An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
We are very pleased to be able to share with you a new art history lecture by Tom Richards, the newly appointed Academi...
2023-02-03 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), a non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art and includes works by the old masters, 19th ...
2023-01-27 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support and Happy New Year! Looking back on the past year, artists of The FAA Collective (graduates, faculty, and students of The Florence Academy of Art) had an amazing go in the international fine art comp...
2023-01-20 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features a master copy of Solomon J Solomon's Ajax and Cassandra by FAA Graduate Troy Argyros.
Like many others around the globe, Troy Argyros, an Australian painter and now graduate of Th...
2022-12-13 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we have a fantastic lecture by Tom Richards, Assistant Director of 2022-12-03 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A feature on The Florence Academy of Art’s cameo in Amazon Prime Video’s James May: Our Man in Italy (Season 2, Episode 4!)
This July, many friends and alumni of The Florence Academy of Art had a pleasant surprise when they saw fami...
2022-11-24 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features The Zhao Sisters by FAA Graduate Cassidy Boyuk.
After remaining at The Florence Academy of Art for 6 months as a Graduate in Residence after completing her studies in December of 2021, Cas...
2022-11-09 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This year has already been a tremendous one for many of our alumni, faculty and students competing in several competitions throughout the world. We would like to highlight several of our FAA Collective community members who have been awarded as finalists and winners in various categories for thei...
2022-10-11 13:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Brass, Copper, Garlic by FAA Graduate Michael DeVore.
Michael DeVore, The Florence Academy of Art graduate and FAA Sweden Administrator and Workshop Director, has...
2022-08-18 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This June FAA welcomed a new class of graduates from our full-time painting and sculpture programs into the ranks of our nearly 500 alumni. However, for a few select students, graduation is not the end of the line of their time working and honing their skills at The Florence Academy of Art.
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features several paintings by FAA Graduate Dana Zaltzman.
Usually focusing on a singular artwork in our Spotlight on Art series, we are excited to present you with one that is a little different th...
2022-06-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we are happy to announce the winner of our third Artistic Challenge!
The winner will receive an ART PRINT, and a personalized critique by an FAA Principal Instructor sent privately via email, and, along with the runner-up, will receive shoutouts from 2022-06-19 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A Book review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective Patreon
Although published in 1934, Edgar Payne’s Composition of Outdoor Painting is a comprehensive volume on outdoor painting te...
2022-06-10 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
An installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to present you with the third and final part of our art history lecture series on <...
2022-06-03 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
As of today, there is one week left to participate in our third Artistic Challenge: Still life!
Be sure to send a high resolution jpg of your artworks by May ...
2022-05-24 16:15:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A feature on FAA alum Patrick Okrasinski’s journey through Europe funded by the Donald Jurney Traveling Fellowship
A summer of travel, visiting museums, and (most importantly) painting through Europe might seem a distant dream for man...
2022-05-20 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Portrait of a Sleeping Robin by FAA Graduate Sarah Margaret Gibson.
Somewhere in the space between a portrait and a still life, this Spotlight on Art goes in depth on the inspirat...
2022-05-15 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
We hope you are enjoying the content we’ve released so far during Painting season on the FAA Collective!
We love the wonderful artworks we are receiving for our our third Artistic Challenge:
An installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to present you with the second part of a three-part lecture series by Tom R...
2022-05-01 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Sleep by FAA Graduate Carlos Madrid.
We are delighted to share with you a new Spotlight on Art showcasing Sleep, a still life painting by Carlos Madrid. Carlos 2022-04-22 14:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We are very excited to present you with our third challenge, a STILL LIFE!
From today APRIL 11 to MAY 31 we will be accepting entries of a still life either drawn, painted or sculpted in any medium!
Send a high resolution jpg to
An installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to present you with the first part of a three-part lecture series by
Dear Patrons,
Today we have the pleasure to announce the start of Painting Season at The FAA Collective!
While last season was everything drawing this one is all about painting. But what kind? “Painting” is a broad genre, and to ensure you...
2022-04-03 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Today we are excited to share with you a brand new Book review by Principal Instructor in the Intensive Drawing program at The Florence Academy of Art, Simone Olivia Moritz.
Simone has an extensive book collection, making ...
2022-03-19 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This week’s Spotlight on Art features Puzzle by FAA graduate Eric J. Drummond.
Dear Patrons,
Today we are happy to share with Eric's own words about this very personal project of his, a portrait of his brother Daniel.
An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to share with you a new art history lecture with Tom Richards, Ass...
2022-03-03 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
With our Drawing season in full gear, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to feature FAA Founder, Daniel Graves, and the full story of how he rediscovered the Bargue Drawings!
Back in the mid 1980’s, Graves was in London and ...
2022-02-25 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features a selection of drawings by FAA graduate Justas Varpucanskis.
Justas graduated from the FAA Painting Program in 2018. After spending an additional year in Florence to work on developing his skill, ...
2022-02-19 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! Each year we select one artwork from a FAA Collective artist and produce a limited edition art print that is exclusive to our Art Collector tier subscribers on Patreon.
As this year’s prints are arriving at their homes, we w...
2022-02-11 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
An Installment in the Techniques related content on The FAA Collective Patreon
Dear Patrons,
Thank you for your support! This week we are excited to share with you a lecture featuring faculty members from the Advanced Pa...
2022-02-03 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post