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Current Courses

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Introduction to Drawing, Intensive

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM * 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM * 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
the art institute of chicago museum in the spring time with yellow leaves blooming in the sculpture garden

Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
a sculptural installation, architectural elements draped in earth tone fabrics, evocative of a deconstructed home, dare I say, apocalyptic?

Who Pays for All of This?: Art Collecting and Patronage for the Past, Present, and Future

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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
hands draw rudimentary shapes in charcoal

Introduction to Drawing

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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
a teacher at the school of the art institute speaks with his hands as he instructs a student in the fundamentals of drawing

Introduction to Drawing

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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday
four people draw from a still life with charcoal on bristol at the school of the art institute of chicago

Drawing Studio: Multi-level

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday
a piece inspired by lichtenstein's pop art shows a woman saying, "ask your father" primarily blue and yellows with red dotted in

Digital Drawing and Illustration

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
black and white graphic comic with four panels arched at the top like you are looking through a window at a woman in various stages through time

Comics and Graphic Novels

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
a portrait of a black man on brown paper drawn with charcoal and conte crayon

Portrait Drawing

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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
aerial view of a spiraling grand staircase in the art institute of chicago looking down at people looking at seemingly rocks

Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient to PreModern

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday
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