MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPRING 2021 Continuing Education and PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT Workforce Development Non-Credit Courses: January-May ART AND CRAFTS A Guided Tour of the David Hayes Sculpture Fields in Coventry (Hybrid) David Hayes, a Manchester, Connecticut native, was a world-class sculptor and his works are on display in art museums across the country, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After earning an MFA from Indiana University and receiving a post-graduate Fulbright Scholarship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he and his young family moved to Paris, where they lived for more than a decade and where Hayes studied and worked with the famous sculptor, Alexander Calder. When the family returned to the states in the 1970s, they moved into an old farmhouse in Coventry, the place where Hayes began to create his Sculpture Fields. You can sample the art online by Googling “David Hayes Sculpture Fields.” The first se sion of the course will discuss the life and work of Hayes through an online lecture, using WebEx. Students must have a webcam and microphone on their computer or device. The instructor will contact students with further instructions one to three NON-CREDIT PROGRAMS business days prior to class. The second session will meet at the David Hayes Sculpture Fields, 905 South Street, Coventry; the instructor will provide General Information ..................
[email protected] directions. Students should wear appropriate boots or shoes for walking in damp grass and consider using tick protection. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, Director, mask wearing and social distancing will be required.