Enjoying Art History for Beginners - Online Course - Community Learning - 14:00-16:00

About this course

About this course

A beginner’s course, to inspire learners to enjoy and understand art works. To explain three periods of art and demystify art movements and examine examples from art history. 

What will be covered on the course?  What will be taught to learners? 

Learners will be able to gain an overview, as well as focus on three periods, which are; - 

Florence and the Renaissance: 

• Florence was the center of trade and technology in the middle ages. Learners will discover the art of this period, with the influence of patrons, religion, humanism, changes in painting technology and perspective. Finally, learners will understand how these factors shaped the art world. 

Paris and Montmartre 

• Montmartre is a region of Paris, which features cafes, bistros, night life and art schools, where travelling artists lived the bohemian lifestyle, recalled events and considered philosophy. Learners can discover how this center became a melting pot for art ideas which impacted irretrievably, on the established art world. 

Art movements in Europe 

• Modernism began in Europe and then America influenced this movement as the center of the art world. Learners will discover the influential factors behind the success of Modernist artists, and understand alternative views to our Eurocentric one. 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? 

• Recognise at least 3 art periods 
• Describe and analyse 3 art movements 
• Evaluate how these periods influenced the art around us 

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.  Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire