UPCOMING COURSES:
THE SIX-HOUR ART MAJOR--as seen in Time Out New York!
ART LECTURES:
SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA
“THE PLACE OF THE MUSES”: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM
WEST MEETS EAST—AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART
BEFORE AND AFTER THE RENAISSANCE
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.
Three Thursdays, April 15, 22, 29, 2021 6:30 PM-8:30 PM--Via Zoom
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Bedminster, NJ
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
PHONE: 908.234.2345 ext. 102
EMAIL: gong@ccabedminster.org
LECTURES:
SEEING THINGS OUR WAY: ART AND PROPAGANDA
Five Thursdays, March 25-April 22, 2021 11:00 AM-12:40 PM--Via Zoom
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
Four Wednesdays, May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2021 6:30-8:30 PM--Via Zoom
BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Lincroft, NJ
REGISTRATION: TBA
PHONE: 732.224.2303
EMAIL: lmartin@brookdalecc.edu
Four Thursdays, May 13-27, June 3, 2021 6:30 PM-8:30 PM--Via Zoom
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Bedminster, NJ
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
“THE PLACE OF THE MUSES”: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM
Sunday, April 11, 2021 1:15-2:15 PM—Via Zoom (included in "Sundays at JASA" membership)
JASA, New York, NY
REGISTRATION: MEMBERS ONLY, https://jasa.org/sundays-at-jasa-registration
PHONE: 212.273.5304
EMAIL: Sundays@jasa.org
WEST MEETS EAST—AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE ART
Friday, April 16, 2021 10:00 AM-12:00 PM--Via Zoom
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 10:30-12:30 PM--Via Zoom
BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Lincroft, NJ
REGISTRATION: TBA
PHONE: 732.224.2303
EMAIL: lmartin@brookdalecc.edu
BEFORE AND AFTER THE RENAISSANCE
Four Tuesdays, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 6:00-7:00 PM--Via Zoom
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
STUDIO CLASSES:
FINESSE YOUR DRAWING SKILLS
Weekly, Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM through June 24
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85262191406?pwd=a0dhcmw4YkZiOERUTlFRUmEvMGs4UT09
MEETING ID: 852 6219 1406
PASSWORD: Gene
PHONE: 212.687.5030
EMAIL: denise@ncjwny.org
DRAWING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Two Mondays, April 5 and 12 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
Four Mondays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10 3 PM-4PM
QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
REGISTRATION: TBA
FINESSE YOUR DRAWING SKILLS: FOCUS ON FACIAL FEATURES
Four Mondays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
REGISTRATION: https://reg125.imperisoft.com/ContemporaryArt/Search/Registration.aspx
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
Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
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
Queens Public Library, Queens, NY
Riverdale Y, Riverdale, NY
Soho House, New York, NY
Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
SUNY Broome Community College, Dickinson, NY
SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY
Symposia Books, Hoboken, NJ
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
Westfield Art Association, Westfield, NJ
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