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Discovering Florence Through Photography
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| Course Description: Students
will explore the history and craft of photography while developing
their personal vision against the backdrop of Florence and Tuscany.
The class will examine such topics as urban and rural landscape,
portraiture, and digital techniques. |
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| Prerequisites: None. This course is open to students of all levels. | ||
| Instructor: Michael McCarthy was born in Ithaca, New York. He received a BA at the University of Vermont where he studied history, philosophy and art. Two years were spent studying art in Paris followed by several years of travel/work in the U.S. that included stops in Seattle, San Francisco and New York. Mr. McCarthy received an MFA in Photography from the Tyler School of Art. He has since taught photography, computer graphics and printmaking classes at a number of institutions, most recently at Ursinus College where he was Director of the Photography program. His work has been exhibited widely in galleries and museums in the U.S. Currently living in France working on independent projects in photography and printmaking, his artwork crosses boundaries between photo, drawing and printmaking and deals with a range of subjects from the relatively straight street photograph, to the purely abstract to the figurative and painterly. You can see some of Michael's work at: http://www.michael-mccarthy.com | ||
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| Schedule: Studio courses meet
for a total of 80 contact hours for 3 optional credits. Studio, Art History,
and Italian classes meet 4 days per week. On Fridays instructors may
schedule field trips to surrounding cities and museums. Studio classes
meet 4 hours per day alternating mornings and afternoons. Note: Final schedule of class times will be available when students arrive in Florence. |
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| Field Trips and Activities: Tuition includes a one-day walking tour of Siena and two half-day historical walking tours of Florence. | ||
| Facilities:Classes will be held in the studios of the Santa Reparata International School of Art. The darkroom has nine black and white enlargers for standard 35 mm up to 5x7" format. A computer lab of 11 Macintosh computers will be used to work with scanning, image manipulation in Photoshop, surfing the web and sending e-mails during normal school hours. For more information on the equipment follow this link. | ||
| Required Supplies and Course Fees: Photo supplies are not included in the tuition. Students will be supplied with a complete list of required and optional materials that can be purchased in Florence (approximately 75-100 Euro). Students must bring a 35 mm camera with them and may wish to bring other supplies with them as well. | ||
| Air Fare: Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements. | ||
| Tuition and Fees: For a complete list of tuition fees click here. For a complete list of payment deadlines, click here. Tuition includes: Instruction by Michael Mccarthy, two half-day walking tours of Florence, and one walking tour of Siena. Students may also register for either Art history or Italian Language in addition to this studio course. | ||
| Housing: Santa Reparata arranges apartment accommodations on request. Apartments are within walking distance or a short bus ride from the school and are equipped with basic amenities. For more information on housing, click here | ||
| Optional College Credit: For information on how to receive college credit for this course, please click here. | ||
| Application Downloads: Download your Application in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. | ||
| Contact Information: For further
information and application materials, please contact: in USA: Caludia Picos-Harding, Registrar info@santareparata.org Santa Reparata International School of Art, Registrar’s Office 2941 Mossrock, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78230 Toll Free (866) 611-2675 Tel: (210) 340-2675 Fax: (210) 340-2680 in Italy: Rebecca Olsen, Director info@santareparata.org Santa Reparata International School of Art Tel: ++39 055 462 7374 Fax: ++39 055 472 728 |
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