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Spring 2022
20th-Century Architecture (4.22)
Saturday, April 30, 10 am–4 pm ET
Survey the major architectural monuments of the 20th century—works by Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and more. Instructor: Matthew Palczynski
Spring 2022
AfroApocalypse: Signs of the Times and The Hope and Horror of Black Futures
Wednesdays, May 18– June 8, 6 - 8pm ET
How are today’s events and humanity’s dreams for tomorrow seen through the lens of Afrofuturism and the Black aesthetic? Instructor: Li Sumpter
Spring 2022
American Modernism in the Southwest: O’Keeffe to Peña
Thursdays, February 3–24, 1–3 pm ET
In the early 20th century, modernist painters like Georgia O’Keeffe and Marsden Hartley traveled to the American Southwest, drawn by its natural beauty and inspired by its Indigenous culture. Instructor: William Perthes
Spring 2022
Artemisia Gentileschi: Trailblazer of the Baroque
Thursdays, April 7–28, 6–8 pm ET
Gentileschi was one of the first female artists to achieve professional success in Italy and abroad. This course examines her work and dramatic life story in light of new archival discoveries. Instructor: Sheila Barker
Spring 2022
Collection Concentration: Renoir Reconsidered (1.22)
Tuesdays, January 25 – May 3, 6-9pm ET
With 179 paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the collection, the Barnes is the ideal place to learn about this important but often misunderstood artist. Instructor: William Perthes
Spring 2022
Contemporary Southwest Native Artists: Living Traditions in Practice
Wednesdays, March 23–April 13, 1–3 pm ET
Explore contemporary Native art through presentations by four artists featured in Water, Wind, Breath who work in traditional and modern media.
Instructor: Cara Romero, Virgil Ortiz, Sonwai, Melissa Cody, Lucy Fowler Williams, Sháńdíín Brown
Spring 2022
Cubism and Its Impact
Wednesdays, January 5–26, 1–3 pm ET
Cubism turned the art world on its head. Learn why this movement had such an enormous impact, and why that impact can still be felt today.
Instructor: Matthew Palczynski
Spring 2022
Exploring Pictorial Space
Tuesdays, April 5 – 26, 1 – 3 pm ET
A closer look at the ways artists create the illusion of depth in paintings and other works of two-dimensional art. Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Spring 2022
German Expressionism: Revolution and Resistance (4.22)
Mondays, April 4 – 25, 1 – 3 pm ET
Follow the expressionist movement and locate German works of art within the tumultuous political, racial, and sexual landscapes of the early 20th century.
Instructor: Ty Vanover
Spring 2022
Impressionism: Rebellion & Rivalry (2.22)
Wednesdays, February 2 – 23, 2 – 4 pm ET
Explore how the impressionists broke the rules for painting and turned the 19th-century art establishment on its head.
Instructor: Kedra Kearis
Spring 2022
Italian Masters: Giotto to Caravaggio
Wednesdays, February 2 – 23, 12 – 2pm ET
Study the work of Donatello, Raphael, Caravaggio, and other Italian artists who changed the course of western European art history.
Instructor: Julia L. Valiela
Spring 2022
Jerusalem in the Middle Ages
Wednesdays, March 2 – 23, 4 – 6pm ET
Explore the art of medieval Jerusalem, a bustling commercial center and home to Jews, Muslims, and Christians, all of whom regarded the city as integral to their faiths.Instructor: Jennifer Ball
Spring 2022
Learning to See (2.22)
Tuesdays, February 1 – 22, 1 - 3pm ET
This course takes place at the Barnes in the collection galleries but is also available for online enrollment. All students, whether on-site or remote, will have the opportunity to participate in class discussions.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Spring 2022
Matisse & Picasso (5.22)
Wednesdays, May 4–June 1, 1–3 pm ET
Explore the friendly rivalry between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, a relationship that helped shape the course of modern art.
Instructor: Martha Lucy
Explore the friendly rivalry between Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, a relationship that helped shape the course of modern art.
Instructor: Martha Lucy
Spring 2022
Nature and Networks: Landscape Painting in the 19th Century
Mondays, May 2 - 23, 2 - 4pm ET
Explore the landscape genre, including its rise in popularity and how turn-of-the-century artists looked to nature to respond to modern times.
Instructor: Arnika Groenewald-Schmidt
Spring 2022
Painting Methods and Techniques in the Barnes Collection
Wednesdays, March 2 – 23, 6 – 8pm ET
Taught by a practicing artist, this course offers an in-depth look at the techniques and aesthetic thinking behind a range of artworks in the Barnes collection.
Instructor: Al Gury
Spring 2022
Ravenna: City of Mosaics (5.22)
Tuesdays, May 3 - 31, 1 - 3pm ET
Explore the glittering mosaics, and the fabulously wealthy patrons who commissioned them, and the modern artists and collectors who were influenced by them.
Instructor: Kaelin Jewell
Spring 2022
Salvador Dalí: Surrealism and Beyond
Wednesdays, March 16 - April 6, 1 – 3pm ET
This course explores Dalí’s dazzling, often shocking imagery through a diverse range of media spanning over 60 years.
Instructor: Jonathan Wallis
Spring 2022
Seeing Cézanne
Tuesdays, March 1 – 22, 2 – 4pm ET
It has been said that Cezanne’s art expresses the process of seeing. What does that mean?
Instructor: Leslie Bowen
Spring 2022
The Elements of Art (1.22)
Tuesdays, January 25 – April 26, 1 – 4pm ET
Learn basic aesthetic principles and discover art’s communicative power by studying works in the Barnes collection.
Instructor: Kedra Kearis
