StARTers

Program

StARTers: Assaggi d'Arte (Tastes of Art): A series of conversations with artists, writers, and creative professionals of international repute explores art as an inventive process, meeting of experiences, a tool for change.  

StARTers: Assaggi d'Arte: Una serie di chiacchierate con artisti, scrittori e personalità del mondo della cultura di respiro internazionale racconta l’arte come processo creativo, incontro di esperienze, strumento di cambiamento.

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Every Tuesday we are speaking with international creative practitioners, combining in-person events and live online broadcasts, streaming on the Siena Art Institute's Facebook page and YouTube channel at 6pm Siena / noon NYC or use this time zone converter to know what time it will be where in you are:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html  
For more information on our activities please contact us: info@sienaart.org

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Ogni martedì stiamo parlando con professionisti creativi internazionali sia in presenza che attraverso una trasmissione in diretta, in streaming sulla pagina Facebook del Siena Art Institute  e sul canale YouTube alle 18:00 Siena / mezzogiorno NYC .

Per ulteriori informazioni sulle nostre attività: info@sienaart.org 

06.06 - Siena Art Institute

João Tordo

Writer / Scrittore

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Scrittore portoghese, che discute la sua crescita come scrittore, le sue influenze, e l'approccio alla scrittura.

Portuguese writer, discussing his growth as a writer, his influences, and approach to writing.   Presentation in English.

Lo scrittore portoghese J. Tordo discuterà con il pubblico della sua crescita creativa, soffermandosi sugli autori che lo hanno influenzato e sul suo approccio alla scrittura.  Presentazione in inglese.

Residency profile: http://www.sienaart.org/Dettaglio-figura/id:268/

joaotordo.com

15.06 - Santa Maria della Scala

Jane South

Visual artist/ artista visiva

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THURSDAY JUNE 15th 2017 - 6pm - Santa Maria della Scala Museum, Siena

Jane South, New York-based visual artist, discussing her work including recent site-specific installations that combine sculpture and drawing to create large scale three-dimensional works made from paper.  Free and open to the Public.  Presentation in English

GIOVEDÌ 15 GIUGNO 2017 - ORE 18.00 - Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, Siena


Jane South, artista visiva newyorkese, discuterà col pubblico delle sue recenti installazioni site-specific che combinano scultura e disegno per creare grandi opere tridimensionali di carta.  Ingresso Libero.  Presentazione in inglese.

http://janesouth.com/

 

29.06 - Santa Maria della Scala

Neil Tetkowski

Sculptor / Scultore

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5:15 pm, Santa Maria della Scala Museum

American ceramicist, in residence at the Museo della Terracotta in Petroio, Neil Tetkowski will present a selection of his recent artworks and discuss his use of clay, the perfect medium to express his relationship to the natural environment.

Presentation in Italian with synopsis in English, and interpretation service in LIS (Italian Sign Language) offered in collaboration with the Mason Perkins Deafness Fund Onlus.

ore 17.15, Museo Santa Maria della Scala

Ceramista americano in residenza presso il Museo della Terracotta di Petroio, Neil
Tetkowski presenterà una selezione delle sue opere recenti mettendo in evidenza l'uso
dell’argilla, mezzo perfetto per esprimere il rapporto dell'artista con l’ambiente naturale.

L’incontro sarà in italiano con riassunto in inglese e servizio di interpretariato in LIS (Lingua dei Segni Italiana) offerta in collaborazione con Mason Perkins Deafness Fund Onlus.

http://www.tetkowski.com/

06.07 - Santa Maria della Scala

Alex Mendez Giner

Director / Scriptwriter / Cinematographer

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Alex Mendez Giner is an award winner filmmaker with over 15 years of experience as a film director. His works explore human relationships, through films set in the frontier between reality and imagination. His films have been shown in more than 20 countries around the globe and he has obtained several awards; of particular relevance is the Audience Choice Award presented at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival. His most recent work, "The Book of Judith," received a production grant from the New York State Council of the Arts and has shown in many international film festivals including the 16th Milan International Film Festival and the 37th Durban International Film Festival.

He currently teaches film at Syracuse University.

13.07 - Santa Maria della Scala

Julie Lynch

Scenographer/ Scenografa

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Julie Lynch: Art & Performance
How visual art inspires designers for performance

Australian Set and Costume Designer Julie Lynch will explore the empathetic connection between the geniuses of both fields and how they can trigger ideas on character, time and space. Discussing her work as a designer for drama, television, opera, dance and exhibition. Free and open to the public. Presentation in English.

La scenografa australiana Julie Lynch discuterà del suo lavoro come designer per il teatro e la televisione, l’opera, la danza e gli allestimenti museali. Ingresso Libero. Presentazione in inglese.

https://www.julielynchdesign.org

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