PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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Launched in 2009, the Rome Art Program is designed to inspire participants to expand their artistic vision through painting and drawing on the streets of Rome and Florence, and in the countryside of Umbria—expanding on the plein-air tradition of earlier generations of artists.

The Program is incorporated as a U.S. non-profit educational organization and is directed by Carole Robb, Head of Atelier (Painting) at the New York Studio School. A winner of the Rome Prize in Painting (1980), a Fulbright Scholar, and member of the National Academy, Ms. Robb has worked and exhibited in Rome, London, and New York. She will be teaching painting in this program.

The Program's ideology is based on the compelling impact that firsthand observation and perception have on drawing and painting. Participants will work on location—taking their inspiration from the evocative ruins, churches, Renaissance palaces, gardens, and natural scenery that constitute the Italian landscape. Critiques and lectures will lend insight and prompt a deeper knowledge of each participant’s artistic journey. Guiding participants through important sites, distinguished art historians will illuminate the significance of historic places and periods.

The Rome Art Program welcomes students pursuing their BA and MFA degrees in Studio Art, as well as painters and sculptors looking to renew their studio practice. Working plein-air, where the street and garden become the studio, profoundly impacts the focus and output of our participants.

Sessions can be done in any combination. Please contact our adminstrator for further details.
Email: info@romeartprogram.org

Carole Robb discussing the morning painting site with participants.

Carole Robb talking with a participant.

A participant taking a different perspective for a drawing.

"Carole Robb is an outstanding teacher. Every day in Rome is a special adventure, and as a bonus your painting skills get better."
Garland Lasater, Summer 2009

"The Rome experience is going to make the rest of my MFA program more meaningful. It really was a life-changing experience for me."
Jill Sarver, Summer 2009