Robert Black Classes and Workshops

5 Thursday Classes in February

Five special classes designed to explore the richness of the human experience (Noon–2pm)
Oered in two sessions. Come just during your lunch hour (BYO) or stay for the whole session!
$25 for full 2-hour session; $20 for 1 hour. (Special 5-week discount for all sessions: $100)

Session I: “Lunch ‘N Learn (Noon–1pm)

Provocotive presentation, followed by collaborative conversation. Bring your own lunch.

Session II: “ART LAB” (1–2pm)

A fun, creative activity to explore expressions of the topic presented in Session I. All materials provided.

Feb. 1
What is it about ART anyway?
Explore the aect of ART across the sweep of human history.

Feb. 8
HEARTHEARTHEART
Discover the ART in “eARTth”, and how it drives our collective behaviors.

Feb. 15
The Porch light’s on…anybody HOME?
What do “Home” and “Homeless” means to human beings today?

Feb. 22
“Flow-ers” in the Great Garden of Life
How do streaming waves & particles of Air and Water feed our lives?

Feb. 29
LEAP DAY: One Giant Leap for Humanity.
Explore what the future may bring with new awareness of Psyche and Physics.

2 Intensive Saturday WORKSHOPS

(Can be combined or taken individually Fee: $25 for one or $45 for both. Min 4, Max 12 Must Pre-Register)

WORKSHOP #1: OBSERVING & CAPTURING THE WORLD

Saturday, Feb. 10
10:30am–12:30pm
Instructor: Robert Black

Explore “seeing” and all the nuances of the Life around us. Use personal cell phone cameras to capture images to be uploaded and projected for group discussion. Selected images will by used in Workshop #2.

WORKSHOP #2: CREATING WHOLENESS FROM CHAOS – The ART of COLLAGE

Saturday, Feb. 17
10:30am–12:30pm
Instructor: Robert Black

Participants bring images (either from Workshop #1 or from own collections). Explore how the images “speak” to us, making impressions that lead to imaginative re-assembly of parts into a cohesive whole. Participants’ creations may be mounted and displayed during “The Art of Life” Exhibition.