florence workshops

ABOUT FLORENCE WORKSHOPS

Florence Workshops provides a high-level, very personal program in Florence with unique resources in a relaxed intimate setting. It is a place where inexperienced students and advanced artists can expand and develop their own skills to the best of their abilities in the time they have in Italy. Florence Workshops provides a range of introductory and advanced courses open to artists, art-students and the public. All classes are taught in small groups, led by professional artists, with a wide range of teaching experience as well as other skills. There are optional visits to museums, art galleries, and excursions to cities and sites of interest outside Florence.

STUDY AT FLORENCE WORKSHOPS
Florence Workshops offers range of introductory and advanced short courses open to artists, art-students and the public who are working or have other commitments and would like to learn and enhance their studio skills.

The academic semester and academic year specialization offers an intensive fine arts studio experience in either Printmaking, Painting or Photography. The program allows students to achieve a new level of mastery in art making while developing a disciplined studio practice.

The Artist Residency program is for emerging and professional artists where they can work intensively with independence for an uninterrupted period of creative work. In a supportive and creative environment artists can have the freedom to experiment, to explore new mediums and develop a new body of work.

SESSIONS
4 weeks: 24 hours
8 weeks: 48 hours
12 weeks: 72 hours

ACADEMIC SEMESTER
Fall semester: October-January
Spring semester: February-May
Lessons schedule: Monday to Thursday from 1pm to 4pm
Total Hours: 180 per semester .

ACADEMIC YEAR
October-May
Lessons schedule: Monday to Thursday from 1pm to 4pm
Total Hours: 360

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2-12 Weeks. Use of facilities for personal research and art making.

ENROLLMENT
All courses have limited enrollment in order to guarantee individualized tutoring and adequate work space in the studio.

U.S.A. CREDITS
Academic Semester and Academic year courses are accredited at the US University and College level and may be taken for credit.

LANGUAGES USED IN OUR COURSES
English and Italian

HOUSING
Florence Workshops can provide housing upon request and will be an additional cost.