An exciting course of lectures introducing the history of western art will take place over five weeks, beginning August 17. The lectures will be held once a week, on Tuesday evenings from 18h00 to 20h00 at Fine Art Academy, 20 Voysey Road, Morningside, Durban.

Numbers are limited, so it is essential to book well in advance. The course costs R300 and will cover the following areas: Prehistory and Antiquity; Early Christian and Medieval Art; The Renaissance and Baroque; The Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century.

The Fine Art Academy also offers classes in drawing, life-drawing, painting and sculpture. To book phone 031 312 3523.