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Join us for a special presentation on Catholic architecture in New York City by architectural historian and CALA instructor Francis Morrone.

November 29th
6-730pm
7 E. 12th Street, Room 321

Free with RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/CALA-NYCARCH

Our houses of worship count disproportionately among our most beautiful buildings. But they are also more than just beautiful buildings. They embody the values many people hold most meaningful in their lives, and they are repositories of many people’s—even non-believers’—most cherished memories. In this illustrated lecture, we will look specifically at the Roman Catholic Church architecture of New  York City. What does their architecture tell us about the nature of Catholic belief and liturgy? What do the different styles represent? Why do Italian Catholic, Irish Catholic, and German Catholic churches look different from one another? And why should we seek to preserve these buildings in a time when most of the city’s Catholics are no longer Irish or Italian or German—when, indeed, our culture is more secular than it has ever been? We’ll explore many examples, from St. Patrick’ Cathedral to the humblest parish churches, and even non-church shrines.

In Spring 2019, Francis Morrone will be teaching the following courses:

• Religion and Architecture in New York City / NYCM1-CE9009
• Understanding Traditional Architecture / PRES1-CE1000 *
• A History of New York City/NYCM1-CE9013

 *This course may be used to fulfill the requirements of the new Certificate in Historic Preservation Studies

Other courses of interest:

• New York’s Great Structures: Buildings, Bridges, Tunnels, and More/NYCM1-CE9003
• Lost New York /NYCM1-CE9008
• Manhattan History: Post-Revolutionary War to World War I/NYCM1-CE9005

Registration for Spring 2019 Courses Starts on November 5th! On that day you can visit the SPS website to view and register for classes: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/topics.html

Follow this link to view a preview of all Spring 2019 courses: https://tinyurl.com/CALASPRING2019

This article published by OEB News Portal, an information hub dedicated to learning practices and technology,  takes a deep look into the holistic approach to life-long learning. At CALA we are devoted to life-long learning as a practice, a value, and a way of life.

The author, Myron Cizdin, is the founder of the eLearning Journeys Initiative. Among other core values,  he reminds us of the importance of community in the learning process and the collaborative, ongoing nature of teaching and learning, and that education should be “related to life and relevant.”

You can read more here:

It’s Not About the Subject Matter: Examining Lifelong Learning Anew to Cultivate LL Learners

Link to CALA courses (the Spring 2019 catalog is coming out soon!)

Arts  – studio art, art history & architecture, photography, arts administration,appraisal studies, fashion, art business

Design – 3D design and product development, graphic design, interior design

Film – filmmaking and producing, film studies, film and tv writing, audio and visual effects  

Humanities – history, literature, philosophy & religion, theater, music, acting, communication, New York City metropolitan studies

Publishing – editing, book publishing, magazine and website publishing

Translation and Interpreting – legal, medical, simultaneous, consecutive, transcreation, literary media

Writing and Communications– professional writing, journalism, creative nonfiction, fiction & poetry, writing for screen and stage

Next week, a new show exploring the lives, work, and close friendship of artists Franz Marc and August Macke will open at the Neue Galerie.

From Neue Galerie: “In the four years prior to Macke’s death in 1914, they wrote each other scores 
of letters, visited each other’s homes, traveled together, and often discussed the development of their work. They shared ideas about art, and through their innovations helped create the movement known as Expressionism in early twentieth-century Germany. The exhibition will focus on Marc and Macke’s artistic relationship, how their lives intersected, and how their art was developed and received during their lifetimes.

Featuring approximately 70 paintings and works on paper, “Franz Marc and August Macke” is comprised of loans from public and private collections worldwide. While Marc has received acclaim in the United States, Macke has not become well known. This presentation at Neue Galerie New York is the first time that Macke’s work will be shown in an American museum exhibition, and the first exhibition in the United States on the relationship between these artists” 

The exhibition (on view from October 4th, 2018 to January 21, 2019)   is organized by the Neue Galerie New York and the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie, Paris. 

CALA students will have the opportunity to view and discuss Marc’s and Macke’s works in the upcoming course German Art: From Impressionism to the Bauhaus. The course starts next week, but there is still time to register. For more information and to register, click here. 

Other courses of interest: