Contemporary Art Courses and Certifications

How to Talk About Art: A Beginner's Guide | Learn with Artsy

Discover the fundamentals of engaging with contemporary art through straightforward language and practical examples. Learn to identify, analyze, and discuss various art forms confidently in different settings.

• Skillshare
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Encontro das Águas - Circulation and Displacement in Art

Artista Clarissa Tossin apresenta obras que exploram temas de circulação e deslocamento, abrangendo uma década de produção interdisciplinar e reflexões sobre identidade cultural.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Holding Pattern - Progress Notes on a Digressive Exhibition

Explore a digressive exhibition through progress notes, examining themes of waiting, buffering, and temporal experiences in art, literature, and culture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Presentation by Artists Selected for the Connect India Arts Residency by Rohini Devasher & Elisa Storelli

Exploración artística del tiempo, la ecología y el espacio por Rohini Devasher y Elisa Storelli, presentando sus obras y perspectivas únicas sobre la percepción humana y los fenómenos naturales.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mahindra Humanities Center

Shannon Jackson- Ecological Time in Time-Based Media Art

Exploring ecological themes in time-based media art, examining artists' responses to climate change and their techniques for addressing urgent environmental crises through visual storytelling.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Aspen Institute

Jeff Koons - Capturing America's Imagination Through Art

Renowned artist Jeff Koons discusses his journey, creative process, and impact on American pop culture with Michael Eisner, exploring how he transforms everyday objects into captivating art and democratizes access through public displays.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mahindra Humanities Center

The City - Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Norton Lecture 5

Laurie Anderson explores challenges faced by artists and citizens in reinventing culture, focusing on teachers, activism, and politics in urban settings. Includes multimedia presentation and Q&A session.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Aspen Institute

Richard Carter's Observable Universe - Art and Earth Sciences

Explore Richard Carter's artistic journey, from Bauhaus influences to his current exhibition blending Earth sciences and astronomical phenomena in mixed media works.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TEDx

Space-Time - Art and Science

意大利艺术家Edoardo Dionea Cicconi探讨艺术与科学的融合，通过互动装置展现时间与空间的关系，展示艺术的多样性和与自然的联系，诠释TEDx大会主题。

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Studio Seminar in Public Art

Explore public art concepts, from monuments to interventions, and develop a personal imaginary museum project. Engage with contemporary artists and create public space installations.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Museum of Modern Art

Modern Art & Ideas

5 reviews

Explore modern art through themes like identity, everyday objects, and society. Gain insights from artists and engage in discussions to deepen your understanding of contemporary artistic expression.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Museum of Modern Art

What Is Contemporary Art?

1823 ratings at Coursera

What is contemporary art? In this course, you’ll explore this question through more than 70 works of art made from 1980 to the present, with a focus on art of the last decade.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Making sense of art history

31 ratings at OpenLearn

You can prepare for this free course, Making sense of art history, by looking around you. It's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images. It's also likely that many of these ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Museum of Modern Art Microcredential

Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Explore modern and contemporary art through MoMA's popular courses, gaining insights into artistic ideas, photography, contemporary art, and fashion design from experts and creators.

• Coursera
• 30 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Speculative Vision - Exploring Deep Time, Technology, and Representation

Explore unique artistic projects that offer radical perspectives on deep time, technology, and representation, including holographic drawings and unconventional photography techniques.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course