Art lovers! Welcome to Art Talks! Most of my talks are free, but the ones I do for Adult Schools charge a nominal fee. I hope you are able to support these vital community resources that have been so hard hit by the pandemic.

If you are on Facebook, you can join my Art Talks page at 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/132477014043792 

I also have a YouTube channel where I have uploaded mini-art talks that you may find interesting and fun. Please subscribe! 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5CHVEBPswXHnlRnXEd9Pcw

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I have 80+ topics you can choose from.

If you'd like the complete list, you can email me at jcmandel@gmail.com​​​

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Schedule of Public Talks for June & July​

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 June 2025 Schedule

 

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller:

Sculptor of the Black American Experience FREE

Pelham Public Library and partners

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Xd7NMw2uQzqx6XJ5W5Qjlg#/registration

 

Thursday, June 12, 2025 / 1 PM EDT in-person

The Dreyfus Affair, Anti-Semitism,

and Art in 19th Century Paris, part I FREE

Jewish Federation of Northern NJ, Wayne

Shomrei Torah WCC, 30 Hinchman Ave, Wayne, NJ

Please RSVP to LindaS@jfnnj.org

 

Monday, June 16, 2025 / 6:30 PM Central Time / 7:30 PM EDT online

Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism FREE

Mid-Continent Library, Independence, MO

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://www.mymcpl.org/events/all-times/Henri%20Matisse:%20Master%20of%20Color,%20Magician%20of%20Modernism%20(Zoom)

 

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online

Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism FREE

Somerset County Libraries

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/12801484

 

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller:

Sculptor of the Black American Experience FREE

Pennington Library

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://www.penningtonlibrary.org/warrickfuller/

 

Thursday, June 19, 2025 / 7 PM online

Andy Warhol: One Singular Sensation FREE

Millburn Public Library

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://millburnlibrary.libcal.com/event/13889455

 

Monday, June 23, 2025 / 7:00 PM ET in-person

Andy Warhol: One Singular Sensation FREE

Livingston Library

10 Robert H Harp Dr, Livingston, NJ 07039

No need to register!

 

Thursday, June 26, 2025 / 11 AM EDT online

Ruth Orkin: Power of the Image

Montclair Adult School

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://asm.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=47492&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0

 

Monday, June 30, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: The Sacred and the Profane,

the Divine and the Witty

South Orange Maplewood Adult School

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://www.ssreg.com/som/classes/results.asp?string=jaune

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 July 2025 Schedule of Public Talks

 

Thursday, July 3, 2025 / 10:30 AM EDT on-line

Nazi-Looted Art: Gustav Klimt— Painter of Vienna’s Golden Age FREE

Tewksbury Public Library

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://tewksburypl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-nazi-looted-art-gustav-klimt-painter-of-vienna-s-golden-age/

 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT online

Night Visions: American Art after Hours FREE

Warren County Library

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://warrenlib.libnet.info/event/13409069

 

Monday, July 21, 2025, 6:30 PM ET online

Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism FREE

Mercer County Libraries

To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:

https://events.mcl.org/event/14496549

 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 / 1:30 PM ET in-person

Norman Rockwell: An American Phenomenon FREE

Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County

1775 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ 08820

Please register for this in-person talk by calling (732) 494-3232

 

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