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November 2021
Art Appreciation
Art Appreciation classes have been a mainstay of our catalog for years, from guided tours to museum previews and virtual visits to lectures covering particular artists, periods, or styles.

Two in-person tours are yet to come in the fall schedule. Next Saturday, November 13, 2021, Riva Blumenfeld leads students through Artists' Studios in Bushwick (Course 10883). This walking tour provides a unique opportunity to meet four different artists and explore their studios. Blumenfeld serves as a guide again on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, for Contemporary Galleries of New York City (Course 10734), a curated exploration of the most exciting galleries on display at that moment in time. Past destinations have included Tribeca, Chelsea, and the Upper East Side. The location for the next trip will depend on which neighborhood offers the most promising exhibits.
November and December Zoom classes include the final five installments of Page Knox's Artists of the Non Finito Wednesday series at 11 a.m., in which she will showcase Jan van Eyck (Course 10691), El Greco (Course 10692), Rembrandt (Course 10693), Rubens (Course 10695), and Velázquez (Course 10696).

Also finishing up is Sabine Wilson's Venice Through the Eyes of Artists series at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. The last in that sequence will examine French Impressionists (Course 10812). For more impressionism, be sure to catch Jeffrey Mishur's Impressionism and Still Life: Fine Art of Food (Course 10785) at 11:30 a.m. this Monday, November 8, 2021. The following week, on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 11 a.m., Jane Royal explores the lives and careers of Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Eva Gonzalez in Les Trois Grandes Dames of Impressionism (Course 10817).

Classes on artists Jackson Pollock (Course 10679) at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 12, 2021 with Jill Kiefer, and Julie Mehretu (Course 10777) at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, with Riva Blumenfeld are also still on the horizon.

In our final museum virtual visit of 2021, Blumenfeld transports students at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, to the New Museum to see and learn about Grief & Grievance: Art And Mourning in America (Course 10774). Earlier this year, that exhibit brought together the work of 37 artists of different generations whose art addresses the mourning, commemoration, and loss associated with racist violence across the United States.
In recognition of the seasonal holidays, Jeffrey Mishur introduces two themed classes to close out the year. Table Gatherings in Art History: Meals and Celebrations from da Vinci to Rockwell (Course 10786) will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, November 15, 2021. A Christmas Canvas: Paintings of the Nativity Story (Course 10784) meets at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, December 6, 2021.

Register now for the final art appreciation classes of the fall. Stay tuned as we begin to add classes for winter 2022.
How Are We Doing?
If your class has ended, please fill out a Completed Course Survey to help us plan for the winter and beyond. We appreciate your constructive criticism and suggestions as we strive to improve our services.

We will be announcing our winter classes shortly and we will continue to offer both Zoom-based and in-person classes with staggered start dates at varying days and times. Online registration is open 24/7, so you can keep adding items to your schedule as the year progresses.

If you have an idea for a new course or know of a teacher interested in joining our faculty, please let us know via email to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
Classes Starting in the Next Two Weeks
All class listings are for the Eastern Time Zone. Course numbers appear in parentheses.
Week of November 7, 2021
Architecture
  • Lost Mansions of New York: Henry G. Marquand (10707)

Art Appreciation
  • Impressionism and Still Life: Fine Art of Food (10785)
  • Artists of the Non Finito: Jan van Eyck (10691)
  • Jackson Pollock: Jack the Dripper (10679)
  • Walking Tour: Artists' Studios in Bushwick (10883)

Arts & Crafts
  • Watercolor Greeting Cards (10773)

Games
  • Bridge: Keeping up with Conventions and Strategies for Play of Hand: Support Double (10864)

History and Culture
  • Art as History and History as Art (10629)
Literature, Film, and Television
  • Film Discussion: Romantic Comedies with a Twist (10725)
  • Films of Alfred Hitchcock (10721)

Music Appreciation
  • Chamber Music of Mozart (10836)

Performing Arts
  • Playreading: One Act Plays by David Ives (10802)

Writing
  • Personal Essay Writing: A Way to Make Meaning of Your Life (10877)
Week of November 14, 2021
Architecture
  • Armchair Tour: Whitehall in London (10710)
  • Secrets of San Francisco's Chinatown (10815)

Art Appreciation
  • Table Gatherings in Art History: Meals and Celebrations from da Vinci to Rockwell (10786)
  • Les Trois Grandes Dames of Impressionism (10817)
  • Museum Virtual Visit: Grief & Grievance: Art And Mourning in America at the New Museum (10774)
  • Artists of the Non Finito: El Greco (10692)
  • Venice Through the Eyes of Artists: French Impressionists (10812)

Games
  • Bridge: Keeping up with Conventions and Strategies for Play of Hand: When Trumps Are Also Your Entry (10865)
Literature
  • Irish Short Stories and Plays (10876)
  • Book Discussion: Learning In Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School (2021) by Courtney Martin (10881)

Natural Sciences
  • Gemology: Gem Lab Identification and Precious Metals (10673)
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Catalog of Fall Classes
All upcoming classes are listed in our Printer-Friendly, Interactive Version of our Fall 2021 Catalog. New classes are added regularly.

Class times are for the Eastern Time Zone. Please check regularly for additional options to keep you engaged and learning, whether from the comforts of home or through our expanding number of in-person options.
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