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Art Appreciation: Mirrors and Reflections in Art
Mirrors are present in several masterpieces, such as Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Velazquez’s Las Meninas and Manet’s Un Bar aux Folies-Bergères. In these, mirrors and the reflections they reveal are often enigmatic as they add another dimension to what we (think we) see and deepen the work’s meaning.
In this session, we will look at the different ways in which mirrors and reflected images have been included in works of art. As we do so, we will investigate the symbolism of the mirror in Western art and culture.
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Dates:Sat 25/01/2025 -
Sat 25/01/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019169How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £8.40
Art Appreciation: Power and Influence: Great Artists
An exciting course exploring the work of a range of great artists who initiated significant developments in the art of their age and who set the stage for the modern era of painting. The course will help you to learn about the work of Titian, Albrecht Durer, El Greco, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Velazquez and Goya. Topics will include learning about the influence of the aesthetic, social, cultural and political context of their times, and the art historical terms used to describe their work. No experience necessary, just an open-minded interest in art.
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Dates:Tue 28/01/2025 -
Tue 18/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Janis BakerCourse code:Q00012449How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
Art Appreciation: Art and Life - From Kahlo to Warhol
An exciting course exploring the interaction between artists and their culture that often created radical art, sometimes bristling with unsettling images but always reflecting the ideas and beliefs that motivated them. We will look at the ways in which a range of artists translated their experience of reality into their own pictorial language. Topics to be covered include the work of Frida Kahlo, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Stanley Spencer, Edward Burra, Paula Rego, Jacob Lawrence and Andy Warhol. We will also look at the social, cultural, political context in which they worked. No experience necessary, just an open -minded interest in art.
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Dates:Wed 29/01/2025 -
Wed 19/03/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Janis BakerCourse code:Q00012456How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
A Face to the World: Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery
Discover selected paintings, sculptures, works on paper and new media works from the National Portrait Gallery in London. Marking the relaunch in summer 2023 of this national collection after a three-year refurbishment, this course offers an opportunity to discover new or less well-known artworks; and to re-visit familiar portraits that epitomise aspects of British history. We explore ideas around the function of portraiture; and the range of approaches and styles that artists have employed through history to express individual and national identity. Artists featured include Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffmann, Pauline Boty, Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake.
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Dates:Thu 30/01/2025 -
Thu 13/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Wesley Hall (Barnet)
High Barnet Methodist Church
9 Stapylton Road
Barnet
EN5 4JJTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017379How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
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History: Vienna and Berlin 1814-1914
An exploration of the history of Vienna and Berlin in the 19th century. We will look at how they became capital cities; the revolution in 1848-49 and its effects; massive migration as a result of industrialisation; political events; cultural developments; and some of the personalities based in these cities during this period; including the ideas and activities of Freud, Strauss, Herzl, Hitler and Trotsky. We will examine the paradoxical nature of the monarchy in Vienna in presiding over progress in democracy and tolerance but remaining officially absolutist; and will consider how William II’s personality affected his political decisions both internally and in foreign policy.
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Dates:Fri 31/01/2025 -
Fri 14/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:The Rothley Centre (Rothley)
12 Mountsorrel Lane
Rothley
LE7 7PRTutor:David PriceCourse code:Q00013039How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Appreciation: The Art of Diplomacy: Behind the Doors of the Government Art Collection
Go behind the scenes of the Government Art Collection, a less well-known national art collection, with Chantal Condron, a former curator at the Collection. Discover the fascinating origins of its history, and the people and events that have shaped its past. Explore how and why artworks are acquired or commissioned and discover some of the locations where they have been displayed. We explore works across a range of media from paintings to film, by artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries, including Marcus Gheerhaerts the Younger, Thomas Phillips, Bridget Riley, Michael Armitage and recent Turner Prize winner, Jesse Darling.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 01/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 5:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017572How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £10.00
Art Appreciation: Artistic Communities
The reasons behind founding an artist community in the UK, from identifying some of their famous residents to the subject matter and art movements they are associated with. This course will cover the art communities in St Ives and Newlyn in England, Kirkcudbright and Cockburnspath in Scotland, Betws-y-Coed in Wales, Northern Ireland Muralist in Belfast and Londonderry, and ending with the Black Art Movement and the growth of online art communities.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 15/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:The Drive Methodist Church (Redbridge)
Eastern Avenue
Redbridge
IG4 5ABTutor:Jolanta JagielloCourse code:Q00017560How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Art Appreciation: Leonardo Da Vinci: Artists and Inventor
If you are interested in art, this online course will explore the diverse range of work produced by Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, from his religious subjects and portraiture to the visual proof of his creative thinking through his prolific drawings. The course is fully illustrated with plenty of opportunity for discussion throughout. Course benefits include understanding the background of Leonarda da Vinci and examining the Mona Lisa painting to establish what is known about this iconic and enigmatic image.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 15/03/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rachel Holland-HargreavesCourse code:Q00012790How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
Art Appreciation: The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is indeed a jewel box of great painting. With works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Michelangelo, some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance are to be found there. But this is more than just a collection of great works. It is also the pope’s private chapel and so these works were created not just for display but to relay a greater message to the world, But how many of the thousands of visitors really understand that message or what these works are about? In this study day we shall seek to decode the 'messages' contained in these great works and see what Sixtus IV and Julius II and their artists were really saying to us.
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Dates:Tue 04/02/2025 -
Tue 25/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017593How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£30.00
History: Vienna 1814-1914
In the 19th century, the population of Vienna grew from about 300,000 people to more than 2 million and it became the sixth largest city in the world, capital of an empire of 53 million and a centre for the arts, scientific ideas, and political theorising. We will see how Vienna became a capital city and how its importance was solidified by the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15. We will also look at the revolution in 1848-49 and its effects, the development of the Ringstrasse, and the massive migration to the city as a result of large scale industrialisation.
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Dates:Tue 04/02/2025 -
Tue 18/02/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:David PriceCourse code:Q00012810How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.20