Point Of View: Frances Middendorf – Seeing the Light

Over the last week here in Rome, I had the fortune to visit the church of San Pietro in Montorio on the Janiculum hill with museum director and scholar Peter van der Brink and a Belgian art enthusiast. Continue reading Point Of View: Frances Middendorf – Seeing the Light

Student Success: 2014 Student Show

The Summer 2014 program was barely over before the doors opened to the first Rome Art Program show of the year.

On September 12-14th 2014 American University in Dubai played host to Crossing The Line 2 a conference dedicated to drawing in the Middle East, which included several exhibitions. Continue reading Student Success: 2014 Student Show

Locations: Isola Tiberina

One of two islands on the River Tiber, Isola Tiberina is the worlds smallest inhabited island. Aproximately 270m long and just 67m wide, the boat shaped island is connected to both sides of the river and was once named Insula Intra-Duos-Pontes which means “the island between the two bridges” Continue reading Locations: Isola Tiberina

Reflections: Joshua Harriman – Summer 2014

Joshua Harriman, 8 Week Program – Summer 2014

Being in the Rome Art Program for 8 weeks left me changed both on a personal and artistic level. Rome Art Program is a full-time art-making endeavour and participants are expected to treat it as such. Students travel throughout Rome and each location visited is thoroughly explored both through painting and drawing, as well as historically. By the time a student leaves, they will have an intimate knowledge of the city both inside and out. Continue reading Reflections: Joshua Harriman – Summer 2014

From The Director: My Thoughts On Summer 2014

Pope Innocent X, Velázquez
Pope Innocent X, Velázquez

Rome is spoiled.   You hear this often but Rome has been spoiled so many times.   They were saying this when Julius Caesar made it a crossroads for cultural, political, economic and social exchange between Europe, Africa and beyond.

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