The Joy of Art: 10 Great Artists (daytime)
Virtual journeys around some of the world's most famous and not so famous artists
At a glance:
- Evening or Daytime Class
- Tuesdays 19:00 - 20:00
- Class is repeated Fridays 11:00 - 12:00 and again Fridays 13:00 - 14:00
- 10 weeks: July to September
- 1 hour weekly
- Tutor: Michael Paraskos
- Fees from £34 to £58
- Online course
This 10-week course is designed to offer you a chance to discover the work of some of the world's most famous, and not so famous artists.
Each week we will look at the work of a different artist, placing their work in the context of the times in which they lived. You will be encouraged to consider the artists under study in terms of their lives and works, their connections to other artists, their relationship to the time in which they lived, and their posthumous reputations, while also thinking about how we look at and understand art.
Taught online by the highly experienced adult education tutor Dr Michael Paraskos, this course is aimed at complete beginners and those more experienced in art who want to gain greater fulfilment from visiting art museums and galleries when they reopen, or who want to progress to further study in art and cultural history.
This 10-week course offers one 1-hour online session each week (10 contact hours).
Equipment Required
To take part in this class you will need an internet connected computer or tablet. For this class we use Zoom. You do not need a Zoom account to take part.
Course Information
Course Programme
Course programme - may be subject to change
- Frederic Leighton
- Praxiteles
- Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
- Johannes Vermeer
- David Cox
- Hilma af Klint
- Elaine Sturtevant
- Augusta Savage
- Yayoi Kusama
- The Nazarenes
Additional Reading
There is no requirement to undertake specific reading for this course.
About Your Tutor
Dr Michael Paraskos is a very experienced adult education tutor, having taught for over twenty-five years. He holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and also teaches art history to undergraduate students at the City and Guilds of London Art School.
He is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction and has published very widely on art, as well as reviewing exhibitions and novels for BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and The Spectator magazine. His first novel In Search of Sixpence was published in 2016 and his second, called Rabbitman, was published in 2017.
Course Fees and Rate Categories
| Hours | Weeks | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate |
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| 10 | 10 | £58 |
£34 |
£45 |
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Fee Categories and Discounts
Standard Rate
- Applicable to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category, respectively.
Internal Rate
- Applies to current Imperial College students and staff (incl. Imperial NHS Trust, Imperial Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at Imperial College by third-party contractors).
- Current Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC) staff, current CLCC PhD students, Science Communication (Sci Comm) postgraduate students, and students enrolled on an Imperial College 'Language for Science' degree programme should email evening eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk before completing the online enrolment form.
Associate Rate
- Students (non-Imperial College)
- Alumni of Imperial College and predecessor colleges and institutes
- City & Guilds College Association members
- Members of the Friends of Imperial College
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
- NHS staff (other than Imperial NHS Trust staff)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Natural History Museum staff
- Science Museum staff
- South London Botanical Institute Members
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
- Royal Geographical Society staff
- Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music tutors and other staff
- Santander Bank staff (Imperial College Walkway branch only)
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many CLCC Evening Class and Lunchtime Learning programmes after the course has started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language Coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
Applicable terms & conditions
Please read these before enrolling on any course.
Term Dates
| Hours | Weeks | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | Summer term |
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| 10 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | w/c 27 Jul - w/c 28 Sept 2020 (10 weeks) |
Enrolment Process
Web enrolment starts 29 June
Enrolment and payment run through the Imperial College eStore. Please click on the blue booking link on the relevant course page noting below instructions:
- Our rate categories are explained on the course page and your applicable rate category must be selected on the eStore
- First-time eStore users please create an account by entering an email address and password. These credentials should also be used for future bookings. Imperial College users please note the eStore is not a single-signon College system
- The booking process involves entering payment details after your course choice and applicant details are collected via an in-built questionnnaire
- The following email notifications are sent:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent instantaneously following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 |
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Certificate of Attendance
Our adult education evening and daytime classes do not offer academic credits, but we do offer an attendance certificate to those learners who attend at least 80% of the taught sessions. Eligible learners receive their certificate by email after the end of the course.
Any Questions?
Questions regarding the content and teaching of this course should be sent to the tutor for this class, Dr Michael Paraskos, m.paraskos@imperial.ac.uk
If you have enjoyed this course, why not look at other arts and humanities evening class courses at Imperial College. This includes courses on the history of western art from ancient Greece to the nineteenth century, Understanding Modern and Design, the history of film and cinema and Greek and Roman mythology in art. We also run practical courses in art and photography and creative writing classes, and a growing programme of science based evening classes.