SUMMER ART PROGRAM IN ITALY 2012

SUMMER ART PROGRAM IN ITALY 2012
Rome, Florence, Macerata and the Adriatic Sea
Professors: Bill LePore, Mandee Schroer
AHA INTERNATIONAL, MACERATA, ITALY
ahastudyaboard.org
June 18th to July 28th 2012

Spend 6 weeks in Italy, discovering the cultural wealth of both past and present. Engaging in a dialog between contemporary and historical art that will offer students an opportunity to better understand the complexity of art’s contemporary manifestations.

What students are exposed to:

• Focused and sustained time in studios
• The art and architecture while visiting Rome and Florence
• Excursions to significant sites of the Marche region 
• Visits to the beach (Adriatic Sea) 
• Frequent one on one critiques with your professors
• Immersion in Italian culture and tradition
• Cultivating a small body of work that is a distillation of 6 weeks in Italy

What students get:

• 12 credits - Earn 8 credits, 4 in painting, 4 in drawing at the 300, 400 or 500 levels and 4 credits of Italian language and culture.
  
  
• Including: Tuition
- Excursions
- Housing in student apartments
- transportation and entrance fees for all excursions, Course texts and studio art materials,
 Medical insurance
- International Student Identity Card
- On-site orientation
- Expert support pre-departure and on-site

What students have to bring:

• Curiosity
• Open mind
• Strong work ethic
• Serious commitment to art making

For full details please visit the AHA website (be looking for Italy/Macerata/Summer/Art...):
http://www.ahastudyabroad.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...

For further advising please contact:

Andrea Price
Associate Director, Education Abroad
pricea@pdx.edu
503-725-5076
East Hall – 205

Bill LePore
Professor of Art
Department of Art
leporew@pdx.edu
503-725-3353

Mandee Schroer
Adjunct Professor of Art
Department of Art
aschroer@pdx.edu