Online Class Offerings
About Our 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 is necessary to attend or enjoy. 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 30 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 available on video for purchase. To see what we’ve offered in the past, click on ArtsMuse classes (2020-2025).
Or, if you want me to repeat a topic for your group, in-person or online, let me know. We can make it happen.
Spring 2026 Classes
MAY
ALICE NEEL: AN ARTIST’S NEW YORK REALITY
Tuesday May 5 at 5:30 PM EST or Wednesday May 6 at 7:30PM EST
Alice Neel (1900-1984) is considered one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century. Bucking social convention throughout her life and eventually becoming an icon of the feminist movement, she befriended communists, marched for causes she believed in, and lived life on her own terms, while raising two sons in New York City. Neel painted what she wanted and how she felt called to, sticking to figuration during (and long past) a period that witnessed the rise of “heroic” male Abstract painters like Jackson Pollock. She is most recognized for her expressionist, yet matter-of-fact portraits of friends, family, and strangers that reveal a deep empathy for the human condition and her appreciation of diversity. Many of her seemingly mundane New York scenes, however, also provide a personal and historical perspective that we might find just as revelatory and interesting.
Alice Neel (1900-1984), Linda Nochlin and Daisy, 1973. Oil on canvas, 55 7/8 × 44 in. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.