In-Person Drawing, Art Programs For Adults Return To Chatham Library

CHATHAM, NJ — The popular Library of the Chatham’s Adult Education Series is back in an in-person capacity, after a previous stint on Zoom.

Assistant Director of the Library Galina Natenzon said the education series with “lectures and workshops for intellectually-curious adults,” were well-attended before COVID, but fell flat with low attendance, when offered on Zoom during lockdowns.

However, the in-person format has returned and Natenzon said events are filling up.

Among them is the portrait drawing class, which is now nearly at capacity. There is still room at the library’s lecture series for adults. Here’s more about each below:

Portrait Drawing with Peggy Dressel, a course offered on Fridays including Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Lundt Meeting Room. Here attendees will be taught to draw a person’s face “both frontal and profile.” They’ll learn more about drawing facial features, head dimensions, defining facial structure and shading. The course, which attendees must be at all sessions, has a limit of 15 people and a $40 fee. Find out more information, click here; and to register, click here. Click here for online payment and cash or checks can be paid at the library.

“Michelangelo and Bernini: The Design and Decoration of the New St. Peter’s Basilica,” has two parts with Margaret Kuntz, Professor of Art History and Chair of the Art History Department from Drew University. She covers the full timeframe of the Basilica, from its beginnings to its finish. The first part will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and the second within the same time block, on Tuesday, Oct. 26. Click here for more information about registering or call the library to sign up at 973-635-0603. Each lecture is $10 each and can be paid online here or by cash or check at the library.

• William de Kooning - Oct. 27
• Jackson Pollock - Nov. 3
• Lee Krasner - Nov. 10
• Mark Rothko - Nov. 17
• Helen Frankenthaler - Dec. 1

It’s $10 to take part in the lectures, people can pick and choose to attend one, a few or all of them. Click here for separate registrations for each or call the library at 973-635-0603. Pay online here or pay by cash or check at the library.

For anyone who would like to attend many of the courses but have difficulty paying, contact the library to request a fee waiver at [email protected].

For all adult education courses at the Library of the Chathams, visit www.chathamlibrary.org/adulteducation.

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