Art 101: How to Read Contemporary Art Today

Date: 4/2–4/3 2026

ART 101 is interactive lecture series explores how contemporary art is made, shared, and experienced.

WHAT CAN PARTICIPANTS EXPECT?

  • Learning about asking what it means to look at art today, and how artists help you see the world in new and inspiring ways.

  • Exploring how artists respond to the world around us today, from identity and memory to technology and the environment.

  • Making sure that contemporary art is not something to be afraid of.

  • Looking at how different experiences and perspectives influence what we see in galleries and beyond.

  • Gaining an overview of the most significant international as well as local artists today

  • Having space for discussion and reflection.

  • Art 101 is an invitation to slow down, look closely, and think together about how art speaks to the world we all share.

The course is divided into three parts. Participants can choose to complete all of th em or just the ones they prefer. Each part consists of five lessons. Applications for the first part: WHY IS THIS ART are now open. This part explores how we make sense of the contemporary: what it means, why it keeps changing, and why it matters.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Every Wednesday from 4 February to 4 March 2026

  • Lecturer: Peter Watkins

  • 6 PM–7.30 PM at Kunsthalle Praha

  • 10% discount for members of all categories

  • Study materials and light refreshments included

  • Five lectures on contemporary art, in English

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