Upcoming Courses
LACMA Then and Now: The Evolution of Los Angeles’ Premier Art Museum (Lecture)
Cal Lutheran
Monday, August 24 from 10am-12pm (PT),
Choose to Attend In-Person in Thousand Oaks or Online via Zoom
*An additional (and optional) visit to LACMA/the David Geffen Galleries is slated for August 31, 2026.
Registration opens Thursday, July 30
The Art That Changed the Rules: Dada and Surrealism (Course)
Cal Lutheran
Mondays, 10am-12pm (Pacific)
Meeting Dates September 28, October 5, 12, & 19
Choose to Attend In-Person in Thousand Oaks or Online via Zoom
Registration opens: Thursday, July 30
The Art Legacies of Helen Clay Frick and Electra Webb
OLLI at UCLA
Thursday, August 20, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, (Pacific)
This course examines how these two women navigated their significant inheritances to create lasting cultural landmarks that continue to educate and inspire.
Online
The Human Figure in Sculpture
OLLI at UCLA
September 22 – October 27; Tuesday 1:00PM – 3:00PM PT
This course tracks the journey of the sculpted form, examining how artists have balanced realistic observation with idealized perfection and expressive abstraction.
Online
The Baroque: St. Peter’s to St. Paul’s, Part 2
OLLI at UCLA
September 23 – October 28; Tuesday 1:00PM – 3:00PM PT
Part 2 of this class focusses on the first international style of the Baroque as it travels and adapts to patronage and the art market of Flanders and then the Dutch Republic, and ending in England.
Hybrid
Eccentric Collectors Series: Dr. Albert Barnes and His Art Collection
Calabasas Senior Center
In the early 20th century, without any art training, Dr. Albert Barnes sought out to try to understand Modern Art.
In-person
Current Courses
A Century Later: Monet’s Giverny and the Art of Light and Reflection
Fifty and Better (FAB) at Cal Lutheran
In this lecture, we will look at the course of these later years of his career and how they were represented in his flowers, sunsets, and water.
Hybrid
The Baroque: St. Peter’s to St. Paul’s, Part 1
OLLI at UCLA
In this course, we explore the art cultivated by the Catholic Church as a direct response to the Protestant Reformation.
Hybrid
Abstract Expressionism: The New York School
OLLI at UCLA
This course examines this movement through its two primary stylistic inclinations.
Hybrid
The Rise of Romanticism
OLLI at Pittsburgh
Characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism, Romanticism as an artistic style emerged throughout Europe and America towards the end of the 18th century.
Online
Eccentric Collectors Series: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Her Museum
Calabasas Senior Center
Unconventional, energetic, and independent, the New York born Isabella Stewart Gardner commonly appeared in the Boston gossip pages as she blazed trails as a socialite, art patron, and art collector.
In-person
Read What Students Are Saying
Student Testimonials
Katherine was terrific and the course is wonderful!”
Superb presentation, thorough and engaging.”
Katherine always does a great course!”