ArtSmart Roundtable

A monthly series of inspiring articles from a group of art-loving travel bloggers across the US.

ArtSmart Roundtable: The Museum of London

Posted by Leslie on Jan 8, 2013 in ArtSmart Roundtable | 2 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the first Monday of each month. January’s topic is the Best Museum You’ve Never Heard of – I think we all had to dig back in our travels for this one, but it was fun to remember and share a worthwhile spot that doesn’t often get the publicity. For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here. Anyone who has visited London would probably take one look...

ArtSmart Roundtable: Fresco Feelings in Milan

Posted by Leslie on Dec 4, 2012 in ArtSmart Roundtable | 10 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the first Monday of each month. December’s topic is favorite art & travel experiences – talk about hard to choose one (you’ll see my internal struggle as you read on). For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! We could argue about “what is art” until the cows come home. I’m pretty sure we actually DID do that my junior year of...

The Meaning of Maori at Te Papa Tongarewa

Posted by Leslie on Aug 6, 2012 in ArtSmart Roundtable, New Zealand | 3 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the first Monday of each month. August’s topic is museums – my favorite subject! For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! Maori. What is Maori? Until recently, my ignorance knew no bounds. Until a sunny day in Wellington, spent at New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. A melange of art, science and history, Te Papa rightly lives up to...

ArtSmart Roundtable: Midnight in Paris in La Belle Époque

Posted by Leslie on Jun 4, 2012 in ArtSmart Roundtable | 6 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the first Monday of each month. June’s topic is painting – where to start with this one?! For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! “For me, La Belle Époque Paris would have been perfect.” So says the fetching Adriana in Woody Allen’s latest flick, Midnight in Paris. How often do we find ourselves yearning for another era…for one...

Art Smart Roundtable: Fresco Rescue and the Problem of Venice

Posted by Leslie on Jan 30, 2012 in ArtSmart Roundtable | 5 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the last Monday of each month. January’s topic is wall art, murals and frescoes – a favorite! For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! If you know anything about frescoes (or even if you don’t, come to that)…you know a fresco is, essentially, a wall. When the plaster is still wet, an artist paints into it so that when dry, the painting is...

ArtSmart Roundtable: Mary Cassatt & the American Spirit

Posted by Leslie on Nov 28, 2011 in ArtSmart Roundtable | 2 comments

This article is part of the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the last Monday of each month. November’s topic is American Art – appropriate for the month when we celebrate such an American holiday as Thanksgiving! For more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! Americans are known for our pioneering spirit, right? We tend to tackle tough stuff – we invented jazz (if you think it’s easy to play, try following the...

ArtSmart Roundtable: The Not-so-Hidden Marble Tetrarchs in Piazza San Marco, Venice

Posted by Leslie on Oct 31, 2011 in ArtSmart Roundtable, Culture | 11 comments

I’m pleased and honored to post my first article for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a group of art-history-loving travel bloggers who post a related article the last Monday of each month. This month’s topic is Outdoor Sculpture; for more related posts, check out the links at the end, or find us on Facebook here! So you may notice I write about Venice a lot. (Understatement?) I’ve explained why countless times, but I’ve never told one of my favorite art-related Venetian stories. Now finally with this month’s...