Prague & Vienna: 6 week Summer Studio Program

Dates:
June 18 – July 29, 2012 (depart the US on 6/17)

Itinerary:
Vienna (5 days) Residency in Prague (5 weeks)

Painting, Architecture & Design, Photography, New Media, Art History, Humanities

See also: www.saicprague.com

This 6-week program combines a general introduction to the art, architecture, and history of Central Europe while simultaneously offering students the opportunity to work in the studio facilities at The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.

We begin in Vienna and after 5 days travel to Prague. The first week and a half provides an introduction to the culture and art of Central Europe by visiting museums, contemporary exhibitions, architectural sites, and lectures. The remaining 4 weeks will focus on intensive studio work, 5 days a week, culminating in a final presentation and exhibition in Prague. Students will work on individual studio projects in consultation with and under the supervision of SAIC teachers and artists from The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU).

Three fully equipped studios spaces are available: two large painting & drawing studios (available for architecture projects and all media), and one studio emphasizing new media, video, and digital printmaking.

For additional credit in Art History, a research paper is required. The topic will be conceived and developed in Prague, and the paper itself written and evaluated after the conclusion of the program.

The course will focus on the art and architecture of late19th century Prague and Vienna (fin-de-siècle), Early Modernism, and Contemporary. However, all historical periods and topics pertaining to Central European Culture are open for discussion and will be engaged.

Prezi:
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Credits:
6 or 9 credits (6 STUDIO required; extra 3 ARTHI credits optional)

Instructors:
Richard Willenbrink, SAIC, Resident Director, Painting & Drawing
David Getsy, SAIC Art History, Theory & Criticism
Anders Nereim, SAIC Architecture, Interior Architecture & Designed Objects
Irina Botea, SAIC Film, Video, New Media & Animation
Igor Korpaczewski, AVU Painting & Drawing
Veronika Bromová, AVU New Media

Program fee:
Approximately $ 2,750 (including accommodation, admissions, ground transport, some group meals; not including airfare).

PLUS Tuition cost per credit:
Undergraduate - $1,231 per credit hour;
Graduate - $1,301 per credit

Airfare:
Budget at least $1,500 for airfare if flying from the USA. (Note this is only an estimated figure. Actual fare will depend on many variables including airline, number of stopovers, exchange rate fluctuations, ports of departure and return, and date of ticket purchase).

On-line Registration begins:
March 8, 2012

Deposit due at registration:
$500

Information Sessions:
Thursday, February 9 at 4:10 p.m. in MC 111
Thursday, March 1 at 12:10 p.m. in MC 111

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