BONUS FILM EVENT:
The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism

The Lifetime Learning Center (LLC) of Craven Community College in New Bern,  presents an annual international film series that entertains audiences while exposing them to foreign cultures.

Each film is shown in Orringer Auditorium on our New Bern campus on Fridays and has two show times: a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and an evening screening at 7:30 p.m. Due to the variety of languages and accents represented, as well as accommodation for the hearing impaired, all films are shown with English subtitles.

The public is welcome and admission is free. Donations at the door are welcome and help support the series. 

Note: The LLC will be following all State and College mandates regarding health and safety protocols. Until further notice, plan to bring and wear a mask at all events held in Orringer Auditorium.

Friday, March 4, 2022
Exhibition on Screen - A Documentary Film
2:30 and 7:30 p.m. - Orringer Auditorium

Traveling to studios, gardens, and iconic locations throughout the United States, UK, and France, this mesmerizing film is a feast for the eyes. 

In 1886, the French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel brought a selection of impressionist paintings to New York, changing the course of art in America forever. American artists flocked to the French village of Giverny, home to the master impressionist Claude Monet, and cheered the French new wave: painting outdoors with a newfound brilliance and vitality. 

Taking its lead from French artists, the American impressionist movement followed its own path, which over a 40-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about its art as a creative powerhouse. It’s a story closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. 

FREE EVENT - Suggested donation $5