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.
La Belle Epoque (1890-1914)
Wednesday, September 20
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
La Belle Epoque (1890-1914)60 min
Featuring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Diana Vreeland, this program evokes “the beautiful era” (1890-1914), a time in which the wealthy upper classes of the western world gave themselves over to a life of elegance and pleasure, their eyes closed to the increasing social and political...
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Elbert Hubbard: Rebel of the Arts and Crafts Movement
Wednesday, September 27
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Elbert Hubbard: Rebel of the Arts and Crafts Movement60 min
In 1894, Elbert Hubbard founded the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York. With a seemingly cavalier toss, he threw away his lucrative career to champion the ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Some hailed him as a...
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In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles
Wednesday, October 4
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
In a Brilliant Light: Van Gogh in Arles57 min
This program examines the work of Dutch-born artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) during the most productive period of his brief artistic life – the fifteen months between February 1888 and May 1889 that he spent in the city of Arles, in...
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Secrets of the Dead: Van Gogh’s Ear
Wednesday, October 18
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Secrets of the Dead: Van Gogh’s Ear60 min
Bernadette Murphy, an independent researcher, has uncovered definitive evidence, which reveals exactly what happened the night van Gogh cut into his own ear, and how it ultimately shaped van Gogh's remarkable art. Murphy's detective work finally provides answers to the mystery that...
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The Buried Mirror
Wednesday, October 25
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
The Buried Mirror
60 min
Best-selling Mexican author Carlos Fuentes retraces the Indian world through their magnificent pyramids and sculptures, a world of precise astronomy and human sacrifice, serenity and violence.
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Water Flowing Together: Jock Soto
Wednesday, November 1
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Water Flowing Together: Jock Soto57 min
Water Flowing Together is an intimate portrait of Jock Soto, who retired from the New York City Ballet, after a twenty-four-year career. Soto was one of the most prolific dancers in the company, working with giants such as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. His...
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Southern India and the Dance of the Gods
Wednesday, November 8
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Southern India and the Dance of the Gods55 min
Can "the navel of the world" be located in Southern India? This provocative travel program takes viewers on a vivid tour of the city of Kumbakonam, a place of both architectural marvels and mythological legend. As the documentary explores the origins of...
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X’ian Chang’an: The Cradle of Chinese Civilization
Wednesday, November 15
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
X’ian Chang’an: The Cradle of Chinese Civilization56 min
Known as Chang'an prior to the Ming Dynasty, the city of Xi'an marked the starting point of the legendary Silk Road, the trade route linking Asia with Europe. This enlightening documentary, filmed on location, offers a chronicle of the place from where...
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