Teen & Adult
Studio art classes, gallery talks, and lectures.
Summer 2013 Programs
Lecture- O'Keeffe: Abstraction and Nature
Sunday, June 30
2 pm
Dr.
Bruce Robertson, Professor of Art History specializing in American art
1700 – 1945 and director of the Art, Design and Architecture Museum at
the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the co-author of Georgia
O'Keeffe and Abstraction, (Whitney Museum and Yale University Press,
2009), and the essay "The force that through the green fuse... Georgia
O'Keeffe and Nature" in the catalogue Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe
and Lake George, (Thames and Hudson, 2013).
Free with admission.
For more information please contact June Leary, curator of education, 518-792-1761, ext. 327 or jleary@hydecollection.org
Lecture: When is a Lily not just a Lily? Georgia O'Keeffe and Art by women in the 1920's
Sunday, July 21
2 pm
Gwendolyn
Owens, curator, critic, and liaison officer in the office of the
provost at McGill University is the author of the essay "The Spirit
Loosed from its Shackles: Georgia O'Keeffe and Women's Art" in the
exhibition catalogue Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George.
Free with admission
For more information please contact June Leary, curator of education, 518-792-1761, ext. 327 or jleary@hydecollection.org
Afternoon Art Class at Wiawaka Holiday House
Thursday, July 25
2 – 4pm
A
Study in Nature: Looking Closely- Sketch and paint with instructor
Carolyn Corbo while enjoying the Lake George view and the flora of the
landscape. Suitable for all levels of artistic ability. Limited to 16
participants ages 18 and up. Part of The Hyde's "My Summer Place"
programming. Wiawaka day visit: $15 Class:$15
Wiawaka is located on the East side of lake George at 3778 State Route 9L, Lake George, New York. For more information contact Christine Dixon at director@wiawaka.org or wiakwaka.org
Painting Lakeside with Anne Diggory
Friday through Sunday, August 2 – 4
3 Full Days
Artist Anne Diggory will direct an intensive weekend of painting with a
focus on the role of abstraction landscape painting. The three days will
include demonstrations, discussions, and individual critiques- along
with plenty of time to paint. The work will be based on close
observation, but will range from fairly abstract to more detailed
realism, depending on personal ambition. Part of The Hyde's "My Summer
Place" programming. $180 plus $250 room and board at Wiawaka. Total weekend
package $430. Residency is for women only.
Wiawaka is located on the East side of Lake George at 3778 State Roue
9L, Lake George, New York. For more information or to register contact
Christine Dixon at director@wiawaka.org or wiawaka.org
Afternoon Art Class at Wiawaka Holiday House
Thursday, August 15
2 – 4pm
Seeing the Trees for the Forest- A Workshop in Pen and Ink and Transparent Watercolor.
Inspired
by the painting of Georgia O’Keeffe made during her summers in Lake
George, artist Nancy Philo will lead participants in creating a strong
vignette of the lake and /or woods, using pen and ink and watercolor.
Materials will be supplied. Suitable for all levels of artistic
ability. Limited to 15 women ages 18 and up. Part of The Hyde’s “My
Summer Place” programming. Wiawaka day visit: $15 Class: $15
Wiawaka is located at 3778 State Route 9L, Lake George, New York, on the East side of the Lake.
For more information contact Christine Dixon at director@wiawaka.org or wiawaka.org
Lecture- O'Keeffe and Stieglitz: Lovers, 'Frenemies,' and Enduring Partners
Sunday, August 25
2pm
Lisa
Mintz Messinger, former curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and
author of Georgia O'Keeffe (Thames & Hudson, 2001) and Stieglitz and
His Artists: Matisse to O'Keeffe (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011)
discusses the enduring, and sometimes tumultuous relationship between
these two art world giants over the course of 30 years.
Free with museum admission; reservations required.
Lecture- Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George
Sunday, September 14
2 pm
Erin
B. Coe, chief curator at The Hyde Collection, will speak about curating
the exhibition on its closing day. Free with museum admission,
reservations required.
For more information contact June Leary, curator of education at 518-792-1761, ext. 327 or jleary@hydecollection.org
Photography by PJN Photography, LLC.
