The Arts
Cultural Events
Many of the cultural events that take place on the Meredith College campus are open to the public. See the Meredith online calendar of art, dance, theater and musical events at: www.meredith.edu/marketing/publications.htm.
ART
Calligraphy for Everyone (0151)
Ten classes, Tuesdays, September 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, 25, December 2, 7–9:30 p.m., Cost: $250
Instructor: Don King
Audience: Women and men ages 15+ with no knowledge of calligraphy, who cannot draw a straight line and whose handwriting is terrible
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 23
Note: Instructor will make provisions for students to acquire the necessary tools and materials
An introduction to the techniques, tools, history and culture of the calligraphic arts. Concentrate on three of the essential styles used by contemporary calligraphers: foundational, italic and copperplate. Homework will be assigned regularly.
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Cartooning & Caricatures (0184)
Six classes, Wednesdays, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 7–9 p.m., Cost: $120
Instructor: Richard Paxson
Audience: Anyone who enjoys and has thought about doing humorous illustration
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 8
A look at cartooning and caricature as an art form. Students select one or more projects to work on such as: producing a comic strip, political cartoons, humorous illustration, etc. Caricatures will be demonstrated by the instructor. Materials list will be included in class handouts.
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A series of three courses that function independently with no prerequisites required.
Cost: $100 per course
Instructor: Donna Rhodes Darnell
Audience: Humanities and studio art teachers, museum docents and volunteers, adult lifelong learners, mature high school seniors—Class size will be limited
Into the Light: Art in the Age of the Italian Renaissance (0181)
Five classes, Tuesdays, September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 10 a.m.–noon
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 16
Brush up your art history. This course is the first in a series extending from Renaissance to late 20th century. This course creates a context for artists and their works in Florence, Rome, Venice and the outlying Ducal courts during a revolutionary period that heralded not only the rebirth of classical art but also the birth of modern civilization. Consider the important exchange of ideas between Italy and her neighbors to the north. Six short readings include excerpts from Castiglione’s “The Book of the Courtier”, “Leonardo on Painting”, and Vasari’s “Lives of the Artists” will be provided as well as weekly slides lists and works consulted.
Baroque Art: A Sensory Indulgence (0182)
Five classes
Section A: Tuesdays, October 28, November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 10 a.m.–noon,
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 21
Section B: Thursdays, October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 7–9 p.m.,
Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 9
The second in a series extending from Renaissance to late 20th century. During the 17th century European artists came to Rome to study Renaissance masterpieces and works of classical antiquity. They returned home and melded new ideas into their own particular culture. This resulted in a fascinating variety of works that reflected the passions, intellect and spirituality of the era. Spectacular achievements in technical virtuosity ranged from the intense theatricality of a painting by Caravaggio to the balanced serenity of an intimate interior by Vermeer. Indulge your senses in exuberant drama and sumptuous delight through the art of Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Gentileschi, Velazquez, Caravaggio and Vermeer. Short readings will be provided as well as weekly slides lists and works consulted.
Rococo to Revolution and Beyond: The Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism (0183)
Seven classes, Wednesdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 1
The third in a series extending from Renaissance to late 20th century. During the 18th century artists weave their way from the lighthearted, enhanced artifice of Rococo Art to a new revival of classical antiquity, Neoclassicism. The constraint and formality of the Neoclassical style reveals the artist’s response to the reasoned thinking of Enlightenment philosophers. Paradoxically, by century’s end this revolution of the mind becomes the catalyst that liberates the Romantic artist and allows an unfettered exploration of emotion and imagination. Consider the artist’s role in the unfolding of historical events from the reign of Louis XV through the American and French Revolutions and into the early decades of the 19th century. Artists to be considered in depth are: Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Reynolds, David, West, Copley, Goya, Gericault, Ingres, Delacroix, Constable and Turner.
DANCE
Ballroom Dance (D949)
Nine classes, Thursdays, September 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 7:30–9 p.m., Cost: $130 per couple
Instructor: Liz Sorrell and Bob Klatt
Audience: Adults
Registration Deadline: Thursday, September 11
Learn both basic and some advanced steps, patterns with style tips and lead/follow cues for popular dances such as foxtrot, swing, waltz, cha cha, rumba, tango and hustle.
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Class Pass Dance Classes
The focus is fun and fitness in these classes designed to give dancers from a range of backgrounds experiences in many dance forms. Use the class pass system to take one or both classes.
Ten-class passes: $150; $75 for Meredith faculty, staff, and students
Passes may be used for either class. These classes cannot be taken for college credit. When space allows, the class pass may be used for classes in the Meredith College Dance Program by permission of the Director of Dance.
Hip-Hop for intermediate dancers
10 classes: Mondays, 5:30–7:00 p.m., September 8–November 10
Weatherspoon Gym Dance Studio
African for beginning dancers
10 classes: Wednesdays, 5:30–7:00 p.m., September 10–November 12
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