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Open Academy: Landscape and Painting from the Collection, PT 218 (In-Person)

$2,300

with Douglas Martenson

Next available session starts Jan 17, 2024 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks

Wednesdays, 8:30 - 3:50 p.m.
Instructor: Doug Martenson
Credit: Non-Credit or 3.0 Undergraduate Credits (see description)

NOTE: This is an Open Academy (PAFA BFA) course. The full schedule of regular Continuing Education courses will be posted shortly.

PAFA’s Open Academy provides the opportunity for Continuing Education (CE) and non-matriculated students to enroll in select BFA courses for credit or non-credit.  Open Academy students enrolled in PAFA’s renowned studio arts courses learn technical skills, creative expression, and critical thinking from master artist-teachers while working amongst dedicated full-time students in PAFA's classrooms.

For the first part of this class, students will work in PAFA's museum to paint master copies of landscapes in the collection. When the weather warms in March, the class will move to outside locations to put into practice the lessons learned from their master studies. Students may work in a variety of drawing and painting media from various locations in and around the city. Individualized instruction and group critiques will be given throughout the session. Van transportation available for outdoor locations.

Optional: This course is available for 3.0 undergraduate credits for $2,800. Select credit option with tuition adjustment during registration.

Image: Doug Martenson, Pines in a Field, oil on linen, 32 x 52.

Register by: January 11
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Open Academy: Observational Practices, DR 206 (In-Person)

$1,150

with John Horn

Next available session starts Jan 18, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 15 weeks

Thursdays, 1 - 3:50 p.m.
Instructor: John Horn

Credit: Non-Credit or 1.5 Undergraduate Credits (see description)

NOTE: This is an Open Academy (PAFA BFA) course. The full schedule of regular Continuing Education courses will be posted shortly.

The goal of this course is to strengthen and hone a student’s foundational skills of drawing through a series of one and two-day drawing projects. The major topics of concern will be gesture, design, perspective, structure and space. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different media and to develop a personalized drawing practice. Subjects for this exploration will be the life model, anatomical models, the city and the observable environment in general. The course includes field trips to the Wagner Free Institute of Science, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Reading Terminal and the Observation Deck at Liberty One.

Optional: This course is available for 1.5 undergraduate credits for $1,400. Select credit choice with tuition adjustment during checkout.

Image: Larry Day, [Nude in Armchair] (detail), 1975, graphite on cream wove paper, 21 x 17 1/2 in. Collection of PAFA, Accession #1987.13. Gift of Christopher K. and Barbara A. Bullard. Copyright © artist or artist's estate.