About Virtual Classes
ArtsMuse offers virtual classes via Zoom on a variety of art and culture topics. Classes run approximately 90 minutes, depending upon discussion. No art history background necessary. Sections are capped at 25 students to keep things intimate.
Cost: $30 per class. To secure your spot, you must register and pay. Payment can be made using a credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or Pay Pal in the registration section, or directly through Venmo or Apple Pay.
Zoom links are typically sent out the evening before class - or shortly after you register if it’s the day of. *You may register up to 20 minutes before class.
*Register and pay for classes by clicking on specific time/date links below. If that date/time doesn’t work with your schedule, you can always purchase a video. Most previous classes are also available for purchase.
CLASS OFFERINGS
August 2025
Art of the Ancient Americas Reimagined at The Met, Part 2: The Andes and Central America - Tues. Aug. 12 at 5:30pm EST –OR– Wed. Aug. 13 at 7:30pm EST Taught by Latin American art specialist Dr. Maya Jiménez *This can be taken as a stand-alone. Pt. I covering Mesoamerica and the Caribbean is recommended, however, and can be purchased as a video.
After a $70M multiyear renovation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has finally reopened its Michael C. Rockefeller Wing! This stunning, light-filled wing consists of 40,000 square feet of re-imagined gallery space showcasing the arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania. Join me as we explore the reinstallation of the Art of the Ancient Americas, featuring iconic works from Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller’s famous 1969 gift, as well as remarkable new acquisitions. The depth and breadth of this collection, which covers 6,000 years of history and includes 700 artworks, will be discussed in two parts.
Part II will examine and contextualize the intricately woven textiles of the Andes, now exhibited in a newly redesigned and exclusive space of the museum, and the glistening goldwork of Central America and the Andes.
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Ninth Street Women: Krasner, de Kooning, Hartigan, Mitchell, and Frankenthaler – Tues. Aug 26 at 5:30pm EST –OR– Wed. Aug. 27 at 7:30pm EST Taught by Larissa Bailiff
Drawing heavily upon award-winning author Mary Gabriel’s 2017 book Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art, this class will examine New York’s raucous, rivalrous, and rebellious Postwar art scene through the lens of five of its most important female practitioners. We will attend closely to the rise of Abstraction Expressionism, the challenges of working in a “man’s world,” and the distinct art and personalities of a core group of women who managed, despite it all, to keep going and fearlessly express themselves through their art.
September Classes TBA Soon
SOME UPCOMING TOPICS
Mondrian & his Legacy
Man Ray
Wifredo Lam
Weaving Worlds: Anni Albers to El Anatsui
Exploring NY Auctions
James McNeill Whistler
Pop & Politics in Latin America
Central American objects and Andean textiles from The Ancient Art of the Americas Collection displayed in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.