Bottega: noun.
1. the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
William Albert Pettit III received his BA from the University of Pittsburgh and his MFA in painting from Tyler School of Art. He has been teaching art in various media at John Cabot University in Rome since 1999 and at The Umbra Institute in Perugia since 2001. He has worked with other universities (USAC Viterbo, University of Iowa, Richmond University of London) as a visiting professor. As an artist, he works with ancient and contemporary painting media, as well as video and sound. He has exhibited in Philadelphia, Paris, Rome, Assisi, Spoleto, Tuscania, and Gubbio since 2001. Resident in the Sabina area since 1997, he has a love and knowledge of the region, its food and artistic heritage. He teaches oil painting, fresco painting, and icon painting.
http://www.williampettitart.com
Serafino Amato is a photographer and filmmaker from Rome. He also works with theatre and poetry. He has published three books and has exhibited in Italy and abroad since 1986. He has has curated various exhibitions for other artists and foundations. In the past years, he has worked with the Associazione Alberto Moravia, the Teatro di Roma, the Sigma-Tau Foundation, and the Piccolo Teatro di Milano.
He has been a professor of photography at John Cabot University (Rome) since 2008. He teaches traditional and primitive photographic techniques, digital photography, and digital video-making.
The goal of the project is to provide a service to the community, in researching and recuperating historical structures, but also provide a hands-on learning experience for students, teachers, and artists.
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