Panel Discussion at Forbes Gallery

Monday April 30th from 6-8 PM at Forbes Gallery there will be a panel discussion featuring Sabin Howard, Nelson Shanks, Peter Trippi, and Patricia Watwood.  Free and open to the public, this event is produced in conjuction with "Patricia Watwood: Myths and Individuals," on view at The Forbes Galleries through June 9th. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10-4pm.

Sabin Howard Book Launch

The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art will present a book launch and manifesto reading on Friday March 2nd, 2012 . The ICAA and the Italian Academy Foundation  have teamed up and will honor Sabin Howard, And The Classical Art of Sculpture. A panel discussion will be led by  Comm. Stefano Acunto, Hon. Vice Consul, Republic of Italy with the art critics and writers: James F. Cooper, Director, Newington-Cropsey Foundation Cultural Studies Center and Editor, American Arts Quarterly and Peter Trippi, Editor, Fine Arts Connoisseur; as well as internationally acclaimed and award-winning author Traci L. Slatton. The evening will feature a presentation and reception celebrating the publication of THE ART OF LIFE, written by sculptor, Sabin Howard and his wife Traci L. Slatton. The Hon. Stefano Acunto will also read an art manifesto: Towards An Apollonian Renaissance followed by a discussion with this distinguished panel..After the event there will be an exhibit of Sabin Howard's sculpture till March 25th in the ICAA offices on the third floor.
The ICAA is located at 20 w. 44^th and the reception will begin at 6:00 PM.

Peter Trippi Lecture Jan 25th at GCA

Please join us on Wednesday, January 25 from 5-6 pm for a lecture by Fine Art Connoisseur editor Peter Trippi:

Not Just Impressionism: A Broader Look at European Painting 1880-1900

Almost everybody seems to admire Monet, Renoir, and the other French Impressionists, and well they should.  Yet there was a whole lot more going on in Western European painting during the Imps’ heyday.  In this illustrated talk, former Dahesh Museum of Art director Peter Trippi stands back to compare and contrast the disparate movements and schools thriving in the very late 19^th century from Dublin to Moscow, from Helsinki to Valencia.  Since it would be impossible to explore these regions in any depth within one hour, his discussion will offer instead a contextual framework that today’s artists can use to better understand their 19th-century forerunners, then pursue their own in-depth investigations.

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Wilhelm Leibl (German, 1844-1900)

Three Women in Church

1881, Oil on canvas, 44 ½ x 30 ½ in.

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

GCA lectures are open and free to the public!
RSVP: grandcentralacademy@gmail.com

Peter Trippi Lecture on 11/30

Painting in England, 1837 - 1901, a lecture by Peter Trippi

You are invited to join us for a free lecture on Nov. 30 at 4:30 PM in the cast hall. As usual, we will be feasting on our trademark lecture snack: red wine and oreo cookies.

Independent scholar Peter Trippi will survey the wide range of paintings made in England during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Although Britain was the world's leading superpower during this period, its art has unfairly been written off by most American scholars as provincial and backward-looking. Rather than providing an in-depth analysis of each movement active during this lively period, Trippi will explain how and why they are interconnected by highlighting their finest examples. Among the topics to be covered are Pre-Raphaelitism, the Aesthetic Movement, the Grand Manner, Landscape, Watercolors, and the varying influences from Paris.

John Everett Millais (1829-1896) Isabella 1848-49, Oil on canvas, 40 ½ x 56 ¼ in. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

When: November, 30, 4:30 - 5:30pm
Where: GCA Cast Hall
Lectures are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP to: rsvp.gca@gmail.com

J.W. Waterhouse (1849-1917): Reassessing a "Modern Pre-Raphaelite"

We're looking forward to a lecture this coming Tuesday by Peter Trippi discussing the Victorian academician J.W. Waterhouse (1849-1917) and what he has learned while organizing Waterhouse's international touring retrospective, now on view at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts through February 7.

The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse, 1888, Oil on canvas, 60 1/4 x 78 3/4 in.

Lecture is from 4-5:30 PM, please email grandcentralacademy@gmail.com to RSVP. Space is limited. Thanks!