il dolce dieci ( the sweet ten…) – 10 years of Sheridan Artists @Italy
Sheridan Gallery, AA wing, Trafalgar campus
Exhibition runs: October 31 – November 14, 2014
Reception: Friday, November 7, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Everyone is welcome.
The allure of Italy for artists and travellers remains a potent and seductive siren call. The diverse bounty of the landscape, the ubiquitous gravity of history and the unrelenting seduction of ‘beauty’ in all its forms provides an array of subjects and inspirations.
Since 2004 under the umbrella of the Sheridan Bachelors Programs @Italy opportunity, over 250 Sheridan FAAD students have lived, travelled and studied in Italy, and expressed unique responses to this environment. The initiative challenges participants to acknowledge both the traditional art historical heritage, and the irreverence of its vibrant contemporary culture.
This exhibition celebrates a decade of the trip’s alumni, and requests these diverse artists to again reflect on the poetics and polemics of the Italian experience. We invite you to savour the samplings of the ‘sweet’ ten.
Clemente Botelho / Coordinator; Faculty
Sheridan Bachelor Programs @Italy
