Monday mornings, 10:30 am - 12 noon (except where otherwise noted *)
Tickets are available at the door: $7 members, $12 nonmembers
Pre-registration subscriptions, 9 lectures: $50 for members, $90 non-members

For more information, phone the Education Department at 215-247-0948

March 1
"Fantin-Latour: Uncommon Realist"
Lecturer: Frances Galante, painter
There's a quiet, timeless presence in the still lifes and portraits by Fantin-Latour, realized through his keen observation, adherence to high technical standards, and use of light. This artist's sensibility, ideals and frustrations, as well as his importance in the stormy artistic culture of late 19th century France will be explored.

March 15
"Creative Non-Fiction"
Lecturer: Sarah McEneaney, painter
Sarah McEneaney's paintings are autobiographical narratives. They retell life experiences both physical and emotional. From the mundane to the horrific, the scenes and moments are as carefully selected and edited as the formal decisions of color, line, and perspective. Her paintings are on exhibit at Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art January 24 to April 4.

March 29
"The Carved Wood Sculpture of Susan Hagen"
Lecturer: Susan Hagen, sculptor
Sculptor Susan Hagen will focus on her two ongoing series of carved and painted wood sculptures: The Tree Carpet Project, a series of sculptures of allegorical tree/human figures along with accompanying flora and fauna, and Animalia Rarissima, a series of small monuments of threatened and endangered animal species. Ms. Hagen will describe these projects in detail discussing their development, influences, processes and sources.

April 19
"Journals and Documents"
Lecturer: Deborah Wagner
Wagner's work takes the form of a document recording personal experience. Formats vary with the experience referring to pages in a journal, notes from a sketchbook, a letter, a slide record, a topographical map, or an aerial view of the landscape. In each case the format has personal significance closely connected to emotions, experiences and relationships.

May 3
"Art Never Lies, It Only Reveals"
Lecturer: Diane Pieri, painter
All Pieri's art is a continuing body of work inspired by events in her life; life and my art feed each other. The newest series of gouache paintings, inspired by a trip to Japan, embody beauty, movement, universal symbols, clouds, water, and whatever else anyone brings to it.

May 10
"Contemporary Sculpture"
Lecturer: Dr. Nancy Heller, Professor of Art History, University of the Arts
As a prelude to the contemporary sculpture to be seen at the Storm King and Dia Beacon visit on May 13, Dr. Heller will examine a variety of contemporary sculptures, their source, structure and meaning.