WINTER 2002Phil Anthony
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hat does a collector of French Impressionist art have to do with Quakerism, anyway?
The answer might be something like, Dr. Albert C. Barnes wasn’t really a collector. Or not, at least, in the usual sense of the term. The Barnes Foundation, which he established in 1922, was (and is) an educational institution, not an art gallery. The objets d’art extended far beyond paintings of a particular genre to include African sculpture, American folk art, and native American silver. What he, along with his friend John Dewey, were really working toward was a new way of teaching people to be aware of the world around them.
Dr. Barnes’ vision was one of a world in which average, every-day people had learned to appreciate the interrelatedness of everything—the similarities and contrasts that make the world more than a senseless jumble of random experiences. And not a new elite, either: Dr. Barnes, a contentious gentleman who would have appreciated George Fox more than a contemporary Friend such as Rufus Jones, flew in the face of the Establishment to insist that the beneficiaries of his work be everyday people like us.
Kimberly Camp, who will speak with us about Dr. Barnes, his theories, and his vision at Quarterly Meeting, has been executive director of the Barnes Foundation since 1998. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Friends School, Mullica Hill, from which she graduated in 1973. In the two years or so since she joined us, some of Dr. Barnes’ educational methods have begun to surface in the school’s curriculum.
Over those same two years, Kimberly has become someone I look on as a personal friend and something of a mentor. Please join us at Salem MM at 9:00 am Sunday, 8 December, to hear more from her.
DECEMBER QUARTERLY MEETING
Salem Monthly Meeting
Sunday, 8 December 20029:30 am Gather: coffee and doughnuts 10:00 am Program: Quakerism and the Vision of Albert C. Barnes”—Kimberly Camp, Executive Director, The Barnes Foundation 11:00 am Meeting for Worship 12:00 m Lunch: dessert and presentation by Friends Home at Woodstown 1:00 pm Meeting for worship for business Child care provided Events of note have also been occurring at our other monthly meetings. Greenwich held its annual Lasagna Dinner, a benefit for St. Theresa’s Soup Kitchen in Bridgeton. Mickleton hosted the Quarter workshop on clerking with Arthur Larrabee; it was such a success that other one-day workshops sponsored by the Quarter are currently being considered.
Mullica Hill, of course, hosted the Gathering for Ministry, Eldering and Worship. Seaville celebrated its 300th anniversary with potluck lunch, speaker, and a delicious birthday cake. Third prize in its category for a float in the Colonial Day parade went to Woodbury, and Woodstown started up its after-school tutoring program again after the summer vacation hiatus.
A source of pride to all of Salem Quarter, Friends Home’s building program is proceeding apace. There will be an update on its progress over dessert—provided by the Home—at lunchtime during Quarterly Meeting. Please join us down at Salem for Kimberly, Friends Home, worship, and our business meeting—you’ll find the full schedule of the day’s events at right!
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