Hire me to present an Art History Lecture at your next event.
Looking for an art historian to speak at your next event? I have 40+ years of public speaking about art history.
History of Public Art Lecture, Topsfield Town Library.
Garden paintings in the History of Art, Boxford Town Library.
What you will get when you hire me:
What I have learned from my many years of teaching art history is that we want to learn new things. We crave new information, an expansion of our understanding, and the respect an educator shows us as they share their hard-earned knowledge with us.
After graduating with an MFA in studio art in 1989, I taught my first art history lecture that same year. Realizing there was much more about the subject I wanted to learn, I earned a PhD in art education in 2000 and went on to become the chair of art education at Salem State University.
In 2012, I added architecture history to my lineup of historical research and teaching.
After 40+ years of teaching and researching art history, I am as enthusiastic as ever about this subject and love sharing my extensive knowledge with new audiences.
How long are your lectures?
Most lectures go for 60-70 minutes with a 15-20 question and answer session at the end.
How far will you travel for a lecture?
I will travel any distance. An additional fee of 2.00 per miles is required for travel over 40 miles from my Topsfield, MA. home. Most lectures are in the evening or on weekends.
What is your speaking fee for a lecture?
I charge a rate of 250.00 U.S. dollars for each lecture. Average audience numbers range from 25-200 people.
How do I contact you about giving a lecture to my organization?
Please take a moment to complete the enclosed contact form. I will contact you once I receive your inquiry.
A sampling of my Tabloid Art History Blog posts.
Watch my Art History videos on my YouTube Channel.
Tabloid Art History: Jean-François Millet, The Gleaners, 1857, oil on canvas, 33 x 43″ / 83.5 x 110 cm (Musée d’Orsay, Paris)
Jean-François Millet’s painting features three gleaners (rural women who gathered the scraps of wheat left over from the harvest). In the distance, a bevy of farmers, both men and women, harvest the best wheat for themselves. Some stand idly by their overflowing...
What Impressionism means to me: artistic inspiration in my latest painting.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us -Impressionism lecture attendeeLast week I presented a lecture about Impressionist Art at a local library. Several audience members mentioned how much they enjoyed learning about what inspires artists, a sub-topic of my...
239. Artistic Influence: making the old new again.
Artists have long been influenced by their predecessors. While this often means a nod to artists they admire by incorporating their imagery into their own work, at other times its is an act of rebellion against artistic expressions deemed antiquated or controversial...
237. September 17 is USS Constitution Day. Old Ironside, an early example of using sustainable building materials, is the world’s oldest commissioned naval ship, still active in the US Navy.
On the deck of the USS Constitution. Today, September 17, 2024 is Constitution Day in the United States. The US Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by founding members of the United States including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin....
236. Art Nouveau: sensual art with an attitude.
For 40 years, I taught art and architectural history, art education, and studio art at the college level. I loved my life as a professor, helping students launch their careers as artists and educators. I decided to share my knowledge in this section, Tabloid Art...
233. Meg, can you paint my garden for me?
So, I get a message from a lovely woman who wanted me to paint a dahlia garden for her newly redesigned home. She shared with me that dahlias were her favorite flower as they reminded her of her mother, whom she picked dahlias for and brought them to her when her...
228. October 24 is United Nations Day, and abaca is the United Nations “future Fiber.”
October 24 is United Nations Day. This day marks the anniversary in 1945 of the signing of the UN Charter, the founding document of the United Nations. The material I use to make my art, abaca, is recognized by the UN as a...
227. Did you know the official flower for September are asters?
Did you know that asters are the official flower of September? I don't know about you, but asters are one of my favorite flowers. Maybe because September is one of my favorite months. A little cooler but still warm and sunny, with the smell of autumn in the air....
225. Remembering 9/11: Alexander Calder’s “Bent Propeller.”
The devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001killed nearly 3,000 people. Inevitably little attention focused on the art that was lost with the collapse of the buildings. But the attacks on the Twin Towers and the...
222. Images of the Flag in American Art
Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States which occurred on June 14, 1777, by a resolution adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It also marks the birthday of the U.S. Army which congress authorized as “the American...
Testimonials
Hi Meg, thank you for intro to art in the gardens 101. It was fascinating and makes me want to learn more about the meanings of things found in paintings over the centuries.
Carol, President, North Shore Horticultural Society,
Outstanding! You are such a gifted speaker. Your knowledge, enthusiasm and sense of humor come through with every slide. I could have listened to you all night.
Jen, lecture attendee, Walker Hancock and the Monument’s Men lecture
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