 | | Museum School New Virtual Classes
Stay Creative, Stay Engaged
Connect with creativity and our community from home with new virtual classes for all ages! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, there's something for everyone. Visit our website and you'll find an assortment of classes for the rest of August, September, and October in drawing, printmaking, watercolor, creative writing, and much more for teenagers and adults. Be on the look out for after-school options for children and teenagers coming in September.
Here's a sampling of offerings:
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| | | Claude Howell (American 1915-1997), The Fish Market (Zora's), 1981, Oil on canvas, Cameron Art Museum: Gift of Elizabeth Labouisse Wright in memory of Thomas Henry Wright, Jr. |
Carolina Interpreter: Online Seminar
Sundays, Sept. 13-27, 2-3:15 PM
Join Anne Brennan, Executive Director, and Luc Travers, Museum Interpretation, for an immersive look at the work of two artists influenced by their lives and experiences in North Carolina: Claude Howell (American 1915-1997) and Romare Bearden (1911-1988). |
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| East Meets West: Paper from Belden to Noguchi with Fritzi Huber, artist and printmaker
Wednesdays, Sept. 9-23, 6-7 PM
What lies beneath the extraordinary prints in the Belden Collection is a treasure trove of paper. With 45 years printmaking experience, Fritzi Huber will share with you her perspective on the history and use of selected papers in the collections.
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| The Joy of Pastel Painting
Tuesdays, Sept. 8-29, 10-1 PM
Come and explore the power that is pastel waiting with Jeri Greenburg. Touch on still-lives, figures, landscapes, urban landscapes, and interiors.
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| Exploring Color and Effects in Watercolor
Thursdays, Oct. 8-29, 1-4 PM
Continue to develop your skills in watercolor with Janice Castiglione. Master additional techniques for color and texture to enliven your paintings.
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| Drawing: Light and Shadow
Mondays, Sept. 7-28, 6-8 PM
Are you drawn to form without lines? Are you enamored with Seurat's conte crayon sketches? Explore value, contrast, and the textural qualities of paper in this drawing class.
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| | | Beverly McIver (American b. 1962), Taxi Driver, oil, n.d.. Claude Howell Endowment for the purchase of North Carolina Art, as selected by the 2018 COMPASS Members |
Ekphrastic Writing
Tuesdays, Oct. 6-27, 6-7:15 PM
Find your inspiration in art from CAM's collections, from Minnie Evans to Mary Cassatt to Romare Bearden. This class, taught by Deputy Director Heather Wilson, will prompt writers to expand and amplify the meaning of works of art while exploring point of view, poetry, historical narrative, and descriptive writing.
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| This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. |
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