Town Hall Theater Presents:

Great Art Wednesday -
"Renoir: Reviled & Revered"

Wednesday, April 8 in the Anderson Studio

- 11:00am (With Closed Captions*)
- 2:00pm (Without Closed Captions*)

Great Art Wednesday is a monthly art exhibition film series running from October 2025 to May 2026.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris, which rank among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course.
This stunning film, based on the remarkable Renoir collection at Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation, explores the artist’s new approach. These later works still provoke extreme reactions, some are repulsed, others seduced.

Two 20th-century titans, Picasso and Matisse, are intriguingly among the many artists who were clearly influenced by Renoir’s later direction. This film is a new biography of an artistic giant, Renoir, but also uncovers an untold story that identifies him as a significant link between the art world’s old order and the new.

“There ought to be a similar film for every gallery in the world, enabling access for people who would never get to visit them otherwise.” Jonathan McAloon, Apollo Magazine

“Unmissable.” Irene Olivio, Film-News

*The Anderson Studio is not currently equipped with an assisted listening device system. Until that system is in place, we will be enabling closed captions on at least one screening. If you would like to contribute to our fundraising effort to bring assisted listening to the Anderson Studio, please reach out to Executive & Artistic Director Lisa Mitchell at lisa@townhalltheater.org.