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Current Courses

Experimental Drawing and Painting: Exploring Contemporary Practice Intensive

Aug 04 – Aug 08

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Explorations in Acrylic Painting Intensive

Aug 11 – Aug 15

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Figure Painting Studio: Multi-Level Intensive

Aug 11 – Aug 15

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Painting and Drawing Intensive

Aug 11 – Aug 15

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Pigment Painting--from Lascaux to Tibet, Online

Sep 29 – Dec 08

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Monday

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Water-Based Painting

Sep 30 – Dec 09

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tuesday

Painting: Materials and Methods

Oct 01 – Dec 10

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Wednesday

Introduction to Oil Painting

Oct 02 – Dec 11

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Thursday

Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Oct 03 – Dec 12

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Friday

Art Survey at the Art Institute of Chicago: Modernism and Beyond

Oct 04 – Dec 13

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Saturday

Contemporary Art in Chicago

Oct 04 – Dec 13

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Saturday

Contemporary Watercolor, Online

Oct 04 – Dec 13

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Saturday

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Introduction to Oil Painting

Oct 05 – Dec 14

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sunday

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Explorations in Acrylic Painting, Intensive

Jan 09 – Jan 18

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM * 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM * 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday, Saturday, Sunday