Continuing Education at PAFA

Fridays, 8:30 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Instructor: Peter Van Dyck
Fifteen-Week Open Academy (BFA) Course (90 Hours)* 
Credit: Non-Credit or 3.0 Undergraduate Credits (See Below)

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.

This class is an opportunity for the student to develop three complex works of escalating ambition. As has often been said, “all art comes from other art” in the sense that art-making is a culture in continuous negotiation with present needs and precedent. Students will develop a small group of imaginative peers from the labyrinth of painting history to consult and debate in the development of their pieces. The resulting pictures may include the production of studies, copies, collages, and any other kind of visual fodder to develop ambitious compositions that will explore the overlapping terrains of abstraction and figuration. What is meant here is that Piero, de Stael, Gorky, Ingres, Cassatt, and Kerry James Marshall are fraternal and in solidarity about the demands of painting.

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

*Note: No class meetings on March 7 (Spring Break).

Image: Peter Van Dyck

Register by: January 2
Materials List  
Open Academy Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies
Please note: A minimum 10% fee applies to cancellations any time after registration, including same day, to cover third-party processing charges -- please check your schedule before registering!