Immersive Van Gogh Charlotte

01/19/2022

Love is in the air! 🌹 Tune in to ABC’s The Bachelor on Monday, January 24th to see Clayton on a date at Immersive Van Gogh Los Angeles! Who do you think he takes with him? Comment below! 🌻

Immersive Van Gogh is the perfect date destination, check out bit.ly/3fFC5mJ for more information. ❤️

01/18/2022

Before Vincent van Gogh became known for the bright colors used in his iconic pieces, 'Sunflowers,' 🌻 and 'Bedroom in Arles,' 🛏 he painted his surroundings and aimed to capture the peasant life of the Dutch countryside.
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This painting, 'The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in the Snow' ❄️ was completed in January 1885 and now lives at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
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🖼: Oil on canvas on panel. 53 x 78cm

01/13/2022

Lighthouse Immersive's official publication, smART Magazine, is now accepting submissions for Issue No.9!

Deadline for submissions is coming up soon, so head to the link below to find out more!

https://www.smartbylighthouse.com/submit

smART Magazine is now accepting submissions and pitches for Issue No.9, from writers, illustrators, and photographers anywhere in the world. Submissions are available for the five sections below.* Please make submissions to submit (at) smartbylighthouse.com, with the following subject line format: Y...

01/12/2022

Lighthouse Immersive’s Artist in Residence Program (AiR) has been platforming local artists through multi-week residencies at Lighthouse ArtSpace venues across North America. The program is designed to invigorate local arts and culture in each city by inviting resident artists to interpret each exhibit’s theme through their own local and personal lenses.

Issue No.8 of smART Magazine presents an interview series with past and current resident artists across 6 cities. Click through the link below to their AiR Blog for artworks and interview excerpts from these artist conversations—and find the full interview in the Lighthouse Immersive section of Issue No. 8, out February!

https://www.smartbylighthouse.com/air

Artwork by Anna Sidana

I am the lead Project Coordinator on Lighthouse Immersive’s Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program across all North American venues. The AiR program is an additional immersive component to the artistic experience at Lighthouse Artscape venues presenting the Immersive Van Gogh, Immersive Klimt Revolutio...

01/12/2022

On this day in 1888, 🗓 Theo van Gogh purchased this piece, 'Poudre de riz' (Young Woman at a Table) from Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec a good friend of his brother Vincent.

Vincent and Henri knew one another from a studio in Paris where they both took painting lessons. 🎨

🖼️ : oil on canvas, 56 cm x 46 cm. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation )

01/11/2022

Did you know that Van Gogh referred to his famous painting, 'The Potato Eaters' (1885) 🥔 as his first masterpiece, saying that it was "the best thing that [he] did?" Unfortunately, friends and critics didn't agree and his friend and fellow painter, Anthon van Rappard, even went on to say to him, "you can do better than this–fortunately..."
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A collection of sketches, ✍️ along with letters to his brother, reveal his intentions to revisit the now iconic painting by mastering the nuanced gestures he wished to portray. He was adamant that technical perfection was never his goal. 🎨
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Unfortunately, Vincent died before being able to prove his friends and critics wrong about the piece.
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🖼: Vincent Van Gogh Foundation

01/04/2022

Did you know that van Gogh only signed his paintings with his first name, "Vincent?" 🌻 It has been speculated that he may have been inspired by his Dutch hero, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, who similarly only signed his first name.

01/02/2022

Happy New Year from Immersive Van Gogh! 🎉 Thanks for making 2021 a year to remember! We can't wait to see what 2022 has in store for us. 🌻

12/29/2021

That's a wrap for our Immersive Van Gogh Charlotte Education Experience! Since June, we've had the absolute privilege of hosting 3,400+ students, teachers and community members at the exhibition and our Give It A Gogh Studio!

Thank you to all who joined us at Camp North End - and to all who helped make these magical moments possible!

12/27/2021

"...Vincent Van Gogh is hotter than ever — largely through numerous global exhibitions that have brought his key works, from “Starry Night” to “The Potato Eaters,” to life through immersive, digital experiences that project the pictures within massive spaces." - MarketWatch
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🌻When are you GOGH-ing? Visit immersivevangogh.com for tickets.

Immersive shows bring the grand master's paintings to life, with room for social distancing