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Courses
| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. Learn how to use census records, vital records, city directories, passe...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. Learn how to use census records, vital records, city directories, passe...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Please register by Sept. 4!
Day trip: depart 8:30 a.m., return 6 p.m.
We'll begin at the Historic Essex Steamboat Dock for a scenic cruise on the River Quest boat. Bald eagles, harbor seals a...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine and William Kloss |
October 2-5, 2008
Please register by August 10!
Join Jeanne Fontaine, Courses & Travel Curator of the Museum School, and William Kloss, renowned art historian, for a 4-day exploration of t...
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| Instructor: |
Beryl Salinger-Schmitt |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Thurs., 3:45-5:15 p.m.
Take an artistic discovery tour around the globe. We'll paint, make papier m'ch&eac...
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| Instructor: |
Beryl Salinger-Schmitt |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Tues., 3:45-5:15 p.m.
Buffalo hides, samurai kites, zoetropes and race cars, these are just some of the thi...
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| Instructor: |
Beryl Salinger-Schmitt |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The creative possibilities with polymer clay are endless. We'll create beautiful ...
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| Instructor: |
Jesse Connor |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Museum School Certification Course
Sat., 11 a.m-3 p.m.
This course will integrate drawing and painting i...
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| Instructor: |
Meredith Scrivens-Greene |
| Location: |
Springfield Science Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Just in time for Halloween! Owls lurk in the night, little brown bats zig-zag i...
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| Instructor: |
Debbie Naglieri-Prescod |
| Location: |
Springfield Science Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
This course will give kids a fun way to experience being a doctor. Wearing lab co...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain |
| Location: |
Davis Auditorium |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Delight in an afternoon of opera and cheer with Verdi's Othello, Massenet's Manon, Wagner's...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain |
| Location: |
Davis Auditorium |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Delight in an afternoon of opera and cheer with Verdi's Othello, presented in a lavish fil...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain |
| Location: |
Davis Auditorium |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Delight in an afternoon of opera and cheer with Massenet's Manon, presented in a lavish fil...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain |
| Location: |
Davis Auditorium |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Delight in an afternoon of opera and cheer with Wagner's Lohengrin presented in a lavish fi...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain |
| Location: |
Davis Auditorium |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Delight in an afternoon of opera and cheer with Puccini's Turandot presented in a lavish fi...
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| Instructor: |
Janet Sadler |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Poetry, short stories, opinion pieces, and "memory pieces" all have t...
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| Instructor: |
Janet Sadler |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 1-4 p.m.
Do you have a collection of writing in progress – poetry, short narrative pieces, mem...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley Histor...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 9 a.m.-noon
Trace your family history using the extensive resources at the Connecticut Valley Histor...
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| Instructor: |
John P. O'Connor |
| Location: |
Genealogy and Local History Library |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 9 a.m.-noon
Explore your French-Canadian heritage by learning how to use the Loiselle Index, an exha...
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| Instructor: |
Alice Smith |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Fri., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Create an authentic 19th century cut silhouette and a Victorian reverse glass p...
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| Instructor: |
Mari Funai |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Mon., 9:30-11:30 a.m.
In this course we will explore the many possibilities of the doll – from tradi...
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| Instructor: |
Mari Funai |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 6-8 p.m.
Explore the ancient art of Tarot in time for Halloween. Examine the many intricate card des...
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| Instructor: |
Mari Funai |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 6-8 p.m.
This course is a continuation of Course. No. 15 and for those who have already worked with ...
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| Instructor: |
Susan Urban |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 6-8 p.m.
Each week students will be introduced to a different traditional Polish craft: Wycinanki (P...
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| Instructor: |
Mari Funai |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Mon., 9:30-11:30 a.m.
There are many reasons to engage in the creative process, but at its most basic level...
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| Instructor: |
Haven Williams |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 1-4 p.m.
Do you have an idea for a fun and exciting board game but don't know how or where to start?...
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| Instructor: |
Haven Williams |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 5:30-8 p.m.
Do you have an idea for a fun and exciting board game but don't know how or where to sta...
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| Instructor: |
Marjory Lehan |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
This course is designed for those with absolutely NO art experience or those who wish...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 9:30 a.m.-noon
Develop a precise starting point from which to look at your subject, analyze it, and ...
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| Instructor: |
Donald Smith |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Sat., 10 am.-noon
In this course you will work primarily from casts and classical statues to study basic p...
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| Instructor: |
Marjory Lehan |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Tues., 10 a.m.-noon
Give your drawings a new look by experimenting with ink, wash (a dilution of ink), and...
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| Instructor: |
Marjory Lehan |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Tues., 10 a.m.-noon
This class will experiment with various techniques of both water soluble and non-solub...
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| Instructor: |
Greg Maichack |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 9:30 a.m.-noon
Learn to manipulate this versatile and expressive medium. Discover how to define feat...
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| Instructor: |
Jennifer O'Connell |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 6-8 p.m.
Develop a better understanding of color through an in-depth study of color theory and how it...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Tues., 9:30 a.m.-noon
This course is designed for the painter who is still in the early stages of experime...
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| Instructor: |
Doug Gillette |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
This course will explore the methods of the French and American impressionists. Instr...
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| Instructor: |
Joan Steinmeyer |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 9:30 a.m.-noon
This course will introduce students to a variety of techniques, including color mixin...
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| Instructor: |
Joan Steinmeyer |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Mon., 9:30 a.m.-noon
Students with previous watercolor experience can expand and develop their watercolor ...
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| Instructor: |
Susan Tilton Pecora |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
This intensive workshop will cover how to develop the initial sketch for a watercolor...
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| Instructor: |
Susan Tilton Pecora |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Wed., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
New and returning students welcome.
This intensive workshop will cover how to dev...
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| Instructor: |
Carol Russell |
| Location: |
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Tues, 6-8:30 p.m.
Learn the fundamentals of the copper foil technique developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. ...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Day trip: depart 8:30 a.m., return 6 p.m.
Experience the history of one of the oldest cities in America, w...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Members' preregistration starts September 2!
General enrollment begins September 8.
Day Trip: depart 8 a.m., return 6:30 p.m.
Experience a beloved holiday tradition at the New York Botanical...
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Join artist Robert Masla in the unique tropical environment of his home and studio, Casa de los Artistas, in the tropical fishing village of Boca de Tomatlan, Mexico. Here inspiration abounds with e...
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| Instructor: |
Guy McLain & Jeanne Fontaine |
We'll enjoy four nights at the historic Mills House Hotel in Charleston and two nights at the historic Mulberry Inn in Savannah, with full breakfast daily. Some highlights of the trip will be a tour...
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| Instructor: |
Jeanne Fontaine |
Discover the ancient sites, monuments and treasures of Greece. Regarded as the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy and the Olympic Games, Greece is unrivaled for its architectural masterpiec...
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