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We're now offering a greater number of art classes, at a lower cost. 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 Method
The Traditions of Art
Tuesday, September 12 – Tuesday, December 19
Focusing on developments in Western European art, this class looks at the evolution of modern art in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Barnes Method
Learning to See
Tuesday, September 12 – Tuesday, October 24
In a contemporary art world filled with conceptual art and installations, why do paintings continue to hold our interest?
The Barnes Method
Collections Concentration: American Art in the Barnes Foundation
Tuesday, September 12 – Tuesday, December 19
Study the many manifestations of American arts at the Barnes and come to a broader understanding of what is “American” about American art.
The Barnes Method
Decoding Barnes’s Ensembles
Monday, September 25 – Monday, December 18
Learn to better understand Dr. Barnes’s unusual wall groupings, known as “ensembles.”
The Barnes Method
The Art of Paul Cézanne
Tuesday, October 31 – Tuesday, December 5
What was it about Cézanne’s painting that inspired generations of artists?