2026.3 Newsletter

HEY ART TRIPPERS! 🍁

This summer at Art Trippin’ has been an absolute dream! From international tours to a new way to get your art history fix, let’s recap all the fun we’ve had these past few months and look forward to the new experiences that fall will bring.

ANOTHER TRIP IN THE BOOKS 🇮🇹

July’s tour of Mexico City & Oaxaca couldn’t have been better! For eleven days we immersed ourselves in the art and culture of Mexico—visiting museums like Museo Frida Kahlo, walking through the extraordinary ecological gardens at Parque Quetzalcóatl, cooking authentic Mexican dishes, touring architectural sites like Teotihuacan, and visiting Indigenous artisan villages.

Good news! We’re doing it all again next year! Join us in July 2027 for Art & Culture in Mexico, an Art Trippin’ Tour of Mexico City & Oaxaca. Exact dates to be announced.

You can find any and all information about upcoming Art Trippin’ Tours at arttrippin.com.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SIPS & STORIES 🥂

We just wrapped up another Sips & Stories lecture series! Sips & Stories: Women in Mexican Art History at MOLAA was a sold out success. We are beyond grateful to the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) for hosting us and to Oh La Vache for providing delicious charcuterie each night.

“My goal is to… show that you don’t have to have an art school education to be able to understand and appreciate art. We want to make sure people know that art belongs to all of us. The museum belongs to all of us. The museum belongs to the community.”

—Dr. Megan Lorraine Debin

To learn about the origin story and mission behind Sips & Stories, read this article in the Signal Tribune that includes an interview with Dr. Megan Lorraine Debin!

SIPS & STORIES GOES DIGITAL 👾

Dr. Megan Lorraine Debin will be teaching a group of students in Rome this Fall, so we will resume in-person events in 2027. But don’t worry! We will be posting plenty of social media content in the meantime… and we’ll be hosting a virtual Sips & Stories!

Sips & Stories Online: Live From Rome explores the dark side of Italian art history. Click here to get your tickets.

Lecture 1, Beheadings and Betrayals: The Powerful Women of Baroque Art History, brings to light the stories of women in Renaissance and Baroque Italy who boldly fought against oppressive systems to make careers for themselves as artists. Learn about women artists like Artemisia Gentileschi who defined the Baroque period, a 17th century court case which brought a rapist to justice, and the contemporary women artists who have picked up the torch. The lecture is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by a Q&A. Click here to get your ticket.

Lecture 2, The Portrait of a Ghost: The Story of Beatrice Cenci, uncovers the real-life story of a young noblewoman of the Renaissance who enacted revenge against her abusive father—and the injustice she suffered in the wake of it. Learn about the ways her legacy lives on through ghost stories, a play written by Percy B. Shelley, and a portrait that was wrongly attributed to a male artist. The lecture is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by a Q&A. Click here to get your ticket.

Sips & Stories Online is a product of your expression of a desire for more accessible lectures. If our in-person Sips & Stories events are too far of a commute or outside of your budget, we are hopeful that this series will be more accessible to you—and just as educational and fun! Thank you for all of your feedback, as it allows us to improve existing events and develop new ones. If you’ve ever attended an Art Trippin’ event, we would greatly appreciate it if you’d fill out this short feedback form and tell us about your experience.

LET’S GO ART TRIPPIN’ IN BALI 🌺

Last year’s trip to Bali was such a wonderful experience that we’ve decided to do it again! We are beyond excited to announce our Art Trippin’ x Evolved Embodiment Retreat in Bali from January 12-23, 2027.

This is traveling made easy, so that you can relax and take in 12 days’ worth of Bali’s uniquely beautiful art and culture. This is more than a vacation. It’s a chance to return home to yourself while experiencing Bali in a deeply meaningful way.

Click here for trip details, pricing, and itinerary. Registration closes November 12, 2026.

ART TRIPPIN’ TALK 💟

Beheadings and Betrayals

At eighteen years old, Artemisia Gentilischi was sexually assaulted by a man who she should have been able to trust, and she refused to be silenced about it. In 1612, she bravely testified against Agostino Tassi—her father’s friend, her teacher, her abuser. 

She stood before the court with her fingers tied by a sibille, a torture device intended to coerce confession. This tactic would have been especially distressing for a painter, whose hands are her instrument for art and expression. Gentileschi insisted upon her innocence even as the ropes tightened. “I have told the truth,” she said, “and I always will, because it is true.” She then turned to look at the man who had falsely promised her marriage, forcing him to look at her tightly bound hands, and quipped, “This is the ring that you give me and these are your promises.” She rightly won the trial, but her reputation was tainted regardless.

Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1612–13, oil on canvas, 158.8 x 125.5 cm. Museo Capodimonte.

Gentileschi knew feminine rage intimately, and it appears in her paintings time and time again. The first iteration of one of her most famous works, Judith Slaying Holofernes, was painted the year of the trial. It is impossible to ignore Gentileschi’s desire for both revenge and solidarity when you look at the women’s strong, steady grip and calmly determined expressions as they commit the gruesome act.

If you want to learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi’s life and art, as well as the stories of other women who fought against injustices while paving the way for themselves as artists, join us in October and November for Sips & Stories Online: Live From Rome. Click here to get your tickets.

Stay Trippy,

Art Trippin’