Being Present with Art: Cultivating Balance for Spring

About the Class

As winter gives way to spring, this on-site workshop invites you to slow down, find balance, and experience works in the Barnes collection through mindfulness and close looking.

Timed to the spring equinox, the workshop begins with a guided meditation focused on equanimity—the practice of finding calm and balance amid change. We’ll then spend time with three works from the collection that connect with this theme, using close looking, drawing, and reflection to deepen our attention.

Capacity: 18

Barnes classes will:

• Sharpen your observational and critical thinking skills.
• Improve your ability to communicate about art.
• Deepen your appreciation for cultures and histories outside your own.

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What Our Students Say

“The instructor was not only knowledgeable but so accessible, and such an inviting presence. She provided great reading to supplement the course.” —Mary Cassatt: Art, Identity, and Independence with Larissa Bailiff

“Pierre brings the art alive with her inside stories and images and how she interacts with the students. She is always able to answer and follow up with more information at the next class.” —Exhibiting Modernism: From the Salon to the Avant-Garde with Caterina Pierre

“Alison Boyd was engaging and effective during the online instruction, and she offered well-selected background materials for further reading.” —Aaron Douglas from Harlem to Philly with Alison Boyd