Ruskin Today

Episode #11: The Journey of the Historic California Art Club with Peter and Elaine Adams

Painter Peter Adams and California Art Cub Executive Director Elaine Adams trace the 115-year journey of the Ruskin Art Club's sister organization, the California Art Club, from its inception during the heyday of California Impressionism to its contemporary revival as a premier champion of traditional aesthetic values and emerging artists.

Episode #10: The Denenbergs Discuss Ruskin, Art, and Heritage

Los Angeles gallery owners Stuart and Beverly Denenberg share life-journeys through the worlds of art and historic preservation and, along the way, the discovery of Ruskin.

Episode #9: Roundtable on the Pre-Raphaelites with Karl Merrick, Sara Atwood, and Gabriel Meyer

John Ruskin was an early champion and mentor to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's poets and painters. The Ruskin Art Club's Sara Atwood and Gabriel Meyer lead a lively, wide-ranging discussion of the influential movement's intersections with Ruskinian thought with Karl Merrick, trustee and podcast editor of the Pre-Raphaelite Society of the UK. For Karl's corresponding podcast interview with Sara and Gabriel, visit the Pre-Raphaelite Society website: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org [http://www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/].

Episode #8: Ruskin and Brazil with Prof. Claudio Silveira Amaral

Professor Claudio Silveira Amaral, with his background in architecture and urbanism, discusses John Ruskin's influence, through figures such as polymath Rui Barbosa and architect Sérgio Ferro, on Brazilian education, architecture, and culture. Moderated by Ruskin Art Club's Executive Director Gabriel Meyer and joined by Joseph Rodrigues.

Episode #7: Ruskin on Education and Language with Sara Atwood

Prof. Sara Atwood teaches literature and writing at Portland State University and Pacific Northwest College of Art. Her academic work on Ruskin and Victorian literature has been widely published. She is a Companion of the Guild of St. George in the UK and a board member of the Ruskin Art Club of Los Angeles.