Art á la Carte | Free Video Series
Join us every Wednesday at 12:15p for a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Participants are encouraged to bring lunch of pick up something from The Palette café. Coffee, tea, and cookies are provided. All programs are held in the FIA’s Isabel Hall.
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
Wednesday, June 26
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This biographical film looks back at the life, work, and significance of a true genius in world cinema, Karel Zeman, exploring the history and inspiration of the film tricks pioneer. 102 min.
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Highclere Castle
Wednesday, July 3
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England’s Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. 60 min.
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Hampton Court Palace
Wednesday, July 10
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Hampton Court Palace was originally built for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favorite of King Henry VIII, in 1529. As Wolsey fell from favor, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it. Today, the palace is open to the public, and a major tourist attraction. 60 min.
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Althorp - The Spencers
Wednesday, July 17
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Nestled on over 14,000 acres of English countryside is Althorp House, the childhood home and final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales. The estate is now in the hands of Diana’s brother Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, guardian to a vast wealth of artistic and historical treasures. 60 min.
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Chatsworth
Wednesday, July 24
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Peregrine Cavendish, the 12th Duke of Devonshire, shares the history and some of the inner workings of this great house and grounds, one of England’s largest private homes. 60 min.
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Manor House
Wednesday, July 31
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
The early 20th century was a time of glamor, high society, and unfettered optimism in Britain’s grand homes. In this program, discover the realities of “upstairs-downstairs” life and what it was like behind the “green baize door” in Britain’s grandest estates. 60 min.
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Arcimboldo: Nature & Fantasy | Sandro Botticelli: La Primavera
Wednesday, August 7
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Double Feature
Arcimboldo: Nature & Fantasy
The inventive and amusing paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) dazzled the courts of Europe. This documentary combines original high-definition footage of the artist’s native Milan and the Habsburg palaces of Vienna and Prague with images of Arcimboldo’s work as a court painter, designer of...
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Arts & The Mind: Creativity
Wednesday, August 14
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Creativity features stories and the latest scientific research from experts around the country, illuminating how the arts are critical in developing healthy young minds and maintaining them as we age. 60 min.
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Arts & The Mind: The Art of Connection
Wednesday, August 21
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Discover the positive effects of the arts for children in hospitals, veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, building community in Appalachia, and warding off dementia. 60 min.
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Art and Craft: What’s It Take to Catch a Fake?
Wednesday, August 28
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This film starts out as a cat-and-mouse art caper, rooted in questions of authorship and authenticity, but what emerges is an intimate story of obsession and the universal need for connection and respect. 89 min.
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