SPIRIT OF PLACE: SOUTHERN ITALY
Art Center Padula, Padula, Italy
Travel/Destination Workshop
with Douglas Beasley
September 20 – 28, 2024
Hosted by the Art Center of Padula, our home base in the romantic town of Padula, we will spend time out on the ancient streets and in the local countryside on daily photo pilgrimages. There will be morning talks with Doug, critiques and evening photo sharing from our work in progress. This workshop will have a relaxed pace fitting of the Southern Italian climate, with room for serendipity and following individual needs, rather than racing around trying to see and photographing everything yet deeply connecting to nothing.
This workshop is not about making ‘pretty’ pictures or ‘postcard’ like records of one’s travels. It is about making a deeper, more authentic connection to the land and people, then learning to express that connection through our photography. We will be using land, sky, water as well as ourselves to transform an emotional experience into a visual one.
Who Should Attend:
Open to all levels but students should have a good working knowledge of their camera and want to take their image making to a more meaningful and personal level. Digital and film, in all formats, are welcome.
Non-photographer spouses and partners are also welcome to join us on this one. They will not be disappointed!
DATES: September 20 – 28, 2024
Arrival Date: Friday September 20
Workshop: Saturday October 21 – Friday October 27
Departure Date: Sunday October 28
CLASS LIMIT: 12 students
COST: $3,650 Includes most meals and all ground transport from Napoli. Airfare not included.
DEPOSIT: $500
REGISTER: Art Center Padula.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: 8 nights accommodation in private or shared room, all meals and beverages, transportation during the workshop, bus from Naples to Padula, pick-up and drop-off at Naples airport
ACCOMMODATIONS: at a beautiful old town historic Hotel Villa Cosilinum, close to the Art Center, private or shared rooms (included)
MEALS: All meals and beverages included- even wine and espresso! (Italy is worth the trip just for the food alone!)
FLIGHT INFO: Fly into Naples Italy (a wonderful place to visit for a day or two before our workshop), 2 hour bus ride to Padula, local pick-up and drop-off provided
REGISTRATION: via Art Center Padula
