Personal Enrichment

This class will teach digital photographers who have little or no previous experience in Adobe Photoshop how to use this powerful software to improve photos or scans of older images quickly and easily.

Beginning Observational Drawing Series

This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.

This introductory class is tailored to those who have never painted and who are ready to take the plunge, and for more advanced painters who want to keep their current skills honed.

Working in our spacious, professional painting studio, students will use oil (strongly recommended) or acrylic paint to learn basic techniques of this expansive medium. The fundamental elements of color, design, form, and content will be explored through studio work and slide lectures. / Some basic knowledge of drawing is recommended. / Open to students ages 16 and above.

Called “the City of the Big Shoulders” by poet Carl Sandburg, Chicago has repeatedly reinvented itself, giving rise to iconic architectural forms such as the skyscraper, and residential styles ranging from the opulent mansions of the Gilded Age to the “Prairie School” homes of Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers. This class will explore Chicago’s architectural and artistic history through presentations featuring projected visuals and video clips.