In addition to the adventurous side of exploring Tuscany, your experience in Florence is practical, too: you’ll live in a furnished apartment within walking distance to SRISA and earn 4 credits in art. Art making is the primary focus of this course as you combine drawing, painting, photography and printmaking into the creation of an Artist Book. Your subjects might be the Tuscan countryside, the narrow passageways of Sienna, the people and culture, the many stunning churches, markets and plazas, or the enchanting Boboli Gardens.
While Florence will be your home base, you’ll have an overnight in Venice and Ovieto. You’ll also explore other cities like Sienna and Pisa for day trips and enjoy a Chianti wine tour. Your professors will teach you skills in drawing, painting, printmaking and artist books and assist you in developing a personal direction of art making while in Italy. Individual and group sessions will strive to improve your technical and creative skill.
Living
You’ll stay in conveniently located two- and three-bedroom apartments with shared kitchens and living areas.
Eligibility and Language Requirements
Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience as an artist, you’re able to take this course.
- There is no foreign language or prerequisite course requirement for lower level (299) courses.
- Upper-level credit (499) requires Art 270, Art 302, ART 343, Art 210, or consent of instructor.
- This program is open to UW-Green Bay students, non-UW-Green Bay students, staff, faculty and community members interested in making art in Italy.
Cost
You’ll pay a flat rate that includes air travel from Green Bay to Florence and return, apartment accommodations, a modest food allowance, transportation to Venice, Pisa and Orvieto, select museum admissions, some art supplies, instructional costs for 4 credits and mandatory UW-System health/travel insurance. Plan for extra expenses to cover personal exploration, souvenirs and miscellaneous expenses. Total cost, based on airfare and transportation costs, is subject to change if student enrollment does not meet the 10-student minimum.
Note: UW-Green Bay pays travel expenses in the currencies of the countries in which students study. Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar may impact the final program cost. Due to fluctuations in exchange rates and airline prices, the Office of International Education reserves the right to cancel, surcharge or alter the itinerary of the program.
There is a $100 surcharge for nonresidents of the State of Wisconsin.