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Materials w/ Jessica Keiser - Toning paper with charcoal powder

Materials w/ Jessica Keiser - Toning paper with charcoal powder

Materials review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective Patreon


Today it’s all about Charcoal!

We had the pleasure of receiving our brand new Materials review directly from the UK, by FAA graduate J...

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‘Jess’ by Phoebe Hicks

‘Jess’ by Phoebe Hicks

This week’s Spotlight on Art features Jess by FAA graduate Phoebe Hicks.


We are excited to explore in depth the work of Phoebe Hicks. Phoebe graduated from the FAA Painting Program in 2012, and has returned to her native UK to work on her private commissions....

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The Process w/ Daniel Graves - Salomé’s Rue

The Process w/ Daniel Graves - Salomé’s Rue

An installment in the Art Process related content featured on The FAA Collective


Dear Patrons,

Today the FAA opens its doors after a winter break, revived and ready to inspire you and contribute to your artistic endeavours  this coming year.  We have decided to release ...

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It's Drawing Season!

It's Drawing Season!

Happy New Year!

2022 has begun and it’s the start of Drawing Season at The FAA Collective!

We have very special content coming your way to celebrate the New Year, and we begin by releasing one of our favourite Art History Lectures for free.

"What is drawing?" Was origi...

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The FAA Collective Blooper Reel 2019-2020

The FAA Collective Blooper Reel 2019-2020

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Welcome to all of our new subscribers and a big thanks to those of you who have been following us since the beginning of The FAA Collective on Patreon. We are so grateful for your support! 

As a small token of our appreciation, this year we have prepared for you all.. Our firs...

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FAA Today

FAA Today

The Florence Academy of Art celebrates 30 years of excellence with an online exhibition and new website!


Our 30th year is crowned by reaching a total of 500 graduates from our full time painting and sculpture programs. Over 100 are featured in this online exhibition, 2021-12-21 15:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post

'Hope' by Jana Büttner

'Hope' by Jana Büttner

This week’s Spotlight on Art features Hoper by Jana Büttner, Graduate in residence at the Florence Academy of Art.


Every person has a different experience viewing a piece of art; some experience visual pleasure - others see themselves, creating an instant connection with the work. Jana Büttn...

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Materials w/ Valentina Zlatarova - Plaster

Materials w/ Valentina Zlatarova - Plaster

A Materials review from The Florence Academy of Art Alumni featured on The FAA Collective Patreon


Dear Patrons,

We hope you have been enjoying all of our Sculpture themed content so far!

Today it’s all about plaster. In this video featuring FAA alumna, Valentina Z...

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Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 3 - Desire

Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 3 - Desire

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 the third and final art history lecture in a three–part series on artistic depictions of nudes in drawi...

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‘The Life size Écorché’ by Marusia Nita 

‘The Life size Écorché’ by Marusia Nita 

Dear Patrons,

Today we are pleased to share with you the story behind one of the pieces of The Florence Academy of Art’s permanent collection, The Life size Écorché by Marusia Nita.

We hope you enjoy reading Marusia's own words about this fascinating project!


Between 2015 and 2016, I scu...

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Techniques w/ Eran Webber - Constructing the Eye

Techniques w/ Eran Webber - Constructing the Eye

An installment in the Technique related content featured on The FAA Collective Patreon


Dear Patrons,

Last year we produced one of our favorite FAA Collective videos with Director of the summer Figurative Sculpture workshop, Eran Webber, in which Eran explain...

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Discovering The Architecture Of The Human Body: Interview With Angèlica Arvylàs Torner

Discovering The Architecture Of The Human Body: Interview With Angèlica Arvylàs Torner

Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your support! We are very happy to share with you a recent interview with alumna of The Florence Academy of Art, Spanish artist Angèlica Arvylàs, that was published recently in Create! Magazine. In this interview Angèlica touches on the major ins...

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Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 2 - Energy

Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 2 - Energy

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 a new art history lecture, the second in a three-part series on The Nude with Tom Richards View Post

‘Red Star’ by Maudie Brady

‘Red Star’ by Maudie Brady

This week’s Spotlight on Art features Red Star by Maudie Brady, Director of Anatomy and Ecorché at the Florence Academy of Art.


It is with great pleasure that we talk about an immensely talented sculptor in this week’s Spotlight on Art: Maudie Brady. After a successful career sculp...

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Books w/ Poppy Field - Bronze 2012 Exhibition Catalogue

Books w/ Poppy Field - Bronze 2012 Exhibition Catalogue

Dear Patrons,

Today’s Book Review comes from UK sculptor, Poppy Field, a graduate of the FAA Sculpture Program, and former Art History lecturer and instructor of Art Business, at FAA. Poppy also graduated from  London’s Courtauld Institute of Art where she studied Art History. She has&nb...

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‘Before the Bath’ by Carla Paine

‘Before the Bath’ by Carla Paine

This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Before the Bath by FAA Graduate Carla Paine.


Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your continued support, we hope you have been enjoying our Sculpture season content thus far! This week we would like to present you with an essay by Carla Pai...

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'Painting 365 Sunrises' a project by Daniela Astone

'Painting 365 Sunrises' a project by Daniela Astone

This week we are excited to present you with a short video featuring Daniela Astone, Director of the Intermediate Program at The Florence Academy of Art.


Artist and educator, Daniela Astone paints what is outside her door each morning during lockdown. On October 8th 2020, Daniela began to escape...

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FACE 2021 Competition Winners

FACE 2021 Competition Winners

Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your support!


Each year The Society of Portrait Sculptors, a representative body of professional sculptors committed to making portrait and figurative sculpture accessible to a wider public, organizes an annual open exhibition, FACE. We are proud to share that several facul...

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Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 1 - Pathos

Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - The Nude Pt. 1 - Pathos

An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon


Dear Patrons,

This week we are excited to present you with a new art history lecture, the first in a three-part series on The Nude with Tom Richards, Assistant Director...

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‘La Marionetta’ by Robert Bodem

‘La Marionetta’ by Robert Bodem

This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features La Marionetta by Former Director of Sculpture at FAA Rob Bodem.


La Marionetta was sculpted during my tenure as Director of the sculpture program at the FAA at my studio on Via Luna.

As a figurative sculptor looking to always create...

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Tools w/ Jana Büttner - Create your own Loop Tool

Tools w/ Jana Büttner - Create your own Loop Tool

A Tool review from FAA Graduate in Residence featured on The FAA Collective Patreon


Jana Büttner graduated from the Sculpture program in 2020, and was invited to continue for a fourth year as Graduate in Residence. We have featured Jana’s beautiful work in previous ...

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Artistic Challenge #2 - WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Artistic Challenge #2 - WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Today we are happy to announce the winner of our second Artistic Challenge! We would like to thank you all for submitting so many beautiful artworks.


The criteria for judging this year’s landscape challenge included among other things the capacity of the artists to convey the breadth of a landscape within the visual f...

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A Day at the Foundry w/ Mitch Shea

A Day at the Foundry w/ Mitch Shea

They say, sculpture is born in clay, dies in plaster and is reborn in bronze.


As we have chosen to dedicate Fall to the subject of Sculpture, we are particularly excited to bring to you this video, with its exploration of the beauty and complexity of casting sculpture in bronze, and the rebirth of View Post

Amit Karo named 2022 Sculpture Program Graduate in Residence

Amit Karo named 2022 Sculpture Program Graduate in Residence

Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your support!

One of the advantages of being a patron of The FAA Collective is learning about new and exciting projects, exhibitions, positions, and accolades of the artists in our FAA Community!

At The Florence Academy of Art there is a tradition of recent...

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Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - Sculpture in Rome

Art History Lecture w/ Tom Richards - Sculpture in Rome

An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon


Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your continued support! As part of The FAA Collective’s Sculpture Season featuring an array of content surrounding the art form of sculp...

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It's Sculpture Season!

It's Sculpture Season!

Dear Patrons,

Today we have the pleasure to announce the start of Sculpture Season at The FAA Collective!


We have special content coming your way this fall - all sculpture themed.

Over the next couple months, we will be sharing with you:

  • Art History Lectures given by...

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'Golden Grove' by Rachel Personett

'Golden Grove' by Rachel Personett

This weeks’s Spotlight on Art features Golden Grove by FAA Graduate Rachel Personett.


Rachel is an exceptionally gifted painter of landscapes, and travels the globe in search of locations to paint. We are delighted to share with you Rachel’s own words of her experience painting ...

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Forever Landscape - The Art of Nelson White

Forever Landscape - The Art of Nelson White

Our landscape season would not be complete without a mention and small retrospective of the work of American painter, Nelson White.


Nelson H. White,

Bagno La Salute Viareggio #2,

O...

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Artistic Challenge #2 - Reminder

Artistic Challenge #2 - Reminder


Dear Patrons,

We hope you are enjoying your summer and all the landscape themed content we have released so far! 

We love the wonderful artworks we are receiving for our second 2021-08-15 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Interview with Moses Hamborg

Interview with Moses Hamborg

Dear Patrons,

This week we are delighted to share with you an interview with FAA Alum Moses Hamborg.


Graduate of the Painting Program, Moses was recently profiled in the art and culture magazine Frontrunner. Touching on his upbringing, academic training, inspirations, and goals, this interview by Shana Met...

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