Information Session: Landscape Stories: Art and Ecology in Siena

A Tuscan hill town that flourished during the Middle Ages, Siena is home to the Sienese School of Painting (Duccio, Lorenzetti, et al) and medieval traditions of performances, a wide variety of lived experiences, and rituals that constantly redefine local landscapes, such as the Palio, a historical horse race run each year since medieval times. The creative process of artworks is supported by the study of Siena’s socio-ecological efforts in promoting agro-sustainability and land heritage through eco-artistic discourses. 

 

Participants of this program actively engage in the life of the city and experience the relations between human development, art, and nature in Siena. Activities include visits to museums, galleries, collections, agro-ecology farms, eco-art groups, slow food centers, neighborhoods, architectural landmarks, churches and other historical sites.