CHERYL KAPLAN (American). BENEFITTING ROME ART PROGRAM. Nobody Is Ever Missing, 2011. Italian burnt tree charcoal on...

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CHERYL KAPLAN (American)
BENEFITTING ROME ART PROGRAM
Nobody Is Ever Missing, 2011
Italian burnt tree charcoal on paper
14-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches (36.8 x 19.1 cm)


KAPLAN is an artist, filmmaker, curator and writer. Kaplan was a 2012 Creative Capital Finalist for the Film + Visual Arts Grant. She recently curated and produced a feature length film program at the World Financial Center called Telegrams on the Table: An Interrupted Allegory related to Fellini's La Dolce Vita. Kaplan also wrote, directed and produced a live radio play called PRESS HOLD TO TALK at Andrea Meislin Gallery. Her live cinema performance, Public Notice was featured at the BMW Guggenheim Lab in NY in 2011. Kaplan appeared in the HBO documentary by Alan Berliner, First Cousin Once Removed, about the poet Edwin Honig, that debuted last month at the New York Film Festival. Kaplan holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and is the winner of the Bogliasco Foundation Special Visual Arts Fellowship in Italy.

Rome Art Program

ROME ART PROGRAM 2nd ANNUAL BENEFIT ART AUCTION
The 2nd Annual Rome Art Program Auction seeks to showcase the creative journey of program alumni, drawing and painting from perception and observation in Rome, Italy each summer, where 'The Studio is the Street'. The auction also includes many artworks donated by distinguished artists from the USA, the UK, Japan, and Australia. Through the 2012 auction and benefit, we are building support for future scholarships and ALL proceeds from the auction will go towards student scholarships in Rome.

We ask patrons to bid generously to ensure that deserving students get to embark on this unique and invaluable path towards artistic development and achievement of their goals. "La Dolce Vita - Artworks" Rome Art Program Auction closes December 12, 2012 at 10:00 PM CT. For more information, contact Jeri Carroll at 214-409-1873 or jeric@ha.com.

About The Rome Art Program: The Rome Art Program takes its inspiration from the plein-air tradition that has drawn artists to the streets of Rome for centuries. The program includes an International faculty of distinguished artists, art historians, and visiting artist, a rigorous curriculum with daily drawing/painting sessions, weekly group critiques, and art history seminars on-site. The program also offers exciting field trips to Pompeii and Florence led by an art historian, with additional visits to Arezzo, Siena, and Venice.

The Rome Art Program is incorporated as a U.S. non-profit educational organization. Please visit our website Rome Art Program for more background and first-person testimonials from our alumni.



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