The journey to becoming a skilled and accomplished artist is lifelong. The work is intense. Skills need constant updating. But an important part of the process is building into your schedule time for renewal and new experiences.
Vacations for artists are not to get away from their work, but rather to find ways to inspire their work with new exuberance and energy. The School of Visual Arts knows what artist need to keep creating and inventing at their personal best: time to reflect and time to work seriously, just for the fun of it.
This summer we offer the following programs:
Painting in Barcelona (June 25 – July 10, or June 25 – July 16): This program holds its painting classes Monday through Friday, 10am to 2pm; with your nights and weekends open to explore this unique city and travel to nearby Tarragona, Girona, or the Dali Museum in Figueres.
Digital Photography in Florence (May 28 – June 12 or May 28 – June 18): The light in Florence and the surrounding Tuscan villages cannot be replicated. This intensive digital photography course emphasizes creative image-making.
Art History in Southern France (June 5 – 18): This program explores the Roman ruins, architecture from the Romanesque period, and the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as works by Van Gogh, Cezanne and other artists.
Art Therapy in Provence (June 19 – 26): This program seeks to integrate culture, art history and studio artwork into the art therapy process, working in the landscape and light of Provence.
Masters Workshop: Design History, Theory & Practice in Venice & Rome (May 30 – June 12): This workshop, emphasizing typography, is designed to encourage personal exploration, and is structured to interest advanced students and design professionals.
Masters Workshop: Photographic Practices—Les Rencontres d’Arles (July 4 – July 16): This new program combines guided entry into Europe’s premier international photography festival, while also building in time to explore and photograph the surrounding towns and unique locations of Provence.
Digital Photography in Shanghai (June 26 – July 17): This three-week program will emphasize the exploration of Shanghai and encourage the integration of Western and Eastern photographic practices.
Action Surf Photography in Rincon (March 6 – March 14): Premier Surf photographer Art Brewer leads this intensive eight-day course where students will learn the technical skills and equipment necessary to shoot surfing and other water related sports. (Course is sold out, waitlist available for 2010.)
Cinema in Italy (June 20 – July 3): This two-week cinema course is held in Rome and Milan. Students will collaborate directly with accomplished Italian director and actors in a variety of workshops.
School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010-3994
http://www.sva.edu/artsabroad email: studyabroad@sva.edu 
