NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts

Are you ready to take some exciting French courses? Fine-Tune Your French Through Film https://bit.ly/FrenchThruFilm Improve your knowledge of French by watching contemporary French language films and TV series and then engaging in lively discussions about the stories, actors, settings, and language. This immersive course examines how French is actually spokenfrom formal French to colorful slang.... French 1 https://bit.ly/3qVeKns French remains a useful, and beautiful, language to learn. If you are a first-time French learner, take this introductory course to acquire basic pronunciation, vocabulary, useful expressions, and fundamental grammatical structures that allow for effective communication.

Join us tonight! Free Beginning Screenwriting Lesson tickets are still available! Learn about generating ideas, story structure, and characterization for movies and TV in this free one-hour class. Bring a pen and paper.... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-beginning-screenwriting-l

Love Art? Enjoy Monet? This is for you! Get familiar with Monet’s masterpieces and artistic technique in our fun and exciting Fall course, Monet's Cities, and learn all about the influence of cities like Paris, London, and Venice on his art. Starts Oct. 29. Register today: https://bit.ly/3dA7DZl

Join our creative writing workshop on Oct. 24! This workshop is all about exercises that will push you to get in touch with your writing and channel your creativity. If you’re a first-time writer, this workshop is especially for you!... Register now: https://bit.ly/31eByBr

Making final calls for enrollment in our Ancient and Islamic Jewelry course! This course delves into the history of some of the most beautiful and inherently valuable pieces of jewelry in the world. Taught by Islamic art specialist Courtney Stewart, you are guaranteed an insightful experience into the exploration of ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian jewels and the role they play in our modern world.... Learn more and register today: https://bit.ly/3dNQyLS Course begins Oct. 26.

Our Fall course, The Art of the Essay, will teach you how to compose compelling writingfrom the op-ed to the personal essayand how to pitch your writing further to editors of well-reputed publications such as The Washington Post or The Boston Globe. The self-paced course begins Oct. 19. Register now: https://bit.ly/2HallG6

Join us on Oct 27 at 5pm EST for "The Art of The Pitch: The #TV and #Film Executive Take," a virtual conversation with industry executives as they share their own insights and experiences in hearing the best pitches. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/CALA-Pitch

Last call to register! Our Race, Criminal Justice, and the Constitution course starts tomorrow! Enroll in the one-day session to learn more about the inner workings of the criminal justice system and the prominent role of race Learn more and enroll here: https://bit.ly/2GOKPcF.

If you’ve been thinking about the pandemic from a political point of view, this event is for you! Join NYU SPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies' Dr. Lisa Samuels in a heavy discussion about the US and the EU on the world stage amid COVID-19. Friday, Oct 30. at 5:30pm EST, via Zoom... Join here: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/92709326336 See more

We are happy to announce our November public event with the NYU SPS Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL): an International Cinema Dialogue with Dr. Roberta Seret Bayer on November 10th at 11am (Toni Erdmann and Romania, A Country in Transition). You can find more information and register for this event here: https://events.nyu.edu//277024-international-cinema-dialog This online event is free and open to the public.

Want to visit #MachuPicchu without leaving your couch? Travel back in time and explore the rich 2,500-year #history of pre-Columbian civilizations in the Andean world in our Fall course, Great Civilizations of the Ancient Andean World. Starts October 23rd, so don't delay! Register here: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways//HIST1-CE9666

Ever dream of going to Cairo? Enroll in our course Islamic Art History: A Focus on Cairo and transport yourself into the ancient megalopolis from the comfort of your home. Starts Oct 16 https://bit.ly/3ldFzh6

Upcoming National Arts Center event: Faces in Stone These days, on your daily walkabout through the city, there are fewer people on the streets, fewer faces to share a smile. But if you look up and around you’ll see plenty of faces, though they may not smile back at you. The National Arts Club (NAC) invite you to join architect Robert A. King, AIA, on a journey to seek out the stone and terracotta ornamentation that abounds in New York City. In this virtual walking tour, your... guide offers commentary on some of the fantastic and imaginative features of New York buildings you may know but may never have looked at in quite this way. See and understand the gargoyles, grotesques, and other often overlooked stoneworks of art. Please help the NAC support artists. By making a donation with your registration, you contribute directly to the NAC Artist Fellows program, helping to further the careers of up-and-coming artists. This program will be hosted via Zoom. You will receive additional details upon registration.

Enroll today in our Fall course. The Art Market: New Realities, New Strategies, to learn the ins and outs of the art market! Discover why art costs as much as it does, learn about the art market and its sale channels, as well as how will it be affected by the pandemic. While the course teaches the practicalities of art sales, it will also clarify common misconceptions surrounding the industry. Starts October 6th so don't delay! https://bit.ly/2EkmKZg

Want to improve your #business #writing and #storytelling skills? Learn to craft compelling narratives that match the tone and intentions of a company, brand, or communications campaign in our Fall course, Strategic Communications & Corporate Storytelling: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways//WRIT1-CE8003 Note: this course can be taken individually or as part of our fully-online Certificate in Professional Writing. For more information on the Certificate, visit our website: https://www.sps.nyu.edu//media-w/professional-writing.html

Drawing arises from a universal human impulsethe desire to communicate. The act of drawing consists of using the eyes, mind, and heart to translate an image seen into an image recorded. If you always have wanted to express yourself through drawing, sign up for our Fall course, Introduction to Drawing, to gain an introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary to unlock the mysteries of perspective, shading, and rendering a likeness. Starts Monday, October 5th, so don't delay! https://bit.ly/3mOaClg