Art historyOnline course

African art – from rock art to modern era

Name: African Art | a fascinating journey from 75,000 years ago to the 20th century
Price: 35.00 EUR
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In this online course, learn about the history of African art from rock art to modern era.

“Since humankind appears to have originated in Africa, it may well be that art, too, originated here.”

Frank Willett (1997) African Art

The history of art in Africa takes us back to the origins of humanity, the cradle of civilization, the first signs of human cognition, of interacting with the material world and creating visual symbols that represent and interpret them.

Languages: English

Also available in: Português

The course fee includes 24-hour access for an unlimited time to:

Lessons for each topic covered
Downloadable ebooks
Links to articles, videos and websites
Evaluation (1 questionnaire for each module)
International Certificate.

Learning objectives – African art online course

During the course, you will learn about the history of African art , starting with rock art and those that are considered the first artistic manifestations of humanity until modern era and the influence of African art in European avant-garde artistic movements.

Objectives:

To know the manifestations of rock art and its importance for the history of humanity.
To know the great African civilizations, their artistic manifestations and their processes of cultural interaction.
To know the great changes generated by Christianity and Islam in Africa and their artistic manifestations.
Understand the impact of European empires in the modern era in Africa and the influence of African art on European artistic movements.

Who should take this online course

The course is adapted to various audiences, covering professionals in the fields of History, Art History, Fine Arts, Heritage who seek to explore the theme, as well as all those who wish to learn more about the history of African art.

It has no access requirements.

Certificate

The course price (a single payment) includes all content, assessment and certificate. The value is exempt from VAT under paragraph 10 of Article 9 of the CIVA.

Learning

The course is organized in parts or modules in order to facilitate the learning sequence.

However, you can freely browse the entire course without any restrictions 24 hours a day, according to your interests and your own work method.

This course consists of 25 lessons that will take you on a fascinating journey through the History of African Art.

An extensive bibliography and webgraphy is provided which, not being necessary to achieve the learning objectives, provides important lines of study and research for all those who want to deepen the themes.

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Online Course structure

First words about the course

PART 1 – Rock Art

Rock Art

Blombos Cave: Humanity’s first art studio
San art in South Africa
The Pygmy Schematic Art Zone and the Sandawe ‘Island’
Nigerian Rock Gongs
When the Sahara was Green

PART 2 – First Civilizations

First Civilizations

The First Urban Centers of the Nile
The Formation of Egypt
Kingdom of Kush
Iron made Cultures of the Niger
The Expansion of Bantu people

PART 3 – Islam and Christianity

Islam and Christianity

Axum and Christian Ethiopia
Eastern Christianity in Núbia
The Expansion of Islam in North Africa
Islam in the Swahili Coast
Catholic Kongo and the Portuguese

PART 4 – Africa in Modern Era

Africa in Modern Era

West African Empires
Bantu Kingdoms and Cultures
Islamic Sultanates and the Kingdom of Ethiopia
From the Cabinet of Curiosities to the Natural History Museum
The Influence of African Art in Modern Art

African art online course - influence in modern art

Author

Manuela Tenreiro

PhD in History of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, I specialized in Arts and Cultures of the African Diaspora in 2008. Previously, I obtained a bachelor degree in visual arts and photography from San Francisco State University, while working as a docent at Diego Rivera’s Pan-American Unity mural (City College). Creator, editor and translator of the online publication conTRAmare.net while residing in Brazil between 2008 and 2017, I collaborated in various editorial and art education projects, as a writer, translator and researcher. In Rio de Janeiro, I attended Literary Translation courses and the Advanced Program of Contemporary Culture at the city’s Federal University. In 2017, I returned to my hometown, Lisbon, where I manage a private art studio with women artists and develop projects writing and translating art history projects.