1. View the schedule of classes above, pick 1st and 2nd choice days and times
2. Email nyc@photoworkshop.com with your full name, cell phone and chosen dates and an email confirmation will be sent to you. (please allow up to 3 days for a confirmation email)
3. payment is with paypal (for those who prepaid please mention the voucher used in your email, and present it at the workshop)
*F = FULL CLASS
*All photo workshop sessions are $50 for 2 hrs, meeting at the Bethesda Fountain
*The only prerequisites are the use of a digital camera and understanding its basic functions
*In case of increment weather, Saturday sessions will be held at THE (beautiful) NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY and Sunday sessions will be held at (the always inspiring) GRAND CENTRAL (An email will be sent prior to the session to confirm the location changes)
A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE BETHESDA FOUNTAIN/TERRACE
The fountain sculpture, Angel of Waters, was constructed in 1859-64, and one of the Central Park's best known attractions.
Central
Park creators Olmsted and Vaux wanted to provide a place around the
fountain where people could gather, a center for socializing. The
Terrace arcade became just that place. Built in the
mid-1860's by Jacob Wrey Mould, the Terrace is adorned with elaborate
balustrades and
sculptured seasonal details. Two stone staircases lead from the upper
level to the
Bethesda Fountain plaza. The Terrace arcade ceiling is a work of art.
The tiles were manufactured in England.
Bethesda Terrace's past
included an outdoor luncheon restaurant in the 1960s, a congregating
spot for the hippie generation, drug-trafficking venue in the 1970s, and
then just left to rot for the next decade, and the fountain left dry.
Finally, in the 80's, the Central Park Conservancy had the Fountain and
the Terrace restored.
The acoustics in the Terrace are also
superb, and became center stage to a wide variety of artists. The
most famous of these is Thoth, one of New York City's most
celebrated street performers and subject of the 2002 Academy Award
winning film for documentary on a short subject . Troth with
Lila'Angelique, both violinists and singers, are often seen performing
their "solopera" on the weekends.
