COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS IN ITALY - 2009
Now in its ninth consecutive year, the College of Fine Arts will offer its summer study abroad program in Florence, Italy.
Dates for the Program: Depart Memphis on May 27 return on June 28, 2009.
Check out the 2008 College of Fine Arts trip to Florence Italy here.
This exciting program is in collaboration with Florence University of the Arts. Students enroll in two courses. Students select one of our two ASU offerings, and one from a wide variety of courses offered by Florence University of the Arts.
Florence University of the Arts
The newest arts school in Florence specializing in art, cuisine, culture and Italian language originally opened its doors in 1999 as Apicius, the Culinary Institute of Florence. In just a few short years, it has expanded and grown to the extent that a new division has been added, Florence University of the Arts. Authorized by and accredited through the Italian Ministry of Public Education, the University offers extensive Studio Arts, Language, Social Studies and Humanities programs. Located in the historic center of Florence, FUA and Apicius are quickly becoming the foremost institutions studying art, culture, and culinary arts.
Florence University of the Arts Courses:
FUA offers a wide range of traditional and unique course offerings, such as: Studio Art, Art History, Graphic Design, Cinema, Culinary Arts, Art of Winemaking and Tasting, Liberal Arts, Business, Marketing, Photography, and Architecture.
Click here to visit the FUA website and view course offerings.
Arkansas State University Course Offered:
Florentine art history in situ.
Open to non-art majors, as well as art majors, this course surveys the breadth of Renaissance art in Florence, from its beginnings in the 13th century to the 16th century transformation into an age of artistic and intellectual giants. Lectures and discussions are conducted on site, in the presence of heroic works.
Students will begin to reconstruct the intentions of Renaissance artists, the language with which they discussed, understood and made art, as well as the reception of their works by their original audiences. Attention will be given to the changing functions served by works of art in the Italian Renaissance society and the impact of humanism, economics, science and ideas upon the arts.
Program Cost: The estimated price will be $4,875, which includes application fee, six credits in-state undergraduate tuition, housing, airfare, and day of arrival ground transportation in Florence. Housing, included as part of the program cost, will be double rooms in student apartments. Course lab fees for “Florentine art history in situ” are also included. Lab fees for Florence University of the Arts courses are not included. Graduate credit additional.
A $200 non-refundable deposit is due at time of application. Application deadline is December 5, 2008. Half of the remaining balance is due on February 13, and the remainder is due on April 15, 2009.
This website is updated regularly with new information when it becomes available.
Please check back at this web address for announcements. (Last Updated: November 19, 2008)
The College of Fine Arts reserves the right to make changes in this program at anytime
For more information, contact:
Renee O'Connor
Florence Study Abroad Coordinator
Office of the Dean
College of Fine Arts
Arkansas State University
State University, AR 72467
reneeo@astate.edu
870.972.3053