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Lecture on the Sistine Ceiling: A Restoration Reconsidered?

$35

with Allison Baxter

Calendar Aug 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm

In the 1980s, the Sistine Ceiling endured a restoration that stripped it of its history and age, a process art historian James Beck condemned as an "artistic Chernobyl." This lecture will examine the work done on Michelangelo's frescoes, discussing the historical ethics of the restoration and the repainting that followed. The sculptor's sanguine preparatory sketches will be shown alongside the frescoes, offering insight into his sculptural approach to drawing and anatomical mastery.

Artificial Lighting for Painting

$250

with David Ginsberg

Calendar Nov 14, 2025 at 9 am

This two-day workshop includes a lecture and demonstration on the use of controlled lighting for a consistent light source resembling natural light. The hands-on portion of the workshop will be a day and a half of working together on still-life setups using various artificial lighting techniques. We will go through a series of steps that will demonstrate some of the various lighting options, as well as using light and shadow as part of the compositional element. Once a satisfactory setup has been established with both the still life and the lighting, participants will be given the option to paint a color sketch of the still life from their setup or continue by working with different light and or setups. If painting, this will enable you to work through the process of painting with and from artificial light.

Artificial Lighting for Painting: Lecture/Demo Only

$75

with David Ginsberg

Calendar Nov 14, 2025 at 9 am

Lecture and demonstration on the use of controlled lighting for a consistent light source resembling natural light. 





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