Art History Applied: Lessons From The Old Masters

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Instructor: Samuel Bordley

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Tuition: $99

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Materials fee: $0

Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor to cover the cost of class materials.

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Meets: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30pm for 6 week(s)

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Class date(s): 4.5 – 5.10

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Class room: Studio 6

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Class description:

In this class, the instructor and students will discuss the physical part of art history: how the old masters made their paintings. In the instructor’s words: “We’re going to get really sort of boots on the ground about things like what kind of materials did they use, which colors, which kinds of brushes, what kind of medium, where you place the canvas, what kind kind of canvas, what kind of preparation, where to place them on the floor. Different techniques like scumbling and glazing, different principles like fat over lean and really just figuring out how all of these sort of sciences, so to speak, have been developed over the course of about 500 years . . . to give us a gift of a sort of perfect technical knowledge of how to create healthy paintings which will last for centuries and will be beautiful, interesting, and will allow the student to really use all of the tools in their toolkit to express themselves.”

Instructor Sam Bordley graduated from Durham School of the Arts with a pathway in painting, then earned a bachelor’s degree in Art History from VCU. He studied at the Academy of Classical Design with Dr. Jeffery Mims, then earned his master’s degree in Art History from John Cabot University in Rome. Following this, he moved to Florence for three years of study in old master practice painting with Charles H. Cecil.

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Materials needed: Students will be responsible for collecting and bringing their own materials to class

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Materials provided by: Notebook and pen

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Minimum enrollment: 4*

*Classes that do not meet their minimum enrollment within 3 business days of their start date will be cancelled, and any purchased tuition will be fully refunded.

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Maximum enrollment: 15*

*Class sold out? Add your name to our waitlist here.

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Scholarships

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Age Range for this Class

All ArtSchool Classes are for 15 and up unless otherwise specified.

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Class Sold Out?

Add your name to our waitlist here.

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ArtSchool Class Enrollment Policy

Classes that do not meet the minimum enrollment within 3 business days of their start will be cancelled, and any purchased tuition will be fully refunded.

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Refund and Exchange Policy

You may request a full refund up to 5 business days prior to the start date of your course. You may request a transfer of your enrollment up to 5 business days prior to the start date of your course. We do not process requested refunds or transfers within 5 business days of the start of a class, nor after the class has begun.

Please submit cancellation requests via email to: amiller@artscenterlive.org.

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ArtsCenter COVID Safety Policy

Our community’s health and safety is important. At this time, masks and proof of vaccination are required for all ArtSchool teachers and students.

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Questions?

Email ArtSchool Director Anna Hewett at ahewett@artscenterlive.org.

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All ArtSchool registrations have a $3 processing fee added upon check-out.