesdays, December 2-30, 3-4 PM

DOROT CENTER, 171 W 85th St, NYC

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 212.769.2850

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

Two Wednesdays, November 9th and 16th, 2020, 6-9PM

JCC MANHATTAN

REGISTRATION: TBA

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

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

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MIDTOWN CENTER, 11 W 42nd Street, NYC

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 212.998. 7100

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

Two Saturdays, April 10th and 17th, 11AM-2PM

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Valhalla, NY

REGISTRATION: TBA

PHONE: 914.606.6985

STUDIO CLASSES:

50 + DRAWING AND PAINTING

JCC MANHATTAN

Fridays, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM

TBA

DRAWING AND PAINTING IN ALL MEDIA

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, 241 WEST 72ND ST NY, NY

Wednesdays, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

Wednesdays, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM

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

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

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 Purchase, Purchase, NY

Symposia Books, Hoboken, NJ

Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY

Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ