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Drawing, and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy
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May-June School Session |
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| Saturday | May 24 | Arrive Montecastello |
| Sunday | May 25 | Orientation, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Monday | May 26 | Classes begin |
| Friday | May 30 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | June 1 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Friday | June 6 | Siena trip |
| Sunday | June 9 | Student Show Opening |
| Thursday | June 12 | Florence trip |
| Saturday | June 14 | May-June School session departure, June-July School session Arrival |
| Sunday | June 15 | Orientation, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Monday | June 16 | Classes begin |
| Friday | June 20 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | Julne 23 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Friday | June 27 | Assisi / Perugia trip |
| Sunday | June 29 | Student Show Opening |
| Thursday | July 3 | Florence trip |
| Saturday | July 5 | Departure |
July-August School Session |
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| Saturday | July 5 | Arrive Montecastello |
| Sunday | July 6 | Orientation |
| Monday | July 7 | Classes begin, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Friday | July 11 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | July 14 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Friday | July 18 | Sansepolcro / Arezzo trip |
| Sunday | July 20 | Student Show Opening |
| Thursday | July 24 | Florence trip |
| Saturday | July 26 | July-August School session departure, August School session arrival |
| Sunday | July 27 | Orientation |
| Monday | July 28 | Classes begin, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Friday | August 1 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | August 3 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Friday | August 8 | Assisi / Perugia trip |
| Sunday | August 10 | Student Show Opening |
| Thursday | August 14 | Florence trip |
| Saturday | August 16 | Departure |
Landscape Seminar |
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| Saturday | August 16 | Arrival |
| Sunday | August 17 | Orientation, faculty slide show |
| Monday | August 18 | Classes begin, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Friday | August 22 | Trip day |
| Thursday | August 28 | Student Show Opening |
| Saturday | August 30 | Departure |
Residence and CE |
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| Saturday | August 30 | Arrival |
| Sunday | August 31 | Orientation, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Monday | September 1 | Classes begin |
| Friday | September 5 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | September 5 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Friday | September 12 | Assisi / Perugia trip |
| Sunday | September 14 | Student and Resident Show Opening |
| Thursday | September 18 | Florence trip |
| Saturday | September 20 | Departure, Sept.-Oct. Residency session arrival |
| Sunday | September 21 | Orientation, meet your colleagues slide show |
| Friday | September 26 | Rome trip |
| Sunday | September 28 | Faculty Show Opening |
| Thursday | October 2 | Student and Resident Show Opening |
| Friday | October 3 | Assisi / Perugia trip |
| Saturday | October 4 | Departure |
We believe you will benefit from working with all the teachers. Therefore, Therefore, in most cases we encourage you to take all the classes. Drawing is the core of the curriculum. Students should plan to be in drawing class every day, whether the teacher is present or not. All studios are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for independent work.
Classes - typical schedule |
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| Monday - Thursday | 9 AM - 1 PM | Drawing or Painting |
| 2 PM - 5:30 PM | Drawing or Painting | |
| 5:30 PM - 8 PM | Fresco or Sculpture | |
| 9:15 PM - 10:30 PM | Lectures | |
| Friday or Thursday | 7 AM - around midnight | Trip day (no classes) except 6th week |
| Meals | Breakfast - 8:30-9 AM | |
| Lunch - 1-2 PM | ||
| Dinner - 8-9 PM | ||
| Trip days - breakfast only - 6:30 AM | ||
Our students may receive credit from their home institutions for work done at the International School, based on a transcript. To receive a transcript, send $10 per transcript with your transcript form (a PDF file) to the school office.
If you have to leave the School Program early, you are entitled to a refund as follows:
If you have to leave the Residence or CE program early, you are entitled to a refund as follows:
If we cancel a session you are entitled to a full refund of fee paid.
Read the following paragraphs about health and insurance and complete the housing and insurance form you received with your letter of acceptance. You must return the information to us before your session begins.
Medical and accident insurance for yourself is your responsibility. Review whatever insurance policy you have and make sure it covers you for illnesses and accidents overseas. You must have coverage for this trip. If you do not already have adequate insurance for the time you will be at the International School, we require that you subscribe to a travelers insurance policy, such as Access America's, which provides travel-related protection and assistance in addition to medical, accident, and cancellation insurance.
To get information on Access America's travelers policies, or to enroll, call their toll-free number: 1-800-284-8300. How you insure yourself is your choice, but you must let us know that you are insured.
Safety and security: for US travelers see the US Embassy Consular Information Sheet. In addition to monitoring the news, the Department of State's web site http://travel.state.gov contains information concerning the safety and security of American citizens overseas and all consular information documents, including the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement. The Department of Homeland Security's web site also provides useful travel information.
International travel can be stressful and fatiguing. It is important for all participants to be realistic about their physical condition and ability to maintain an intensive schedule. The International School's facilities are best suited to people who are mobile and are able to climb steps without difficulty. The program involves a great deal of walking, standing, climbing stairs, getting on and off busses, carrying your own baggage and art supplies, doing physical work, and sometimes climbing hilly or uneven terrain.
Applicants should definitely be ambulatory and endowed with stamina. It would be inappropriate for physically challenged (including heart trouble, walking problems, or any serious diseases or acute allergies) people to enroll. Students who are in good health and are able to keep up with the demands of a physically active program without assistance should have no problems. Unfortunately, the International School's capacity to serve people with disabilities is limited. Accommodations, classrooms and transportation are not as well suited to serve the needs of people with disabilities as those found in modern cities. Please enclose a letter with your housing and insurance form describing your particular needs, and we will inquire as to whether your needs can be met. If not, we will do our best to find you a suitable alternative.
Citizens of the US, UK, Australia and many others do not need a visa to enter Italy for the purpose of tourism for a stay of less than 90 days. In most cases, your visit to the school will be considered tourism. Please see http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp Ministero degli Affari Esteri - Visti website for specifics for your country.
You are about to see some of the greatest art ever created. Italy is said to have a larger percentage of the world's art treasures than any other country. To prepare yourself for classes and trips, we recommend that you gain some familiarity with the work of the following art and artists before you come to Italy:
| 19-20C: | Balthus, Carra’, Cezanne, de Chirico, Corot, Giacometti, Ingres, Matisse, Morandi, Marino Marini, Sironi |
| 17-18C & Baroque: | Bernini, Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tiepolo, Velasquez |
| 16C Renaissance: | Giorgione, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Raphael, Tintoretto, Titian |
| 15C Renaissance: | Beato Angelico, Donatello, Ghiberti, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca |
| 13-14C Renaissance: | Cimabue, Duccio, Giotto, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano |
| 1 C: | Roman painting |
| Sculpture: | Classical Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Romanesque. |
You will enjoy trip days if you do some preparation beforehand. We suggest you bring a Michelin Guide or something similar. Our trips are not guided tours: after a lecture one or two nights before, everyone is on his own, to tour around with friends, with teachers, or alone. Usually we meet for dinner. Meals and museum admissions on trip days are not included in your tuition and fees. A typical trip day starts at 7 AM when the bus leaves. Most bus trips are about 2 hours long; the bus drops us within walking distance of the center of the city, and picks us up at a specified time and location. We return to Umbria on Rome and Florence days around midnight or 1 AM; Assisi / Perugia and Arezzo are smaller cities and shorter trips. We encourage students to travel over the weekends after the trips.
We have found that what people get out of this program is in direct proportion to what they put into it. We look forward to working with you and wish you an exciting and productive summer.
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