It's the 2011 Mosaic Masterpieces tour
Two of my favorite people in fine art mosaic-dom are leading a tour of the great mosaics of Italy from October 3rd through October 10th, 2011.
These favorite people are 2011 Best 3-D Mosaic at Mosaic Art International Julie Richey (on the left) and the e ditor of Mosaic Art Now Nancie Mills-Pipgras (on the right). That these two are leading it ought to make anybody drop what they're doing and register immediately. These women know their stuff and they're animated and fun at the same time. Witty repartee and thorough explanations are guaranteed.
The excursion starts in Rome, my favorite town in the world. You'll be in Rome for 3 days and while you're there you'll get a behind the curtain excursion of the Vatican Museums micromosaic studio and spot mosaics from the 4th Century in Santa Maria in Trestavere and from the twentieth Century in the Museo Ara Pacis.
After three days in Rome you'll head to the Tuscan Coast and the small city of Porto Santo Stefano for lunch and then to Capalbio to see Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden. After a leisurely stroll through the gardens it's back to Rome.
After Rome, the tour takes the train to Ravenna in which Ravenna's annual Notte d'Oro can be taking area. Notte d'Oro is Ravenna's mosaic festival and in a metropolis synonymous with the art form, it is a massive deal. After three days in Ravenna (with an optionally available -day magnificence at the Mosaic Art School of Ravenna), oldsters at the excursion have the option to head to Venice for 3 days or to fly domestic from Ravenna.
The tour costs $2850 USD (not including airfare) prior to April 1st, $2950 thereafter. There's a $400 payment due upon registration and the final payment is due August 1, 2011. You can read the entire itinerary on Julie's website and you have any questions, her contact information is there. The tour includes meals, transfers and hotel stays.
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