Painting & Printmaking: Summer in Corciano, Italy

June 21-August 11, 2010

This program will be offered as a study abroad program in Italy for 7.5 weeks — summer semester. Classes will be offered Monday through Thursday during the semester. Airfare is included with the program fee. Upon arrival in Italy, students will travel via motorcoach to the "Green Heart" of Italy, Umbria. While in Umbria, students will stay in locally owned villas located in the 14th century hilltop town of Corciano. Included in the program, students will have the opportunity to experience several evening excursions to nearby cities along with 3 weekend trips including trips to Venice, Rome and Florence. The proposed classes taught for this study abroad include Location Painting, Location Drawing/Sketching, and Location Cityscape. Printmaking classes are also offered with emphasis on intaglio, woodcut, and linocut techniques.

Study Abroad Video View an informative session about study abroad in Italy OR View a slide presentation from study abroad 2009.

Study Abroad Highlights

• Housing in 14th-century medieval town of Corciano
• Weekend trips to Rome, Venice, and Florence
• Evening excursions to Assisi, Perugia, and Cortona
• Day excursions to Orvieto and Siena
• On-location painting and drawing classes with Academy Instructors
• Local Artisan Studio tours
• Did anyone mention painting and drawing in Italy!

For More Information

Please contact Dana Sornstein at dsornstein@academyart.edu.

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