LESSONS
Young Poland – a new trend in art
(grades IV-VIII of elementary school)
Turn of the century, one of the most fascinating eras in our culture – Young Poland. The cradle and most active center of art at the time was Krakow. It was here that the center of intellectual and artistic activity was established. Drawings and prints perfectly fit into the art of Young Poland’s boudoirs. Karpinski was a highly regarded portraitist. Throughout his life he painted portraits of beautiful ladies, actresses and models. His work is characterized by simplicity and elegance, but also incredible persistence. Despite a great many new styles, he remained faithful to the atmosphere of Young Poland painting to the end.
From Rozwadów, Munich, Vienna, Paris, Krakow….
world chamber painter
(grades IV-VIII of elementary school)
The formation of Alfons Karpinski’s creative personality was influenced by his sojourn in small-town Rozwadów, Galician-Copitalist Cracow, German-principled Munich, classically imperial Vienna or artistically spiritual Paris. The artist also experienced the changes of the turn of the century and the collapse and reconstruction as a result of the world wars, several times starting his life anew, as it were. Drawing on his existential experiences, he remained faithful to painting, creating his intimate, intimate world of portraits, still lifes and landscapes, which he invites us to visit….
WORKSHOPS
Create your own painting
(grades I-VIII of elementary school)
This is a proposal of theoretical classes combined with experimentation and fun at multimedia stations. During the workshop, participants will gain a complete knowledge of how a painting and drawing work is created, from the workshop side and the concept of painting. They will see how to prepare a canvas, learn about different techniques, types of paint and drawing tools. They will learn what a composition is and what are its types. We’ll talk about colors and light in paintings and the themes taken up by artists. We will learn through action, short exercises and fun, so that in the future we can use the knowledge we gain to create our own painting works.
Master of still life
(Elementary school grades IV-VIII)
The subject of still lifes, which was very popular with Alphonse Karpinski, gained exceptional beauty on his canvases. The artist painted mainly still lifes with flowers, complemented by views of salon interiors, portraits, landscapes or images of animals. During the workshop we will learn what still life is as a painting subject and how it has been taken up by artists throughout the centuries. We will illustrate our story with selected examples from art. Learning about the issue in practice, painting our own picture, we will also gain basic knowledge about composition, perspective, colors.
Lido beach
(Elementary school grades IV-VIII)
Color, light, texture, stain – these are the buzzwords we will take under consideration when analyzing the title painting “Beach in the Lido” before starting the painting work. The work was created during Karpinski’s trip to Italy. We, following in the artist’s footsteps, will travel to a selected corner of the world through our imagination and create a painting work full of sunshine and pastel colors. We will get texture in our work and bright pastel colors by adding toothpaste to the paints.
PORTRAITS A STORY OF THE PAST
(Elementary school grades IV-VIII)
The figures looking from Karpinski’s portraits, beautiful thoughtful ladies, children, serious men, townspeople during their daily chores, give us a substitute of what the times and people in which the artist created looked like. During the class, participants will talk about their own times by creating portraits of their fellow artists. We will face the difficult art of portraiture, posing, and most importantly, we will gain basic knowledge about portraiture. Artistic work will be preceded by a theoretical introduction on portraiture in art.
Yellow roses
(Elementary school grades IV-VIII)
Flowers, including the yellow roses of the title, are one of the main motifs undertaken by Alphonse Karpinski. He was fascinated by them and showed them in various stages of development, creating a sizable collection of works. In addition to roses, his canvases also featured asters, marigolds, zinnias, mimosas, azaleas and rhododendrons. In this case, the meeting with Karpinski’s art will also be an opportunity to learn more about our flora, Polish flowers, as well as selected artists who drew inspiration from nature using floral motifs in their art. During the class we will learn about different species of flowers, how they smell, when it is best to pick them and where. In the artistic part we will make one of two proposals: an herbarium, or a painting work (flowers in a vase).
Scent of flowers
(Elementary school grades I-VIII)
An original, hand-made, and at the same time fragrant with flowers postcard, card will probably be a nice souvenir of a visit to the Alfons Karpinski Gallery. Among the proposed techniques (adapted to the age of participants) with which we will make the work, there will be gluing and quilling.
INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
We encourage schools to start a year-long cooperation, within the framework of which students will be able to take advantage of a package of art classes, excursions and museum lessons, organized on the occasion of the opening of a new painting gallery in our city. For more information call 797 120 229.
INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS
How to make an appointment for museum classes?
Classes can be booked at phone number: 15 842 02 07
Classes can be held from Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The duration of the meetings is not rigidly defined: from 45 minutes to 90 minutes.
NOTE!
The chaperone is required to stay with the group for the entire duration of the lesson!
In case of cancellation of an ordered lesson, please inform us by phone.
We do not conduct classes with non-contracted groups.
SITE
Alfons Karpinski Gallery (former court building), 12 Rozwadowska St.
PRICES
Lesson – 6 PLN
Workshop – PLN 4-7 (depending on materials used)
Preschools: lesson – free admission, workshops – 4 z³.
People with disabilities – free admission
The offer implements the curriculum requirements of the subjects:
Preschools: I.7; III.4; III.8; III.9; IV.8; IV.9.
Elementary school grades I-III: IV.1; IV.11; Polish language education: 1.1; 1.2; 1.5; 2.2; 2.4; 2.7; visual arts education: 1.1; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3.
Elementary school grades IV-VIII: Polish: I.3; I.7; grades IV-VI: III.1.1; grades VII-VIII: I.2.3; IV.3;visual arts: I.1; I.2; I.3; I.5; I.6; II.1; II.6; III.4.
High school/technical school: art history: I.1 f, g; I.2; I.5; II.1; II.5, II.13 c, II.14, II.15; III.1; III.2; III.4; IV.2; IV.4 a, b; IV.7; V 3; visual arts: I.1; I.5; I.6; III.1; Polish: (general requirements) IV.1, IV.5.
