We now have just over four weeks until the start of the 2016 Rome Art Program!!
What to pack is one of the biggest challenges – especially when you are away for a few weeks. Before you try to squeeze your entire life into suitcase it is worth bearing (in no particular order) a few of the following things in mind.
Earlier this month, faculty member Steven Meek gave a talk about his work in the Art Studio of John Cabot University. Sadly we couldn’t be there however Steven has kindly sent us through a summary of the evenings discussion points which we can share with you here…
If you are in New York this week then why not pop along to The Sidney Mishkin Gallery where 2011 alumnus Antoneil Lyne is taking part in a group show. 
Artist’s have long painted outdoors however plein air painting was we know it became popular during the mid-nineteenth century. Derived from the french term en plein air (meaning outdoor or in open air), Impressionists took to the outdoors to study and capture the world on canvas, working in natural light and observing the effects of the sun throughout the day.