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Summer Art School in Venice Italy

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Summer School for Fine Arts & Media, Venice:
The International Summer Academy for Fine Arts and Media in Venice, Italy is a combination of academic studies and an open academy. The courses are offered for students of universities as well as for applicants without training in art. In this way, it combines advanced level with open accessibility. Courses take place parallel to the Venice Biennales, which also influence the program. The uniqueness of the summer academy in Venice is the concept of small, specialized classes with the possibility to combine them. All courses include a training module for beginners providing techniques and skills with most recent didactic methods.

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All courses and diplomas are accepted by universities and can count towards your degree. The fact that the art studios, the accommodation and the meals are all located in the same building contributes to a unique working environment at the summer academy.

The Teachers:

The International Summer Academy for Fine Arts and Media, Venice was founded by professors who have been teaching at European and U.S. schools. They are bringing the didactic, factual knowledge of a university degree together with the freely accessible, open atmosphere of the Summer Academy. The teaching staff is changing from year to year but the continuity remains because of the academy's teaching concept.

Fine Arts and Media Summer Courses:

Photo of Summer Art School in Venice ItalySummer Master Courses from 24th of June to 15th of July 2018:

Experimental Architecture | Professor: Fiorenzo Bertan & Sergio Los [18.6-1.7.2018]
Sculpture | Professor: Andrzej Wełmiński [24.6-8.7.2018]
Painting I | Professor: Wolf Werdigier [24.6.-15.7.2018]
Painting II | Professor: Attila Szűcs,[24.6.-8.7.2018]
Painting III | Professor: Virginie Bailly [8.7.-15.7.2018]
Choral Singing | Professor: Justine Rapaccioli [24.6.-1.7.2018]
Photography I | Professor: Ute Lindner [24.6.-1.7.2018]
Photography II | Professor: Atul Dodiya [1.7.-15.7.2018]
New Media Art | Professor: Natan Sinigaglia [8.7-15.7.2018]
Art and Performance | Professor: Jay Pather [8.7.-15.7.2018]
Creative Writing - German | Professor: Petra Ganglbauer [1.7.-8.7.2018]
Artist’s Career | Professor: Michael Schultz [8.7.-15.7.2018]

FACTBOX
The International Summer Academy of Fine Arts and Media takes place during the Art Biennale in Venice, which is involved into the program as well.
The master classes are offered for post gradual students and beginners alike.
Tuition fees:
€ 250, - enrolment fee plus € 350.- entry fee per week.
Registration for all classes ends on May 31 2018.


The Concept of Creative Work:
The uniqueness of the Summer Academy in Venice is the concept of small, specialized classes with the possibility to combine them. Because of the small number of students per class (maximum 18 students per teacher) it is possible to focus on the special needs of each student and adjust the curriculum accordingly. It is also appropriate for beginners with no experience at all.

The development of individual capabilities and the joy of creating your own work is the main focus of this experience.

Students can start one work in one course and continue the same work in a different course during the following week to make use of an additional technique or knowledge they will acquire there. For example, one can start with painting and then continue with film studies to deepen and extend the work done in the first course. One can start with the course “Creative Writing” only to finish with the exhibition of paintings.

Working across all media is an essential boost for the development of new ways of expression and working techniques. It's the first time that this approach is applied in a summer academy.

Location:

Image of Summer Art School in Venice ItalyThe Palazzo Zenobio, Collegio Armeno Moorat Raphael, Dorsoduro 2597, Venezia, is an old palazzo and offers large and inspiring rooms as well as a big park in the courtyard. The palazzo is situated at a canal and the rooms face either the canal or the private park. The courses and workshops take place in the large rooms of the palazzo, in the private park, the city of Venice as well as in the lagoon.

Timetable:
Sunday: Arrival and individual visit of the Biennales or new exhibitions in Venice: This is the arrival in Venice and the arrival at the art. At 8.00 pm: Welcome drink at the Palazzo Zenobio.

Monday to Friday:
9.00 – 10.00 am: Breakfast
10.00 am – 1.00 pm: Basic lectures and trainings for beginners as well as trainings for more advanced students
Rest of the day is for individual work on individual subjects. Every professor is available for individual interviews
5.00 –- 6.00 pm: Critic and discussion of the student’s work or lecture with video and slides on examples from contemporary art in relationship to student’s work

Monday 8.00 – 9.00 am: “Social Dreaming Matrix”, “Morning Pages” or “Action Painting”

Wednesday 3.00 - 5.00 pm: Excursion to a museum or the Biennale

Thursday: 3.00 - 6.00 pm: New Media Art projects

Friday 8.00 pm: student’s work should be handed over to the professor for presentation on Saturday

Saturday 9.00 am – 8.00 pm: composition of presentation by the respective professor, students have a free day

Saturday 8.00 pm: opening of the exhibition and discussion of students work of all classes during the last week

Events :

Program

From 25th of June to 15th of July we offer additional lectures, concerts, and plennary discussion open to all students of the academy.

These events as well as the presentations of the works at the end of every week on Saturday are publicly accessible at 8 p.m. Friends and members of the participants are welcomed guests. This is a good opportunity to gather with friends and also to present your own work.

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Address: Dorsoduro 2597, Venice, Italy
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2025-09-16 were from:

Czech Republic; Melbourne/Victoria, Australia; SOLIHULL, UK / GB; USA; San Francisco ca, USA; London, UK / GB; and more.
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