Past Lectures

2024

How to Look: Impressionism

Tuesday, April 9, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor 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. 

Virtual Art Talk: Rembrandt

Thursday, March 28, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Babylon Public Library


Explore the life and work of one of the leading artists of the Dutch Golden Age of Painting, Rembrandt van Rijn, with art historian Jay Schuck. Artwork to be examined include: Rembrandt's self portraits, the Night Watch, and more.

Virtual Women in Art History

Thursday, March 7, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey

Women in Art History

Tuesday, March 5, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Rogers Memorial Library

Virtual How to Look: Impressionism

Tuesday, January 23, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey

Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Tuesday, January 16, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, January 11, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Half Hollow Hills Community Library - Dix Hills

2023

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Thursday, December 21, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

The Bryant Library

Virtual How to Look: Impressionism

Tuesday, December 12, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Hampton Library


How to Look: Romanticism

Wednesday, October 25, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Botticelli

Thursday, October 5, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Glen Cove Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Botticelli

Monday, October 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Sachem Public Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, September  21, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Thursday, September 14, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Rogers Memorial Library

Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Thursday, August 24, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Syosset Public Library

Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Tuesday, August 22, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Connetquot Public Library

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Thursday, August 10, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, August 3, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

The Bryant Library

Art Talk: Rembrandt

Thursday, July 27, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Half-Hollow Hills Community Library - Dix Hills

Art Talk: Jan van Eyck

Thursday, July 20, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Art Talk: Jan van Eyck

Thursday, July 13, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Monday, July 10, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Northport-East Northport Public Library - Northport

Art Around the World: The Frick Collection

Tuesday, June 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Islip Public Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, June 22, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Huntington Public Library

Art Talk: Raphael

Friday, June 9, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Art Talk: Raphael

Friday, June 9, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Rogers Memorial Library

Art Talk: Raphael

Thursday, June 1, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

The Bryant Library

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Wednesday, May 31, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Minneola Memorial Library

Art Talk: Raphael

Thursday, May 18, from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Art Talk: Michelangelo

Friday, May 12, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Tuesday, May 9, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Bablyon Public Library

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Thursday, April 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, April 13, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Thursday, March 30, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey

Hybrid Women Artists through History

Thursday, March 23, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Syosset Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Monday, March 20, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Babylon Public Library

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Friday, February 24, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Rogers Memorial Library

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Thursday, February 16, from 1:00 - 2:30 PM

The Bryant Library

Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Friday, January 20, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Half Hollow Hills Community Library - Dix Hills

Virtual How to Look: The Dutch Golden Age of Painting

Tuesday, January 17, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library


Art Talk: Michelangelo

Tuesday, January 17, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

2022

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Tuesday, December 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Babylon Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis

Tuesday, December 6, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Thursday, December 1, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Islip Public Library

Art Talk: Botticelli

Friday, November 18, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Half Hollow Hills Community Library - Dix Hills

Virtual How to Look: The Dutch Golden Age of Painting

Tuesday, November 15, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library


Virtual Art Around the World: The Mauritshuis

Thursday, November 3, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library


Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Tuesday, November 1, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Bablyon Public Library

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Friday, October 28, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, October 26, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Bayport-Blue Point Public Library

Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Wednesday, October 19, from 12:30 - 1:45 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Frick Collection

Tuesday, October 18, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Friday, October 7, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, October 6, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Hauppauge Public Library

Hybrid Art Talk: Rembrandt

Thursday, September 29, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Huntington Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Tuesday, September 20, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Art Talk: Vincent Van Gogh

Friday, September 16, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Half Hollow Hills Community Library - Dix Hills

Virtual Art Talk: Rembrandt

Thursday, September 15, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, September 14, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Glen Cove Public Library

Art Talk: Rembrandt

Friday, September 9, from 5:15 - 6:45 PM

Amagansett Free Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Frick Collection

Tuesday, September 6, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

West Bablyon Public Library

Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Tuesday, August 30, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Emma S. Clark Memorial Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Frick Collection

Thursday, July 28, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Wednesday, July 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

The Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, July 20, from 11:00 - 12:30 PM

Peninsula Public Library

Hybrid Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Monday, July 18, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Huntington Public Library

Virtual How to Look: The Dutch Golden Age of Painting

Thursday, June 23, from 7:30 - 9:00 PM

South Bay Art Association

*Private lecture. For members of South Bay Art Association only*

Virtual Art Talk: Jan van Eyck

Monday, June 6, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Rembrandt

Tuesday, May 24, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Hybrid Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Monday, May 23, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library


Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Monday, May 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Copiague Memorial Public Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Monday, April 25, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Hauppauge Public Library

Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, April 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Monday, April 18, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Johannes Vermeer

Thursday, April 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center

Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, April 7, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Hillside Public Library

Virtual Plundered: The History of the Art Looted & Lost during World War II

Thursday, April 7, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Glen Cove Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: Van Gogh Museum

Tuesday, March 29, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Saturday, March 26, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Commack Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: Van Gogh Museum

Monday, March 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Botticelli

Tuesday, March 15, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center

Art Talk: Botticelli

Thursday, March 10, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, March 8, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Sachem Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, February 22, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Port Jefferson Free Library

How to Look: The Dutch Golden Age of Painting

Wednesday, February 16, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

The Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building

Hybrid Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, February 10, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Huntington Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Botticelli

Monday, January 24, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

2021

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Part 2

Tuesday, December 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Hybrid Art Talk: Botticelli

Thursday, December 9, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, December 7, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Tuesday, November 16, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Art Talk: Raphael

Tuesday, November 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Sachem Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Jan van Eyck

Monday, November 1, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, October 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Sachem Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Monday, October 18, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Hybrid Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, September 28, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Huntington Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Johannes Vermeer

Monday, September 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library


Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, September 8, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

The Smithtown Library - Smithtown Building

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Monday, August 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Sachem Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Thursday, July 29, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Copiague Memorial Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Tuesday, July 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library


Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Tuesday, July 20, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Hybrid Art Talk: Rembrandt

Thursday, July 15, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library


Virtual Art Talk: Johannes Vermeer

Tuesday, June 29, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Port Jefferson Free Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Monday, June 21, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Copiague Memorial Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Johannes Vermeer

Thursday, June 17, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Harborfields Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Monday, June 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Central Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Thursday, June 10, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Frick Collection

Wednesday, May 26, from 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Monday, May 24, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Copiague Memorial Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Part 2

Monday, May 17, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Thursday, May 13, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Central Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Monday, May 10, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Amityville Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, April 28, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Copiague Memorial Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Part 2

Monday, April 19, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Hampton Library

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Wednesday, April 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Central Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Monday, April 5, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Around the World: The Van Gogh Museum

Wednesday, March 31, from 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Rembrandt

Monday, March 15, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Port Jefferson Free Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Wednesday, March 10, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, March 3, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Harborfields Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Rembrandt

Monday, March 1, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Wednesday, February 3, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Monday, January 25, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Hampton Library

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Wednesday, January 11, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

2020

Virtual Art Talk: Vincent van Gogh

Wednesday, December 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Hampton Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Wednesday, November 18, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Hampton Library in Bridgehampton

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Monday, November 2, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Jan van Eyck

Wednesday, October 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Hampton Library in Bridgehampton

Virtual Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Wednesday, September 30, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Hampton Library in Bridgehampton

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Wednesday, September 23, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

East Islip Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Monday, September 21, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Monday, July 27, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Comsewogue Public Library

Virtual Art Talk: Michelangelo

Thursday, May 28, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Leonardo da Vinci

Thursday, May 14, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Virtual Art Talk: Raphael

Thursday, April 9, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

Art Talk: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Thursday, February 20, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Patchogue-Medford Library

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2018

2017