Nightingale’s Acoustic Café
We are now accepting applications for our Core Program for Fall 2021
A New Era for Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
In 2021, a year in which so much of the world remains on hold, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is moving forward. Under dynamic new leadership and with a core program that restores the original vision of its founder, the Academy looks confidently and enthusiastically toward the future.
Letter from the Chairman of the Board, Michael Duffy
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 future. Both Jordan and Amaya are working artists, with a wealth of experience in arts administration and education.
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Summer 2021 Workshops
for Pre-College and
Middle School
Our Youth Programs for students ages 11-18 offer beginning- to advanced- level art instruction through a series of one-week workshops designed to foster creativity, build artistic skills, develop a clear personal point of view, and honor the history of art. Our experienced faculty provide a unique hands-on studio experience which includes learning the fundamental principles of drawing, painting, sculpture, and digital art, while introducing contemporary perspectives and dialogues.
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