Art appreciation class to make its debut
Photo by Brian Schroeder
Professor Stewart Asprey, left, assists art major Mick Tresemer during a drawing class on campus. Asprey will teach a non-credit art appreciation class at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art beginning March 27 for the Downtown College Consortium.
By Hilary Wilkinson, News Writing Student
What better place to learn art appreciation than an art museum? That is why the Downtown Consortium will offer an eight-week non-credit art appreciation class on Thursday evenings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
“We’re very excited about this class,” said Gary Davidson, Downtown College Consortium director.
“It allows people access to the Museum of Art that might otherwise not get a chance to experience it.
“It’s an affordable class and really gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a museum.
“Oklahoma has one of the nicest museums and often gets collections that only appear in one or two other museums in the United States.”
The course will give students a chance to a better environment in which to study art, Davidson said.
The class will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. March 27 through May 15, for a total of eight classes.
“The class is really an open communication class,” said Stuart Asprey, professor of the class.
“It has a structured point of departure but I will make new lectures to cover what the students really desire.”
The class will cost $50 for all students who currently are enrolled with either OCCC, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University at Oklahoma City, Rose State or Redlands Community College. The cost is $70 for all others.
Students involved will gain perspective by discussing the nature and evaluation of art, as well as studying the chronological movement of art from classical to contemporary.
According to a flier about the class, some of the activities students will participate in will be behind- the-scenes tours and gallery talks with curators.
The class will stress the two- and three-dimensional works in permanent and distinctive galleries of the museum.
The lectures will include the exploring of the process and tools involved in art, as well as the formal elements of design.
In addition to Art Appreciation, the consortium offers numerous other clas-ses — credit and non-credit.
Most of the classes are held on the fourth floor of the Metropolitan Public Library, located at 300 Park Ave. in downtown Oklahoma City.
The classes include language classes, certification programs and seminars.
The cost of credit classes the consortium offers is divided into three tiers.
State residents pay $93 per credit hour for lower division classes, $120 per credit hour for upper division classes and $146 for the graduate level classes.
The non-credit courses vary in price ranging from $10 to $525 based on the hours spent in the class.
All courses and contact information is listed on www.downtowncollege.com.
