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The Venice Biennale Unveiled

Exploring International Contemporary Art with Riva Blumenfeld
The Venice Biennale Unveiled: Exploring International Contemporary Art with Riva Blumenfeld

Join Art Center educator Riva Blumenfeld and Executive Director Allison Valchuis on a tour of a lifetime to immerse yourself in the best of contemporary art and Venice’s cultural treasures.

Discover the Venice Biennale, known as the “Olympics of Art” since 1895, featuring an impressive lineup of global artists at the Giardini. Witness the groundbreaking work of Jeffrey Gibson, the first solo Indigenous artist to represent the United States, alongside talents like John Akomfrah, Julien Creuzet, and Archie Moore.

Curated by Adriano Pedrosa, the Arsenale’s main exhibition, Foreigners Everywhere, spotlights artists enriched by global experiences, emphasizing diversity in race, gender, and nationality.

Complement your Biennale journey with a guided tour of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and an exploration of Venice’s artisan culture.

Your tour includes private guided tours, two full days at the Biennale, a Peggy Guggenheim Collection visit, behind-the-scenes access to Berengo Foundation and Glasstress studios, and a deep dive into Venice’s artisanal heritage. Enjoy six nights at a four-star hotel, daily breakfast, welcome and farewell dinners, private group airport transfers, and unlimited vaporetto service.

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Space is limited! Registration closes August 9. Register now!

Call the Art Center office at 212.415.5562 or email to receive more information about this trip.

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Instructor

Riva Blumenfeld

Riva Blumenfeld

Riva Blumenfeld received her M.A. from Hunter College, New York City, in 1984, and her B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1976. Blumenfeld leads tours and workshops at the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art for school groups K-12. She has taught at the Brooklyn Museum and the St. Louis Art Museum. Blumenfeld curated Totem, drawings by Tom Burckhardt at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY, which received an AICA award for best “emerging artist” exhibition, 2002. She served as a consultant to UNICEF and Binney & Smith, where she researched the viability ...

Riva Blumenfeld

Riva Blumenfeld

Riva Blumenfeld received her M.A. from Hunter College, New York City, in 1984, and her B.A. from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1976. Blumenfeld leads tours and workshops at the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art for school groups K-12. She has taught at the Brooklyn Museum and the St. Louis Art Museum. Blumenfeld curated Totem, drawings by Tom Burckhardt at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY, which received an AICA award for best “emerging artist” exhibition, 2002. She served as a consultant to UNICEF and Binney & Smith, where she researched the viability of a Crayola sponsored children’s museum, which has since been built. She has guest lectured at the Print Club, Philadelphia, on contemporary prints and multiples, and at the Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, on collecting contemporary art. She organized seminars on contemporary printmaking and collecting for the Encino Print Workshop, and on realism in contemporary printmaking for Pasadena Prints. Blumenfeld is the New York Chapter Chair and a member of ArtTable, a national organization for women in leadership roles in the visual arts. She is also an active board member of Lower Eastside Printshop, a printmaking shop focused on teaching the craft to artists and school children in New York.

This instructor is currently teaching the following classes:

Contemporary Art Scene

The Venice Biennale Unveiled


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