Courtesy of the Arts Council of Princeton.

Ticket Prices
$195 Members | $235 Non-Members
*Morven Members can contact Erin Armington at earmington@artscouncilofprinceton.org to receive the Arts Council member discount.

In this four-week mini-course with the Arts Council of Princeton, students will be inspired by the grand landscape, heirloom plants, and trees of Morven, the former New Jersey Governor’s Mansion. The instructor will offer both beginner and more advanced instruction and guidance throughout the morning via individual and group critiques. Open to students of all media (pastels, oil, acrylic and watercolor paints) and all levels. Lightweight easels chairs and tables will be provided on location at Morven Museum & Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ). 

Important note: Students should bring their favorite materials to the first class (7/11) which will meet at the Arts Council of Princeton with all other classes held on location at the Morven Museum weather permitting.

About the Instructor
Charles David Viera is an artist and educator with an MFA from Brooklyn College. Formerly an adjunct associate professor at Long Island University, he has also taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the New York Figurative Academy, the Parsons School of Design, and Pratt Institute. In 2011 Charles was awarded the ACP’s Katherine M. Kapoor Artist-in-Residence award. His paintings have been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums including the Brooklyn Museum, the Nassau County Museum, First Street Gallery, the Adam Gimbel Gallery, and locally at the Ellarslie Museum in Trenton, the Nassau Club in Princeton, and the New Hope Arts Center in New Hope, PA. His work can be viewed at www.charlesdavidviera.com.