Remember, it's never too late to register for a class, even after it's begun. You can always catch up with any sessions you may have missed by watching the video recordings of previous sessions. The time remaining to register before the first class session is below, so stop hesitating and get to it!
This course is offered during the 2023 Term 4 (Oct-Nov) period as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class.
This course meets on Wednesdays from 11:00am-1:00pm beginning on 18 Oct 2023 (New Zealand time) and meets for 3 consecutive weekly sessions. The final session will be held on Wednesday 1 Nov 2023.
If you live outside of New Zealand and wish to Zoom in to our live class sessions, check the nearest local Time Zone equivalent below.
for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually within 1-2 days.
Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 12:00-2:00pm
US Pacific: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 3:00-5:00pm
US Central: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 5:00-7:00pm
US Eastern: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 6:00-8:00pm
London, UK: begins Tue 17 Oct 2023, 11:00pm-1:00am
Bangkok, Thailand: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 5:00-7:00am
Singapore: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 6:00-8:00am
Sydney Australia: begins Wed 18 Oct 2023, 9:00-11:00am
ART205: The Interplay Between Art & Popular Culture
In the modern age there has always been a fruitful interchange between the visual arts and popular culture. And it flowed both ways. Part of the joy of things is recognizing the influences and spotting the links.
This three week course will look at over 40 examples where this has happened, involving everything from the world of cartoons, wallpaper design, video production and back.
18 October 2023
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Wednesday 1 November 2023
All in-person classes are held at the EarthDiverse Centre located at 401 Anglesea Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton (located just north of the Hamilton Central Bus Station) (entrance is located on the side of the building, see map below). Those looking for parking for our evening classes can park just in front of the building in any of the available car parks. Daytime parking can be found in our dedicated car parks, or free 2-hour on-street daytime parking can be found just in front of Anglesea Street.
This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:
Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.
Live Zoom sessions or Video-Recordings
In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.
Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.
EarthDiverse Course Information
EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
Session 1
20231018 T4.1 Art 205 PDF
20231018 T4.1 ART205 video
Session 2
20231025 T4.2 ART205 PDF
20231025 T4.2 ART205 video
Session 3
20231101 T4.3 ART205 PDF
20231101 T4.3 ART205 video
Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are usually posted within 1-2 days of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.
Any Term can be taken independently of the others, and there are no prerequisites for any of the Term courses.
This class has no assignments, required readings, quizzes, tests or exams.
All classes encourage questions and group discussion.
PDF copies of each class presentation are posted weekly to the course webpage usually 1-2 days after each class so that you are free to focus on class content rather than taking notes. You are most welcome to come, sit back, relax, take part in and enjoy the discussions!
Course fees include a short tea/coffee/snack break in the middle of each session.
There are no refunds for missed classes.
Guests of registered participants are welcome to attend a single class at no charge.
Certificates of Completion for any particular Term Course or Series are available for Professional Development purposes upon request at the end of each Term or Series.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
