2027 STUDENT PROGRAM

This intensive immerses students in Spoleto's historic beauty, drawing inspiration from the town's architecture, gardens, and culture to develop their artistic practice across two connected mediums: drawing/painting and photography. Working with easels, sketchbooks, and cameras throughout the medieval village, students are guided to understand light, color, line, and form — and to see the same subject through both a painter's eye and a photographer's lens. Sketchbook work and field photography build observation skills side by side, while studio exercises and shooting assignments expand technical ability across drawing, painting, and image-making. Students explore a wide variety of approaches, from plein air painting and figural studies to street, documentary, landscape, and architectural photography, developing both a visual arts portfolio and a photographic one by the program's end. The experience is designed to strengthen technical skills, help participants discover their artistic voice, and prepare students for higher education in the arts.