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Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Short Courses in Italy

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European Cultural Academy - Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Courses:
Established in three historic palaces in Venice, the Academy offers short art and architecture courses for professionals, students, and art lovers. We believe in the power of education to help people thrive creatively and professionally. Join our programs created in collaboration with the Venice Biennale, the University of Oxford, and other prestigious institutions.

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Photo of Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Short Courses in ItalyART COURSES:

. Venice Biennale revealed - behind the scene experience

  2 intakes - Apr 21-25, 2022 and Nov 10-13, 2022
  
Is the perfect course for professionals, art lovers, curious and creative minds, architects, artists, independent curators, and collectors wishing to have an insider's view of the famous Venice Biennale exhibition.
ECA will share with you 12 years of experience of organizing national pavilions, collateral, and events in Venice:

-visit locations that are closed to the public and preview parties
-case studies and open conversations give you insights into the structure, funding, and politics of the Biennale.
-engaging study of best projects providing an infinite source of inspiration

Enjoy a truly VImage of Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Short Courses in Italyenetian experience, together with curators and artists, you are invited to preview parties and art shows; start your mornings with an Italian coffee and on the balcony of a historic Venetian palace, we will take a beautiful boat ride and discover the city's hidden gems
You can join during two different amazing sessions, the opening and closing week of the Venice Biennale.


. Contemporary Art
  August 8-19, 2022

Do you love art, design and culture? Do you want to connect with people that move creative ideas forward right now? Experience Venice as an insider together with like-minded participants from all over the      world. Immerse yourself in an inspiring environment led by renowned faculty and industry experts, develop mePhotos of European Cultural Academy - Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Coursesaningful projects and build a valuable professional network. Morning classes take place in            historic Venetian palazzos. You spend the afternoon visiting museums such as Prada Foundation and Peggy Guggenheim Collection, studios, and galleries. The program includes workshops with curators,    artists, and exhibition organizers.

Have an unforgettable time in Venice inside and outside the classroom: join creative and cultural activities or relax at the famous Lido beach.

ARCHITECTURE STUDIOS:
Amazing opportunity to join Studios/Short courses offered in cooperation with leading international Universities.

. Sustainable Healthy Cities - (re-building for the future)
  in cooperation with KPicture of Contemporary Art, Architecture & Design Short Courses in Italyellogg College, University of Oxford
  June 27th -July 8th, 2022

A 12-day program, with lectures and visits to Biennale of Art, museums, and architectural in collaboration with the University of Oxford.
This program will ask participants to explore the potential to learn from the past, as well as from present technologies and practice, to design healthier cities for the future; and to retrofit today's urban spaces to cater to new challenges that may evolve.


. Designing for Architectural Brand
  in cooperation with United Arab Emirates University
  July 11-22, 2022

This course aims at introducing students to Brand Design Strategy, and Personal Construct Psychology Model (PCP Model) in the architectural design studio. Through interpreting the local societal inherent and brand images of the city of Venice, students will have the opportunity to explore the local environment and its heritage architecture. Students will be introduced to the PCP Model as a strategy to analyse and propose visual scenarios that integrate into the design process, the 'construct systems' of the inhabitants of Venice. Students will then engage in groups to explore and elicit their personal construct systems of the building's appearance using the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT).

.Venetian Architecture and the heritage of Carlo Scarpa
in cooperation with The Bartlett School of Architecture
August 1-12, 2022

In collaboration with The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, number 1 in the world this year for Architecture / Built Environment Subjects in the renowned QS World Rankings.
The studio focuses on the work of the most enigmatic and famous Venetian architect - Carlo Scarpa, and his heritage in Venice.

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Address: Palazzo Mora, 3659 Strada Nuova, 30121, Venice, Italy
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Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop - Young Adult/teen Division
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Sarteano Chamber Choral Workshop - Young Adult/Teen Division, is a summer workshop in Italy designed for the singer, conductor or music educator who loves singing and working in a chamber choral setting. We are an intensive music workshop. All of our tutors teach at the University level. The workshop is located in Sarteano, a picturesque hill town in the Siena province of Tuscany, dotted with palazzi and overlooked by a medieval castle. The workshop and final concert will be held in the centro storico (historic center), a pedestrian area of small winding streets, quaint homes, lovely stores, and fine restaurants. With its magical Renaissance ambiance, Sarteano is the perfect place to come to sing chamber choral music. You will be part of a twenty-six to twenty-eight voice group that will perform a capella choral music from madrigals to the twentieth century. Experience the joy of creating music on the highest level, working with other committed and talented young musicians, and learning the inner workings and dynamics of intensive chamber ensemble performance.
Summer Workshop in Italy designed for the Singer, Conductor or Music Educator:

There are three possible tiers of participation:
- Full Conductor,
- Conducting Auditor or
- Singer (serious singers ages 15 – 20, who are looking for a strong chamber ensemble experience).

Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or chaperone. The main language used in the workshop is English.
Web Technology Academy, Florence
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Located in the heart of Florence, Italy, Web Technology Academy (WTA) is a fast-paced, 4-week study-abroad summer program designed to help students learn the art of eCommerce. All classes are taught in English. WTA offers three main course topics over four intensive weeks; Choosing products and services to sell online, Build your own e-commerce business from start to finish, and Advertising your website and making money online.

At Web Tech Bootcamp, we believe students learn better when they have real world projects and a limited amount of time to complete them. At the end of four weeks, hard-working students will have the knowledge to take the first step toward financial independence through their own eCommerce business.
4-week summer e-Commerce course, in English:

Topics / modules include:
- Selling on Ebay
- Importing and exporting products
- Inventing and manufacturing your own products
- Social Media for the web
- Internet marketing techniques
- Photo and video production techniques
- Graphics design
- Creating Viral Video Marketing Campaigns
- Crowd Funding
Eyes on Italy, Rome
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Immerse yourself in the Italian language and culture this summer! Located in the historic city of Rome, Eyes on Italy is an Italian Language & Culture Summer School that provides an immersion program for foreign university students and young professionals who want to learn Italian Language and culture. Each program has a duration of two weeks.

We offer an integrated course that brings together Italian language learning and culture discovery in order to give its students a deep vision of “Italianity” and the sense of belonging to the “Bel Paese”. The key point of the characteristics of the program, on which we work side by side with the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, is to fulfill foreign university students’ and young professionals’ needs to learn Italian language with customized programs.
Italian language & culture immersion program - 2 weeks. In 2014, there will be 5 programs as follows:

29 June, 2014 - 13 July, 2014
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10 August, 2014 - 24 August, 2014
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Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence
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• Alchimia is a private contemporary jewellery school located in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. We provide a wide range of academic, short-term intensive jewellery courses - including our innovative summer workshops and one-on-one courses in contemporary jewellery.

• We offer short 3-day workshops to a maximum of one week. Summer courses are taught by experienced jewellery design expert.

• Our intensive jewellery courses are an excellent solution for those who have limited time to study and experiment in the area of contemporary jewellery. Available in summer and year-round, these courses are taught on a one-to-one basis.

• Each student is guided individually to ensure that lessons meet their specific need. Two different types of programmes are offered: technical and conceptual.

• Our short-term courses are aimed at beginners, jewellers wishing to learn specific techniques, teachers, professionals and students who want to have new stimulating experiences in a new environment. 

• In addition to our short-term courses, we also provide Bachelor's (BFA) degree and Masters (MFA) degree courses in Jewellery Design.
Short Courses / 3-day workshops to max. 1 week.• Electroforming and plating techniques (2 days)
• Water, sand and stone casting (3 days)
• Exploring pigments and gold leaf on metal (3 days)
• Blinking lights: Antique Japanese inlay technique, Nunome Zogane (3 days)
• White&Gold Summer workshop (5 day course).

Intensive Short-term Jewellery Courses:
2 wks to 6 months on a one-to-one basis. Available year-round. 

• Advanced Jewellery Techniques
• Basic Jewellery & Design
• Experimentation With Materials
• Precious Metals & Alloys
• Resin Jewellery
• Surface Treatment Of Metals
• Textile Techniques With Metal
Organic Tuscany Cooking School
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• Based in the heart of Tuscany, three miles outside the medieval town of Certaldo, Organic Tuscany Cooking School offers specialized cooking weeks in a magnificent 19th century villa.

• Our classes are “from farm to table”: taking the participants to see where the fresh, local, organic food we buy is grown and using it to cook traditional Tuscan and Italian recipes: fresh pastas, hearty soups, tasty salads, the perfect risotto and delectable desserts. The programs also includes wine-tasting and walking tours with official guides in Florence and Siena.

• Some of the cooking courses are vegetarian, and others can be vegetarian friendly. Free with the course is an e-book with over 60 recipes and photos of the dishes you learned during the week and many others reflecting the Tuscan seasons.

• Accommodation will be in a magnificent 19th century villa, where the cooking classes will also take place.
Cooking Classes in Tuscany:

• Duration: 1 week

Features include:
• Specialized Italian Cooking Classes
• Wine Tasting
• Olive Oil Tasting
• Guided Tours of Florence and Siena
• Visits of Organic Farms

Courses are taught in English, but you will acquire a smattering of culinary Italian.
FCAS Florence Culinary Arts School
Courses / Programs
• Enhance your knowledge and understanding of authentic Italian food with a summer cooking course in Florence, the culinary heart of Tuscany!

• Conveniently situated in the city center, Florence Culinary Arts School (FCAS) provides year-round and summer Italian cooking courses to international chefs, tourists and beginners from around the world.

• Our summer course has 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12-week study options with students staying in local Florentine apartments.

• What better place to learn about food than Florence - the Italian capital of Fine Arts! The city is well known worldwide for its artistic heritage, but is also prominent in the field of gastronomy.
Summer Course – Italian Home Cooking in Italy:

2, 4, 6, 8, or 12-week study options

• Learn home cooking in summer 2024 from expert chefs trusted by food buffs throughout Florence.

• Become immersed in the Italian way of life as well as specialized cooking recipes and techniques.

• All lessons are taught with free English interpretation service (other languages also available).