2022 Barnes Art Ball Performers
✨ Join us on October 21st for the 2022 Centennial Barnes Art Ball - Celebrating 100 Years! ✨
The annual fundraiser, brings together generations of friends, artists, philanthropists, collectors, and connectors for an art-filled night of creativity.
Come dressed to impress as we celebrate in style with an evening of artistic encounters that will surprise and delight, including dynamic performances from The Illustrious Blacks, DJ #RashidZakat and the Almanac Dance Circus Theatre. Soak up the Barnes’s legendary collection and our special exhibition, #ModiglianiUpClose, featuring works by the famed artist Amedeo #Modigliani.
Best of all, the #BarnesArtBall is a party with a purpose - funds raised from this special evening are critical to ensure the future of our exhibition program, as well as our community, education, and scholarly projects.
Join us Friday, 10/21, as we Celebrate 100 Years of art and inspiration at the Barnes ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Q3etrY
🗣️ Join us on Sunday, 10/16 for the opening of our newest special exhibition, Modigliani Up Close 🖼️
This Fall, in celebration of our centennial year, we will present Modigliani Up Close - a major loan exhibition that shares new insights into Amedeo Modigliani’s working methods and materials. On view in the Roberts Gallery from 10/16/2022 through 1/29/2023, #ModiglianiUpClose is curated by an international team of art historians and conservators.
Featuring nearly 50 works from major collections around the world, organized into thematic sections, this exhibition presents paintings and sculptures alongside new findings that have resulted from the technical research of collaborating conservators, conservation scientists, and curators. Using analytical techniques, including X-radiography, infrared reflectography, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), conservators and conservation scientists reveal previously unknown aspects of Modigliani’s work. Visitors will feel closer to Modigliani as an artist, seeing his work through the eyes of the experts, catching glimpses of the artist’s hand hidden beneath the surfaces of his work.
This exhibition holds a special significance at the Barnes, as Dr. Albert C. Barnes was one of Modigliani’s earliest collectors in the United States and helped shape the artist’s critical reception in this country.
To allow visitors to absorb the full breadth of work featured in Modigliani Up Close and our permanent collection, we're offering 2-day tickets for one price!
Grab tickets now and learn more at our website today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3wDoSUw
Save the Date ✨ 2022 Barnes Art Ball
📅 Save the Date ✨ Barnes Art Ball - October 21, 2022 - Celebrating 100 Years ✨
Get your ticket now ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Q3etrY
#BarnesYP 4/14/22
🎉 Don’t miss #BarnesYP on 4/14 @ 7PM 🥂
Spring is here! Step out in style to Young Professionals Night: Emergence at the Barnes. The first #BarnesYP of 2022 honors #EarthDay and our latest exhibition, #WaterWindBreath: Southwest Native Art in Community.
Celebrate life, renewal, and our collective connection to the world around us. Dress the theme and don your favorite sustainable fashion! Rock bold prints, bright colors, and shimmering metallics as you reconnect with fellow Philly creatives.
We’ll set the scene with art, style, light fare, and sips—all we need is you. This evening’s beats + visuals are courtesy of Oluwafemi, and the night includes two sets of live music by Philadelphia-based composer-producer Corey Bernhard.
In the spirit of renewal, we invite you to bring a new or gently used item of clothing to donate to The Wardrobe, whose goal is to eliminate clothing insecurity by outfitting people for life or work.
Get your ticket now! 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3IdCSXY
#BarnesYP - 10/2021
Don’t miss #BarnesYP on 10/22 @ 7PM! We’re partying in person for the first time since March 2020!
This Young Professionals night is all about individuality and self-expression. In the spirit of the #BarnesFoundation’s newest special exhibition, #SuzanneValadon: Model, Painter, Rebel, we’ll set the scene with art, style, sips, + beats courtesy of Res and DJ Xtina—all we need is you.
Get creative. Be your most unapologetic self.
Health and safety guidelines will be in effect during the event, which takes place both indoors and outdoors—with music and bars in both areas. Masks are required indoors when not eating or drinking. Masks are optional outdoors.
10/22 YP Night!
Bring your renegade spirit to Young Professionals Night on 10/22 @ 7PM! In celebration of our new exhibition #SuzanneValadon: Model, Painter, Rebel, the first #BarnesYP since March 2020 is all about individuality + self-expression. Grab a ticket tonight! https://bit.ly/2YUtOpN
#BarnesArtBall 2021
2 more days until #BarnesArtBall 2021!🎉
Don’t miss the first on-site #Barnes Art Ball since 2019! On 10/15 @ 7PM, we're serving great food, playing fantastic music, and you'll finally get the opportunity to wear that sick outfit you’ve been planning in your head for the past 2 years 🥂
PLUS we’re celebrating the work of #SuzanneValadon in her first major U.S. exhibition and all the strong women + people that make life a little easier and a lot more fun.
#Valadon was a talented model turned #badass painter and that’s exactly the vibe we’re going for at Barnes Art Ball 2021.
Proof of vaccination required to attend – so masks are optional while you’re there ⚕️
Safety first, party second, and fundraising for the Barnes Foundation's incredible community-based art programs, art education, and scholarly projects all night.
🔗 Grab a ticket before it’s too late! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3iVir8k
See you there!
#BarnesArtBall ✨ 10/15 @ 7PM 🎟 Be there!
Barnes Art Ball 2021!
Don’t miss #BarnesArtBall 2021 on 10/15 @ 7PM!
Join us at the #BarnesFoundation for the first on-site Barnes Art Ball since 2019! Let’s celebrate in style and safely reconnect while we raise critical funds that ensure the future of community-based art initiatives, art education, and scholarly projects at the Barnes.
We’re partying for a good cause AND in the spirit of #SuzanneValadon: Model, Painter, Rebel – our newest special exhibition on display in the Roberts Gallery. #Valadon was a rebel in her own right – so come unapologetically dressed-to-impress!
Proof of vaccination required to attend – masks optional ⚕️ Get your tickets today 🎟️ https://bit.ly/3iAjavn
#SuzanneValadon: Model, Painter, Rebel opens 9/26/21 🔜
Thanks for the fantastic work, @gibbsconnors 🎨
Barnes on the Block - 2021!
🎆 On July 2nd from 6PM – 10PM, we’re teaming up with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Wawa Welcome America for Barnes on the Block & Our America Now—our biggest block party yet! Kick off Fourth of July weekend with food trucks, a beer garden, live music, and art! Our fourth #BarnesOnTheBlock will completely transform our grounds and 21st Street. Enjoy performances, poetry, and a film screening, plus see live demos by Philly artists – all for FREE!
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Barnes on the Block with Mural Arts Philadelphia is presented through #PNCArtsAlive; BIG thanks to PNC for supporting the arts!
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Visit the link in bio to learn more about performances, vendors, and more! While you’re there, be sure to register for a chance to win a Barnes on the Block prize pack, which includes a one-year Barnes Foundation Contributor membership, four general admission tickets, and one virtual tour of the Barnes Collection for up to four guests: https://bit.ly/3AayNRp
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#BarnesFoundation #WawaWelcomeAmerica #July4thWeekend #BlockParty #Summertime #PhillyVibes #SeeingTheBarnes
The Barnes is in Bloom! All month long in June
Enjoy the Barnes in Bloom in the month of June, from home or in person!
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Looking for a special way to celebrate the Philadelphia #FlowerShow? Barnes in Bloom showcases the power of flowers through floral still lifes and lush landscapes by Matisse, Renoir, Cézanne, Soutine, Monet, Manet, and Rousseau. This refreshing experience is for art and garden lovers alike! Choose from a variety of online and on-site tours, unique events, and café and shop specials all month long! Take a self-guided Masterpieces of Nature tour, free with admission, or attend one of our special events or group tours.
🔗 For more info, and to register Barnes in Bloom special tours and events: https://bit.ly/3cc463Z
The Barnes is on TikTok!
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The Barnes is on TikTok!
We’ve been busy creating short videos that uplift our educational mission and showcase our one-of-a-kind collection. Ever wonder why Dr. Albert Barnes was so obsessed with Renoir? Or, how did the collection start? What’s the deal with our giant Matisse mural? 🤔 Head to our channel to find out!
Follow us for unique insights and lighthearted #MuseumMoments. It’s a whole new way to be #SeeingtheBarnes: https://bit.ly/3v4HVEe
The season's must-see art exhibition
"Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint" sheds light on a visual dialogue between two major artists, examining how Chaïm Soutine’s paintings, with their built-up surfaces and energetic brushwork, served the art of abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning, shaping his iconic, figurative/abstract works.
“The season’s major art exhibition”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“You have to see in person”—Metro
“Brings together two Expressionist greats who fused the figurative and the abstract in their work”—The Art Newspaper
“Remarkable parallels. Both men tested the limits of expressionist, cubist and abstract styles of painting.”—The Forward
Now on view through August 8. Don't miss it! Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3sG5cu7
Watch our curator of public programs, Kathleen Greene introduce, Facing Change, a brand new livestream series where artists, scholars, and community activists will engage virtually in a multicultural and intergenerational conversation about race in America.⠀
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The series kicks off with Facing Change: Colorism, a conversation about colorism. Colorism refers to discrimination based on skin color, which disadvantages people with darker skin while privileging those with lighter skin. ⠀
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Our panel features scholar-activist Dr. Yaba Blay, performing artist Madhusmita Bora, and workforce development advocate Sean Robinson, with producer Loraine Ballard Morrill as moderator. ⠀
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🔗 Register for free to be emailed a link to the program.
https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/talks/facing-change-colorism
Barnes Art Ball 2020
Join us for the 2020 Barnes Art Ball on Friday, October 16, at 6pm. See and be seen—virtually! Expect a night of chance encounters, unique pairings, and surprise guest appearances, with inspiring themes exploring love, faith, community, and storytelling, in honor of our new exhibition, Elijah Pierce’s America. Party for a purpose, and celebrate the power of art to uplift and inspire!
The Barnes Art Ball raises critical funds to support the Foundation’s collections and exhibitions, pre-K–12 education, and community programs.
🎫 Tickets on Sale Now
Purchase by October 5 and receive a Barnes TakeOut Gift Box delivered to you to enhance your at-home viewing experience.
Learn more and book: http://bit.ly/barnes-artball
Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread From Miró to Man Ray
FINAL DAYS to catch #MarieCuttoli: The Modern Thread From Miró to Man Ray, on view until Aug 23. NBC10 Philadelphia's Tracy Davidson takes you inside the Roberts Gallery for a look at the exhibition.
🎫 Book timed tickets: http://bit.ly/marie-cuttoli
Open for Inspiration
We’re opening for inspiration in just a few days! To keep your visit safe and inspiring, we’ve made a few changes. Watch our chief experience officer, Valerie Gay, walk you through our new safety procedures for your next visit #seeingtheBarnes.
Our building will reopen to the public on July 25 at noon. #Barnesmembers enjoy early access from July 23–24, and the morning of July 25.
Timed tickets are now on sale and capacity will be limited to help facilitate social distancing. Book ahead online or by calling 215.278.7200. Learn about our new health and safety protocols at: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/safevist
Puzzles available at the Barnes Shop
On a puzzle kick during quarantine? Inspiration will never run dry, thanks to these art-themed puzzles. Every item at the Barnes Shop is inspired by artworks in our collection or special exhibitions.
Last chance to get your free gift: Purchases of $75 or more through May 31 come with a complimentary Berthe Morisot–inspired clutch! No promo code needed. Just add the clutch to your cart.
Every purchase supports our mission in art education.
Visit the Barnes Shop online: https://shop.barnesfoundation.org/
Our new Instagram Live series #BarnesRollCall, with our curator of public programs Kathleen Greene, debuts tomorrow, Thursday May 7! Join us for #throwbackThursday, as we’re bringing back performers and artists from popular programs, like First Friday!, Artist Bash, Barnes on the Block, and PECO Free First Sunday Family Day.
Tune into our Instagram Live at 4pm, tomorrow, to watch Philly-based singer/musician M’balia Singley and percussionist/composer Arturo Stable jam and chat with Kathleen in 30-minute sessions—LIVE from their living rooms!
➡️ https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/roll-call
🎙 https://instagram.com/barnesfoundation
Treat Mom for Mother's Day!
This Mother's Day treat Mom to an artisanal keepsake from the Barnes Shop, where every gift has been inspired by artworks in our collection or exhibitions. Choose from exquisite jewelry or luxurious handmade accessories, like silk scarves by Philadelphia designer Harsh*ta Lohia.
For a limited time, purchases of $75 or more come with a complimentary Berthe Morisot inspired clutch––an extra treat for Mom. No promo code needed. Just add the clutch to your cart. Every purchase supports our mission in art education.
Visit: https://shop.barnesfoundation.org/
Artsy Cats Puzzle
Puzzle purrrrfection! We love this masterpiece shared by @aligrace215––one of the many art puzzles from the #Barnesshop.
P.S. For a limited time, get a free tin of Barnes inspired tea with every purchase of $50 or more from our online shop through May 31.
Visit: https://shop.barnesfoundation.org/
Don’t forget to share a photo of your art puzzle––completed or in progress–-using #seeingtheBarnes. We’d love to feature you next.
Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
Opening February 23, “Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray” spotlights a pioneering female entrepreneur who convinced the most celebrated modern artists of her time––Picasso, Miró, Léger, and Man Ray––to create designs for the historic tapestry workshops of Aubusson, France.
The show presents their paintings and drawings in that context, as "cartoons" or models made to produce woven works of art, just like this example showing Joan Miró’s “Rhythmic Figures” depicted first as oil on canvas and then as a tapestry using cotton and wool with silk.
➡ Tickets and tours at http://bit.ly/marie-cuttoli
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⚫ Joan Miró
Rhythmic Figures (Personnages rythmiques), or Woman and Birds Woven in Aubusson, 1934
© Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2020
Exhibition curator, Cindy Kang, on Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
You know Miró, Man Ray, and Picasso. Why have you never heard of Marie Cuttoli?
Our curator Cindy Kang is about to change that with “Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray,” the first major exhibition dedicated to a pioneering female entrepreneur who revived the art of tapestry weaving for the modern era.
As we get ready to open the show in the Roberts Gallery next Sunday, February 23, Cindy takes us through the collection galleries to rediscover Picasso, Miró, and Roault––names typically associated with paintings––as artists who also experimented with textile design because of #MarieCuttoli. Watch the video to learn more about the show, including its connection with Dr. Albert Barnes who recognized and advocated for Cuttoli’s influential role in the history of modern art.
➡ Learn more: http://bit.ly/marie-cuttoli
Art Karaoke Challenge
Who’s up for an #artkaraokechallenge? Guess the song + pop star and dedicate this to the one––but only if you *still believe.*
Stay tuned through #ValentinesDay as we serve up more karaoke songs paired with artworks from the Barnes collection.
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💖 Paul Cézanne. Young Man and Skull (Jeune homme à la tête de mort), 1896–1898.
Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread From Miró to Man Ray
How did one visionary woman’s approach to art and business revive the art of tapestry for the modern era? Opening February 23, “Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread From Miró to Man Ray” is the first major exhibition to celebrate Cuttoli, a long overshadowed female force who changed the course of modern art.
➡ Learn more: http://bit.ly/marie-cuttoli
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#FernandLéger. Composition with Three Figures—Fragment, 1932. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Heinz
Photograph © 2019 Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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#ManRay. Marie Cuttoli, c. 1938. Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
© CNAC/MNAM/Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY / Man Ray 2015 Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2019
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#JoanMiró. Rhythmic Figures (Personnages rythmiques), 1934. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
© Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2019
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#LeCorbusier. Marie Cuttoli, cartoon, 1936. Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris
© F.L.C. / ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2019
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Paul Cézanne The Large Bathers
Happy birthday to Paul Cézanne born on this day in 1839 in the town of Aix-en-Provence in France. Thanks to a generous grant from the Bank of America, the Barnes’s painting conservators were able to study and treat the Barnes’s “Large Bathers,” one of three versions of the painting that were to occupy him so deeply during the last ten years of his life.
At the time of his death in 1906, Cézanne was almost entirely unknown by the general public. Albert C. Barnes was one of the first American collectors to understand Cézanne’s importance to the history of European art. “Large Bathers” was installed in a place of prominence in the Main Room of the Collection Gallery after its purchase in 1933.
Here’s a look back at this major one-year project from gallery deinstallation and lab work to its exciting comeback this December.
Next time you are #seeingtheBarnes look for this work in the Main Gallery and try our new mobile guide Barnes Focus to learn more about this painting. No download required. Just open barnesfoc.us on your mobile device and point your smartphone camera on the artwork.
🎨 Paul Cézanne. The Large Bathers, 1895–1906
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Photography and video by Michael Perez
LAST CHANCE: "30 Americans" Closing January 12
LAST CHANCE to book your tickets for #30Americans, closing January 12. But don’t wait, exhibition tours have already sold out!
With extended museum hours, there’s more time to see the show with family and friends. Or join us after hours NEXT FRIDAY, Jan. 10 for Young Professionals Night: Power Patterns as we close out this groundbreaking exhibition in style.
🎫 Book 30 Americans exhibition tickets: http://bit.ly/30-americans
🍸 Book Young Professionals Night tickets: http://bit.ly/barnesyp-powerpatterns
Nick Cave: Soundsuit Invasion at Barnes Art Ball 2019
As #NewYearsEve marks the 150th birthday of #HenriMatisse, we’re bringing back some fun festive surprises from #BarnesArtBall, which celebrated Matisse’s birthday anniversary + the opening of #30Americans!
This groundbreaking exhibition spotlights influential contemporary artists like Mickalene Thomas who draws inspiration from Matisse and Nick Cave whose iconic Soundsuits came to life at our biggest fundraising fete of the year! The hit “Soundsuit Invasion” performance had live sculptures shaking and shimmying with guests and underneath Matisse’s “The Dance,” commissioned for the Barnes.
🙏A big thank you to all of you who were part of this momentous night and year!
P.S. Missed the opening of 30 Americans at Barnes Art Ball? Celebrate its final days as we close out the show in style at Young Professionals Night on 1/10. https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/ypn-power-patterns
30 Americans. Closing January 12.
FINAL DAYS to experience the cultural phenomenon that is #30Americans!
With extended holiday hours plus evening events celebrating the exhibition's final days, there's more time to experience this critically acclaimed show with your favorite art lovers—but don't wait! The show is only on view at the Barnes through January 12.
Barnesfoundation.org/30Americans