Studio Art Courses (3 Credits)
Digital Photography*
Improve your picture-taking ability in a city that demands to be photographed. The city of Florence provides you with centuries of artistic and architectural beauty – remarkable subject matter that will give you plenty of inspiration! This course will help you develop an understanding of how to create unforgettable photos using proper f-stops, lighting and composition.
Please note: A darkroom is not featured in this course, and students must supply their own cameras.
Architecture & Art History*
This inspiring look at Italian art and architecture will introduce you to world-renowned galleries and take you on tours of legendary buildings. Focusing on the awesome accomplishments of the Renaissance, you’ll enhance your understanding of the Italian influence on painting, sculpture and construction, which still resonates with architects and engineers worldwide. Marvel at the ornate Italian Gothic influence still seen in buildings today and examine the works of legendary masters who defined the beauty and inspiration of great painting.
Sculpture*
How did the Italian sculptors capture such astonishing detail in their work? In this course, you’ll appreciate the skill and techniques da Vinci, Michelangelo and other Italian legends used to make bronze and marble come to life. You’ll be working in clay, completing practice exercises that guide you through basic body forms. You’ll even get to work from a studio model and, most importantly, find inspiration among the famous sculptures of Florence! Please note: A kiln is not available for this course.
Drawing & Painting*
If you need to indulge your artistic side, this course is ideal. Select either the drawing or the painting
concentration, then view legendary works of Italian art and use them to inspire your own skills. Pursue painting and watercolor techniques or try your hand at Italian-inspired drawing and sketching. Either way, your inner da Vinci will be awakened!
The World of Fashion Design*
This is the city where culture and clothing come together! What better place to see how today’s fashion
ideas become tomorrow’s “must-have” trends? You’ll get to peek behind the curtain and the catwalk to learn that the realm of modeling and fashion is not just glitz and glamour. Learn how to draw different garments and suggest bold styles. Examine how fabric, texture and color interact on the page, on the runway, and in the real world. This is big business, and you’ll see the many facets of the Italian fashion industry firsthand on plenty of field trips to fashion hot spots throughout Florence!. Plus, you’ll get the chance to design and develop a fashion idea of your very own!
Vocal Techniques*
What better place to improve your singing than in the country that gave us Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo? It doesn’t matter if singing is your thing or you think you only sound good in the shower. This course will help you hit the high notes, learning the correct use of vocal muscles to improve your range, control, tone and projection. Students work with skilled vocal coaches and even get to train with a renowned opera-caliber coach one session per week!
* A supplemental supply or lab fee will apply.
