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We're now offering a greater number of art classes. We also have need-based scholarships to help make art accessible for everyone.
These courses, derived from the teachings of Albert Barnes and Violette de Mazia, focus on rigorous close looking and analysis.
The Barnes-de Mazia Certificate Program
This special track offers an immersion in the Barnes method and an introduction to other interpretive approaches.
Online Class:
Decoding Barnes’s Ensembles
Get a better understanding of why Albert Barnes arranged his collection in such an unconventional way.
The Painted Garden
Explore the visual vocabulary shared by painters and garden designers.
The Intensive Practice of Meditation and Close Looking
A daylong immersion in close looking and meditation. Enjoy the quiet experience of looking at artwork, with Dr. Barnes’s concepts in mind.
Decoding Barnes’s Ensembles
Learn to better understand why Albert Barnes arranged his collection in such an unconventional way in this one-day workshop.