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# Lyme Academy of Fine Arts

We are an Academy of professional artists that encourages individuality and innovation through skills-based training.

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- ["Cirque de la Vie" Opens at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/cirque-de-la-vie-opens-at-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - CT Examiner
- [Lyme Academy Acquires Adjacent Property to Expand Sculpture Program](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-acquires-adjacent-property-to-expand-sculpture-program/) - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Acquires Adjacent Property to Expand Sculpture Program Historic $1.8 Million Gift Enables Largest Campus Expansion in Over Two Decades Lyme Academy of Fine Arts proudly announces the acquisition of 80-1 Lyme Street, the adjacent property formerly home to Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds. This significant expansion of the Academy’s campus
- [Academy Faculty Highlights](https://lymeacademy.edu/academy-faculty-highlights/) - Lyme Academy faculty members are constantly adding accolades and experiences to their resumes. We could not be prouder of them. Below are just a few of their recent accomplishments: Artistic Director Jordan Sokol and Co-Artistic Director Amaya Gurpide were invited to exhibit at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries
- [New Artist Residency Opportunity for Lyme Academy Students in North Ayrshire, Scotland!](https://lymeacademy.edu/new-artist-residency-opportunity-for-lyme-academy-students-in-north-ayrshire-scotland/) - Beginning in 2025, one Lyme Academy student or graduate will be awarded a one-month Ayrshire Artist Residency Award at the Ayrshire Atelier in the town of Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The Academy will cover the cost of the residency and accommodations. Ayrshire Atelier will provide studio space and mentoring, which includes an
- [Heather Personett joins Lyme Academy Core Sculpture Faculty](https://lymeacademy.edu/heather-personett-joins-lyme-academy-core-sculpture-faculty/) - Lyme Academy is pleased to welcome Heather Personett to its Core Sculpture faculty. An exceptional figurative sculptor, Personett earned her MFA in Sculpture from the New York Academy of Art in 2014 and studied stone carving through the ABCStone Carrara Stone Carving Residency in Italy. Personett built a career
- [Groundbreaking Pathway Agreement between New York Academy of Art and Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/groundbreaking-pathway-agreement-between-new-york-academy-of-art-and-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - Through a groundbreaking new Pathway Agreement, the New York Academy of Art will formally recognize the comprehensive artistic and technical training provided by Lyme Academy's Certificate Program as a qualification equivalent to an undergraduate degree for the purposes of Master of Fine Arts (MFA) admissions consideration. In addition, the New York Academy of Art is
- [Last Day of our Epic Book Sale!](https://lymeacademy.edu/epic-book-sale/) - Thanks to the generosity of Lyme Academy Trustee Mary Wilson and husband Jefferson Riley, Lyme Academy is renovating and refining its art library! We have hundreds of extra books that are looking for a new home. This will be your last chance to pick up books about art, nature, philosophy, and more! Fill a bag
- [The Reissue of a Classic](https://lymeacademy.edu/the-reissue-of-a-classic/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to announce the reissue of Deane G. Keller’s invaluable Draftsman’s Handbook. Available in spring 2026, this exciting new publication will be part of a series of happenings celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Academy’s founding in 1976. A renowned and beloved instructor at Lyme Academy for a
- [Yale and Lyme Academy: A Partnership through Art](https://lymeacademy.edu/yale-and-lyme-academy-a-partnership-through-art/) - At the end of 2024, Lyme Academy began an ongoing partnership with Yale University in New Haven. Academy students will now have the unique opportunity to draw from cadavers as part of their gross anatomy studies. Designed to help students master the human form through drawing, sculpting, lectures, life drawing, and écorché, the Academy’s 3-year
- [The Year Ahead](https://lymeacademy.edu/the-year-ahead/) - Our 2025 calendar is filling up fast with unmissable experiences, competitions, classes, and academic events! January 17 - Livestream with Stephen Bauman March 15 - Core Program Early Decision Deadline March 21-23 - Third Annual Sculptors' Retreat April 27 - From Life: Figurative Art Competitions June 15 - Core Program Regular Decision Deadline May TBA
- [Lyme Academy Students Shine Bright this Holiday Season!](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-sculptor-students-shine-bright-this-holiday-season/) - Best in Show - Marina Melluzzo, Flora, Bronze Works by a number of Lyme Academy Core Program and Continuing Education students are currently on display at the Lyme Art Association. The annual Deck the Walls exhibition is complemented by the 2024 Society of Connecticut Sculptors Exhibit. Marina Melluzzo, 22, and J.T. Hein, 27, second-year Core
- [Glowing Reviews for Professional Development Day!](https://lymeacademy.edu/glowing-reviews-for-professional-development-day/) - On November 5, 2024, Lyme Academy held a free Professional Development Day for regional art teachers. The fully-booked event saw 15 teachers in attendance at two sessions organized by Rick Lacey, Lyme Academy’s Director of Youth Programs and Principal Continuing Education Instructor. Invigorated and excited to return to their classroom with new skills, techniques, and
- [Lyme Academy Principal Art Historian Co-Curates Major Exhibition in Qatar](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-principal-art-historian-co-curates-major-exhibition-in-qatar/) - Dr. Emily Weeks, Ph.D. Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Black Poet, 1888 Lyme Academy Principal Art Historian Emily Weeks is in Doha, Qatar, installing a major exhibition featuring the art of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Opening on 2 November, Seeing is Believing:
- [Core Sculpture Students Participate in Sculptural Visions](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture-students-participate-in-sculptural-visions/) - Lyme Academy Core Program students Jordan (“JT”) Hein, Marina Melluzzo, and Joseph Van Buren were invited to attend the Sculptural Visions festival on September 28 at St. Gaudens National Historic Park in New Hampshire. This annual event celebrates sculpture in all its forms. Visiting artists demonstrate a variety of techniques including clay modeling, wood and
- [Lyme Academy Faculty Featured in Museum Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-faculty-featured-in-major-spanish-exhibition/) - David Baird, Reclining Nude, Oil on Linen, 2024 As the reputation of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts continues to grow, so does the list of countries in which its faculty is represented. Co-Artistic Directors Amaya Gurpide and Jordan Sokol, with faculty members David Baird, Hollis Dunlap, and Michael Grimaldi, are featured artists in
- [2024 Scholarships Awarded](https://lymeacademy.edu/2024-scholarships-awarded/) - Opus Animae Caritas and Wiggins Scholarships Awarded Due to the generosity of donors Christopher Morrissey and Grafton Wiggins, the Lyme Academy has awarded multiple 2024 Opus Animae Caritas Scholarships and one Carleton Wiggins Scholarship for Painting. Among the recipients is Core Program student Nathan Pennington, who received the 2024 Opus Animae Caritas Travel/Study Abroad
- [Competition News](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-faculty-and-students-make-a-strong-showing-in-international-competitions/) - International Recognition for Our Faculty and Students Lyme Academy Co-Artistic Director Amaya Gurpide Short-listed for Prestigious Hopper Prize Lyme Academy’s Co-Artistic Director Amaya Gurpide was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Spring 2024 Hopper Prize, which seeks to increase recognition and advance the careers of visual artists around the globe through direct, unrestricted
- [Lyme Academy Makes Local Impact](https://lymeacademy.edu/community-collaborations/) - The Lyme Academy is expanding its role as a collaborator with the local arts community, fulfilling its mission to enrich the cultural life of Southeast Connecticut. In August, the Academy showed its support for regional representational sculptors by hosting the Society of Connecticut Sculptors’ annual meeting. Public art projects were also a focus this summer,
- [Sculpture Conference](https://lymeacademy.edu/17884-2/) - Lyme Academy to Host National Sculpture Society Conference in 2026 The National Sculpture Society has selected Lyme Academy as its host venue for the 2026 National Sculpture Celebration and Annual Conference. This 3-day event will bring hundreds of sculptors, educators, and collectors to our campus. The annual conference is open to the public and
- [Lyme Academy Announces Two Major May Events](https://lymeacademy.edu/beyond-the-figure/) - CT Examiner
- [An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection](https://lymeacademy.edu/an-artists-eye-the-lukas-charles-collection-opens-at-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - CT Examiner
- [An Idiosyncratic Collection of Academic Art](https://lymeacademy.edu/an-idiosyncratic-collection-of-academic-art/) - Emily Weeks, The Hercules of Bronze: Chad Fisher at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts," Sculpture Review, Spring 2023, pp 12-24.
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Announces Continuing Education Programs for Fall 2021](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-of-fine-arts-announces-continuing-education-programs-for-fall-2021/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts has announced a full schedule of Continuing Education programs beginning September 27th.
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts: Museum Open House Talks with Emily Weeks, PhD](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-of-fine-arts-museum-open-house-talks-with-emily-weeks-phd/) - Museum Open House Series Video featuring Jay Sugarman and Emily Weeks, PhD.
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Receives Major Gift From Former Student and Trustee Emeritus: Charlotte Colby Danly](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-of-fine-arts-receives-major-gift-from-former-student-and-trustee-emeritus-charlotte-colby-danly/) - Endowment will support the creation of a new Sculpture Chair; Academy calls for applications.
- [de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities](https://lymeacademy.edu/de-gerendays-fine-art-materials-and-curiosities/) - Unlocking Connecticut
- [Tutorial on an Unknown Painter](https://lymeacademy.edu/lance-esplund-tutorial-on-an-unknown-painter/) - Wall Street Journal
- [Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective](https://lymeacademy.edu/emily-weeks-lennart-anderson-a-retrospective/) - American Art Review
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/emily-m-weeks-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - American Art Review
- ["Monochrome" Opens at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/ctexaminermonochrome/) - CT Examiner
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts: An Atelier Making its Mark](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-of-fine-arts-an-atelier-making-its-mark/) - Art New England
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Chad Fisher, Renowned Sculptor, Hired as Sculpture Chair of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/lyme-academy-of-fine-arts-chad-fisher-renowned-sculptor-hired-as-sculpture-chair-of-the-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - This appointment marks a bold step in the Lyme Academy’s move to build the premier figurative sculpting program in the United States.
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Appoints Wendy Bury as Managing Director](https://lymeacademy.edu/wendybury/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LYME ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS APPOINTS WENDY BURY AS MANAGING DIRECTOR The Board of Trustees for the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts are pleased to announce their selection of Wendy Bury as Managing Director. Bury will begin transitioning to her new role on March 1, 2023, and will be fully integrated into
- [The Hercules of Bronze: Chad Fisher at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/emily-weeks-the-hercules-of-bronze-chad-fisher-at-the-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - Emily Weeks, The Hercules of Bronze: Chad Fisher at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts," Sculpture Review, Spring 2023, pp 12-24.
- [Renowned Artist Bo Bartlett Featured In New Exhibition Opening May 6, 2023 at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts](https://lymeacademy.edu/renown-artist-bo-bartlett-featured-in-new-exhibition-opening-may-6-2023-at-the-lyme-academy-of-fine-arts/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the May 6th opening of its latest exhibition, Cirque De La Vie, featuring the work of influential American artist Bo Bartlett. The recipient of numerous awards and international recognition for his paintings and films, Bartlett’s work has been celebrated for its ability to elevate the trivialities of
- [Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 2023 Commencement Ceremony](https://lymeacademy.edu/commencement2023/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to announce its first Commencement Ceremony under new leadership, which will take place on its Old Lyme campus on June 3, 2023, between 10.30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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- [Home](https://lymeacademy.edu/) - APPLY TO CORE PROGRAMS LEARN ABOUT THE ACADEMY SCHEDULE A TOUR UPCOMING EXHIBITION Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition June 20 – August 30, 2026 Learn more UPCOMING WORKSHOP Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey August 17 – 21, 2026 Learn more UPCOMING WORKSHOP Expressive Portrait in Clay with Heather Personett August 24 – 28,
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- [Artistic Directors](https://lymeacademy.edu/artistic-directors/) - Our Artistic Directors In February 2021, the Board of Directors named Jordan Sokol the Deane Keller Chair and Artistic Director of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and Amaya Gurpide the Co-Artistic Director and Director of Drawing. Their appointments bring a fresh and enthusiastic new energy to the Academy, and a progressive vision for its
- [Amaya Gurpide](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/amaya-gurpide/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine AMAYA GURPIDE Co-Artistic Director; Director of Drawing Having learned her love of art from her father, a painter, Amaya attended the School of Fine Arts of Pamplona in her native Spain. In 1999, she moved to New York
- [Chad Fisher](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/chad-fisher/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine CHAD FISHER Charlotte Colby Danly Sculpture Chair; Director of Sculpture Chad Fisher is a fine art sculptor who has vertically integrated his process in order to control the quality and the poetry of the final creation. Through his
- [Edmond Rochat](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/edmond-rochat/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine EDMOND ROCHAT Principal Anatomy Instructor While studying painting, drawing, and sculpture at the duCret School of Art, New Jersey, the Art Students League of New York, and the Janus Collaborative School of Art, New York, Edmond supplemented his
- [Hollis Dunlap](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/hollis-dunlap/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine Hollis Dunlap Drawing/Painting Instructor A graduate of the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 1999, Hollis has been drawing and painting the human figure for more than twenty years. His long list of awards and distinctions include
- [Jordan Sokol](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/jordan-sokol/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine JORDAN SOKOL Deane Keller Chair; Artistic Director; Director of Painting Jordan studied and taught drawing and painting in Italy and Spain for eleven years before returning to the United States in 2014. In 2015 he participated in establishing
- [Chad Fisher](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/chad-fisher/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler CHAD FISHER Charlotte Colby Danly Sculpture Chair; Director of Sculpture Chad Fisher is a fine art sculptor who has vertically integrated his process in order to control the quality and the poetry of the
- [Edmond Rochat](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/edmond-rochat/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler EDMOND ROCHAT Principal Anatomy Instructor While studying painting, drawing, and sculpture at the duCret School of Art, New Jersey, the Art Students League of New York, and the Janus Collaborative School of Art, New
- [Young Masters FAQ](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/young-master-afterschool-program/young-masters-faq/) - Frequently Asked Questions What age can a student enroll in the Young Masters Afterschool Program? Students ages 12-18 can register for the Program. What will this Program prepare my student for, in the academic and professional art worlds? The Young Masters Afterschool Program will allow a student to develop an art portfolio for college applications
- [Emily M. Weeks](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/emily-m-weeks/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler EMILY M. WEEKS Principal Art Historian Emily M. Weeks received her Ph.D. from the Department of the History of Art at Yale University in December 2004. Currently she is an independent art historian and
- [Michael Grimaldi](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/michael-grimaldi/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler MICHAEL GRIMALDI Visiting Faculty Michael Grimaldi is a Hudson Valley-based visual artist whose work primarily focuses on monochrome paintings and drawings of the real and imagined. He has exhibited extensively throughout the US and
- [Volunteer](https://lymeacademy.edu/volunteer/) - Volunteer with the Lyme Academy Submit your contact information and a staff person will follow up with you about upcoming opportunities. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *AddressAddress Line 1Address Line 2City--- Select state ---AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew
- [Pre-College](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-workshops/) - Pre-College Academy Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Lyme Academy’s Pre-College Program offers immersive summer studio classes where students develop skills in drawing, painting, and sculpture while building a strong portfolio for future study. Designed for students ages 14–18, classes are open to all levels,
- [Young Masters](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/young-master-afterschool-program/) - Young Masters Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Young Masters Afterschool Program In keeping with traditional Academic practices that date to the Renaissance period, the Lyme Academy’s Young Masters Afterschool Program provides students ages 12 and up with one-on-one instruction in observational drawing, painting, and
- [50th Anniversary Celebration](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-events/50thcelebration/) - 50th Anniversary Celebration Enroll for the Evening. A One-Night Only 50th Anniversary Celebration. Saturday, October 24, 2026 6 to 9 pm Celebrate 50 years of Lyme Academy by joining the Class of 2026 for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy food and drinks and immersive, hands-on experiences that invite you to learn, observe, and create as you
- [Designing the Pose Workshop with Alicia Ponzio](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/design_pose_ponzio/) - Designing the Pose: A Figurative Sculpture Workshop with Alicia N. Ponzio $1,000.00 Instructor: Alicia N. Ponzio Dates: August 3 – 7, 2026 Times: 9 am–4:30 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages
- [Expressive Portraits in Clay with Heather Personett](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/expressive-portraits-in-clay-with-heather-personett/) - Expressive Portraits in Clay A classical study of the portrait as an investigation of naturalism, expression, and artistic composition $1,000.00 Instructor: Heather Personett Dates: August 24 – 28, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This
- [Core Drawing & Painting](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/) - Core Drawing & Painting Overview Faculty Academic Calendar Tuition Scholarships Housing International Students Apply Core Sculpture Core Student Handbook 2026 Overview “Drawing is an act of interpretation informed by purpose, study, experience, intuition, and knowing one’s craft. To varying degrees, a draftsman harmonizes three domains: perceptual, cognitive, and affective—or, in other words, the sources for
- [Core Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/) - Core Sculpture Overview Faculty Academic Calendar Tuition Housing International Students Apply Core Drawing & Painting Core Student Handbook 2026 Overview The Core Sculpture Program at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts offers an intensive, three-year foundational course for figurative artists, with an optional fourth year of advanced study. The Program is unique within the US
- [Workshops](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/) - Workshops Workshops Past Workshops Youth Programs Open Studio Drawing Terms, Conditions and Policies Workshops Workshops at the Academy provide students with the opportunity to work closely with renowned guest artists in an intensive and focused setting. These programs offer valuable technical training and insight into diverse perspectives and methodologies within figurative and representational art. Stay
- [Alla Prima Still Life Class](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/alla-prima-still-life-class/) - Alla Prima Still Life Class Sections Available: No sections currently available. Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ NEW STUDENTS RETURNING STUDENTS In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of how to create a still-life painting from direct observation. We will work in a direct alla prima, or wet on wet, method, in order to
- [50th Anniversary Sponsors](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th_anniversary_sponsors/) - Sponsors Thank You to Our 50th Anniversary Sponsors Lyme Academy of Fine Arts gratefully recognizes the generous individuals, businesses, and community partners whose support is making possible a dynamic series of exhibitions, events, and programs throughout 2026 that honor our legacy and define our future. Through their generosity, they support our students, enrich our community,
- [About Us](https://lymeacademy.edu/about-us/) - About Us Mission About Us Accreditation Board Staff Press Mission The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new
- [Open Studio Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/open-studio-drawing/) - Open Studio Figure Drawing Workshops Youth Programs Open Studio Drawing Our Open Studio sessions provide a valuable opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model in a structured studio environment. A monitor is present to set the poses, keep time, and ensure a prompt start. Easels, stools, sculpture stands, and
- [Portrait Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/portrait_sculpture/) - Portrait Sculpture Section Available: No sections are available at this time. Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. Once you submit your account information, you will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in and complete
- [Figure Painting with David Baird](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/figure_painting_baird/) - Figure Painting with David Baird $1,000.00 Instructor: David Baird Dates: June 29-July 3, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Weir Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or with permission from the instructor. This
- [Principles of Landscape Painting Workshop with Patrick Okrasinski](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/landscape_okrasinski_2026/) - Principles of Landscape Painting Workshop with Patrick Okrasinski $1,000.00 Instructor: Patrick Okrasinski Dates: August 24–28, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm (lunch 12-1 pm; participants are asked to bring their own bagged lunch) Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 18+ This workshop has sold out. To join the waitlist, please click the link below. Join Waitlist Workshop
- [50th Anniversary Events](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-events/) - Events & Activities March 20 – The New Bronze Age Exhibition Opens The New Bronze Age: Masterpieces of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Sculpture from the Karlheinz Kronberger Collection On view through May 17. Open Wednesdays to Sundays 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Free and open to the public. Learn More March 20-22 – 2026 Sculptors’
- [Exhibitions](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/) - Exhibitions Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Chauncey Stillman Gallery at the Lyme Academy Named in honor of the great New York art collector, philanthropist, and Lyme Academy patron, the Chauncey Stillman Gallery opened its doors at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in 2003. Its regular and rotating exhibition schedule features both historic works and
- [Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/annual-student-faculty-exhibition-2026/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present the Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition. Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition June 20–August 30, 2026 Wednesday–Sunday, 12–4 pm Please note: the Gallery will be closed on Saturday, July 4, 2026 for the holiday. Chauncey Stillman
- [Financial Aid, Work-study and Scholarships](https://lymeacademy.edu/financial_aid/) - FINANCIAL AID Home Core Drawing & Painting Core Sculpture Financial Aid Work-study Scholarships Work-study, Scholarships, and other Financial Assistance for Currently Enrolled Core Program Students Financial Aid and Work-study Application Form Application Schedule: Application Opens: June 4, 2026 Application Deadline: July 1, 2026 Award Notifications: August 1, 2026 This form allows you to apply for
- [Continuing Education](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/) - Continuing Education Class Descriptions Weekly Schedule Classes FAQ Faculty Terms & Conditions Visit Us Student Portal Student Handbook Continuing Education Studio Classes at the Lyme Academy offer students of all levels an opportunity to receive the highest caliber of one-on-one professional art instruction, with the freedom to design their own schedules. Classes are offered weekdays,
- [Drawing Course](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/drawing-course/) - Drawing Course Sections Available (8 weeks) Mondays, July 6–August 24, 9 am–12 pm with Jairus Kiyabu and Marina Melluzzo, tuition $525 Tuesdays, July 7–August 25, 9 am–12 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Thursdays, July 9–August 27, 9 am–12 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels are welcome, ages 15+. New Student Returning
- [Lectures](https://lymeacademy.edu/lectures/) - Lectures Lectures Past Lectures Hear from leading artists, makers, scholars, and critics offering diverse perspectives on important issues in the visual arts and related disciplines. Programs range from dynamic lectures for a general audience to those with a scholarly focus. All lectures at the Academy are free and open to the public. Want to know
- [Past Lectures](https://lymeacademy.edu/past-lectures/) - Lectures Past Lectures Past Lectures Artist Talk with Vincent Desiderio Friday, April 17, 2026 An Introduction to Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck with Met Curator Dita Amory Friday, February 27, 2026 Ways of Meaning with artist Kurt Kauper Friday, February 6, 2026 Artist Talk with Amy Erickson Friday, January 23, 2026 Direct Stone
- [Quick Pose in Clay](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/quick-pose-in-clay/) - Quick Pose in Clay Section Available: No sections currently available. Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 18+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in, complete your class registration, and make payment. Returning students
- [Figure Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/figure-sculpture/) - Figure Sculpture Section Available (8 Weeks) Saturdays, July 11–August 29, 9 am–12 pm, with Marina Melluzzo, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in, complete
- [Introduction to Sculpture Course](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/intro_sculpture/) - Introduction to Sculpture Section Available (8 Weeks): Saturdays, July 11–August 29, 1–4 pm with Elizabeth Conway, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in, complete
- [Anatomical Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/anatomical-drawing/) - Anatomical Drawing Section Available (8 Weeks): Tuesdays, July 7–August 25, 1–4 pm with Edmond Rochat, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in and complete
- [Portrait Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/portrait-drawing/) - Portrait Drawing Section Available (10-Week Session) No sections currently available. Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with a link and credentials to log in, complete your class registration, and make payment. Returning students
- [Figure Painting](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/figure-painting/) - Figure Painting Sections Available (8 Weeks): Wednesdays, July 8–August 26, 5 pm–8 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Thursdays, July 9–August 27, 1 pm–4 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+; We strongly encourage all students to attend the Figure Drawing classes offered by the Lyme Academy as a foundation
- [Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/figure-drawing/) - Figure Drawing Sections Available (8 Weeks) Mondays, July 6–August 24, 1–4 pm with Jairus Kiyabu and Marina Melluzzo, tuition $525 Wednesdays, July 8–August 26, 5 pm–8 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Thursdays, July 9–August 27, 1 pm–4 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student?
- [Painting Course](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/painting-course/) - Painting Course Sections Available (8 weeks) Mondays, July 6–August 24, 9 am–12 pm with Jairus Kiyabu and Marina Melluzzo, tuition $525 Tuesdays, July 7–August 25, 9 am–12 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Thursdays, July 9–August 27, 9 am–12 pm with Rick Lacey, tuition $525 Levels/Ages: All levels are welcome, ages 15+; We strongly recommend
- [Competitions](https://lymeacademy.edu/competitions/) - Competitions From Life: Figurative Art Competitions by Alexander W. Katlan, hosted at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts This annual juried oil portrait sketching competition offers artists the opportunity to compete in a focused live-painting event. Tickets are limited; registration is now open. 2026 Juried Portrait Competition Sunday, April 26, 2026Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old
- [Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/still-life-todd-casey/) - Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey $1000.00 Instructor: Todd Casey Dates: August 17–21, 2026 Times: 9 am–4:30 pm (break 12–1:30 pm) Workshop Location: Cole Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Level: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or with permission from the instructor Register Learn the fundamentals of still life painting in
- [Figure Drawing: Short and Long Pose with Jon deMartin](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/figure-drawing-short-and-long-pose-with-jon-demartin/) - Figure Drawing: Short & Long Pose with Jon deMartin $600.00 Instructor: Jon deMartin Dates: July 13–15, 2026 (3-day workshop) Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Weir Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels and ages 18+ (or younger with instructor permission). This workshop covers the important balance between
- [Free Hand Stone Carving Workshop with Gianluca Giarrizzo](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/free-hand-stone-carving-workshop-with-gianluca-giarrizzo/) - Freehand Stone Carving Workshop: The Torso with Gianluca Giarrizzo $1,000.00 Instructor: Gianluca Giarrizzo Dates: June 29-July 3, 2026 Times: 9 am–4:30 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, participants are not required to
- [The Dynamic Figure in Clay with Chad Fisher](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/dynamicfigure/) - The Dynamic Figure in Clay Workshop with Chad Fisher $1,000.00 Instructor: Chad Fisher Dates: Monday, March 30–Friday, April 3, 2026 Times: 8 am–5 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+. In this
- [Dita Amory - Guest Lecture & Book Signing](https://lymeacademy.edu/lectures/dita-amory-guest-lecture-book-signing/) - Guest Lecture & Book Signing Dita Amory Guest Lecture & Book Signing SOLD OUT! Join us on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm for “An Introduction to Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck”, a guest lecture and book signing with Dita Amory, Robert Lehman Curator in Charge at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Pre-College Master Copy Painting](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-master-copy-painting/) - Pre-College Master Copy Painting YSPC250 Master Copy Painting Dates: Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28, 2026 Instructor: Isabella Antolic-Soban Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 In this studio course, students develop foundational oil painting skills through the practice of master copying—an approach
- [Pre College Portrait Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pc-portraiture/) - Pre-College Portrait Drawing YSPC125 Portrait Drawing Instructor: Louis Izzo Dates: Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7, 2026 Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Level/Ages: All levels, ages 14-18 Working from the model, students will be instructed in a step-by-step approach to rendering an accurate and engaging portrait
- [Pre-College Life Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-life-drawing/) - Pre-College Life Drawing YSPC130 Life Drawing Instructor: Alexander Kirsch Dates: Section 1: Monday, July 27–Friday, July 31, 2026 Section 2: Monday, August 10–August 14, 2026 Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 This course is specifically designed for high school students interested in developing
- [Pre-College Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pc-sculpture/) - Pre-College Sculpture YSPC400 Sculpture Instructor: Elizabeth Conway Dates: July 13–July 17, 2026 Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels, 14-18 In this introductory class, students learn the fundamental skills and techniques necessary to sculpt from direct observation. Working with oil-based clay and a variety of professional
- [Pre-College Painting](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-painting-i/) - Pre-College Painting YSPC200-1 Painting Instructor: Emily Archer Dates: Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10, 2026 Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 This introductory oil painting course, designed for all levels, provides students with the practical skills to confidently render objects from direct observation.
- [Terra Anima](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/terra-anima/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Terra Anima The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to present Terra Anima, a terracotta sculpture exhibition featuring and created by its Core Program students. Taking place in Lyme Academy’s historic Sill House (ca. 1817), this exhibition marks the first of what will become a yearly Lyme Academy tradition
- [The New Bronze Age](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/the-new-bronze-age/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions The New Bronze Age: Masterpieces of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Sculpture from the Karlheinz Kronberger Collection The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present The New Bronze Age: Masterpieces of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Sculpture from the Karlheinz Kronberger Collection. In 2022, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
- [50th Anniversary Sponsorship Opportunities](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-sponsorship-opportunities/) - Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship Period: April 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 For 50 years, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts has been a national leader in representational arts education. In 2026, our anniversary year, we invite our community, patrons, and partners to celebrate with us through a dynamic series of exhibitions, events, and programs
- [Pre-College Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-drawing/) - Pre-College Drawing YSPC100 Drawing Dates: Monday, June 29 – Friday, July 3, 2026 Instructor: Rick Lacey Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 Pre-College Drawing is designed for students who are new to the craft of drawing from direct observation and for intermediate students
- [Pre-College Portfolio Prep for College Bound Seniors](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/portprep/) - Pre-College Portfolio Prep Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Get Ready for College Applications this Summer! Lyme Academy’s Pre-College Portfolio Prep Program provides rising, college-bound seniors with the opportunity to create a competitive art portfolio to support their admissions applications. Students will be guided and
- [Torso Workshop with Eudald de Juana](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/torso-de-juana/) - Sculpting the Torso from Life Workshop with Eudald de Juana $2,000.00 Instructor: Eudald de Juana Dates: Monday, March 23–Friday, March 27, 2026 Times: 9 am–5 pm (break 12:30–2 pm) Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to
- [Summer Programs](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/) - Summer Programs Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Summer Pre-College Program Lyme Academy’s Pre-College Program offers immersive studio classes where students develop skills in drawing, painting, and sculpture while learning the discipline of studio practice. Working in professional studios with Lyme Academy faculty and visiting
- [portfolio_prep_scholarship_application](https://lymeacademy.edu/portfolio_prep_scholarship_application/) - Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Summer Youth Academy 2026 Pre-College Portfolio Prep Program Opus Animae Caritas Scholarship Application Lyme Academy’s Pre-College Portfolio Prep Program offers rising high school seniors the opportunity to create a competitive art portfolio to support their college admissions applications.
- [Youth Programs](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/) - Youth Programs Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) Youth Programs Youth Programs at the Lyme Academy are open to all students ages 12-18, regardless of their level of training or proficiency in the fine arts. Our studio classes provide essential skills in drawing, painting, and
- [Ecorché of the Head Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/ecorche-of-the-head-workshop/) - Ecorché of the Head Workshop with Stephen Perkins $1,000.00 Instructor: Stephen Perkins Dates: July 13–July 17, 2026 (5-day workshop, Monday–Friday) Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 15+ Register Using
- [Visit Us](https://lymeacademy.edu/visit-us/) - Visit Us Visit Us Directions Campus Access Facilities Planning Your Visit The Academy’s intimate campus and inspiring facilities are located in the historic maritime village of Old Lyme, situated along a pristine stretch of Connecticut shoreline on the Boston/New York City/Washington corridor. We are two-hours from New York City and Boston by car or train,
- [Past Exhibitions](https://lymeacademy.edu/past-exhibitions/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Past Exhibitions Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition JUNE 21, 2025 – AUGUST 31, 2025 True to Form ACADEMIC FIGURE STUDIES FROM THE LATE 19th to EARLY 20th CENTURIES MARCH 1, 2025 – APRIL 27, 2025 Learn more Beyond the Figure A STUDENT AND FACULTY EXHIBITION MAY 19, 2024 – SEPTEMBER
- [Scholarships](https://lymeacademy.edu/financial_aid/scholarships/) - Scholarships Home Core Drawing & Painting Core Sculpture Financial Aid Work-study Scholarships Lyme Academy Scholarships Stanley & Naomi Bleifeld (2000) established by Stanley and Naomi Bleifeld to provide a scholarship for a Core sculpture student. The Howard Brundage Endowed Scholarship Fund (1999) established by Mrs. Howard Brundage in memory of her husband. The Robert K.
- [50th Anniversary Support the Next 50 Years](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-support-the-next-50-years-2/) - Support the Next 50 Years For half a century, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts has been a place where artists learn to create with purpose and meaning through a curriculum grounded in rigorous training, observation, and mentorship. Throughout its history, the Academy has preserved and sustained time-honored artistic practices, master-level instruction, and the spaces where
- [The Portrait in Drawing & Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/portrait_draw_sculpture_thompson/) - The Portrait in Drawing and Sculpture with Dan Thompson $1,000.00 Instructor: Dan Thompson Dates: July 6–10, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio and Weir Studios, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels and ages 18+
- [Facilities](https://lymeacademy.edu/facilities/) - Facilities Our Campus The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts stands on four idyllic acres in the heart of Old Lyme, Connecticut. The natural beauty of our campus reflects an appreciation of the historic architecture of our setting and the needs of the modern working artist. At the center is the John Sill House, built in
- [Accreditation](https://lymeacademy.edu/about-us/accreditation/) - Accreditation The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is: An Accredited Member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) A 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institution under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States A proud partner of institutions of higher education, including the Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) and New
- [Alumni](https://lymeacademy.edu/alumni/) - Alumni About Us Faculty Alumni Our alumni are our proudest achievements, and a part of the legacy that the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is committed to honoring today and in the future. We invite you to sign up HERE to receive news and information about the Academy’s activities today and future opportunities for alumni.
- [50th Anniversary History](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-history/) - History Mission The mission of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. By its commitment to training students in these skills and an engagement with contemporary discourse, the Academy will empower a new generation of artists. Through its programs, the Academy
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- [Old Lyme Artist Colony](https://lymeacademy.edu/old-lyme-artist-colony/) - Old Lyme Artist Colony About Us Visit Old Lyme The Old Lyme Artist Colony: the Spirit of a Place “The most talked about art colony in America today is at Old Lyme, Connecticut.” – Hartford Courant, 1907 Located in the historic coastal town of Old Lyme, Connecticut, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts participates in
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- [Support the Next 50 Years](https://lymeacademy.edu/50th-anniversary-support-the-next-50-years/) - Support the Next 50 Years Support the next 50 years at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts For half a century, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts has been a place where artists learn to create with purpose and meaning through a curriculum grounded in rigorous training, observation, and mentorship. Throughout its history, the Academy has preserved
- [Middle School Academy](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/) - Middle School Academy Youth Programs Young Masters Summer Programs Faculty Terms and Conditions General Information Student Portal (enrolled students) The Middle School Academy provides students ages 11-13 with immersive, week-long workshops running Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. These are fun, hands-on opportunities to work in a professional artist’s studio, while learning about
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- [Faculty](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/faculty/) - Back to Continuing Education Back to Youth Back to Workshops Faculty Our faculty has been carefully selected to represent the Academy’s new vision – one that combines the legacy they inherit, and that looks forward to the future of figurative and representational art. Individually, these artists and scholars are at the top of their respective
- [Classes FAQ](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/classes-faq/) - Continuing Education & Workshops FAQ I have heard about workshops at the Academy. What is the difference between a class and a workshop? An Academy “class” is a sequential learning experience wherein students attend weekly or monthly sessions over an extended period of time. “Workshops” offer students the opportunity to work closely with renowned guest
- [Apply](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/apply/) - Core Drawing & Painting Core Sculpture Application Apply Those seeking admission to the Academy’s full-time Core Drawing & Painting Program or Core Sculpture Program must submit a completed online application. Students of all levels are encouraged to apply. We are primarily seeking students who demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to the challenges of
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- [Calendar](https://lymeacademy.edu/calendar/) - Category: Category Open Studio Workshops Reset August 2026September SUMOTUWETHFRSA 262728293031123456789101112131415Open Studio Figure Drawing Open Studio Figure Drawing 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Summer, 10 am to 1 pm; $20 and open to the public Learn more , ... 1617Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey 8:00 am
- [Faculty](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/) - Core Drawing & Painting Core Sculpture Core Drawing & Painting Faculty Our faculty has been carefully selected to represent the Academy’s new vision – one that combines the legacy they inherit, and that looks forward to the future of figurative and representational art. Individually, these artists and scholars are at the top of their respective
- [Faculty](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/) - Core Drawing & Painting Core Sculpture Core Sculpture Faculty Our faculty has been carefully selected to represent the Academy’s new vision – one that combines the legacy they inherit, and that looks forward to the future of figurative and representational art. Individually, these artists and scholars are at the top of their respective fields; together,
- [Lennart Anderson Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/lennartanderson/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective opens at the Chauncey Stillman Gallery – Lyme Academy of Fine Arts January 14, 2022 on view through March 18, 2022. Described by the New York Times as one of the “most prominent and admired painters to translate figurative art into a modern idiom,” Lennart
- [Bo Bartlett Cirque La Vie](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/bobartlett/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Cirque De La Vie BO BARTLETT Cirque De La Vie is the latest in a series of original exhibitions at the Lyme Academy, each of which celebrates the history and development of representational and figurative art. The exhibition continues through June 30, 2023 The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased
- [Momento Vivere](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/momentovivere/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Momento Vivere October 17–December 10, 2021 Curated by Artistic Directors Amaya Gurpide and Jordan Sokol, the Memento Vivere exhibition features more than 20 works by internationally acclaimed artists, each of which represents a progressive vision of the figurative tradition and brings continued life to a historical framework. The vigor of these pieces
- [An Artist's Eye](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/anartistseye/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection November 19, 2023 – February 18th, 2024 The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the public opening on November 19, 2023 of An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection. Featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th
- [True to Form](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/true-to-form/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries, an exhibition that celebrates the significance of the human figure in academic art
- [Beyond the Figure](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/beyondthefigure/) - Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions Beyond the Figure: A Student and Faculty Exhibition Beyond the Figure: A Student and Faculty Exhibition is the next in a series of original art exhibitions curated by Co-Artistic Directors Amaya Gurpide and Jordan Sokol and the inaugural exhibition of Academy works. The exhibition will be on view until Sunday,
- [Workshops, Past](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops-past/) - Past Workshops Workshops Past Workshops Youth Programs Open Studio Drawing Terms, Conditions and Policies Past Workshops Todd Casey Painting the Still Life August 14–17, 2025 David Baird Figure PaintingAugust 18–22, 2025 Fred X Brownstein Portrait in Stone: An Introduction to the Machinetta in Stone CarvingJuly 14–July 20, 2025 Dan Thompson The Portrait in Drawing and
- [Emily M. Weeks](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/emily-m-weeks/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine EMILY M. WEEKS Principal Art Historian Emily M. Weeks received her Ph.D. from the Department of the History of Art at Yale University in December 2004. Currently she is an independent art historian and consultant for museums, academic
- [The Wrestlers at Lyme Academy](https://lymeacademy.edu/the-wrestlers-at-lyme-academy/) - In 2024, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts was approached by Maria Keogh—the granddaughter of sculptor Berthold Nebel—regarding the potential donation of Wrestlers, the Rodin-inspired sculpture Nebel created during World War I as his thesis at the Academy in Rome. With the impending sale of Nebel’s historic studio in Westport, Connecticut, the sculpture is
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- [Pathway Agreements and Partnerships](https://lymeacademy.edu/about-us/pathway-agreements-and-partnerships/) - PATHWAYS + PARTNERSHIPS Mission About Us Accreditation Board Staff Press Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is committed to advancing the figurative arts through dynamic partnerships with leading artists, institutions, and organizations around the world. These collaborations enrich our curriculum, expand opportunities for students and faculty, and establish the Academy as a vibrant site of artistic
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- [Foundations of Academic Figure Sculpture](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuingeducation/acad_fig_sculpt/) - Foundations of Academic Figure Sculpture Summer Section Available (8 Weeks): Saturdays, July 12–August 30, 9 pm–12 pm with Joseph Van Buren and JT Hein, tuition $495 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 15+ Are you a new student? Use the button below to create an account in our student portal. You will receive an email with
- [Housing for Portrait Competition](https://lymeacademy.edu/housing-for-portrait-competition/) - This page is not intended for public use, only to add on housing payments for the April 27, 2025 Portrait Competition. Please fill out fields and select housing and make payment.
- [American Art Students at French Academies 1876-1900 Lecture](https://lymeacademy.edu/lectures/american-art-students-at-french-academies-1876-1900-lecture/) - GUEST LECTURE & RECEPTION In the Studios of Paris: American Art Students at the French Academies, 1876 – 1900 Join us on Saturday, April 12 at 4 pm for “In the Studios of Paris: American Art Students at the French Academies, 1876–1900,” a guest lecture by Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American
- [Lyme Academy Campus Access](https://lymeacademy.edu/visit-us/security-system/) - Visit Us Directions Campus Access Facilities Lyme Academy Campus Access For the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff, all entrances to the Academy campus are locked. Visitors with appointments are asked to use the intercoms located at either of the Academy’s main north and south entrances. Staff will be alerted and provide
- [True to Form Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/exhibitions/truetoform/) - EXHIBITIONS Exhibitions Visit Us Past Exhibitions True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries, an exhibition that celebrates the significance of the human figure in academic art training. Opening Saturday, March
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- [Pre-College Composition](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/comp/) - Pre-College Composition YSPC175 Composition Dates: Monday, August 4 – Friday, August 8, 2025 Times: 9 am–3pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Level/Ages: All levels, ages 14-18 This workshop is designed to allow students to investigate the great masterpieces of drawing, painting, and sculpture in art history. Students will engage in hands-on
- [Bargue](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/bargue/) - Middle School Academy Youth Bargue Drawing Dates: Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18, 2025 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Rick Lacey Tuition: $425 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 The Bargue Method emphasizes careful replication of classical 2D images to develop observation and precision. Students will progress from
- [Pre-College Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-workshops/pre-college-printmaking/) - Pre-College Printmaking YSPC300 Printmaking Dates: Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27, 2025 Instructor: Paul Michael Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 Printmaking is the act of creating artwork using a printing press. Artists in this immersive workshop will learn how to create
- [Portraiture II](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/portraiture-ii/) - Middle School Academy Portraiture II Dates: Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 11, 2025 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $425 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 This class offers students the opportunity to gain or hone the skills and techniques necessary to draw portraits from life.
- [Portraiture I](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/portraiture-i/) - Middle School Academy Portraiture I Dates: Monday, June 21 – Friday, June 27, 2025 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $425 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 This class offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and techniques necessary to draw portraits from life. Students will
- [Leonardo Da Vinci](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/da-vinci/) - Middle School Academy Leonardo Da Vinci Dates: Monday, July 21–Friday, July 25, 2025 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $425 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 “Apprentice” with one of art history’s leading portrait artists! Dive into projects inspired by Sargent’s portraits; learn about the artist’s life
- [Middle School Portfolio](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/middle-school-portfolio/) - Middle School Academy Create Your Art Portfolio at Lyme Academy! Dates: Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1, 2025 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $425 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 Join the Middle School Academy Portfolio Workshop and build a portfolio you’ll be proud to
- [Dan Thompson](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/danthompson/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine DAN THOMPSON Visiting Faculty Dan Thompson has exhibited in public and private venues throughout the world, including at the Eleanor Ettinger Gallery (New York City), John Pence Gallery (San Francisco), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Canada), the Corcoran Gallery of Art
- [Figure Drawing Portfolio Development – High School Students](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/figure-drawing-portfolio-development-high-school-students/) - PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT Evening Figure Drawing for High School Students This course is designed for high school students who want to build a strong portfolio through life drawing. Students will begin with fundamental principles including setup, proportion, and composition. As the course progresses, they will delve into advanced topics such as anatomy, design, and aesthetics. Over
- [Continuing Education Free Trial Class](https://lymeacademy.edu/continuing-education-free-trial-class/) - Continuing Education - Free Class for Prospective Students Fill out the form below to request a free class. Staff will contact you to schedule your free trial.
- [Alex Venezia](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-drawing-painting/faculty/venezia/) - Jordan Sokol Hollis Dunlap Emily M. Weeks Edmond Rochat Chad Fisher Amaya Gurpide Alex Venezia Thomas LaPine ALEX VENEZIA Drawing and Painting Instructor Alex Venezia is an American representational oil painter whose work has earned him nationwide representation, as well as numerous accolades and awards. Eschewing the traditional academy approach in favor of studying under
- [Pre-College Painting II](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pc-paint/) - Pre-College Painting II Section Available: YSPC200-2, Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, 2024 with Marina Melluzzo Find this class in the 2024-2025 Academic Year option when registering through student portal. Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 This introductory oil painting course, designed
- [Opus Animae Caritas Youth Scholarship Application](https://lymeacademy.edu/opus-animae-caritas-youth-scholarship-application/) - Opus Animae Caritas Youth Scholarship Scholarship Description: Three (3) scholarships to be awarded to high school students ages 12 and up for the purpose of participating in the Young Masters Afterschool Program beginning in fall 2024 for the academic year. In keeping with traditional Academic practices that date to the Renaissance period, the Lyme Academy’s
- [Student Portal Course and Workshop Registration Instructions](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/registration-instructions/) - BACK TO SUMMER YOUTH STUDENT PORTAL How to Select Your Summer Youth Academy Workshops >Log in to the Student Portal using the username and password sent to your email during enrollment. The Student Portal looks like this: >Next, click “Self Registration” (lower left) >Read the Terms and Conditions, and acknowledge by clicking “I Agree“ >Select
- [Opus Animae Caritas Youth Scholarship Application](https://lymeacademy.edu/opus-animae-caritas-youth-scholarship-application-2/)
- [Pre-College Landscape](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pc-landscape/) - Pre-College Landscape YSPC155 Section 1, Monday, June 24–Friday, June 28, 2024 with Emily Archer Find this class in the 2023-2024 Academic Year option when registering through the student portal Times: Times: 9 am–3pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 Working en plein air, students learn how to create
- [Pre-College Drawing II](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/pre-college-drawing-2/) - Pre-College Drawing II Dates: Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19, 2024 Instructor: Rick Lacey Times: 9 am–3 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not provided) Levels/Ages: All levels; ages 14-18 Pre-College Drawing is designed for students who are new to the craft of drawing and for intermediate students who wish to sharpen their
- [Portraiture I](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/msa-portraiture/) - Middle School Academy Portraiture I Dates: Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19, 2024 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $375 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 This class offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and techniques necessary to draw portraits from life. Students will
- [James Abbott McNeill Whistler](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/msa-whistler/) - Middle School Academy James Abbott McNeill Whistler Dates: Monday, July 8 – Friday, July 12, 2024 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $375 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 “Apprentice” with one of art history’s leading portrait artists! Dive into projects inspired by Whistler’s paintings; learn about
- [John Singer Sargent](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/msa-sargent/) - Middle School Academy John Singer Sargent Dates: Monday, June 24–Friday, June 28, 2024 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $375 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 “Apprentice” with one of art history’s leading portrait artists! Dive into projects inspired by Sargent’s portraits; learn about the artist’s life
- [Portraiture II](https://lymeacademy.edu/youth-programs/summer-academy/middle-school-academy/msa-portraitureii/) - Middle School Academy Portraiture II Dates: Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, 2024 Times: 9 am–3 pm, one-hour lunch break (lunch not provided) Instructor: Marissa Asal Tuition: $375 Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 11-13 This class offers students the opportunity to gain or hone the skills and techniques necessary to draw portraits from life.
- [Opus Animae Caritas Travel & Study Abroad Scholarship Application](https://lymeacademy.edu/opus-animae-caritas-travel-study-abroad-scholarship-application/) - Opus Animae Caritas Travel & Study Abroad Scholarship Application
- [Zachary Kainz](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/zachary-kainz/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler ZACHARY KAINZ Sculpture Faculty Zachary Kainz is a third-generation sculptor from a family of Austrian stone carvers. After a period of traditional apprenticeship, he studied classical design at Barnstone Studios and figurative sculpture and
- [Alicia Ponzio](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/alicia_ponzio/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler ALICIA PONZIO VISITING CORE SCULPTURE FACULTY Alicia N. Ponzio (b.1974) began her career as a Lieutenant in the United States’ Navy Nurse Corps. After experimenting with various mediums in figurative art, she found her
- [Mina Mohtasham](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/mina-mohtasham/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler Mina Mohtasham PRINCIPAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CORE PROGRAMS INSTRUCTOR Mina Mohtasham received a BFA in painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2021, and graduated from the Lyme Academy of Fine
- [Thomas LaPine](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/thomas-lapine/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler THOMAS LAPINE PRINCIPAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CORE PROGRAMS INSTRUCTOR Thomas LaPine uses drawing and painting to actively participate and engage with the world. As a student of academic principles, he strives to expand these
- [Gary Weisman](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/gary_weisman/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler Gary Weisman VISITING CORE SCULPTURE FACULTY A Chicago native, Gary Weisman was educated at the School of the Chicago Art Institute and at Columbia College. In 1982, he became a drawing instructor at Manatee
- [Treacy Ziegler](https://lymeacademy.edu/core-sculpture/faculty/treacy_ziegler/) - Core Sculpture Chad Fisher Zachary Kainz Thomas LaPine Mina Mohtasham Alicia Ponzio Edmond Rochat Emily M. Weeks Gary Weisman Treacy Ziegler Treacy Ziegler VISITING CORE SCULPTURE FACULTY Treacy Ziegler, an exhibiting artist who has shown her art in Canada and United States, works in the mediums of painting, sculpture and printmaking. She is the recipient
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- [Painting I and II (combo)](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/painting-i-and-ii-combo/) - Painting I and II (combo) $375 Instructor: Rick Lacey Dates: Monday, August 7 – Friday, August 11, 2023 Times: 9 am–3pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Levels/Ages: Ages 14-18 REGISTER This introductory oil painting course, designed for all levels, provides students with the practical skills needed to confidently render objects from
- [Sculpture I and II (combo)](https://lymeacademy.edu/workshops/sculpture-i-and-ii-combo/) - Sculpture I and II (combo) $375 Instructor: Marina Melluzzo Dates: Monday, August 14 – Friday, August 18, 2023 Times: 9 am–3pm, with a one-hour break for lunch (lunch not included) Levels/Ages: Ages 14-18 REGISTER In this introductory class, students learn the fundamental skills and techniques necessary to sculpt from direct observation. Working with oil-based clay
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## Events

- [Principles of Landscape Painting Workshop with Patrick Okrasinski](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/principles-of-landscape-painting-workshop-with-patrick-okrasinski/) - Instructor: Patrick Okrasinski Dates: August 24–28, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm (lunch 12-1 pm; participants are asked to bring their own bagged lunch) Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 18+ This workshop has sold out. To join the waitlist, please click the link below. Learn more.
- [Painting the Still Life with Todd Casey](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/painting-the-still-life-with-todd-casey/) - Instructor: Todd Casey Dates: August 17–21, 2026 Times: 9 am–4:30 pm (break 12–1:30 pm) Workshop Location: Cole Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Level: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or with permission from the instructor Learn the fundamentals of still life painting. Learn more.
- [Ecorché of the Head Workshop with Stephen Perkins](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/stephen_perkins/) - Ecorché of the Head Workshop with Stephen Perkins Instructor: Stephen Perkins Dates: July 13–July 17, 2026 (5-day workshop, Monday–Friday) Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 15+ Using the écorché (“flayed figure”) method of anatomical study,
- [Figure Drawing: Short & Long Pose with Jon deMartin](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-drawing-short-long-pose-with-jon-demartin/) - Instructor: Jon deMartin Dates: July 13–15, 2026 (3-day workshop) Times: 9 am–4 pm Workshop Location: Weir Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels and ages 18+ (or younger with instructor permission). This workshop covers the important balance between drawing what we know and drawing what we see. Whatever the length of a pose,
- [Free Hand Stone Carving Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/free-hand-stone-carving-workshop/) - Freehand Stone Carving Workshop: The Torso with Gianluca Giarrizzo $1,000.00 Instructor: Gianluca Giarrizzo Dates: June 29-July 3, 2026 Times: 9 am–4:30 pm Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, participants are not required to have prior stone carving
- [The Portrait in Drawing and Sculpture with Dan Thompson](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/the-portrait-in-drawing-and-sculpture-with-dan-thompson/) - Instructor: Dan Thompson Dates: July 6–10, 2026 Times: 9 am–4 pm Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels and ages 18+ (or younger with instructor permission). This multidisciplinary five-day workshop integrates sculptural and drawing techniques to deepen students’ understanding of portraiture. The course emphasizes interpreting form, structure, and tonality through hands-on practice. Learn more.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-17/) - Summer, 10 am to 1 pm; $20 and open to the public Learn more
- [Vincent Desiderio Artist Lecture](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/vincent-desiderio-artist-lecture/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to present a guest lecture by artist Vincent Desiderio at 5:00 pm on Friday, April 17, 2026 in the Academy’s Wilson-Riley Library. Mr. Desiderio will speak about his work and the decisions he has made “to break from traditional paradigms in order to help set the stage
- [Expressive Portraits in Clay Workshop with Heather Personett](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/expressive-portraits-in-clay-workshop-with-heather-personett/) - A classical study of the portrait as an investigation of naturalism, expression, and artistic composition Instructor Name: Heather Personett August 24 – 28, 2026 9 am – 4 pm Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Registration Fee: $1,000 Level/Age Group: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or by permission of the
- [2026 Commencement Ceremony](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/2026-commencement-ceremony/) - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 2026 Commencement Ceremony, celebrating the achievements of our students who have completed the Core Drawing & Painting and Core Sculpture Programs. This joyous occasion will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on the Academy grounds.
- [Terra Anima Exhibition at Sill House Gallery](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/terra-anima-exhibition-at-sill-house-gallery/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is proud to present Terra Anima, a wide range of terracotta sculptures created by students of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. This exhibition presents a wide range of terracotta sculptures created by students at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. Rooted in Italian Renaissance tradition, these sculptures evoke the
- [Designing the Pose Workshop with Alicia N. Ponzio](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/designing-the-pose-workshop-with-alicia-n-ponzio/) - Workshop Title: Designing the Pose: A Figurative Sculpture Workshop with Alicia N. Ponzio Instructor Name: Alicia N. Ponzio Dates: August 3 – 7, 2026 Times: 9 am – 4:30pm (1 ½ hour lunch break) Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Registration Fee: $1,000 Level/Age Group: This workshop is open to all levels, ages
- [Figure Painting Workshop with David Baird](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-painting-workshop-with-david-baird-2/) - Dates: June 29-July 3, 2026 Times: 9 am – 4 pm Location: Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Registration Fee: $1,000 Level/Age Group: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or with permission from the instructor. 5-Day Painting Workshop Learn more.
- [Guest Lecture & Book Signing with MET Curator Dita Amory](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-book-signing-with-met-curator-dita-amory/) - An Introduction to Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck—a guest lecture and book signing with MET Curator Dita Amory PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026 AT 5:00 pm. (Event was previously scheduled for February 27.) Join us on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm for “An Introduction to
- [The New Bronze Age: Masterpieces of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Sculpture from the Karlheinz Kronberger Collection Exhibition Opens](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/kronberger-collection-exhibition-opens/) - Learn More
- [Artist Talk with Amy Erickson](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/artist-talk-with-amy-erickson/) - Join artist Amy Erickson on January 23, 2026, for an engaging lecture on her work and creative process. Using painting and drawing, Erickson explores how observation, color, and structure can carry psychological and narrative weight without illustration. Her work lives in the tension between classical pictorial systems and contemporary experience, where looking becomes an active,
- [The Dynamic Figure in Clay Workshop with Chad Fisher](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/the-dynamic-figure-in-clay-workshop-with-chad-fisher/) - March 30-April 3, 2026 Learn more
- [Guest Lecture - Painter Kurt Kauper](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-painter-kurt-kauper/) - What can be said at all can be said clearly; and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must remain silent. It is clear that ethics cannot be expressed. Ethics is transcendental. (Ethics and Aesthetics are one.) --Ludwig Wittgenstein What do we mean when we talk about “meaning” in a work of art? How do images
- [Sculpting the Torso from Life Workshop with Eudald de Juana](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/eudald-de-juana-workshop/) - Sculpture Workshop with Eudald de Juana Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2026 Learn more
- [NSS 2026 Sculpture Celebration](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/nss-2026-sculpture-celebration/) - Save the Date! National Sculpture Society's 2026 Sculpture Celebration in Old Lyme
- [2026 Sculptors' Retreat](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/sculptorsretreat2025-215/) - From March 20-22, 2026, Lyme Academy will be hosting working professional sculptors for a three-day retreat. Since 2023, the annual Sculptors' Retreat provides an informal gathering where invited sculptors from around the world can sculpt from live models, share thoughts, and celebrate the figure together. This event is by invitation only. For a brief look
- [Portrait Competition](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-competition/) - Details coming soon!
- [Musical Masterworks at Lyme Academy](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/musical-masterworks-at-lyme-academy/) - Musical Masterworks Concert at Lyme Academy Experience the electrifying artistry of Catalan singer and guitarist Lau Noah, hailed internationally for her spellbinding performances that blur the lines between classical, folk, and improvisation. For this MMModern concert, she joins forces with Cuban pianist Ahmed Alom, a returning Musical Masterworks favorite known for his extraordinary sensitivity and
- [Continuing Education Spring Registration Opens](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/spring-continuing-education-registration-opens/) - Spring 2026 Continuing Education - class registration opens on February 9, 2026. Link to Student Portal here.
- [Spring Classes - Registration Payments Due](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/spring-registration-payments-due/) - Continuing Education & Youth Programs class registration payments are due by Friday, April 3, 2026. Link to Student Portal here.
- [Core Spring Tuition Payments Due](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/core-spring-tuition-payments-due-2/) - Core Program Spring Tuition Payments are due by Friday, February 27, 2026. Link to Student Portal here.
- [Winter Classes - Registration Payments Due](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/registration-payments-due/) - Continuing Education & Youth class registration payments are due by Friday, January 2, 2026. Link to Student Portal here.
- [Lyme Academy’s 5th Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/lyme-academys-5th-annual-holiday-enchantment-and-tree-lighting/) - Make magical memories at the Fifth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 6, 2025! The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts invites the community to its Fifth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting. Adults and children are invited to gather on the campus of Lyme Academy on Lyme Street on Saturday, December 6,
- [Pop Up Jewelry Event featuring Ann Lightfoot at de Gerenday's](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/pop-up-jewelry-event-featuring-ann-lightfoot-at-de-gerendays/) - Our campus art store, De Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities, will be hosting Ann Lightfoot from 12-5pm as part of our annual Holiday Enchantment event (taking place from 3-5pm). Every Ann Lightfoot piece is born of a devotion to design, beauty and elegance. Raw and delicate natural materials from all over the world dictate elemental
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-9/)
- [De Gerenday's Open for Holiday Gift Shopping](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/de-gerendays-open-for-holiday-gift-shopping-478/) - DeGerenday's open for enchanting holiday gift shopping! Monday - Saturday: De Gerenday's Enchanting holiday gifts Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: De Gerenday's Enchanting holiday gifts Open 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm degerendays.com
- [De Gerenday's Open for Holiday Gift Shopping](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/de-gerendays-open-for-holiday-gift-shopping/) - DeGerenday's open for enchanting holiday gift shopping! Monday - Saturday: De Gerenday's Enchanting holiday gifts Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: De Gerenday's Enchanting holiday gifts Open 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm degerendays.com
- [Academy Winter Break](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/academy-winter-break/)
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-16/) - 10 am to 1 pm; $20 and open to the public Learn more
- [Fall Term Ends - Core and Youth Programs](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/fall-term-ends-core-and-youth/) - Core Programs September 29-December 12 Continuing Education September 29-December 13 Young Masters September 29-December 12 No classes Wed., Nov. 26-Saturday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving Break
- [Next Door, Next Chapter Celebration](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/next-door-next-chapter-celebration/)
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-7/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Summer Sessions starting in July: Wednesdays 9-12 Saturdays 10:30-2:30 $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-6/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Summer Sessions: Wednesdays 9-12 Saturdays 10:30-2:30 $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-4/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Summer Sessions: Wednesdays 9-12 Saturdays 10:30-2:30 $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-5/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Summer Sessions: Wednesdays 9-12 Saturdays 10:30-2:30 $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-15/) - 10 am to 1 pm; $20 and open to the public Learn more
- [Celebrating the Life of Don Gale](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/celebrating-the-life-of-don-gale/) - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street - North Entrance Southwick-Keller Studio October 4th, 12pm-4pm Catered Lunch & Refreshments will be provided Please RSVP: Jonathan Gale, jonathan.donald.gale@gmail.com
- [Student and Faculty Exhibition Opens to Public](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/student-and-faculty-exhibition-opens-to-public/) - Saturday, June 21st Gallery Hours: 12-4 pm
- [Continuing Education Spring Term Ends](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/continuing-education-spring-term-ends/) - Continuing Education Spring TermApril 7-June 14, 2025
- [Core Application Deadline](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/core-application-deadline/) - Applications are due by 5 pm on 6/15 for the 2025-26 Academic Year.
- [Spring Term Ends - Continuing Education](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/spring-term-ends-continuing-education/) - Continuing Education April 6–June 13, 2026
- [Spring Term Ends - Core and Youth](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/spring-term-ends-core-and-youth/) - Core Programs April 6–June 19, 2026 Continuing Education April 6–June 13, 2026 Young Masters April 6–June 19, 2026
- [David Baird Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-painting-workshop-with-david-baird/) - Figure Painting Workshop August 18-22 Learn more
- [Academy Spring Break](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/academy-spring-break/) - March 21–April 6, 2026
- [Winter Term Ends - Continuing Education](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/winter-term-ends-continuing-education/) - Core Programs January 5-March 20 Continuing Education January 5-March 14 Young Masters January 5-March 20
- [Winter Term Ends - Core and Youth Programs](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/winter-term-starts-ends-core-and-youth-programs/) - Core Programs January 5-March 20 Continuing Education January 5-March 14 Young Masters January 5-March 20
- [Spring Term Starts](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/spring-term-starts-2/) - Core Programs April 6–June 19, 2026 Continuing Education April 6–June 13, 2026 Young Masters April 6–June 19, 2026
- [Winter Term Starts](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/winter-term-starts-2/) - Core Programs January 5-March 20 Continuing Education January 5-March 14 Young Masters January 5-March 20
- [Thanksgiving Break](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/thanksgiving-break/) - No Classes Wednesday-Saturday of this week.
- [Summer Session Ends](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/summer-session-ends/) - Continuing Education July 7-August 30
- [Summer Session Starts](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/summer-session-starts/) - Continuing Education July 7-August 30
- [Fall Term Ends - Continuing Ed](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/fall-term-ends-continuing-ed/) - Core Programs September 29-December 19 Continuing Education September 29-December 13 Young Masters September 29-December 19 No classes 11/26-11/29 for Thanksgiving Break; make-up sessions 12/17, 12/18, 12/19
- [Fall Term Starts](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/fall-term-starts-2/) - Core Programs September 29-December 19 Continuing Education September 29-December 12 Young Masters September 29-December 19 No classes Wed., Nov. 26-Saturday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving Break
- [de Gerenday's Closed for Inventory](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/de-gerendays-closed-for-inventory/) - de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities will be closed July 1-4 for annual store inventory. The store will reopen on Saturday, July 5.
- [Student and Faculty Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/student-and-faculty-exhibition/) - June 22–August 31, 2025 Gallery Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 12–4 pm
- [Stephen Perkins Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-sculpture-rhythmic-structure-and-anatomy/) - Portrait Sculpture: Rhythmic Structure and Anatomy Workshop June 23–29, 2025 Registration Fee: $1,050 This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+ or with permission Learn more
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-14/) - 10 am to 1 pm; $20 and open to the public Learn more
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-2/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Thursdays & Saturdays | 10:30 AM–2:30 PM $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [Patrick Okrasinski Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/patrickokrasinskiworkshop/) - Principles of Landscape Painting Learn more
- [Alex Venezia Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-painting-workshop-with-alex-venezia/) - Portrait Painting with Alex Venezia Learn more
- [Jon DeMartin Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-drawing-methods-materials-of-the-baroque-the-18th-century-with-jon-demartin/) - Figure Drawing – Methods & Materials of the Baroque & the 18th Century with Jon DeMartin Learn more
- [Darren Kingsley Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-drawing-in-graphite-gesture-anatomy-and-form/) - Figure Drawing In Graphite - Gesture, Anatomy, and Form Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+ Learn more
- [Fred X Brownstein Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-in-stone-an-introduction-to-the-machinetta-in-stone-carving-with-fred-x-brownstein/) - Portrait in Stone: an Introduction to the Machinetta in Stone Carving Learn more
- [Dan Thompson Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/the-portrait-in-drawing-and-sculpture-workshop-with-dan-thompson/) - The Portrait in Drawing and Sculpture July 24 –July 28, 2025 (five-day workshop) Registration Fee: $750 Level/Age Group: This workshop is open to all levels, but material preparation is required; Ages 18+ or by permission. Learn more
- [Todd Casey Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/painting-the-still-life-workshop-with-todd-casey/) - Painting the Still Life Workshop This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+, or with permission from the instructor Learn more
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-3/) - Open Studio – Printmaking Thursdays & Saturdays | 10:30 AM–2:30 PM $20 per session Open to approved students. Purchase punch cards at de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. Learn more: lymeacademy.edu/openstudio
- [No Open Studios Today](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/no-open-studios-today/) - Saturday, June 21, 2025 No Open Studios on Campus The Core Programs will be hosting the 2025 Commencement Ceremony today. Open Studios will not be held. Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
- [True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries Exhibition](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/true-to-form-academic-figure-studies-from-the-late-19th-to-early-20th-centuries/) - True To Form: Academic Figure Studies from the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries March 1–April 27, 2025 Wednesday–Sunday, 12–4 pm The Gallery will be closed due to building maintenance the week of March 31, reopening on Saturday, April 4th. Chauncey Stillman Gallery at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, South Lot,
- [Guest Lecture & Reception - "In the Studios of Paris: American Art Students at the French Academies, 1876 - 1900"](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-reception-in-the-studios-of-paris-american-art-students-at-the-french-academies-1876-1900/) - Join us on Saturday, April 12 at 4 pm for “In the Studios of Paris: American Art Students at the French Academies, 1876–1900,” a guest lecture by Mark D. Mitchell, Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at Yale University Art Gallery. A wine & beer reception will follow in our on-campus art
- [Printmaking Open Studio](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/printmaking-open-studio-3/) - Winter Schedule Thursdays and Saturdays, 10:30 to 2:30 pm January 9 -March 20, 2025 (Some exceptions apply, see individual calendar listings.) Sessions are “pay-as-you-go” at the rate of $20 per session. You may purchase a punchcard at de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. First-time users should fill out the Printmaking Waiver and Release Form,
- [Portrait Modeling Workshop with Eudald de Juana](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-modeling-workshop-with-eudald-de-juana/) - PORTRAIT MODELING WORKSHOP Instructor: Eudald de Juana Dates: March 24-28, 2025 Times: 9 am–5 pm (break 12:30–2 pm) Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Directions and Parking: Registered students will receive detailed information before the workshop. Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+. Learn more
- [From Life: Figurative Art Competitions](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/from-life-figurative-art-competitions/) - A Portrait Sketching Competition Hosted by The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Join us on Sunday, April 27th, for a juried portrait sketching competition hosted by Lyme Academy in collaboration with From Life: Figurative Art Competitions. Tickets are limited to sixty participants. Learn more below and
- [2025 Sculptors' Retreat](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/sculptorsretreat2025/) - From March 21-23, 2025, Lyme Academy will be hosting working professional sculptors for a three-day retreat. Since 2023, the annual Sculptors' Retreat provides an informal gathering where invited sculptors from around the world can sculpt from live models, share thoughts, and celebrate the figure together. This event is by invitation only. For a brief look at
- [Livestream with Stephen Bauman](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/livestream-with-stephen-bauman/) - Join Artistic Directors, Jordan Sokol and Amaya Gurpide, for a 45-minute conversation about Stephen's recent book The Art of Portraiture: A Practical Guide to Better Drawing on Friday, January 17 at 4pm EST on Instagram @lymeacademy. Hear firsthand about his artistic journey, practical advice for artists, and what it takes to bring portraits to life.
- [Professional Development Day for Art Teachers](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/professional-development-day-for-art-teachers-2/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts invites art teachers from the region to a professional development opportunity on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Join Rick Lacey, Director of Youth Programs and Principal Continuing Education Instructor, for a free demo of our Youth Program. The sessions will take place from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm. Attendees are welcome
- [Graduation](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/graduation/) - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 2025 Commencement Ceremony, celebrating the achievements of our students who have completed the Core Drawing & Painting Program. This joyous occasion will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on the Academy grounds.
- [Printmaking Open Studio](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/printmaking-open-studio-2/) - Winter Schedule Thursdays and Saturdays, 10:30 to 2:30 pm January 9 -March 20, 2025 Sessions are “pay-as-you-go” at the rate of $20 per session. You may purchase a punchcard at de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities. First-time users should fill out the Printmaking Waiver and Release Form, and a Registration Form.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-13/) - Our Open Studio sessions provide a valuable opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model in a structured studio environment. A monitor is present to set the poses, keep time, and ensure a prompt start. Easels, stools, sculpture stands, and drawing horses are available for use. Attendees are responsible for
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-12/) - Our Open Studio sessions provide a valuable opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model in a structured studio environment. A monitor is present to set the poses, keep time, and ensure a prompt start. Easels, stools, sculpture stands, and drawing horses are available for use. Attendees are responsible for
- [Lyme Academy’s 4th Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/lyme-academys-4th-annual-holiday-enchantment-and-tree-lighting/) - Lyme Academy invites the community to its Fourth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting! Make magical memories at the Fourth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 7, 2024! Adults and children are invited to gather on the campus of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts on Lyme Street from 3-5 pm for
- [Professional Development Day for Art Teachers](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/professional-development-day-for-art-teachers/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts invites art teachers from the region to a professional development opportunity on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Join Rick Lacey, Director of Youth Programs and Principal Continuing Education Instructor, for a free demo of our Youth Program. The sessions will take place from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm. Attendees are welcome
- [Timothy Wilson Workshop - Alternative Process: Landscape Tools & Temperament](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/timothy-wilson-workshop-alternative-process-landscape-tools-temperament/) - Instructor: Timothy Wilson Dates: September 23-27, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: There are multiple local plein-air locations, but in case of inclement weather, a studio on the campus of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts will be reserved. Participants will be asked to walk short distances with materials in tow
- [Fall Classes Begin](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/fall-classes-begin/) - Fall Classes Begin on September 30.
- [Printmaking Open Studio](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/printmaking-open-studio/) - Summer Schedule Wednesday, July 3, Monitor: Thelma Raney 8:30 am– 12:30 pm Wednesday, July 10, Monitor Thelma Raney 8:30 am– 12:30 pm Wednesday, July 17, Monitor Thelma Raney 8:30 a.– 12:30 pm No Session July 24 Wednesday, July 31, Monitor Thelma Raney 8:30 a.– 12:30 pm Wednesday, August 7, Monitor Thelma Raney 8:30 am– 12:30 pm
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-10/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Monitored by Ethan Martin Location: Cole Studio Need a drawing warm-up? Weekly Open Figure Drawing sessions featuring a series of short poses. We start with ten 2-minute gesture drawings, two 5-minute gesture drawings, and one 10-minute pose, followed by one longer, 1 ½ hour pose.
- [FIGURE DRAWING – METHODS & MATERIALS OF THE RENAISSANCE, THE BAROQUE, & THE 18TH CENTURY](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-drawing-methods-materials-of-the-renaissance-the-baroque-the-18th-century/) - Instructor: Jon DeMartin Dates: June 28-30, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Weir Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+. Learn more
- [Beyond the Figure and a Conversation with the WSJ's Lance Esplund: A Preview Event](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/beyone-the-figure-preview-event/) - Join us on Saturday, May 18th, for the launch of Lyme Academy's newest exhibition, Beyond the Figure: A Student and Faculty Exhibition. The event features an insightful and engaging conversation with Lance Esplund, Art Critic of The Wall Street Journal, and Emily M. Weeks, Ph.D., Lyme Academy's Principal Art Historian. The conversation will be followed
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking-457-313/) - Thursdays, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm, monitored Saturdays, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm, monitored Sessions are “pay-as-you-go” at the rate of $20 per session. You may pay online with a credit card or cash at de Gerenday’s. Punchcards are available for purchase in de Gerenday’s, our school art store. Please bring your own plates, paper, inks (water and
- [Introduction to Drawing in Space: A Figure Modeling Workshop for Sculptors with Robert Bodem](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/introduction-to-drawing-in-space-a-figure-modeling-workshop-for-sculptors-with-robert-bodem/) - Instructor: Robert Bodem Dates: May 20-24, 2024 Times: 10 am–5 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is for intermediate to advanced students; ages 18+ Tuition: $1,500 Note: This workshop is sold out, a waitlist is available. Learn More
- [Sculpting the Portrait from Life: An Introduction to Naturalistic Modeling](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/sculpting-the-portrait-from-life-an-introduction-to-naturalistic-modeling/) - Instructor: Kaelin Palcu Dates: June 26-30, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 18+. Learn more
- [Figure Modeling with Stephen Perkins](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/figure-modeling-with-stephen-perkins/) - Instructor: Stephen Perkins Dates: July 15-21, 2024 Times: 9 am-4 pm daily, with a one-hour break for lunch Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 18+ Location: Chandler Studio Learn more
- [The Art of Concrete – Modeling and Cast Sculpture Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/the-art-of-concrete-modeling-and-cast-sculpture-workshop/) - Instructor: Treacy Ziegler Dates: July 24-28, 2024 Times: 9 am-4 pm daily, with a one-hour break for lunch Levels/Ages: All levels welcome; ages 18+ Location: Casting Studio Learn more
- [Designing the Seated Pose: A Figurative Sculpture Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/designing-the-seated-pose-a-figurative-sculpture-workshop/) - Instructor: Alicia N. Ponzio Dates: August 1-5, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 15+. Learn more
- [Italian Marble Carving Techniques Workshop](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/italian-marble-carving-techniques-workshop-with-fred-x-brownstein/) - Instructor: Fred X Brownstein Dates: August 5-11, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels; ages 18+ Learn more
- [Portrait Modeling Workshop with Rick Casali](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/portrait-modeling-workshop-with-rick-casali/) - Instructor: Rick Casali Dates: August 12-16, 2024 Times: 9 am–4 pm (break 12–1 pm) Workshop Location: Chandler Studio, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Levels/Ages: This workshop is open to all levels, ages 15+. Learn more
- [Open Studio Portrait Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/sunday-afternoon-open-studio-portrait-drawing-2/) - Sunday Afternoon Open Studio Portrait Drawing 1:30-4:30 pm Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Exhibition An Artist’s Eye](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/exhibition-an-artists-eye-2/) - An Artist’s Eye: The Charles Lukas Collection November 19, 2023 - February 18th, 2024 Featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and British portrait artists, including Ilya Repin (1844-1930), William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), and Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927), the collection was assembled by Lukas Charles, an
- [Exhibition An Artist’s Eye](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/exhibition-an-artists-eye-5/) - An Artist’s Eye: The Charles Lukas Collection November 19, 2023 - February 18th, 2024 Featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and British portrait artists, including Ilya Repin (1844-1930), William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), and Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927), the collection was assembled by Lukas Charles, an
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-8/) - There will be no afternoon or evening session on Saturday, December 9 due to a community event. The morning session will run as planned. Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm
- [Open Studio Printmaking](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-printmaking/) - NOTE: Open Studio Printmaking will not run on Thursdays or Saturday this Holiday Week. Thursdays, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm, monitored Saturdays, 10:30 am- 2:30 pm, monitored Sessions are “pay-as-you-go” at the rate of $20 per session. You may pay online with a credit card or cash at de Gerenday’s. Punchcards are available for purchase in de
- [Thanksgiving Holiday - Campus Hours](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/thanksgiving-holiday-campus-closed/) - The Lyme Academy will be closed on Wednesday & Thursday for the Thanksgiving Holiday. There are no classes or open studios Wednesday-Sunday this week, resuming Monday, November 27. The Chauncey Stillman Gallery featuring The Artists' Eye will be open 12-4 on Friday and 10-4 on Saturday & Sunday. de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities will
- [Exhibition An Artist’s Eye](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/exhibition-an-artists-eye/) - An Artist’s Eye: The Charles Lukas Collection November 19, 2023 - February 18th, 2024 Featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and British portrait artists, including Ilya Repin (1844-1930), William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), and Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927), the collection was assembled by Lukas Charles, an
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-6/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose - canceled on 11/18 due to event Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose - canceled on 11/18 due to event Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's
- [Lyme Academy's 3rd Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/lyme-academys-3rd-annual-holiday-enchantment-and-tree-lighting/) - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Invites the community to Third Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting Make magical memories at the Third Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Adults and children are invited to gather on the campus of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts on Lyme Street from 3-5pm
- [Professional Development Day for Local Art Teachers](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/professional-development-day-for-local-art-teachers/) - The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts invites art teachers from the region to a professional development opportunity on Tuesday, November 7. Join Rick Lacey, Director of Youth Programs and Principal Continuing Education Instructor, for a free demo of our Youth Program. The sessions will take place from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm. Attendees are welcome to join one
- [Be the First to Look into An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/be-the-first-to-look-into-an-artists-eye-the-lukas-charles-collection/) - Join us on Saturday, November 18 for an insightful and engaging conversation with Peter Trippi, Editor-in-Chief of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, and Lyme Academy Curators and Co-Artistic Directors Jordan Sokol and Amaya Gurpide, followed by a special exhibition preview and reception. Preview Event & Fundraiser 4-5 pm - A Conversation with Peter Trippi in the
- [Guest Lecture: Sherwin Banfield - ‘Hip Hop and Public Art’](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-sherwin-banfield-hip-hop-and-public-art/) - Artist Sherwin Banfield (@SherwinTheArtist) discusses his public art projects dedicated to hip- hop culture-shifters that reflect and uplift their community. These sculptural “Monuments” are inspired by his story and influences. BIO Sherwin Banfield is a Queens-based New York mixed-media artist whose recent sculptural work attempts to explore journeys of identity and ancestry. His creative practice
- [Guest Lecture: Gianluca Giarrizzo - ‘Direct Stone Carving: From Drawing to Sculpture’](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-gianluca-giarrizzo-direct-stone-carving-from-drawing-to-sculpture/) - During this informative lecture, Gianluca Giarrizzo will provide insight into figurative stone carving through his work, various artists, and processes throughout history. He will discuss how drawing impacts his work, his preferred methods of direct carving, and the tools used when creating stone sculpture. BIO Gianluca Giarrizzo is a figurative sculptor and draughtsman. His mediums
- [Guest Lecture: Stephen Perkins - ‘What is Art and Why Do We Make It?’](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-stephen-perkins-what-is-art-and-why-do-we-make-it/) - What is art and why do we make it? This is the most basic question that an artist can ask, and yet one that is rarely addressed in a serious and comprehensive manner. Attempting to redress this situation, Stephen Perkins cites quotes and essays from the past in order to determine what great artists and
- [Guest Lecture: Kaelin Palcu - ‘Why the Figure? Investigating the Topography of the Body’](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-kaelin-palcu-why-the-figure-investigating-the-topography-of-the-body/) - “My work is an investigation of people - an attempt to communicate the body as a visual memoir, a landscape of experience and history.” - Kaelin Palcu How does one, as an artist, find their “Why?” How do they choose their materials and their subject? Kaelin Palcu’s journey through her career and personal practice as
- [Guest Lecture: Aesthetic Significance with artist Sarah Frances Dias](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/guest-lecture-aesthetic-significance-with-artist-sarah-frances-dias/) - Sarah Frances Dias will discuss Aesthetic Significance, or that which exists behind/beyond aesthetics and sustains all artistic creations across time and space. Learn about its relevance to meaning, to the self, and to universal principles and values. What is this essence? Why does it matter? How does it connect to consciousness? How can it be
- [Head Structure in Clay Workshop with Stephen Perkins](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/head-structure-in-clay-workshop-with-stephen-perkins/) - In this 3-day workshop, students learn from artist Stephen Perkins to methodically examine the anatomical, geometric, volumetric, planar, and organically rhythmic structure of the head, neck, and upper thorax. Learn more.
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- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-5/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-4/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-3/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-2/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [Open Studio Figure Drawing](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/open-studio-figure-drawing-short-pose/) - Saturday Morning Open Figure Drawing - Short Pose 10 am-1 pm Saturday Afternoon Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 1:30-4:30 pm Saturday Evening Open Figure Drawing - Long Pose 5-8 pm Purchase a single session or 10-session punchcard online at our school store, de Gerenday's Fine Art Materials and Curiosities.
- [NARRATIVE AND STRUCTURES  WITH MERIK GOMA](https://lymeacademy.edu/events/narrative-and-structures-with-merik-goma/) - Practical and instructive, this special lecture provides the tips and examples necessary to creating compelling stories that resonate with a variety of audiences. From defining characters and building a rich setting to using themes and symbols to create meaning, the fundamentals of storytelling will be covered. Additional topics include the important role of editing in
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