In this program students will create a body of photographic work and visual journal using digital imaging techniques and practices, with project themes revolving around words, language, identity and cross-cultural connections.  Students will spend the majority of time in Sansepolcro, Italy with several day excursion trips to surrounding Tuscan villages. 

During the last week of the program, students will spend three days in Florence and the last two days in Rome, where they will photographically explore and examine the contreast between old and new in this ancient artistic city and its layers of change.  The program will give 4 credit hours in studio art and satisfy the Global Perspectives (or CORE 200) general education requirement.

In addition to creating a photographic body of work, students will keep a journal/sketchbook and participate in discussions and critiques highlighting the similarities and differences between US and Italian cultures in the context of each studio project. 

Upon return, students will supplement their exhibition photographs and visual journals with a culminating reflection paper that analyzes both their artwork and their study abroad experience through a cross-cultural filter.

COURSES

ART 941 Orientation for Digital Imaging in Italy (Taught on-campus)

Pre-program orientation course in what you will need to know for your travels in Italy, and orientation in digital imaging & digital photography. 1 credit. 7-week pre-program course.

ART 942 Digital Imaging in Italy

Studio art course in Sansepolcro, Florence, and ROme that includes journal writing/sketchbook entries, daily photographic and digital imaging projects, bi-weekly critiques that focus on teh contextualization of the images created, lessons in blending & manipulating photographs through digital imaging as well as digital camera operations.

Successful compeletion of the program fulfills the Global Perspectives or CORE 200 requirment for General Education.

FACULTY

Shannon Johnstone, Program Director, Associate Professor of Art

Dana Gay, Program Faculty, Associate Professor of Art

PROGRAM DATES

July 3-29, 2010 (tentative)

COST

$3,400 - Includes tution, room, most meals (breakfast everyday, plus 19 additional meals), program excursions (day trips to Arezzo, Assisi, and Anghiari), sketchbooks, 5 large scale exhibition quality/ready prints (your creation) and 3 copies of a professionally printed visual journal (your creation).

Additional costs include airfare (arranged by program Director at a group rate--$1300 in '07), 80G Hard drive, Adobe CS 3 or 4, money for two independent travel breaks, and personal spending.  Spending money varies with the individual and fluctuates with the exchange rate.  In past years, students reported spending between $300-$400 per week on travel, sightseeing, food, gifts, and entertainment.

Scholarships and financial assistance are available. Contact the office of International Programs for further information.

ELIGIBILITY

Students must be in good academic standing (2.0 minimum GPA)

Application Deadline:
February 1, 2010

For additional information, contact:

Dana Gay

Art Department