Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

This talk will discuss the important relationship Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka, art stars of Vienna’s Golden Age, had with their many Jewish patrons. We will see some amazing paintings and learn the tragic stories of what happened to these works and to their enlightened, forward-thinking collectors during the Nazi era and beyond.   

Hosted by Art Historian, Janet Mandel

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

Join historian Joel Farkas to learn about the American and French Revolution. 

Have no time or space to finish up all those craft projects? Take n Makes waiting to be assembled? You are not alone! Join us for some quiet time away from the kids and the dirty dishes.  Relax with friends and fellow crafters. Bring along anything you want to work on or enjoy doing the craft I will provide. This month we will be customizing clip boards with paint and pictures.
Register at MadisonNJLibrary.org  Location: Madison Community Arts Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison

Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).

Join me to paint and/or decoupage a wood box. All supplies will be provided. This class is offered twice, please sign up for one only.

Prior to attending, think about what you might want to do to decorate your box. Feel free to bring ideas and/or pictures.

The class will be held at the Madison Community Art Center at 10 Kings Road, Madison. If you have to cancel please inform me by 9:30am. 

Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).

Join me to paint and/or decoupage a wood box. All supplies will be provided. This class is offered twice, please sign up for one only.

Prior to attending, think about what you might want to do to decorate your box. Feel free to bring ideas and/or pictures.

The class will be held at the Madison Community Art Center at 10 Kings Road, Madison. If you have to cancel please inform me by 9:30am. 

Sponsored by Madison Public Library ( Madison Borough).

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

On the heels of the deadliest war the world had ever seen came a devastating flu epidemic that also had dire consequences. Using newspapers and other archival materials, archivist and historian Mickey DiCamillo traces the arrival of the flu and its spread through New Jersey and Philadelphia. He discusses the symptoms and the demographics of those who contracted the virus, the responses and reactions of people and their governments, and the desperate measures people took to cope with the medical and societal consequences of a region held in the flu’s deadly grip. 

Hosted by Historian Mickey DiCamillo

African-Americans have been part of New York since the days of New Amsterdam, but their relationship to the dominant Western society is complex and difficult. Public art throughout the city reflects the changing dynamics: a marker for the original slave market has only been set up recently; the African Burial Ground had been built over and neglected until its discovery in the 1990s and now is graced with a very impressive memorial. Several 19th century sculptures include often controversial representations of African Americans, but it’s only in recent times that we are catching up on filling in the historical gaps and honoring people like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass. Increasingly more black artists have recently been commissioned to create most inspirational public art works for NYC, performative, temporary as well as permanent. Artists include Pope L., Martin Puryear, Kara Walker, Hank Willis Thomas, Nari Ward, Simone Leigh and many others.

Hosted by Art Historian, Sylvia Laudien Meo

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library 

Join Joel Farkas again to learn more about the important figures and their legacies during the Revolution. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a Post-Impressionist French painter, printmaker, and illustrator who immersed himself in the colorful and sometimes decadent world of Paris’s circuses, theaters, cabarets, and brothels. He recorded his experiences in enticing, elegant, and provocative images, which we will explore as we learn about his brief, extraordinary life.

Hosted by Art Historian Janet Mandel

Sponsored by the Kemmerer Library

Lillie P. Bliss, was an American art collector and patron. At the beginning of the 20th century, she was one of the leading collectors of modern art in New York. One of the lenders to the landmark Armory Show in 1913, she also contributed to other exhibitions concerned with raising public awareness of modern art. In 1929, she played an essential role in the founding of the Museum of Modern Art. After her death, 150 works of art from her collection served as a foundation to the museum and formed the basis of the in-house collection. These included works by artists such as Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani.

Hosted by Mary Vahey

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

No other architect in the US changed the way we think about the built environment in modern times more than Frank Lloyd Wright. With a career spanning 7 decades, he first made a name for himself with his Prairie Homes, coining the term ‘Organic Architecture’ and culminating with Falling Waters, built on top of a waterfall! Taliesin East in Wisconsin was designed as his own experimental home, including the innovative FLW Fellowship, but it also became the site of terrible personal tragedy. His oeuvre grew to include places of worship and entertainment, factory buildings, hotels, with the Guggenheim Museum in NYC as his final and arguably most famous masterpiece – 8 of his buildings are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. We will explore many of his outstanding designs together and follow the development of his style, use of materials and techniques, including the decorative arts!

Hosted by Art Historian, Sylvia Laudien Meo

Sponsored by the Kemmerer Library

Survey the art of late 19th century Paris with art historian, Jay Schuck. Examine the major themes and styles of Impressionism through the artwork of Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and more.

Hosted by Art Historian Jay Schuck

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public LIbrary

Survey the art of the 17th century Dutch Republic with art historian, Jay Schuck. Explore the different genres of painting through the works of Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jacob van Ruisdael and more in this informative art history lecture.

Hosted by Art Historian Jay Schuck

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library

The Seventeenth Century in Holland witnessed extraordinary innovation in science, commerce and artistic expression; Johannes Vermeer was arguably one of the most significant painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This lecture and slide show will illustrate the life of Vermeer through examination of some of his most important and iconic works.

Hosted by Art Historian Janet Mandel

Sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library 

Take a trip to the Upper East Side with art historian, Jay Schuck, as he leads a virtual tour through the galleries of the Frick Collection.

Hosted by Art Historian Jay Schuck