In early 16th-century art, the influence of classical art reaches its peak in works of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael; meanwhile, the theological principles of church reformers in Northern Europe leads not only to schisms between the Catholic Church and new Protestant denominations, but also to the emergence of new genres and styles $17 Members & […]

For this Super Saturday we're celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by making paper flowers and learning about Frida Kahlo! Join us and create your own flower crown inspired by Freida Kahlo - the great Surrealist, Mexican artist. We'll use tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and other accessories to make beautiful wearable art. Free with Registration Get Your […]

This talk covers the expressionist styles of “Baroque” art in the Catholic regions of Southern Europe and in Protestant areas in Northern Europe. These styles will be situated with the historical contexts of seventeenth-century institutions, ranging from Christianity to colonialism. $17 Members & Teachers | $20 General Admission Get Your Tickets

Join us and learn about the tradition of Talavera - the practice of brightly decorating glazed ceramics in Mexico. You'll also learn about the importance of marigolds to the holiday of Day of the Dead. Design your own pot and make a paper marigold to put in it! Free with Registration Get Your Tickets

In eighteenth century Europe, France becomes the cultural and literal battlefield upon which the forces of tradition and progressivism clash with one another. Such conflicts will be seen in the rise of the neoclassical movement in reaction against the Late Baroque style of the Rococo period, paralleling the opposition of political reformers to the ancien […]

Join us at the Brooks as we say farewell to our Summer Art Garden. This year's art garden was designed by local artist duo, Banana Plastic. We'll make origami umbrellas and garden signs. Use your tiny paper umbrellas and signs to mark your plants! Free with Registration Get Your Tickets

Join us Sunday, October 20th for a closer look at Cafeteria, painted in 1930 by Isaac Soyer. Led by art history professor Mallory Sharp, we’ll spend each Art Club learning about the artist, their influences, the historical context, and other fascinating details that give us a fuller understanding of the diverse artworks on view at […]

This talk will focus on the Salon system of artist exhibitions throughout the early half of the nineteenth century. On the walls of such institutions as the Royal Academy in London and the Paris Salon, rival artistic movements would vie for attention with very distinct sets of subjects matter: literary and fantasy worlds as represented […]

Join us as we prepare for our annual Dia de los Muertos Community Day (November 2) by making ofrendas, or altars, to commemorate a loved one who has passed. You'll learn about the tradition of the altar while you create your own! Free with Registration Get Your Tickets

Impressionism will be surveyed from its beginnings as a group of obscure artists in Paris to its popularity as a world-wide phenomenon. We will see how innovations in both the production of paint and theories of color perception would inform the radical experiments of Impressionism, and the even more radical forms of picture-making carried out […]