Art Book Club Online

Join me for a slow and steady reading and reflection group featuring a series of books on the practice of art making.

There is no pressure to make or share about the art you make while reading the texts in this book club. Although, it is of course supported and encouraged if art making happens as a byproduct of the reading.

The instructions are simple:
1. Read the assigned text
2. Show up for discussion times
3. Reflect and discuss the reading as a group

Discussions will happen bi-weekly on Zoom on Sunday afternoons from 4-5 pm CST.

Zoom links will be shared upon registration and recordings will be shared after each meeting for those who are unable to attend live but still want to listen to the group's discussion. If you don't complete the reading in time for the discussion, you are still welcome to attend the discussion. This is a welcoming space to discuss the ideas presented in these texts with supportive encouragement to read on when time allows.

Note: our first three books in this series are all around 130-200 pages with lots of illustrations.

I will moderate and host the discussions, providing structured questions for our discussions and further reading suggestions based on the topics in the texts.

The assigned books are not included in the book club registration.

March Book:

Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go by Felix Scheinberger

Find it on Thriftbooks:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dare-to-sketch-a-guide-to-drawing-on-the-go_felix-scheinberger/13868199/#isbn=0399579559

March Reading Discussion #1:
pg 1-93
Sunday, March 15th, 4-5 pm CST

March Reading Discussion #2:
pg. 94-157
Sunday, March 29th, 4-5 pm CST

April Book:

Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation by Frederick Franck

Find it on Thriftbooks:
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/zen-of-seeing-seeingdrawing-as-meditation_frederick-franck/267169/#isbn=0394719689

April Reading Discussion #1:
pg. 1-65
Sunday, April 12th,, 4-5 pm CST

April Reading Discussion #2:
pg. 66-130
Sunday, April 26th, 4-5 pm CST

May Book:

Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist by Carol Marine

Find it on Amazon:
https://a.co/d/0hYwHNND

May Reading Discussion #1:
pg. 1-79
Sunday, May 3rd, 4-5 pm CST

May Reading Discussion #2:
pg. 80-180
Sunday, May 17th, 4-5 pm CST
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Policies & Procedures

This online book club class needs a minimum number of students to enroll before the class can “make.” If the minimum enrollment has not been met 48 hours before the class begins, the class will be canceled/rescheduled. All students who enrolled in the class will be notified by telephone or email, and may transfer to a different class or be issued a refund (see refund procedure).

Please purchase a separate registration for anyone else who may be attending the class with you.

Cancellation / Refunds
Program attendance is the responsibility of the participant. Failure to attend a class does not entitle a participant to a transfer, makeup, prorate or refund. No refunds are issued for registrations that are cancelled without 7 days' advance notice of the class day. Refund requests made prior to 7 days before the class date will be paid in full.

Transfers
Failure to attend a class does not entitle a participant to a transfer, makeup, prorate or refund. If Adrienne cancels a class due to low enrollment, you are welcome to transfer your enrollment to another class/the rescheduled date of this class.