STUDY TOURS PAGE: Abroad — Around the U.S. — Around Central Texas
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STUDY TOURS ABROAD
Destinations chosen for significant art historical interest, particularly including special exhibitions and concentrations of material from the "modern" period--eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: museum collections, historic houses and other sites
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WALES — Art, History, and the Paths of Celtic Saints
May 13 - 25, 2019
Explore castles and crosses, the art and architecture of the early monasteries, sites of legend, several major art collections.
Three hotels, Chester (5 nights), Aberystwyth (2 nights), Hay-on-Wye (3 nights)
FROM CHESTER, important sites across the north:
Liverpool: Lady Lever Gallery and Walker Art Gallery (major collections of Pre-Raphaelites)
Holywell: St Winefride's Well, one of Wales' Seven Wonders, a pilgrimage site since 660
Basingwerk Abbey (1131), a Cistercian foundation patronized by Welsh nobility
Valle Crucis, Wales' last Cistercian abbey
Conwy Castle, one of the castles of Edward I (1283), a World Heritage Site
Llandudno, major seaside town of the north
Bodnant Garden, "the Welsh Garden of Eden"
Menai Bridge, an engineering triumph of the 19th century
Caernarfon Castle, home to the investiture of the Princes of Wales
Snowdonia, Wales' famous mountain, scenic views of Capel Curig
Powis Castle, a "survivor" famed for family wealth and exotic collections
FROM ABERYSTWYTH via scenic Pembrokeshire Coastal Path:
Picton Castle (c. 1300), a stately home with 25 species in the Secret Owl Garden
St David's (shrine of Wales' patron saint), St Non's Well, St Govan's Head and Chapel
Devil's Bridge, inspiration for a Wordsworth poem
Llandrindod: Victorian spa town
FROM HAY-ON-WYE:
Cardiff--National Gallery of Wales, Llandaff Cathedral (Rossetti triptych, The Seed of David; Burne-Jones organ case)
Tintern Abbey, one of Wales' greatest monastic ruins, a subject of Turner
Swansea--Dylan Thomas Center
FREE DAY in Hay-on-Wye, world-renowned "Town of Books"
Gloucester Cathedral on the way to Heathrow; overnight there for easy departures the next day
Detailed Itinerary and Registration Information in 2-page flyer at left. Group size limited to 14.
This is a tour for physically active travelers; three hotels and chartered coach transportation will allow visits to all parts of Wales and the magnificent scenery of its mountainous topography
Questions: karen_pope@mac.com | All arrangements by Four Seasons Travel: fourseasons10@hotmail.com
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Wales 2019 flyer+registration |
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ONCE MORE TO JAPAN
October 22-30, 2019
The final Two-Karens study tour to Japan, focused on the places and themes that will animate the themes of Japonisme: the West's enthusiasm for Japanese art and culture and the responses of Western artists, c. 1860-1920 (Whistler, Degas, Cassatt, Van Gogh, Frank Lloyd Wright, Georgia O'Keeffe)
Itinerary and registration information in .pdf at left.
Tour designed for 10 travelers, ALL PLACES FILLED as of January 2019. Feel free to send an email if you'd like to be on the waitlist to join the tour in the case of a vacancy.
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Japan 2019 description and registration form |
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| STUDY TOURS ABROAD: Additional Destinations in the Works
German Art & History Along the Mighty Rhine
Cologne to Munich, possibly via cruise
Ireland of the Celts
Castles, monasteries, libraries, and museums with focus on the sites and monuments resonant of the times of the Celts and Celtic reverberations in later times
CONTEMPLATED:
Vienna: Old Masters to Modernity
Great art museums, splendid architecture, and a powerful musical heritage
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| Book of Kells, c. 800 (Trinity College, Dublin): Book of John, incipit |
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TOURS AROUND THE U. S.
Long weekends in spring and fall, with focus on major art collections and historic architecture
Group arrangements include historic hotels and special receptions
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| The 2018 Friends Tour: Great Houses of the Hudson River tour members in Rhinebeck at the Beekman Arms, once run by an ancestor of our friend, Hal Bogardus |
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SPRING 2019 -- April 24-29, 2019
North Carolina: History, & Architecture, Tidewater to the Blue Ridge
FRIENDS OF THE NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM STUDY TOUR #15
Details appear in the 2-page flyer at left.
Arrangements by Karen Bluethman Heart of Texas Tours on behalf of the Neill-Cochran House Museum
hottours@sbcglobal.net
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2019 NC Friends/NCHM tour: flyer+registration |
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| Sculpture overlooking the gardens at Philbrook (Alan Houser) |
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Heartland Collections & America’s New Art Museum: Crystal Bridges
September 21-24, 2019
A four-day adventure in Oklahoma and Arkansas to explore major collections of American and European art, the Oklahoma City Memorial, a remarkable woodland chapel, while enjoying comfortable accommodations and transportation, and like-minded companions
Detailed itinerary and registration form in pdf at the left; to be added to the short waiting list, send an email to:
Barbara@ArtwiseTX.com
(New Art inSight colleague, Barbara Newey, is coordinating the Crystal Bridges trip)
Barbara Newey
Email: barbara@artwisetx.com
Postal address: ART WISE TX, LLC, 3207 Warren Street, Austin TX 78703
Phone: (512) 701-0441
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DAYTRIPS in Central Texas
Chartered coach transportation, lunch, museum admissions, snacks, handouts.
Email to reserve; follow with your check.
Cancellations because of illness, etc., are understandable; however, a flurry of last-minute cancellations can make it impossible to meet the budget. Same-week cancellations may not be eligible for refunds. You are always welcome to give your place to a friend.
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| Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1890 |
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| SPRING DAYTRIP: Houston
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (a second, identical day is being planned for June 15)
Highlight: "Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art" @ Museum of Fine Arts
Approximate schedule:
- Chartered coach from central Austin (depart 8:00am)
- Menil Collection
- Lunch at Ouisie's Table
- Afternoon at MFA Houston: Van Gogh exhbiition, Beck Collection, time to explore
- Return to Austin starting point c. 8:00pm
Cost: $120 per person, includes chartered transportation, lunch, museum admission, snacks, readings
Register: Send an email to get your name on the list --barbara@artwisetx.com* and karen_pope@mac.com; then send check to
Karen Pope Art inSight
PO Box 5730
Austin TX 78763-5730
*New colleague, Barbara Newey, is managing the June 15th daytrip.
Barbara Newey
Email: barbara@artwisetx.com
Postal address: ART WISE TX, LLC, 3207 Warren Street, Austin TX 78703
Phone: (512) 701-0441
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June 15 daytrip to Houston flyer |
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| Kate Elizabeth Bunce, Musica, c. 1895 |
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YEAR END DAYTRIP: Legends and English Art in San Antonio
Saturday, December 14th, 2019
Highlight:
San Antonio Museum of Art special exhibition
"Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement"
Major loan exhibition from world's largest collection of PRB (Birmingham, England)
(a perfect complement to the Ransom Center's exhibition (on view until July 14, 2019)
"The Rise of Everyday Design: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Britain & America"
Lunch at the historic Argyle Club
and time for the permanent collection of the McNay Museum
Cost per person: $150 (coach has increased in price, the museums have increased their admissions dramatically, and the private Argyle Club is a splurge!)
Send an email to have your name added to the list, then send a check to: Art Wise TX
This is an Art inSight event with Karen Pope; Barbara Newey is handling the arrangements
Barbara Newey
Email: barbara@artwisetx.com
Postal address: ART WISE TX, LLC, 3207 Warren Street, Austin TX 78703
Phone: (512) 701-0441
FLYER AT LEFT
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December 14 Daytrip: PRB @ SAMA |
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