Art Talks
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
No Art Talks are currently scheduled. Check back for schedule updates.
Also, click the link below to see previous art talks.
Colonial Gravestones & The Stories They Tell
Presenter: David Oat
Saturday, October 31 at 3 pm
Tickets: $10 per person
Colonial Gravestones
This Halloween, join us for a spooky treat on Saturday, October 31 at 3 pm at the Lyme Art Association for an art talk with David Oat and hear the cool, creepy, macabre, or even sweet historical stories behind colonial gravestones.
About Presenter & Historian, David Oat: A native of Southeastern Connecticut, David Oat is the cemetery and burial grounds historian for the Norwich Historical Society and board member for the Connecticut Gravestones Network. Researching New England’s Colonial burial grounds has been his passion for many years. “I’m fascinated by the art, spirituality and human history of these sacred places. Colonial burial grounds are actually outdoor museums reflecting New England’s early Colonial history. Each headstone represents the handiwork of an individual craftsman. Explore these places and you will find art, genealogy, our countries first sculpture and a chronology of Puritan religious beliefs.” David has consulted with many local organizations interested in the preservation of local Colonial burial grounds or restoration of their hand cut monuments.
David Oat is donating his stipend and the proceeds of this art talk to support the Lyme Art Association’s programming!
The Art of America: Celebrating Our 250th Anniversary
5-week art history course taught by art historian Bob Potter
Wednesdays, September 30 – October 28 from 1 – 2 pm EST via Zoom
Fee: $100 per person
About The Course: The people and landscapes of America have been some of the most compelling subjects for artists to paint throughout our history. In timeless images, they captured new ways of seeing and recording a new country as it evolves through some of its most transformative and turbulent eras. In this 5-part series, art historian Bob Potter will celebrate the art and lives of some of America’s leading artists from the Colonial era to the mid- 20 th century through their iconic paintings, fascinating biographical details of their lives and times, and revealing videos offering unique perspectives of the art of America.
TOPICS:
- Week One: Colonial America: The Art of the Portrait in a New Nation
- Week Two: Westward Ho! The Landscapes and People of a New Country
- Week Three: A Nation Divided, A Nation Restored: The Art of Winslow Homer
- Week Four: Early 20th Century American Realism: The Art of John Sloan and George Bellows
- Week Five: Loneliness and Delight: The Art of Edward Hopper and Reginald Marsh
- Week Six: Power and Remembrance: Reclaiming Black Lives Through Art
Bob has generously donated his time and talent presenting this series as a fundraiser and all proceeds will help support the Lyme Art Association’s Building Capacity for the Future Fund. Thank you for helping us so we can continue exhibiting fine art in our historic gallery and offering year-round art education programs.
About the Teacher: Bob Potter
Art Lecture Presenter Bob Potter is a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts and the former Executive Director of the Lyme Art Association. He spent his early career as an art director and creative director for leading media companies including Scholastic Magazines, Time Warner, and National Geographic. Later, he helped create 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 a master watercolorist and art instructor at the LAA, live in Old Lyme, CT.
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.