The Arizona Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums presents:
Popes and Patrons:
How the Church Learned to Invest in Beauty
with special guest: Dr. Elizabeth Lev
"If you think art history is boring, you've never heard Liz Lev!"
Date and
Time:
6:00 PM, Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
Dr. Lev’s talk will begin at 7:00 PM
Location:
Xavier College Preparatory Performing Arts Center
4710 N 5th St., Phoenix, AZ 85012
Cost:
The event is free. There will be an opportunity to
support the event and the Arizona Patrons
RSVP:
RSVP is required - please register online by Monday, August 29th, at:
http://azpatrons.eventbrite.org
Prior to Dr. Lev’s presentation, several local Catholic artists will showcase their works.
A reception will follow.
Watch the brilliant TED Talk Dr. Lev recently delivered in Geneva at:
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_lev_the_unheard_story_of_the_sistine_chapel
Or Google:
Liz Lev TED
From the TED site: “Art historian Elizabeth Lev became captivated by Rome while completing her graduate studies. She
writes and lectures on Renaissance art in the Eternal City, but is most at home in the Vatican Museums, founded in the
16th century to house the trove of art amassed by centuries of Popes.”
Speaker Bio
Elizabeth Lev studied art history at the University of Chicago, and in 1989 moved to Italy to complete her graduate work
at the University of Bologna. She has lived in Italy ever since. Elizabeth teaches Art History at Duquesne University’s
Italian campus since 2002, and also lectures at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas.
Lev served as a consultant on art and faith for the Vatican Museums, for whom she authored the film Vatican Treasures:
Art and Faith, wrote a course on the history of the museums for Vatican guides, and co-curated an exhibition for World
Youth Day called “A Body for Glory,” which was released as a book in 2014. She also wrote and hosted the ten-part
series Catholic Canvas on EWTN, and has been a consultant for the History Channel.
Her articles have appeared in, among others, First Things, The College Art Association, and The Sacred Art Journal, and
she writes regular art essays for Magnificat. Lev’s books include Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches (co-authored
with George Weigel).
Please plan to attend and bring a friend who would like to learn more about Vatican art and about the Patrons of the
Arts in the Vatican Museums!
If you have questions, or for more information about the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, please contact:
Bradford Kidd
E-mail: [email protected]
www.AZpatrons.org
Phone: 602-738-6682