Calendar
March 2010
3:30-5 pm
In the exhibition EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
Free with Admission
Limited enrollment, please sign-up at Guest Services by 3:30 pm
Engage in the age-old tradition of sketching directly from artworks, in this casual in-gallery class led by local artist Paul Freeman. Focusing on Edgar Degas’ sculpture, this class will have a different theme each month. Program is suitable for all skill levels; materials will be provided.
Image, Power and Identity: The Portrait Photographs of Yousuf Karsh
6 pm, $35 / $28 AGA Members, (+gst, includes refreshments)
Limited enrollment – book early!
Art history classes based on our exhibitions are available throughout the year. Each class includes an introduction and a private tour of the featured exhibition. Enrollment is limited; questions and discussion encouraged.
Directed By Milos Forman
Spain / 2006 / 114 minutes / English
Friday, March 12, 7 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
Free
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Free with Admission
Fame and Fortune at the AGA
Lights, camera, strike a pose! Mingle with the rich and famous—create your own art with Marilyn Monroe, explore the science of photography with Albert Einstein and interview Sir Winston Churchill! Take inspiration from the exhibition KARSH: Image Maker and snap portraits of your family and friends in the famous photographer’s studio. Join Family Fun tours of current exhibitions or listen to tales of fame and fortune from our storytellers…there’s so much to see and do!
Wednesday, March 17, 7 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
$15 / $10 AGA Members
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Professor Janis Tomlinson examines the evolution of Goya’s paintings of war and atrocity.
Degas: Sculpture in Motion
12:10-12:50 pm
Free
What do scholars mean when they say that Edgar Degas’ sculptures are figures in motion? How is it that Degas was able to radically challenge European standards of sculptures? What links his work and 20th century abstract art?
Inside the Art of Edgar Degas
6 pm, $35 / $28 AGA Members, (+gst, includes refreshments)
Limited enrollment – book early!
Art history classes based on our exhibitions are available throughout the year. Each class includes an introduction and a private tour of the featured exhibition. Enrollment is limited; questions and discussion encouraged.
Free admission to the AGA on the last Thursday of every month from 6-9 pm.
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
United Kingdom / 1948 / 133 minutes / English
February 19, 7 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
Free
A glorious Technicolor epic that influenced generations of filmmakers, artists and aspiring ballerinas, The Red Shoes intricately weaves backstage life with the thrill of performance. A young ballerina (Moira Shearer) is torn between two forces: the composer who loves her (Marius Goring), and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer (Anton Walbrook).
