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Materials w/ Jessica Keiser - Toning paper with charcoal powder
AMaterials review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective PatreonToday it’s all about Charcoal!We had the pleasure of receiving our brand new Materials review directly from the UK, by FAA graduateJessica Keiser.Jessica was always intensely interested in art. Although...
‘Jess’ by Phoebe Hicks
This week’s Spotlight on Art features Jess by FAA graduate Phoebe Hicks.We are excited to explore in depth the work of Phoebe Hicks. Phoebe graduated from the FAA Painting Program in 2012, and has returned to her native UK to work on her private commissions.We hope you enjoy reading about her port...
The Process w/ Daniel Graves - Salomé’s Rue
An installment in the Art Process related content featured on The FAA CollectiveDear Patrons,Today the FAA opens its doors after a winter break, revived and ready to inspire you and contribute to your artistic endeavours this coming year. We have decided to release one of our most cherished videos f...
It's Drawing Season!
Happy New Year!2022 has begun and it’s the start ofDrawing Season at The FAA Collective!We have very special content coming your way to celebrate the New Year, and we begin by releasing one of our favouriteArt History Lecturesfor free."What is drawing?" Was originally recorded at the FAA F...
The FAA Collective Blooper Reel 2019-2020
Merry Christmas Everyone!Welcome to all of our new subscribers and a big thanks to those of you who have been following us since the beginning of The FAA Collective on Patreon. We are so grateful for your support!As a small token of our appreciation, this year we have prepared for you all.. Our firs...
FAA Today
The Florence Academy of Art celebrates 30 years of excellence with an online exhibition and new website!Our 30th year is crowned by reaching a total of 500 graduates from our full time painting and sculpture programs. Over 100 are featured in this online exhibition, FAA Today. The breadth of style, ...
'Hope' by Jana Büttner
This week’s Spotlight on Art features Hoper by Jana Büttner, Graduate in residence at the Florence Academy of Art.Every person has a different experience viewing a piece of art; some experience visual pleasure - others see themselves, creating an instant connection with the work. Jana Büttner st...
Materials w/ Valentina Zlatarova - Plaster
A Materials review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,We hope you have been enjoying all of our Sculpture themed content so far!Today it’s all about plaster. In this video featuring FAA alumna, Valentina Zlatarova, we learn about this essenti...
Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 3 - Desire
An Installment in theArt Historyrelated content on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to share with you the third and final art history lecture in a three–part series on artistic depictions of nudes in drawings, paintings, and sculptures,The...
‘The Life size Écorché’ by Marusia Nita
Dear Patrons,Today we are pleased to share with you the story behind one of the pieces of The Florence Academy of Art’s permanent collection, The Life size Écorché by Marusia Nita.We hope you enjoy reading Marusia's own words about this fascinating project!Between 2015 and 2016, I sculpted a...
Techniques w/ Eran Webber - Constructing the Eye
An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,Last year we produced one of our favorite FAA Collective videos with Director of the summer Figurative Sculpture workshop,Eran Webber, in which Eran explains how to sculpt the mouth in clay. This year,...
Discovering The Architecture Of The Human Body: Interview With Angèlica Arvylàs Torner
Dear Patrons,Thank you for your support! We are very happy to share with you a recent interview with alumna ofThe Florence Academy of Art,Spanish artistAngèlica Arvylàs,that was published recently inCreate! Magazine.In this interview Angèlica touches on the major inspirations behind her sculpture...
Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 2 - Energy
An Installment in theArt Historyrelated content on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to present you with a new art history lecture, the second in a three-part series on The Nude with Tom Richards, Assistant Director ofThe Florence Academy of ...
‘Red Star’ by Maudie Brady
This week’s Spotlight on Art features Red Star by Maudie Brady, Director of Anatomy and Ecorché at the Florence Academy of Art.It is with great pleasure that we talk about an immensely talented sculptor in this week’s Spotlight on Art: Maudie Brady. After a successful career sculpting figures f...
Books w/ Poppy Field - Bronze 2012 Exhibition Catalogue
Dear Patrons,Today’s Book Review comes from UK sculptor, Poppy Field, a graduate of the FAA Sculpture Program, and former Art History lecturer and instructor of Art Business, at FAA. Poppy also graduated fromLondon’s Courtauld Institute of Art where she studied Art History. Shehasselected the ex...
‘Before the Bath’ by Carla Paine
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Before the Bath by FAA Graduate Carla Paine.Dear Patrons,Thank you for your continued support, we hope you have been enjoying our Sculpture season content thus far! This week we would like to present you with an essay by Carla Paine about one of her latest wo...
'Painting 365 Sunrises' a project by Daniela Astone
This week we are excited to present you with a short video featuring Daniela Astone, Director of the Intermediate Program at The Florence Academy of Art.Artist and educator, Daniela Astone paints what is outside her door each morning during lockdown. On October 8th 2020, Daniela began to escape into...
FACE 2021 Competition Winners
Dear Patrons,Thank you for your support!Each yearThe Society of Portrait Sculptors, a representative body of professional sculptors committed to making portrait and figurative sculpture accessible to a wider public, organizes an annual open exhibition, FACE. We are proud to share that several facult...
Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 1 - Pathos
An Installment in theArt Historyrelated content on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,This week we are excited to present you with a new art history lecture, the first in a three-part series on The Nude withTom Richards, Assistant Director ofThe Florence Academy of Art.In this series we will jou...
‘La Marionetta’ by Robert Bodem
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features La Marionetta by Former Director of Sculpture at FAA Rob Bodem.La Marionetta was sculpted during my tenure as Director of the sculpture program at the FAA at my studio on Via Luna.As a figurative sculptor looking to always create unique works, the concept of ...
Tools w/ Jana Büttner - Create your own Loop Tool
A Tool review from FAA Graduate in Residence featured on The FAA Collective PatreonJana Büttner graduated from the Sculpture program in 2020, and was invited to continue for a fourth year as Graduate in Residence. We have featured Jana’s beautiful work in previous posts, and during the past year,...
Artistic Challenge #2 - WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Today we are happy to announce the winner of our second Artistic Challenge! We would like to thank you all for submitting so many beautiful artworks.The criteria for judging this year’s landscape challenge included among other things the capacity of the artists to convey the breadth of a landscape...
A Day at the Foundry w/ Mitch Shea
They say, sculpture is born in clay, dies in plaster and is reborn in bronze.As we have chosen to dedicate Fall to the subject of Sculpture,we are particularly excited to bring to you this video, with its exploration ofthe beauty and complexity of casting sculpture in bronze, andthe rebirth of Mitch...
Amit Karo named 2022 Sculpture Program Graduate in Residence
Dear Patrons,Thank you for your support!One of the advantages of being a patron of The FAA Collective is learning about new and exciting projects, exhibitions, positions, and accolades of the artists in our FAA Community!AtThe Florence Academy of Artthere is a tradition of recent and new graduates o...
Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - Sculpture in Rome
An Installment in theArt Historyrelated content on The FAA Collective PatreonDear Patrons,Thank you for your continued support! As part ofThe FAA Collective’sSculpture Seasonfeaturing an array of content surrounding the art form of sculpture, we would like to present you with a new art history lec...
It's Sculpture Season!
Dear Patrons,Today we have the pleasure to announce the start ofSculpture Season at The FAA Collective!We have special content coming your way this fall - all sculpture themed.Over the next couple months, we will be sharing with you: Art History Lectures given by the Florence Academy’s Assistant D...
'Golden Grove' by Rachel Personett
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Golden Grove by FAA Graduate Rachel Personett.Rachel is an exceptionally gifted painter of landscapes, and travels the globe in search of locations to paint. We are delighted to share with you Rachel’s own words of her experience painting Golden Grove, a wo...
Forever Landscape - The Art of Nelson White
Our landscape season would not be complete without a mention and small retrospective of the work of American painter, Nelson White.Nelson H. White,Bagno La Salute Viareggio #2,Oil on panel12 x 20 in.Feb. 24, 2008Nelson is legendary amongst FAA students and alumni for his decades-long support of the ...
Artistic Challenge #2 - Reminder
Dear Patrons,We hope you are enjoying your summer and all the landscape themed content we have released so far!We love the wonderful artworks we are receiving for our second Artistic Challenge: Landscape painting, and want to remind you that the submission deadline for is September 5th.Be sure to se...
Interview with Moses Hamborg
Dear Patrons,This week we are delighted to share with you an interview with FAA Alum Moses Hamborg.Graduate of the Painting Program, Moses was recently profiled in the art and culture magazine Frontrunner. Touching on his upbringing, academic training, inspirations, and goals, this interview by Shan...
