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Arts: Visual Arts

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Word and Image – In-Person
Item Number: S25ARTS267A
Dates: 5/1/2025 - 6/5/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room C
Instructor: Debora Gordon

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This course integrates creative writing and visual arts. Students will complete projects that include a range of writing genres such as poetry, short stories and personal essays, coupled with art projects such as handmade books, collage, origami, drawing, painting and other visual art media. Classes will include a brief warm-up activity, and one project per week, with examples and demonstrations in class, followed by time for working on projects during the remainder of the session. Students will also be given the opportunity to share their projects with other students and to give thoughtful feedback. No experience is required. Students are welcome to work on projects outside of class, but this is not a course expectation.

NOTE: A full list of materials to be purchased by the student will be available weeks before the class. The total cost will likely not exceed $30.

Everyday Drawing – In-Person
Item Number: S25ARTS350A
Dates: 4/2/2025 - 5/21/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 8
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room C
Instructor: Deborah Rosenberg

Registration for this course is closed.
This course will offer students the opportunity and encouragement to learn to draw or further develop their drawing skills, even if they are apprehensive about their ability. Each week, we will draw in class, then students will practice drawing at home through specific drawing assignments. Participants will begin with simple shapes and shadows and gradually work up to figure drawing. If weather allows, the class may venture outside to study natural and person-made shapes and structures. No experience is necessary and all skill levels are welcome. The goal is to demystify the drawing process and encourage participants to draw. Every human can learn to draw; it is innate within us.

NOTE: The total cost for supplies will range from $20 to $30, depending on the quantity and quality. A supply list will be provided to registered students.

Exploring Digital Photography – In-Person
Item Number: S25ARTS296A
Dates: 4/17/2025 - 5/15/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room C
Instructor: Bob Palermini

Registration for this course is closed.
This four-week course will help you understand your digital camera and improve your photography skills. It is designed for people who enjoy photography and want to improve their understanding and skills. You’ll learn how to use your camera to create more interesting photographs. Course topics include: composition techniques; creating more engaging photographs; digital camera operation; understanding your camera’s features and settings; the exposure triangle; working with aperture, shutter speed and ISO; post-processing and enhancing your photos for greater impact. Each week you will be asked to send the instructor a photo, based on a theme, that will be shared with the class the following week. The class is designed for people who use cameras with adjustable controls, not phone cameras. To prepare, review your camera’s manual before the first class. You may need to download it from the camera manufacturer’s website. Familiarizing yourself with your camera’s basic controls and menu system will help you get the most from this course.

Make Multimedia eBooks: Your Pictures and Words – In-Person
Item Number: S25ARTS334A
Dates: 4/2/2025 - 5/7/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 17
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room A
Instructor: Meri Walker

Registration for this course is closed.
Are you an avid mobile photographer with a story to tell? Those pictures languishing in your iPhone or on your Mac computer deserve more than a one-time share on social media. Want to learn how to curate some of them, wrap them in a short, compelling story, and publish and distribute your own visually rich e-Book for your family, friends and colleagues … and maybe a wider audience? If you have a late-model Mac laptop and are ready to learn some simple chops, this class will equip you to turn an album of your photos, some short text — and even some sound and/or video clips, if you like — into a beautiful e-book you can publish and distribute online at no cost. The instructor will guide participants through the ins and outs of using BookCreator’s simple online software. Enjoy hands-on instructions in a learning community while preparing a multimedia e-book you’re proud to publish.

NOTE: Participants must have a late-model Mac laptop or an iPad to make good use of this course. Participants’ laptops must be able to run Sequoia 15.1.1 or later. Their iPad, should they choose to use one, needs to be able to run IOS 18.1.1 or later. Older models of these products will NOT work for this course.

The Art of the Roman Republic – In-Person
Item Number: S25ARTS348A
Dates: 4/2/2025 - 5/7/2025
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 78
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room E
Instructor: Allison Renwick

Registration for this course is closed.
The earliest Roman art is a combination of Greek and Etruscan cultures but Roman character clearly emerges. Where the Greeks and Etruscans were primarily religious, the Romans were practical and grounded in the real world. They developed their signature concrete, along with the arch and vault, allowing them to build more original and functional structures known for their spatial vastness. The Romans copied original Greek bronze sculpture in marble, then melted down the bronze for weaponry. Using Greek prototypes in painting, which have now been lost, the Romans expanded their desire for spatial effects by painting illusionistic frescoes to decorate homes of the wealthy. We will examine this early phase of Roman art to reveal the roots of the later Roman Empire, one of the most powerful and influential civilizations of the ancient world. This is a lecture course illustrated with PowerPoint images. Questions are welcome, but it is not a discussion class.

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