FESTA DI ROMA 2020
Festa di Roma is an annual event and exhibition hosted by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture to highlight the value of studying art at Temple Rome. Just as they have for hundreds of years, students of art and its history continue to find inspiration in this city that is layered with millennia of artistic invention and a vibrant modern art scene. They encounter the fragments of ancient ruins in the Roman Forum and the grandeur of Michelangelo’s frescoes on the Sistine Ceiling. They spend hours drawing in nearby Piazza del Popolo or sitting atop one of Rome’s seven hills overlooking the city. They walk along the cobblestone streets their predecessors walked, while they breathe in the vitality of the bustling town and the scent of espresso in the air. They engage in discourse with their Temple Rome professors and peers amidst modern and contemporary art at the MAXXI National Museum or in an array of modern art galleries that punctuate the Eternal City. And they create in the studios of Temple Rome, overlooking the magnificent Tiber River. Ever changing, this city continues to inspire.
Photo courtesy of Betsy Manning.
Festa di Roma 2020 takes advantage of an online format, bringing Roman and Philadelphian audiences together in new ways. A full schedule of events hosted online by Temple Rome and Tyler will include a series of virtual events that take advantage of Rome Art Week at the end of October.
Photo courtesy Temple University Rome.
Schedule of Events
Monday 10/26
A virtual exhibition on STELLA featuring artworks created by undergraduate and graduate students inspired by their time at Temple Rome.
Reception / Open Show 1:30pm EST / 7:30 in Rome
Event will stream from the Temple Rome Facebook page.
Tuesday, 10/27
Temple Rome Virtual Internship Info Session, 11am EST
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Wednesday, 10/28
Temple Rome LIVE from Piazza del Popolo, 12pm EST / 6pm “A walk with Gianni Marangio and Prof. Jan Gadeyne from Piazza del Popolo to Temple Rome”
Event will stream from the Temple Rome Facebook page.
Thursday, 10/29
Temple Rome Art and Art History Info Session, 12:30pm EST
Learn how Temple Rome provides an ideal setting to study art and art history.
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“Going to Temple Rome was the best experience I’ve ever had in my life, despite being sent home early due to Covid! Being there with my best friends and experiencing the culture there was so inspiring. I miss being able to walk to different landmarks like the Trevi fountain or the Vatican (something my friends and I would spontaneously do at 1am just because we could). Being able to speak to the locals and befriend some of them really gave us a whole new perspective.
Having my own studio in Susan Moore’s painting class was especially exciting, as I had never had my own studio prior to that, and I had an amazing view of the sunset over Rome every night from the window. I took a darkroom photography class with Lucy Clink as well that really changed my perspective on photography as a medium. I realized through that class that I primarily enjoy working with animals like dogs and cats in my work, and this has continued since being there. I threw enough coins in the Trevi fountain to give me ten more trips there, so I hope to be back very soon!”
Alexa Leggett
Undergraduate, Painting | Temple Rome, Spring ‘20
Insta: @artbylexalegg
"Arrivederci Roma," 2020, Oil on canvas, 30" x 40"
"Strange and Familiar, a Diptych in Rome," 2020, Oil on canvas, 25" x 25" (each).
"Good Boy," 2020, Darkroom photography, 5" x 7".
“The impact of Rome on me as a graduate student in the art history program could not have been more meaningful for the trajectory of my career. Having entered the program in the Fall of 2010, by the Spring of 2013 I was able to remain in Rome for three months because of the financial support of a Tyler School of Art Rome Art History Fellowship. The methodical examination of churches in Rome that this experience fostered, in combination with the support of my advisors, led me not only to find the subject of my dissertation thesis but also to what will become the core materials for my first book manuscript—funerary portraits painted on stone and metal, and made as micromosaics—to be published by Brill of Leiden, the Netherlands.”
Bradley J. Cavallo
PhD, Art History | Tyler ‘17
"Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Crivelli," Anonymous. Ca. 1574, Oil on stone, 16” x 10”. Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome (Photograph by Bradley J. Cavallo)
"Portrait of Caterina Poggioli," Anonymous. Ca. 1861, Oil on stone, 16” diam. San Francesco di Assisi a Ripa Grande, Rome (Photograph by Bradley J. Cavallo)
“Rome was incredibly impactful for my artistic journey. It was a privilege to see Caravaggio, Da Vinci, and Raphael's work in person. I learned so much about the formal elements of art in Rome. I learned even more about what it means for artwork to exist for people to experience.”
Haley Domzalski
Undergraduate, Photography | Temple Rome, Spring ‘20
Insta: @hhalleeyy | vsco @d513 | haleyjpeg.tumblr.com
"Megan con i limoni," 2020.
"Piazza di Popolo," 2020.
"Contaminare," 2020, mixed media. 18" x 24"
“Temple Rome affected my art to inspire me to mix mediums. Professor Clink's and Professor Mannino's classes really inspired me to take the leap and print my photos with my handmade paper from respective classes. The help from the professors really motivated me. It inspired me for my future art which now I am mixing my photography with other media.”
Preetpal Kaur
Undergraduate, Art | Temple Rome, Fall ‘19
Instagram: @stuck.in.japan
Facebook: Preetpal's Photography
"Bubbling Away," Preeptal Kaur. 2019. Handmade paper and liquid photo emulsion. 7.99" x 7.99"
"Driving in Colour," Preeptal Kaur. 2019. Handmade paper and liquid photo emulsion. 7.44" x 7.4"
"Royal London," Preeptal Kaur. 2020. Photo paper, cotton cloth and thread. 12.68" x 10.82"
“My time as the graduate art history fellow at Temple Rome was particularly impactful as it was the first real extended time I had ever spend in the Eternal City. It provided the opportunity to see Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces at the Musei Vaticani, Galleria Borghese, and Palazzo Barberini-Corsini that I had only previously seen in textbooks and digital slideshows. Nothing can beat the in-person experience of art! Additionally, my time at Temple Rome specifically coincided with the many exhibitions surrounding the events of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death in Rome, Florence, Paris, and London (to name a few). These played a major role in my dissertation research, and the many new technical studies and findings were invaluable to better understanding the still elusive master. The faculty and staff of Temple Rome were incredible and accommodating to my particular needs as a PhD candidate as well as providing a chance to have a little fun, including a day trip to Tivoli with Profs. Anna Tuck-Scala and Robert Huber and their undergraduate classes.”
Megan Reddicks Pignataro
MA, Art History | Temple Rome, Fall ‘19
Instagram: @megan.pignataro
Ritorno a casa, Dicembre (photo by Megan Reddicks Pignataro).
Leonardo 500 symposium at the Louvre, (photo by Megan Reddicks Pignataro).
Day tripping, Villa d'Este, Tivoli, (photo courtesy Megan Reddicks Pignataro).
“Study Abroad changed the way that I conceive and respond to historical creative thinking, in the sense that direct encounters with art objects in situ allowed me to see the historical, cultural, and patron-driven contexts in which a work has been made. This is not something that can be replicated in a classroom, or even in a museum collection. For this, study abroad in Italy has profoundly and directly shaped my formation as an art historian.”
Joseph Kopta
PhD, Art History | Tyler ‘21
"Professor Joseph Kopta and students on the island of Torcello in the Venetian Lagoon," Safiye Rose Senturk. 2019, digital photograph.
“During my time as a Tyler graduate student, I had the pleasure of studying at Temple Rome during the summer of 2006 as a masters student. I returned again to attend and present at Print Think in 2018, thanks to a Dean's Travel Grant. My various trips to Italy, and my time spent at Temple Rome, were formative to my doctoral research, as nothing can replace the experience of viewing artworks in person. Although the spaces and works themselves change over time, and it is never possible to place ourselves completely in the shoes of the earliest spectators, viewing a work within the space for which it was originally intended is essential. We begin to understand its scale, color, and context within its surroundings. These encounters bring us as close as possible to the energy and meaning of the work. My dissertation focused on Raphael’s fresco of Galatea in the Villa Farnesina and related prints that interpreted and removed Raphael’s design from the context of the space. My scholarly contribution was possible because I had spent time with the prints, as well as standing in that loggia in Rome.”
Suzanne Willever
PhD, Art History | Tyler ‘20
Raphael, Galatea, 1512-1513, fresco, Villa Farnesina, Rome. (Photo by Suzanne Willever).
View from the CalcoGRAPHICA (Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica) overlooking Trevi Fountain, Print Think 2018. (Photo by Suzanne Willever).
Presenting at Print Think, 2018. (Photo courtesy Suzanne Willever).