| Frye Art History Lecture Series The 2008-9 Frye Art History Lectures are sold out, but don't despair. You may no longer purchase advance tickets, but tickets have always been available the day of the event. Just arrive early and put your name on the waiting list. So far, we have never had to turn anyone away. If you are a season ticket holder, please make sure you arrive promptly because at lecture time empty seats will be opened up to people on the waiting list. Individual tickets for Thursday night lecture and reception are $9 members, seniors, students, teachers, artists; $13 nonmembers. Individual tickets for Friday lectures are $8 members, seniors, students, teachers, artists; $12 nonmembers. All individual ticket sales are cash only. Lectures are held in the auditorium of the Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry, Seattle, WA 98104. Complimentary coffee and dessert are provided after each evening lecture. The private lunch is no longer available after morning lectures. Information about the 2009-2010 lecture series will be mailed to participants around July 20. Upcoming lectures: Madness and Romanticism Thursday, July 9, 7 pm Friday, July 10, 11 am After the Age of Reason had degenerated into the Terror, artists of the Romantic era became more interested in unreason. From Fuseli's nightmares to Goya's asylums, madness constituted a fascinating extreme of the human condition for painters to plumb. Raphael in the Papal Apartments Thursday, August 13, 7 pm Friday, August 14, 11 am When Pope Julius II commissioned Raphael to decorate the Stanza della Segnatura, the young painter had yet to distinguish himself in fresco. Inspired by Michelangelo's example, Raphael's The School of Athens and other works there epitomize the spirit of the High Renaissance. American Painting 1910-1940 July 28–31, 10:15 am–12:45 pm $75 Frye members; $85 nonmembers Credits and clock hours available for educators Designed to introduce the major trends in American painting from 1910 to 1940, this course discusses the impact of European modernism on the American art scene in the early years of the twentieth century, and explores the efforts made by many artists in the U.S. to be both American and modern. Lectures also examine the impact of major social forces—the Great War, increasing urbanization and industry, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression—on art-making in America.
| | OTHER VENUES: Creative Retirement Institute at Edmonds Community College: Fall Quarter: Rococo Art Dates and times to be announced You think you don't like Rococo? Let yourself be seduced by this class on 18th-century art. We'll enjoy the frothy confections of Boucher and Fragonard and the calm clarity of Chardin. We'll visit Venice in the era of Vivaldi, Tiepolo, and Canaletto and the Madrid of Goya's tapestry designs. We'll marvel at the craftsmanship of Louix XV furniture as we travel back to a time when elegant taste ruled supreme. North Seattle Community College Continuing Education Fall Quarter: The Art of Ancient Rome Thursday, October 15-November 5, 12:30-2:30 Room CC3345; $65 The Roman Empire spread from England to Egypt, and this course will cover not only famous monuments such as the Pantheon and Colosseum but also treasures from farther afield. We will begin with the mysterious Etruscans then consider the Roman Republic, the glorious age of Augustus, and the grandiose projects of Imperial Rome. Finally, we will explore the impact of Christianity on the art of the late Roman Empire.
Communiversity at Providence Point Dutch Art in the Golden Age: Rembrandt and Vermeer
Monday, September 28 & October 5, 12:30-2:30 Featured in an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery this summer, Rembrandt and Vermeer were near contemporaries but vastly different artists. Rembrandt was an expansive innovator who made etchings, portraits, landscapes, religious and genre paintings on every conceivable scale. Vermeer perfected a single genre, focusing his perceptive gaze and extraordinary technique on images of wealthy domestic interiors. Both produced some of the most memorable images in the history of art.
The Strange World of Andrew Wyeth already presented
Thursday, April 8, 1:30 pm What timing: Seattle Art Museum has just announced that they will be hosting a Wyeth retrospective June 25-October 18, 2009! Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, California Last January I completed a series of three lectures contracted by the Crocker Art Museum. If you are interested in seeing me again at the Crocker, please contact
Caren Gutierrez - Education Programs Manager - at 916-808-1987 Private Groups Last January I spoke on Impressionist women painters at the Women's University Club of Seattle and on William Morris for Horizon House. In March I gave a lecture on 18th Century Venetian art for the Dante Alighieri Society (in Italian). If you are interested in having me speak to your group, please call 206-524-0870 or use the Contact Me page. | |