This program will not run in summer 2026, but is tentatively planned to run in 2027.
The rich culture and beauty of Siena will serve as the backdrop in which students will explore and develop their artistic skills and thinking through experimentation, discussion, and readings in this intensive studio art course. Designed to build on your previous experience and skills, and augmented by the wealth of materials from the Italian Renaissance, this course is open to students at all levels of drawing and painting. We will emphasize an exploration of two-dimensional space, the development of technical and material experience, as well as questions key to a critical understanding of artistic production. In addition to the studio component of this course, we will make visits to some of the most important cultural sites in Tuscany and Italy in general, such as the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and the city of Bologna.