Continuing Education
Barton’s Personal Enrichment Courses offer opportunities, through non-credit-bearing classes, for individual creative development.
Fall 2025 Continuing Education Class Offering
NEW ENRICHMENT COURSE!
Creative Expressions
8-week course | Fridays | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Barton College, Case Art Building
Dates:
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 24, 31
November 7
Tuition: $125.00 per student
Instructor: Maureen T. O’Neill, Assistant Professor of Art and Director of Exhibitions and Educational Programming, Barton Art Galleries
Course Description:
Explore creative investigations in drawing using pastel, charcoal, and graphite. This course introduces students to a wide range of approaches, including drawing from observation, abstraction, and memory. Participants will develop skills across multiple drawing media while completing a series of works over the term.
Each class begins with reflective writing and group discussion, followed by instructor-led demonstrations and assignments designed to foster creative growth and technical confidence.
Open to all levels of experience.
Materials not included.
Maureen O’Neill ([email protected]) is the Director of Exhibitions and Educational Programming for the Barton College Art Galleries and Assistant Professor of Art in the Department of Art, Barton College.
Materials:
- Vine charcoal (a variety pack)
- Compressed charcoal
- Kneaded eraser
- Pad of drawing paper, 18×24” recommended
- Box of Soft pastels, (preferably Sennelier half sticks, or Unison brand starter sets are good)
- Pad of Pastel paper,
- Graphite drawing pencil set
- A small notebook for writing
(It is recommended that beginners wait to order supplies until after the first class, there will be supplies available for the exercises done on that first day).
Admissions
Eligible students must be at least 18 years old. Some courses may have additional requirements.
Registration
To enroll, students must complete the registration form, pay the registration fees, and attend the first meeting of the class. Students may also visit the Office of the Associate Vice President for Online and Continuing Edcation, Dr. Shawn McCauley in Hackney Library to register for classes.
Fees
The cost for Continuing Education courses will be determined on a course-by-course basis. See each offering for its fee.
Students are eligible for a 100 percent refund if they officially withdraw from their classes prior to the first class meeting or if a class is canceled because of insufficient enrollment. Once classes begin, no refunds will be given.