Art Grand Tour in LA

Travel through time & art in LA! Explore, create & showcase your masterpiece in this 10-day immersive Grand Art Tour.

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🌍 THE GRAND ART TOUR: LOS ANGELES 2025 🎨

📅 June 9–20, 2025 | 📍 Los Angeles, CA

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Artistic Journey Through Time!

✨ Travel through centuries of art—from ancient masterpieces to modern innovations—and immerse yourself in the evolution of artistic expression. This exclusive 10-day tour takes you through the most iconic museums, studios, and creative spaces in LA, culminating in a final personal project and showcase at SDA Studios!

SDA 2025 Summer Grand Tour

📅 June 9–20, 2025📍 Los Angeles, CA

Travel Through Time with Art – Ancient, classical, modern, and digital.🔹 Master Techniques from the Greats – Hands-on learning & industry insight.🔹 Find Your Voice as an Artist – End with your own masterpiece.

A 10-day immersive journey through art history – from ancient to contemporary

🏛 Week 1: The Classical & The Timeless

📜 Exploring ancient, Renaissance, and classical masterpieces.

📍 Day 1 – June 9 (Monday) | Arrival & Orientation

🏨 Check-in & Welcome Reception📍 Location: SDA Studios🎙 Opening Talk: The Meaning of the Grand Tour🎭 Icebreaker Activity: Artistic goals & inspirations

📍 Day 2 – June 10 (Tuesday) | Getty Villa – Ancient Greek & Roman Art

🏛 Full-Day Visit: The Getty Villa

• Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art
• Lecture: How Ancient Art Shaped Western Aesthetics🎨 Evening Sketch Session: Mythology in Art

📍 Day 3 – June 11 (Wednesday) | Getty Center – Renaissance to Impressionism

🖼 Full-Day Visit: The Getty Center

• Renaissance, Baroque, and Impressionist masterpieces
• Discussion: Perspective, Light & Composition in the Masters’ Works📝 Evening Reflection: Sketching & journaling

📍 Day 4 – June 12 (Thursday) | Norton Simon Museum – European Masters

🏛 Full-Day Visit: The Norton Simon Museum

• Works from the Renaissance to early modernism🎤 Evening Talk: Classical Techniques & Their Evolution

📍 Day 5 – June 13 (Friday) | The Huntington Library & European Painting

🌿 Full-Day Visit: The Huntington Library & Art Museum

• European masterpieces, illuminated manuscripts, and sculpture🎤 Evening Discussion: The Transition to Modern Art

🎭 Week 2: Modern, Contemporary & The Future of Art

🌟 From Impressionism to digital art – reinterpreting tradition for today.

📍 Day 6 – June 14 (Saturday) | SDA Master Class – Classical Meets Contemporary

🎨 Morning & Afternoon:

• Workshop: Classical techniques reimagined in modern art
• Guest Lecture: Bridging Tradition & Innovation✍️ Evening: Work on personal projects

📍 Day 7 – June 15 (Sunday) | SDA Master Class – Digital & Experimental Art

🖥 Morning & Afternoon:

• Digital Painting & Mixed Media Workshop
• Roundtable Discussion: The Artist’s Voice in the Digital Age🎬 Evening: Continue personal projects

📍 Day 8 – June 16 (Monday) | LACMA – The Birth of Modern Art

🖼 Full-Day Visit: LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

• Impressionism to early 20th-century modernism🎤 Evening Talk: How Modernism Redefined Art

📍 Day 9 – June 17 (Tuesday) | The Broad – Contemporary Icons

🌟 Full-Day Visit: The Broad Museum

• Basquiat, Warhol, Kusama, and more🎤 Evening Discussion: What Defines Art Today?

📍 Day 10 – June 18 (Wednesday) | MOCA – Abstract & Experimental Art

🖼 Full-Day Visit: MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)

• Abstract Expressionism & experimental works🎭 Evening: Independent sketching & response activity

📍 Day 11 – June 19 (Thursday) | Walt Disney Studios – Animation & Visual Storytelling

🏰 Exclusive Tour & Workshop:

• Behind-the-scenes look at animation & storytelling
• Hands-on Visual Storytelling Workshop🎤 Q&A with Industry Professionals

📍 Day 12 – June 20 (Friday) | Final Showcase & Celebration

🔥 Grand Presentation: Participants showcase their work🎤 Closing Ceremony: Reflections & certificates🥂 Farewell Reception at SDA Studios

Agenda


🕑: 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Day 1 – June 9 (Monday) | Arrival & Orientation

Info: ? Check-in & Welcome Reception

? Location: SDA Studios

? Opening Talk: The Meaning of the Grand Tour

? Icebreaker Activity: Artistic goals & inspirations

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 2 – June 10 (Tuesday) | Getty Villa – Ancient Greek & Roman Art

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 3 – June 11 (Wednesday) | Getty Center – Renaissance to Impressionism

Info: Full-Day Visit: The Getty Center


Renaissance, Baroque, and Impressionist masterpieces


Discussion: Perspective, Light & Composition in the Masters’ Works

? Evening Reflection: Sketching & journaling

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 4 – June 12 (Thursday) | Norton Simon Museum – European Masters

Info: Full-Day Visit: The Norton Simon Museum


Works from the Renaissance to early modernism

? Evening Talk: Classical Techniques & Their Evolution

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 5 – June 13 (Friday) | The Huntington Library & European Painting

Info: Full-Day Visit: The Huntington Library & Art Museum


European masterpieces, illuminated manuscripts, and sculpture

? Evening Discussion: The Transition to Modern Art

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 6 – June 14 (Saturday) | SDA Master Class – Classical Meets Contemporary

Info: Morning & Afternoon:


Workshop: Classical techniques reimagined in modern art


Guest Lecture: Bridging Tradition & Innovation

✍️ Evening: Work on personal projects

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 7 – June 15 (Sunday) | SDA Master Class – Digital & Experimental Art

Info: Morning & Afternoon:


Digital Painting & Mixed Media Workshop


Roundtable Discussion: The Artist’s Voice in the Digital Age

? Evening: Continue personal projects

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 8 – June 16 (Monday) | LACMA – The Birth of Modern Art

Info: Full-Day Visit: LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)


Impressionism to early 20th-century modernism

? Evening Talk: How Modernism Redefined Art

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 9 – June 17 (Tuesday) | The Broad – Contemporary Icons

Info: Full-Day Visit: The Broad Museum


Basquiat, Warhol, Kusama, and more

? Evening Discussion: What Defines Art Today?

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 10 – June 18 (Wednesday) | MOCA – Abstract & Experimental Art

Info: Full-Day Visit: MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)


Abstract Expressionism & experimental works

? Evening: Independent sketching & response activity

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Day 11 – June 19 (Thursday) | Walt Disney Studios – Animation & Visual Storyte

Info: Exclusive Tour & Workshop:


Behind-the-scenes look at animation & storytelling


Hands-on Visual Storytelling Workshop

? Q&A with Industry Professionals

🕑: 09:00 AM - 06:00 AM
Day 12 – June 20 (Friday) | Final Showcase & Celebration

Info: Grand Presentation: Participants showcase their work

? Closing Ceremony: Reflections & certificates

? Farewell Reception at SDA Studios

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