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
I have 80+ topics you can choose from.
If you'd like the complete list, you can email me at jcmandel@gmail.com
Schedule of Public Talks for
October & November 2026
October 2026 Schedule of Public Talks
I am going to be doing some traveling in October, but I do have three public talks, all free!
I hope you can join me, either in person or virtually!
Thursday, October 1, 2026 / 2 PM ET online
Yayoi Kusama: The Moment is Imminent FREE
Tewksbury (MA) Public Library
To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:
Monday, October 19, 2026 / 7 PM ET online
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Painting the Joys of Life FREE
Kemmerer Library, Harding Township & partners
To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:
https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=4662&EventID=595033&PK=
Thursday, October 22, 2026 / 7 PM ET in person
Frida Kahlo: Dreams, Demons, and Devotion FREE
Millburn Public Library
200 Glen Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
To register, please go to:
https://millburnlibrary.libcal.com/calendar?q=frida+kahlo
November Schedule of Public Talks
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 / 1 PM ET online
The WPA: When the Government Promoted Art,
Gave the Country Hope, and Defeated the Depression FREE
Sussex County Libraries
To register and get your Zoom link, go to:
https://sussexcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/17272954
Friday, November 6 & 13, 2026 / 10 AM ET in-person
Jewish Painters in Paris:
Amedeo Modigliani and Chaim Soutine
FREE
Teaneck Public Library
840 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666
To register call 201-837-4171, ext. 2
Tuesday, November 10 & Wednesday November 18, 2026 / 11:15 AM ET
Toulouse-Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon
and the Parisian Demi-Monde
JCC of Central New Jersey
1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
Free for JCC members, $10 for non-members
Pay at the door or register in advance at www.jccnj.org
or call Member Services at 908-889-8800
Wednesday, November 11, 2026/ 7 PM ET online
Asher B. Durand: Leading Light of the American Landscape FREE
Summit Public Library
To register and get your Zoom link, go to:
https://summitlibrary.libcal.com/event/17370488?hs=a
Thursday, November 12, 2026 / 7 PM online
Raphael: Artist and Visionary
Maplewood-South Orange Adult School
To register and get your Zoom link, go to and scroll down:
https://www.ssreg.com/som/classes/classes.asp?catID=9162
Monday, November 16, 2026 / 11 AM in-person
Faith Ringgold: Artist, Author, Educator, Organizer FREE
Tenafly Public Library
100 Riveredge Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670
No registration needed, just come!
Thursday, November 19 and December 3, 2026 / 1 PM ET
Ben Shahn: The People’s Painter
FREE and open to the community
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ at
Shomrei Torah 30 Hinchman Avenue, Wayne
Please register by emailing lindas@jfnnj.org
Monday, November 23 & Monday, December 7, 2026
7 PM ET
John Singer Sargent: Romance, Drama, and the Visual World FREE
Kemmerer Library and partners
To register for part I and get your Zoom link, please go to:
https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=4662&EventID=595035&PK=
Monday, November 30, 2026 / 1:30 PM ET
Norman Rockwell: An American Phenomenon FREE
Suffern Free Library
To register and get your Zoom link, please go to:
https://suffernfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/17711230?more