Following Contemporary Art

Date

Schedule

First Block: Sundays 13:30–15:00 Second Block: Saturdays 16:00–17:30

Place

Garage Education Center

DESCRIPTION

This family course reviews the history of contemporary art from the 19th century to the present day. For children ages 7 years above and their parents.

The 20 artists studied in the course include Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, and Ilya Kabakov. Designed for the whole family, the course leads children and adults through both theory and practice of contemporary art. 

Course Format: 20 classes in two blocks: the first block (10 classes) takes place February through April; the second block (10 classes) takes place September through December. Participants may subscribe to either segment; however, it is recommended to start with the first block.

ABOUT THE COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Natalya Sidorova graduated from Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1996. Since 2004, Sidorova has worked as a Senior Research Associate in the Contemporary Art Department at the Tretyakov State Gallery.

Tatiana Bortnik is an art historian and drawing teacher for preschoolers and elementary school children. Since 2009 Bortnik has been a faculty member of Lulaki art school; in 2012 she joined the faculty of La Petite Ecole Bilingue school (UK).

schedule

February 21, Sunday

13:30–15:00  Garage Education Center

Claude Monet, Impressionism

February 28, Sunday

13:30–15:00  Garage Education Center

Paul Cezanne, Post-Impressionism

March 6, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00 Garage Education Center

Vincent van Gogh, Post-Impressionism/Expressionism

March 13, Sunday

13:30–15:00Garage Education Center

Henri Matisse, Fauvism

March 20, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00 Garage Education Center

Pablo Picasso, Cubism

March 27, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00 Garage Education Center

Wassily Kandinsky, Abstract Expressionism

April 3, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00 Garage Education Center

Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism

April 10, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00  Garage Education Center

Marcel Duchamp, Ready-Made

April 17, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00 Garage Education Center

Salvador Dali, Surrealism

April 24, Sunday

13:30 – 15:00  Garage Education Center

Alexander Calder, Abstract Sculpture

February 6, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Jackson Pollock, Abstract Expressionism

Fabruary 13, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Yves Klein, Conceptual Art

February 20, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Andy Warhol, Pop Art

February 27, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Joseph Beuys, Performance

March 5, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Nam June Paik, Video Art

March 12, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Ilya Kabakov, Conceptual Art, Total Installation

March 19, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Land Art

March 26, Satyrday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Jeff Koons, Neo-Pop

April 2, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Banksy, Street Art

April 9, Saturday

16:00 – 17:30 Garage Education Center

Olafur Eliasson, Art and Technology 

tickets

Course length: 10 sessions/2 blocks
Class Format: 40 min theory + 50 min practice
Class Size: 15 children + parents

Price per Segment: one child – 9,500 rubles; one child + one adult – 11,000 rubles; one child + two adults – 13,000 rubles; 10% off for subscribers to the complete course (20 classes). 

If you would like to attend the new season's courses, please e-mail us at edu.center@garagemca.org or call +7 495 645 05 20

10% discount on education events for GARAGE members