Provincetown, Cape Cod Summer Program 2026
June 8-12 & June 15-19
Sculpture training following the principles of Long Art, utilizing Italian heirloom methods and materials, which not only have stood the test of time, and history, but turn out to be more sustainable than modern synthetic art-making practices.
This year we will be offering training in the “Straccio Method” of clay sculpture in two workshops: Figurative Modeling and Portrait Modeling. Both workshops will use traditional clay methods. We will work from the figure but seek to build off a base of traditional approaches to make new discoveries. This workshop is not for studying academic clay sculpture. It is for using traditional methods as a platform to create new ideas about sculpture based on observation and insight. Working in harmony with the clay as a natural way to think visually in three dimensions.
The Straccio Method Figurative Sculpture workshop is June 8-12. The Straccio Method Portrait Sculpture workshop is June 15-19. Both classes will be from 1PM until 4PM, M-F. For more information about the program and tuition, please feel free to contact us with the link below. All classes include all materials and there are no additional fees.
About the Artist
Studio Romolo Atelier is lead by artist and master sculptor, Romolo Del Deo.
He is the founder of the Long Art Movement which is the cornerstone of his teaching method. His training includes degrees from Harvard Univeristy (AB 82) and L’Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze as well as in the studios of masters in the US and Italy, including Dimitri Hadzi, Joyce Johnson and Rino Giannini, professor of Marble Sculpture at L’Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara.
Teaching
His teaching methods have received the Harvard-Danforth Award for Excellence in Education and
the President’s Award for Contributions to the Arts. He has served on the faculty of Harvard University, The London Academy of Art, The Provincetown Art Association Museum and the Truro Center for the Arts as well as founding his own studio school: Studio Romolo Alteier.
Exhibitions
The artwork of Romolo Del Deo has been exhibited in over 100 featured gallery exhibitions across four continents, as well as internationally in public monuments and museums. He has received major awards
and prizes, including the New York Foundation for the Arts USA, The Henry Moore Foundation UK, INHA Grant France, The Florence Biennale De Medici Gold Medal, Italy and the David McCord Prize for Creativity USA and three time recipient of The Sumner Bird Foundation Creative Grant amongst others.
Recognition
His artwork has won acclaim globally, honored recently by the Art Newspaper as one of the most important projects of the Venice Art Biennial 22, His work has won acclaim representing 21st Century Art of the United States at the 2017 G7 of Art in Italy as well as the Honoree Exhibitor at the 2017 Florence Biennale
Methods and Training
Studio Romolo offers training in the following Long Art techniques and supporting creative approaches
Figure Sculpture Straccio Method Creative Clay
Working in clay from a live model, this course will explore the method and artistic possibilities of working from the figure in natural clay, using the Renaissance Master’s Straccio Method of modeling exclusively taught at Studio Romolo Atelier
Portraiture Straccio Method Creative Clay
Working in natural clay from a live model, this course will explore the method and artistic possibilities of creating a portrait using the Renaissance Master’s Straccio Method of modeling exclusively taught at Studio Romolo Atelier
Idea Building for Artists & Creatives
A unique multi disciplinary class to develop creative and productive work habits as well as how to turn those habits into creative projects. First part of the class takes place in the studio. The second part takes places in a historic Provincetown dune shack.
Sculpting in Direct Plaster
Building large sculpture directly in plaster, as seen in the movie “The Artist and the Model”: Direct Plaster allows the artist to create large scale ideas quickly and “rough out” concepts in three dimensions with great expressive results.
Sculpting in Direct Wax
My method of working directly in wax to produce works capable of being cast in bronze: Sculpting in wax offers an inexpensive, lightweight material to express fluid ideas in form. Direct wax lets the artist work in three dimensions with freedom without cumbersome armatures and avoids the costs of molds in bronze casting.
Creating Through Natural Drawing
Natural Drawing uses all natural materials and draws upon intuitive methods to allow the creation of vibrant and evocative drawings, regardless of the experience level.
Overview
Program Training
Transformational and Practical Training in Sculptural Creativity, Idea Building and Artistic Mastery. The Studio Romolo Method is a program designed to guide participants to create works of sculpture utilizing the sculptor’s process, from nature study to conceptual studio work. This method can train beginners and experienced artists alike in creative thinking and artistic invention.
The programs focus on traditional methods to understand and confront the challenges of creating contemporary art. A wide range of art history and cultures are examined in support of hands-on workshops. The instruction is conducted at a collegiate level.
Program Methodology
This training uses time tested methods of the Italian Masters, applied to contemporary thinking about creativity and thought. All workshops use traditional methods and traditional heirloom materials, which are, in most cases, more natural and have fewer health side effects than synthetic modern materials. Traditional materials uniformly produce superior results, both in terms of responsiveness and conservation. They do require more practice to master, but reward the artist with greater subtly of expression and richness of experience.
At Studio Romolo Atelier, you will learn more than the artistic skill, but also the material and technical foundation for that skill.