The Art of Italy: Florence 2014
Program
On this 4-week immersive program students will enroll in a total of 6 credits of art history and/or drawing courses taught on location in Florence, the most important of Renaissance cities. Through invaluable first-hand encounters with art at historic churches, museums and galleries, Renaissance villas and palaces, students will develop a deep understanding of art's context, materiality and cultural function, both past and present. Students will also gain a better appreciation for the historical relevance of Florence as an artistic center and the interconnectedness of Italian visual culture and daily life in the modern city of today.
Dates
Specific dates are yet to be determined, but the program will occur largely during the month of June, 2014. The program will be taught in Florence except for a 3-day, 2-night trip to Rome, and a day trip to Siena.
Accommodations
Each student will have their own bed within shared, fully-equipped apartments inside the historic center of Florence, a short walk from most major sites. Small grocery stores, fruit stands, bakeries, affordable restaurants and banks with ATMs are all nearby. In Rome we will stay two nights at a hotel within the city's historic center.
Courses
Students will enroll in ARH 395 and another course of their choosing. All courses are 3 credits.
- ARH 395: Florence and the Medici
- ARH 400: Independent Study*
- ART 222: The Artist's Sketchbook in Italy
- ART 322: Variable Topics in Drawing/Artist Sketchbook: Methods & Making
*Available only to art history majors who have fulfilled their Studio requirement. For more course details see program website.
Itinerary
The program's common course, ARH 395, surveys the art and architecture commissioned by the Medici in the early 15th century until the death of Grand Duke Cosimo II in 1621, while both drawing courses will directly engage the city's Renaissance and modern environment as both subject and inspiration. The group will collectively visit sites including the Palazzo Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, San Lorenzo, San Marco, and the Bargello. We also visit St. Peter's and the Vatican Museums in Rome, the Cathedral and Palazzo Pubblico of Siena.
Additional sites to be visited in Florence include:
- Accademia (Michelangelo's David)
- Brancacci Chapel, Sta. Maria del Carmine
- Palazzo Pitti, including the Galleria Palatina
- Florence Cathedral (il Duomo)
- Medici Palace and the Chapel of the Magi
- Santa Croce (including museum)
- Santa Maria Novella
Costs
Approximate cost of program: $4000. (Specific costs will be figured and updated by Fall 2013.) This includes lodging in Florence and Rome, entrance fees to all sites related to coursework, and travel within Italy. Costs do not include airfare, meals, art supplies, required texts and spending money. Federal student aid may be applied to the program cost; please contact UNCG's Financial Aid office for more information.
UNCG reserves the right to cancel or modify the program's content, or to change costs in case of conditions beyond its control.
Deadlines
The application deadline is November 11, 2013. Students will be notified of their acceptance status prior to Thanksgiving Break.
FACULTY DIRECTORS
Prof. Barbara Campbell Thomas MFA UC Berkeley, 2000. Barbara Campbell Thomas is an artist who works primarily in painting and collage. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the United States and abroad. At UNCG, Prof. Campbell Thomas teaches all levels of painting and drawing. She is thrilled to be teaching in the art department's first study abroad program to Florence, as she studied studio art and art history in Italy as an undergraduate student and has been hopelessly in love with the country ever since. Prof. Campbell Thomas may be reached at becampbe@uncg.edu.Dr. Heather Holian PhD. Indiana Univ., 2001. Dr. Holian teaches the art history of Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe and Renaissance Italy. She is particularly interested in the Medici of Florence, and especially the 16th C. portraiture of this dynasty's female members, which forms the bulk of her recent published work. Dr. Holian has lived in Florence and considers it a second home. Her favorite art experience in Florence is seeing Jacopo Pontormo's Deposition in Sta. Felicita on a hot, sunny day, followed by a gelato, of course! Dr. Holian may be contacted directly at hlholian@uncg.edu.
Dr. Lawrence Jenkens PhD. NYU. Lawrence Jenkens is a professor of Italian Renaissance art history. He was first infected with a love of Italy as a child and has been addicted ever since. He has taught on several American university programs in Italy and since 2003 has directed faculty-led summer programs in Rome and Venice. "My goal for the students who study abroad with me is to make Italy a total experience and one that they will remember forever." Dr. Jenkens may be contacted directly at aljenken@uncg.edu
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