Wednesdays @ 2 Behind the Scenes Talks

Looking for a midweek pick-me-up? Join Columbus Museum of Art on Wednesdays at 2:00 PM and gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on current exhibitions, CMA’s collection, and more as you hear personal and professional stories from guest speakers.

Wednesdays@2 will now be a hybrid experience with an in-person talk at the Museum and a virtual Zoom session. Register to attend the event in-person and check back to this page to tune-in to the virtual experience on the event date. Questions? Call 614.629.0359.

In-person tickets are $5 for CMA Members, $20 Non-Members.
Virtual Zoom session is free.

You can also view past Wednesdays@2 talks on YouTube such as The Artist’s Eye: CMA’s Modern Art Masterpieces, and Aminah Robinson & The Spirit of Home, and more.

Vincent van Gogh, The Wheatfield, 1888. Oil on canvas, Honolulu Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Richard A. Cooke and Family in memory of Richard A. Cooke.

Wednesdays@2: Mozart to Matisse, Van Gogh’s Sources—Art, Books, and Music
November 17, 2:00–3:00 PM
Columbus Museum of Art

Don’t miss the first program of the 2020–2021 season of Mozart to Matisse, with chamber music from the Romantic period performed by Columbus Symphony Orchestra musicians paired with a talk by CMA chief curator emeritus David Stark on art featured in the exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes. This program is occurring live and in-person at the Columbus Museum of Art. Tickets are $5 for members and $20 for nonmembers and include admission.

Vincent van Gogh, Les Vessenots in Auvers, 1890. Oil on canvas, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, inv. no. 559, 1978.41. COPYRIGHT © Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Madrid.

Wednesdays@2: Through Vincent’s Eyes, Part 1: The Art of Van Gogh
December 1, 2:00–3:00 PM
Columbus Museum of Art & Online

David Stark, chief curator emeritus, will discuss the works by Van Gogh in the exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and his Sources in a talk that will also include information on the artist’s tragically brief life and the evolution of his bold and innovative style, reflected in his paintings, drawings, and prints.

Édouard Manet, Peonies, 1864–65. Oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975, 1976.201.16.

Wednesdays@2: Through Vincent’s Eyes, Part 2: Van Gogh’s Favorite Artists
December 15, 2:00–3:00 PM
Columbus Museum of Art & Online

In this second lecture of a two-part overview of the exhibition Through Vincent’s Eyes, David Stark will survey works by artists in the exhibition who were influential to Van Gogh. These range from Old Masters to turn-of-the-century masters of modernism—from obscure painters to famous artists like Monet and Gauguin. Van Gogh’s art reveals his creative genius in transforming multiple sources, an examination of which enrich our understanding of his compelling works.