Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Online – Flora in Western Art: A Brief History with Botanical Research Institute of Texas

August 1, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

$15 – $18

Humans have always been drawn to plants, and the history of art is full of depictions of vegetation of all types. Join art historian Erin Starr White in this spirited exploration of art whose subject includes flowers, stems, leaves, and trees. Did we mention flowers?  Artists from the Western artistic tradition will be our focus, from Raphael to O’Keeffe, and beyond.

Instructor: Erin Starr White is an art historian, curator, environmentalist, and gardener. She serves as Community Education Manager for BRIT / FWBG and brings over a decade of experience as a museum educator to her role. Erin is passionate about working with adult learners, having led the docent corps at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. She has served on the UTA Fort Worth Gallery Advisory Committee and written extensively about art of all types.

Saturday, August 1, 2020 (10 – 11:30 am)

Registration Deadline: July 30

$18/$15 member

Location: This is an online class; you will receive an email the day prior to class with the Zoom class code and password.

Details

Date:
August 1, 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
$15 – $18
Website:
http://brit.org/flora-western-art-brief-history

Venue

Online

Organizer

Botanical Research Institute of Texas
View Organizer Website