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En Plein Air Watercolor Workshop
Saturdays, July 12,19; August 9,16
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Starting this weekend, en Plein air watercolor workshops for students of all levels! Students will paint outdoors on the beautiful grounds of the historic Reynolda Estate. Each session will begin with a short gallery discussion in the exhibition Written with Water: American Watercolors from Homer to Close then move to various outdoor locations. Instructor Kathleen Hutton, MFA, is Director of Education. Materials provided, but personal supplies are welcome.
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Tuesdays, August 12, 19, and 26,
4-5:30 p.m.
Join us as we revive this key social pastime of the 1920s with a unique connection to Reynolda. Mary Reynolds Babcock's husband, Charles H. Babcock, was vice president of the International Mah-Jongg Corporation. Joseph Park Babcock, his brother and president of the company, wrote the influential Rules of Mah-Jongg (1920). The "Babcock Rules," also known as the "red book," was the earliest version of mahjong to be introduced to America and taught several generations to play the game. Explore this history as it relates to Reynolda, and learn enough of the basics to know "pung" from "kong" and "prevailing wind" from "dead wall." Instructor Phil Archer is Director of Public Programs.
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Tuesday & Thursdays, September 2 - October 9,
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This twelve-session course is the cornerstone of the Reynolda discovery experience. Class members use an interdisciplinary approach to learn about American art via the Museum's collection by researching correlations in art, literature, and music of the same time period. Participants will find themselves intrigued, challenged, and supported as they experience four centuries of art in the company of other lifelong learners. Instructors are Beth Hoover-DeBerry, Assistant Director of Education, and Julia Hood, Coordinator of Education.
Read former students' reflections on their American Arts Discovery experience on the Curate Reynolda blog.
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Tickets on sale next week!
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