Seminar - Full Year Series

The Full Year Series Pass includes all 10 sessions.

This monthly hybrid seminar will introduce and explore core concepts and practices in Critical Thinking, Theory and Observation as they relate to visual arts so that we can better understand the content and context of artistic work.

Join one or join all the sessions. This is the registration for the entire series.

Details:

Course work will be in the form of links to accessible readings, videos, or recordings.  Students will meet monthly in a zoom/hybrid conference. The instructor will give a rough overview of the material at the outset of each meeting, however, it is up to each student to become familiar with the material prior to class and come ready to discuss.

This class is included for all Atelier students and welcome to any in the Gage Community who wish to join the conversation.

Starts Sept 15 – June 8 (10 sessions) - 2nd Tues of each month

Lecture Topics for 2026-27: 

• 9/15 - Launch
• 10/13 - Kitch and Art
• 11/10 - Walter Benjamin
• 12/8 - Susan Sontag
• 1/12 - John Berger
• 2/9 - TW Adorno and Horkheimer 
• 3/9 - Rudolf Arnheim
• 4/13 - EH Gombrich
• 5/11 - Bell Hooks
• 6/8 - Adrain Piper