South Shore Arts Announces 12th Year of Art in Focus Founded by Rita M. Ray
Art in Focus, South Shore Arts’ free art appreciation program founded by Rita M. Ray in 1997, will celebrate its twelfth consecutive year in Munster and fourth year in Crown Point with an in-depth study of “The Landscape in Art and Art in the Landscape.” In addition to the traditional video presentations and discussions that have been a staple of Art in Focus from the beginning, this year’s program also will feature special guest artists, including sculptors Neil Goodman, Terry Karpowicz and Mike Helbing, whose work can be found in many settings of public art, as well as a field trip to the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University.
Through a combination of lectures on public art and videos that examine the use of nature in art, the programs will inform and inspire. In addition to high quality documentaries by leading authorities, an integral part of every session continues to be the time set aside for participants to express ideas and ask questions that broaden their views on art. The goal of Art in Focus parallels that of the U.S. Department of Education, “Learning Never Ends.” Programs are led by South Shore Arts’ Director of Education Linda Eyermann. Assisting Linda in the planning of the year program is Linda Dunn of the Munster Public Library.
Art in Focus is presented twice monthly in Munster on the second and fourth Monday mornings at 10 a.m. at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts and every third Tuesday evening of the month at 7:00 p.m. at South Shore Arts’ Crown Point branch. There are no membership dues or program fees to participate. Adults of all ages who want to continue to increase their understanding and appreciation of art and its history are welcome.
Art in Focus Founded by Rita M. Ray is sponsored by Community Healthcare System.
Munster Schedule
September 8, 2008
Landscape: The Invention of Nature
September 22, 2008
Art on the Town Lecture
October 13, 2008
Pieter Bruegel
October 27, 2008
John Constable
November 10, 2008
Joseph Mallord William Turner
November 24, 2008
Katsushika Hokusai
December 8, 2008
Hudson River Painters
January 12, 2009
William Merritt Chase & Fredric Edwin Church
(followed by a tour at the Brauer Museum of Art Tour on Wednesday, January 14, 10:00 am)
January 26, 2009
Lecture by Marikay Peter Witlock
February 9, 2009
Impressionists: Monet to Cezanne
February 23, 2009
|Winslow Homer & Edward Hopper
March 9, 2009
Deborah Landry
March 23, 2009
Impressions of California
April 13, 2009
Ansel Adams
April 27, 2009
Lecture by artist Mike Helbing
May 11, 2009Lecture by artists Neil Goodman & Terry Karpowicz
Crown Point Schedule
September 16, 2008
Landscape: The Invention of Nature
October 21, 2008
Pieter Bruegel
November 18, 2008
John Constable
January 20, 2009
Joseph Mallord William Turner
February 17, 2009
Impressionists: Monet to Cezanne
March 17, 2009
Impressions of California
April 21, 2009
Winslow Homer & Edward Hopper
May 19, 2009
Ansel Adams
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