Throughout the year, Lyme Art Association offers a variety of lectures presented by an excellent caliber of artists and art historians. Lyme Art Association’s art talks and lectures are a part of our Weekend Matinee Series of programing.
See below for schedule, times, costs and topics.
Upcoming Art Talks
Bob Potter Art Talk: Georgia O’Keeffe: From New York to New Mexico
Saturday, April 5th at 3 pm
Tickets: $10 per person
The American West has inspired artists for centuries with its natural beauty and majestic landscapes. In the early 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe will begin her journey West starting in New York City and a passionate love affair with ground breaking photographer and modern art gallery owner Alfred Steiglitz. Restless to leave the urban landscape behind, she goes West to paint her unique new visions of the Southwest around Taos, New Mexico creating what have become some of the most iconic paintings in modern art of landscapes, nature and found objects.
In a wide range of visual images, revealing profile of the artist, and videos of the artist discussing her work, this lecture will explore the art of Georgia O’Keeffe and her enduring legacy as one of the leading women of modern art in the 20th century.
Lecture Presenter Bob Potter, a former Executive Director of the
Lyme Art Association, graduated from of Syracuse University’s School
of Visual and Performing Arts and spent his early career as a creative
director and marketing executive for Scholastic Magazines, Time
Warner, and National Geographic. During his professional career, he
also created an arts therapy program for Save The Children, was a
corporate development officer for the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, DC, headed marketing and communications for Mystic
Seaport and is currently a docent at the Yale Center For British Art. He
and his wife Jeanne, who is master watercolor artist and educator, live
in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Bob Potter Art Talk: Picasso’s Portraits of Women: The Artist and His Muses
Saturday, May 10th at 3 pm
Tickets: $10 per person
Throughout his life, the subject of women would be one of the most enduring and transformative inspirations for Picasso’s art. From lyrical drawings and sensitive portraits to bold transformations in paint and composition, he would endlessly explore the beauty and mystery of the female face and form. The women who would pose for Picasso would be lovers and wives and each a passionate muse. Sometimes, the relationship between artist and model would be cruel and destructive yet together they would transform modern art in the 20th century.
In a wide range of visual images, revealing videos, and profiles of the artist and the women who would inspire these iconic paintings, this lecture will explore the art of Picasso and his portraits of women.
Lecture Presenter Bob Potter, a former Executive Director of the
Lyme Art Association, graduated from of Syracuse University’s School
of Visual and Performing Arts and spent his early career as a creative
director and marketing executive for Scholastic Magazines, Time
Warner, and National Geographic. During his professional career, he
also created an arts therapy program for Save The Children, was a
corporate development officer for the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, DC, headed marketing and communications for Mystic
Seaport and is currently a docent at the Yale Center For British Art. He
and his wife Jeanne, who is master watercolor artist and educator, live
in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Visit our Past Art Talks at the LAA to see a listing of previous lecture topics and speakers. The talks cover a range of topics including the Artist Process, American Art, Russian Art, Nocturns, the Plein Air art method and more.
Included is a selection of videotaped art talks presented by our member artists. Our presenters in the videotaped series include Polly Seip, Jim Laurino, Rick Daskam and Zufar Bikbov.