Programs Celebrating Impressionism
Monet to Matisse: Impressionism to Fauvism
Wednesdays, January 9 - 30 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Bradford Collins from the Department of Art at USC offers a series of four lectures
that complement the exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse. Collins traces the
major developments in French painting from the birth of Impressionism and the work
of the major Post-Impressionists (Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van
Gogh) to the development of Fauvism in the circle of Matisse during the first decade of the
20th century. $60 / $45 for members or $15 single class
Artist Salon Series
Enjoy an afternoon at the CMA and learn from a featured artist during these sessions held
in the Impressionism from Monet to Matisse exhibition. The Artist Salon Series features
gallery talks led by working artists across a wide range of topics and disciplines, creating
conversation through their work and experiences. Free with membership or admission.
Columbia Classical Ballet
Friday, February 8 | Noon
Columbia Classical Ballet dancers perform an original work inspired by the exhibition.
Company Artistic Director Radenko Pavlovich and Resident Choreographer Simone
Cuttino discuss their creative processes and influences.
Artist Stephen Chesley
Friday, April 19 | Noon
Poetic realist painter Stephen Chesley discusses his life and work.
Learn to Print in a Day: Monotypes with Claire Farrell
Saturday March 9 | 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Monotype is a great way to learn about printmaking. This versatile medium has a painterly
quality and is quite immediate. Students will be introduced to registration, painting in
layers, and using a press. The medium of monotype has been favored by artists since
the seventeenth century. Rembrandt, Picasso, Matisse, Degas, Chagall, and Gauguin all
explored this medium. Monotypes are prized because of their unique textural qualities.
Painter and printmaker Claire Farrell received her training from Duke University, the
University of South Carolina, Santa Raparata Art School in Florence, Italy, and Penland
School of Craft and Design. She has studied extensively with Ron Pokrasso, a master
printmaker and teacher from Santa Fe. This class is open to teens and adults.
$100 / $80 for members. All supplies included.
About Face Plein Air Session
Saturday, April 20 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Bring the family by the CMA’s Boyd Plaza and watch About Face members paint en plein
air, which means “in the open air.” Plein air describes the act of painting outdoors. Want
to join in? Bring your art supplies and we’ll provide the easel! About Face is a membership
affiliate group of artists, representing a wide range of ages and abilities, that offers a
supportive and friendly atmosphere in which to hone artistic skills. Free.
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