Art History Lectures
Janet Mandel
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 May & June​
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May 2025 Schedule of Public Talks
Tuesday, May 6 & 20, 2025 / 11:15 AM EDT in-person & online
John Singer Sargent: Romance, Drama, and the Visual World 2 parts
JCC of Central New Jersey
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Free for JCC members, $10 for non-members
Pay at the door or for Zoom link, email Alison Rivlin at arivlin@jccnj.org
or call Member Services at 908-889-8800
Wednesdays, May 7 & 21, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online
Alice Neel: Portraits, Politics, and Power 2 parts
South Orange Maplewood Adult School
To register and get your Zoom link, go to:
https://www.ssreg.com/som/classes/results.asp?string=alice+neel
Thursdays, May 8 & 15 / 7 PM EDT online
Marc Chagall: Painting Poetry 2 parts FREE
Bernards Twp. Library
To register and get your Zoom link for part 1, go to:
https://www.bernardslibrary.org/eventcalendar#/events/EXOs7ddtwY/instances/e1ukeMGbG6/
To register and get your Zoom link for part 2, go to:
https://www.bernardslibrary.org/eventcalendar#/events/wBdCXoz73b/instances/BmGDDsgBTp/
Friday, May 9, 2025 / 10 AM EDT in-person
John Singer Sargent: Romance, Drama, and the Visual World FREE
Teaneck Public Library
The library is being renovated; this talk will be held
next door in the Council Chambers
818 Teaneck Road, Teaneck
To register call 201-837-4171, ext. 2
Or go to the library’s calendar at https://teanecklibrary.org/events/
Monday, May 12, 2025 / 10:30 AM EDT in-person
The Harlem Renaissance: Courage, Grace, and Vision FREE
Tenafly Library
100 Riveredge Rd., Tenafly, NJ 07670
No registration necessary, just come to the library!
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 / 1 PM EDT in-person
Nazi-Looted Art: Gustav Klimt— Painter of Vienna’s Golden Age
JCC MetroWest, West Orange, NJ
Free for JCC members; $15 for guests
To register, please call 973-530-3474 or go to:
https://jcc-metrowest.formstack.com/forms/lll_spring_2025
Friday, May 16, 2025 / 1:00 PM EDT online
Tempestuous Beauty:
How Artists throughout the Ages Were Inspired by Flowers and Gardens FREE
Pennington Library
To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G1G-1DLDStS8DxzkBAqM-g#/registration
Monday, May 19, 2025 / 1:00 PM EDT online
Ruth Asawa: Sculptor, Educator, Arts Activist FREE
Hingham (MA) Public Library
To register and get your Zoon link, please go to:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/wtfke4d
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 / 1 PM EDT in-person
Vincent van Gogh: Color, Passion, and Pain FREE
Montville Township Library
90 Horseneck Rd., Montville, NJ 07045
No registration necessary
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 / 7 PM EDT online
Holocaust Art: This Happened FREE
Greenburgh (NY) Public Library
To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:
https://greenburghlibrary.libcal.com/event/13384930
Friday, May 30, 2025, 10 AM EDT in-person
Gustav Klimt and Vienna’s Golden Age FREE
Teaneck Public Library
The library is being renovated; this talk will be held next door in the Council Chambers
818 Teaneck Road, Teaneck
To register call 201-837-4171, ext. 2
Or go to the library’s calendar at https://teanecklibrary.org/events/
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June 2025 Schedule of Public Talks
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:
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:
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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