School Programs
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Student Art Gallery
The Barnes uses art to inspire creativity and connections for students of all ages. Our virtual gallery, featuring a range of ages, schools, and styles, is updated regularly. Learn more and submit work for consideration today.
2025 Art of Math Challenge
For our 2025 Art of Math Challenge, students from the Philadelphia area used math strategies to create 3D scale models of paintings from the Barnes collection. Working in groups, students collaborated to design and build their model and write a description of the mathematical process. The competition culminated with a display of the models at our STEAM-themed PECO Free First Sunday Family Day on April 6, 2025.
Enjoy this year’s submissions and winners!
The following student models were inspired by Susan Cray's work.
Susan Cray. New Jersey Cut-Out, 1843. The Barnes Foundation,
BF1182. Public Domain.
Finalist, Grade 2
Model created by second graders in The Big Creators group from Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 4
Model created by fourth graders in the Blankenburg Elementary School Artists group from Blankenburg Elementary School.
Winner, Grade 4
Model created by fourth graders from Stephen Girard Elementary School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Crazy Crayfish group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the Cray Nation group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Shadows group from Nether Providence Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS New Jersey Cut Out group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 4 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Finalist, Grade 7
Model created by seventh graders from St. Laurentius School.
Winner, Grade 8
Model created by eighth graders in the Woxall Yacht Club group from Strath Haven Middle School.
Model created by sixth and seventh graders in the New Jersey Cutout 1 group from Upland Country Day School.
The following student models were inspired by William Glackens's work.
William Glackens. Bathers, Annisquam, 1919. The Barnes Foundation, BF503. Public Domain.
Finalist, Grade 2
Model created by second graders in The Deadly Sabertooths group from Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Model created by second graders in The Winning Nature Animals group from Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Model created by second graders in the Rainbow Monsters group from Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Model created by third graders in the Team Wild Seeds group from The Dandelion Project.
Finalist, Grade 3
Model created by third graders from Julia de Burgos Elementary School.
Model created by third graders from Julia de Burgos Elementary School.
Model created by fourth graders from Stephen Girard Elementary School.
Model created by fourth graders from Stephen Girard Elementary School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Most Valuable Mathematicians group from Wallingford Elementary School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Glackenspeils group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Glack Attack 301 group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the Golden Glackens group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Model created by fifth graders in the River Rafters group from Nether Providence Elementary School.
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 6 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 3 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 5 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Winner, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders from Honorable Luis Muñoz-Marín Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 1 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Bathers 2 group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Model created by sixth graders in the Drexel Cohort group from Mastery Charter Smedley Elementary School.
Winner, Grade 7
Model created by seventh graders from Julia R. Masterman School.
Model created by eighth graders in the Willows group from Strath Haven Middle School.
Model created by eleventh graders in the Friends Select Steppers group from Friends Select School.
Finalist, Grade 12
Model created by twelfth graders from Friends Select School.
Winner, Grades 4-5
Model created by fourth and fifth graders in the Collaborative Pod 2 group from Cupola Academy.
Model created by sixth and seventh graders in the Bathers 1 group from Upland Country Day School.
Finalist, Grades 6-7
Model created by sixth and seventh graders in the Bathers 2 group from Upland Country Day School.
The following student models were inspired by Horace Pippin's work.
Horace Pippin. Supper Time, c. 1940. The Barnes Foundation, BF985. Public Domain.
Finalist, Grade 2
Model created by second graders in The Cool Rockstars group from Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Model created by second graders in the Barton Cubs group from Clara Barton School.
Winner, Grade 3
Model created by third graders from Julia de Burgos Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 3
Model created by third graders from Julia de Burgos Elementary School.
Model created by fourth graders from Stephen Girard Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in The Art Katz group from Wallingford Elementary School.
Winner, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the Poppin Pippin Patrollers group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Pippin Crew group from Albert M. Greenfield School.
Model created by fifth graders in the CPRtists group from Wallingford Elementary School.
Model created by fifth graders in the Dinner is Served group from Nether Providence Elementary School.
Winner, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the Supper Servers group from Nether Providence Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 5
Model created by fifth graders in the SRS Supper Time group from Swarthmore-Rutledge School.
Finalist, Grade 7
Model created by seventh graders from Julia R. Masterman School.
Model created by eighth graders in the Cooker Uppers group from Strath Haven Middle School.
Winner, Grade 8
Model created by eighth graders in the Dunbar Phoenixes group from Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.
Finalist, Grade 12
Model created by twelfth graders in The Basement Boys group from Friends Select School.
Model created by sixth and seventh graders in the Suppertime 1 group from Upland Country Day School.
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