Summer Studio School 2021

Transformational and Practical Training in Sculptural Creativity, Idea Building and Artistic Mastery. The Studio Romolo Method is a nine-week program designed to guide participants to create a completed work of sculpture utilizing the sculptor's process, from nature study to conceptual studio work. This method can train beginners and experienced artists alike in creative thinking and artistic invention. SRA focuses on traditional methods to understand and confront the challenges of creating contemporary art. A wide range of art history and cultures are examined in support of hands-on workshops. All are welcome, beginners to experienced artists. The instruction is conducted at a collegiate level and participants taking the entire summer's long program should expect to complete the equivalent of a semester's worth of study.

The workshops take place in a NorthLight Studio built according to historic Provincetown tradition, specifically for teaching sculpture. The workshops are organized in two main parts which are designed to be taken together, as a complete program, but can be taken separately in any component pieces, according to the need of the participant.

In the first half of the summer, participants work from life to develop an understanding of how the observed natural world is constructed. In the second half of the summer, participants are encouraged to discover how to develop ideas and visual thinking beyond the natural world to the conceptual.

These workshops use time tested methods of the Italian Masters, applied to contemporary thinking about creativity and thought. All workshops use traditional methods and traditional heirloom materials, which are, in most cases, more natural and have fewer health side effects than synthetic modern materials. Traditional materials uniformly produce superior results, both in terms of responsiveness and conservation. They do require more practice to master, but reward the artist with greater subtly of expression and richness of experience.

At Studio Romolo Atelier, you will learn more than the artistic skill, but also the material and technical foundation for that skill.

The Studio School is limited to 4-6 on campus participants. Enrollment is on a first-come basis. Payment in full is required to secure a place in the program. Participants may enroll by booking blocks of time, from 1 day to the complete Summer Program. There are 9 weeks in the complete program. It operates 5 days a week, M-F, mornings from 9-12 PM, except for the Retreats and the Idea Building Workshop. On most days, participants are allowed to continue working until 1 PM. Unless stated otherwise, all workshops provide all necessary materials. There are no additional fees. Please note that the schedule is intentionally imprecise. Emphasis is placed upon dynamic Studio School training that responds to needs, rather than a rigid segmented structure.