Accommodations and Workspace

Students and residents share modest apartments, all a short walk from the School buildings. Rooms are single and double-occupancy. The main school building, a former convent, has nine single rooms with a view of the Tiber River valley. Residents, Seminar students and CE students stay in single-occupancy rooms.

The School provides housecleaning services and clean sheets and towels weekly, and does not provide accommodations for spouses, pets or guests. Facilities in Montecastello are very basic and are not suitable for people with special needs.

Classrooms and studios are in several great stone palazzi in the village of Montecastello. Students and residents have 24-hour access to their private and semi-private studios. During non-working hours, students and residents use the School’s art library, video collection, telephone, and computer with Internet access. Throughout the ancient town and out in the landscape are wonderful motifs and views to paint.

Meals

The program fee includes three delicious Umbrian meals each day, excluding trip days. Students, residents and faculty enjoy meals together, enabling students to have close contact with their art mentors. Meals are simple and wholesome, with fresh produce from nearby farms, and prepared with care by our local cooks. We take dinners on our dining terrace, overlooking the magnificent panorama of the Tiber River valley.

View from the school dining terrace

Trips

The ongoing studio work is interspersed with weekly day-trips to study Italy’s millennia-old heritage of art, from ancient to contemporary, engaging artists in a dialogue with the masterworks of the past and present. We travel by chartered bus to Rome, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Perugia, Sansepolcro, and Arezzo.

A faculty member or visiting art historian gives preparatory lectures to enrich and enliven our trips. Students and faculty are then free to go independently or in groups to visit museums and churches, or anything they wish to see. Faculty and students organize informal visits to nearby towns like Deruta, Orvieto and Spoleto, or return to places the group has visited. Car rental services and public transportation enable people to travel independently. The Student Sourcebook, sent to each student, contains a guide for our trips, as well as information on travel, what to pack, local resources, and details about living and working at the school.

Admissions and Fees - 2008

Candidates should submit:

Candidates should submit the completed application form, a non-refundable application fee of US$ 40 (or 30 Euro), letters of recommendation from two people who know your character and your work (preferably current or former teachers for School applicants), and 12 slides, photos, or a CD of your recent work. School applicants should include at least four slides of drawings; CE applicants may include an essay in place of slides, although slides are preferable. Independent Residencies are also available during School sessions.

Fees include tuition, studio space, room, three meals a day, group trips, and ground transportation from and to Rome on the first and last day of each session. There are no application deadlines, but the program is small and space is limited; we recommend that you apply early.

All fees must be received no later than one month before the session begins. Fees are calculated in Euros and include 20% IVA (value-added tax). Please see the Currency converter for the latest rates.

School

The basic School fees include tuition, studio space, room, three meals a day, group trips, and ground transportation from and to Rome on the first and last day of each session. The additional charge for a single room, when available, is 100 Euro per week.

3-week sessions: 2500 Euro
6-week sessions: 4800 Euro

Independent Residencies are open during the School sessions for the same price as the School session. Residents may take advantage of classes as they choose, and request faculty critiques.

Residency and CE (Continuing Education)

The Residency fee and CE fee includes studio space, a single room, three meals a day, group trips, and ground transportation from and to Fiumicino airport in Rome on the first and last day of each session. Residents and CE students may apply for less than a full session. Independent Residencies are also available during School sessions. Fees are calculated by number of weeks:

3-week session: 2500 Euro
Two weeks: 2000 Euro
One week: 1000 Euro

Tell a friend!

Bring a friend to the Residency or CE program and get 10% DISCOUNT (250 Euro). Your friend must also apply and be accepted for a full 3-week session.

Other discounts are available to groups of 4 or more. Please email at the school for more information.

Landscape Painting Seminar

Two weeks: August 14-30: 2000 Euro

The Landscape Seminar fee includes studio space, a single room, three meals a day, group trips, and ground transportation from and to Fiumicino airport in Rome on the first and last day of the session.

2008 Schedule and Fees

Withdrawal schedule, refund policy

If you have to leave the School Program early, you are entitled to a refund as follows:
Before session begins - Full refund less an administrative fee of 500 Euro
Days 1 - 7: 75% of tuition paid
Days 8 - 14: 50% of tuition paid
After day 14: no refund

If you have to leave the Residence or CE or Seminar program early, you are entitled to a refund as follows:
Before session begins - Full refund less an administrative fee of 500 Euro
Days 1 - 7: 50% of fee paid
After day 7: no refund

If we cancel a session you are entitled to a full refund of fee paid.

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Galleria Giotto - Selected works of students and faculty