Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad in the birthplace of the Renaissance: it’s an experience you will carry with you, in your career and throughout your life.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), SACI offers a wide range of innovative, hands-on graduate and undergraduate programs in traditional and contemporary studio arts, design, conservation, art history, and Italian language and culture.
Surrounded by the great masterpieces of another age and a lively community of contemporary artists, studying at SACI is not only an opportunity to discover what came before you, but to be part of a vibrant culture that is overflowing with artistic life.
Begin a creative journey that will prepare you to succeed in the competitive art world. Many partial scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate study at SACI. We offer an easy online application process that you can use to submit and check on the status of your application.Faculty
 Drawing, Sculpture |
 Body Archives: Special Topics in Studio Art, Digital Multimedia |
 Contemporary Art: Biennale & Beyond |
 Interior Design |
 Italian Language |
 Diagnostic Techniques for Conservators |
 19th-Century European & Italian Art History |
 Etching |
 Video |
 Black & White Photography, Color Photography, MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: Studio Co-Requisite II (First Year) |
 Architectural Drawing |
 MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: Professional Practicum I (Second Year) |
 History of Italian Cinema |
 Interactive Art & Design, Interdisciplinary Design: Without Limits |
 Contemporary European & Italian Art, MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Contemporary Practices I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Contemporary Practices II (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Professional Practicum I (Second Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Professional Practicum II (Second Year), Modern European & Italian Art |
 Creative Writing Workshop |
 Installation & Performance Art, MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Professional Practicum I (Second Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Professional Practicum II (Second Year) |
 Animation |
 Interdisciplinary Design: Without Limits, Italian Fashion Design |
 Batik, Serigraphy |
 Conservation I, Conservation II, Conservation Law, Business, & Management, Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Conservation I, Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Conservation II |
 Illustration, MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year) |
 Fresco Painting |
 Conservation I, Conservation of Archaeological Artifacts |
 MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year) |
 Jewelry Design |
 Mural Conservation |
 Ceramics |
 Conservation I, Conservation II, Renaissance Art History Survey |
 MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year), Visual Design |
 High Baroque & Rococo European and Italian Art |
 Contemporary Art Theory & Criticism, MA Graduate Seminar in Art History I, MA Graduate Seminar in Art History II, MA in Art History Thesis Seminar I, MA in Art History Thesis Seminar II, Museology |
 Italian Language |
 Painting |
 Black & White Photography, Color Photography, Digital Photography, MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: History & Aesthetics I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: History & Aesthetics II (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: Professional Practicum I (Second Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Photography: Professional Practicum II (Second Year) |
 Book Arts |
 Video |
 Graphic Design, MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: Studio Co-Requisite II (First Year), Typography |
 MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Studio Co-Requisite II (First Year), Painting |
 Drawing, Sculpture |
 Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Studio Art Co-Requisite I, Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Studio Art Co-Requisite II, Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Studio Art I, Post-Bac Graduate Seminar in Studio Art II |
 Graphic Design, Infographics, Interdisciplinary Design: Without Limits, MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: History & Theory I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Communication Design: History & Theory II (First Year), Visual Design |
 High Renaissance, Mannerist, & Baroque Art History and High Reniassance On Site (Co-Requisite), Late Medieval & Early Renaissance Art History and Early Renaissance On Site (Co-Requisite), Renaissance Art History Survey, Women & the Arts in Italy |
 Drawing is Thinking: Visual Research for Studio Practice, MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Studio Co-Requisite I (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Studio Co-Requisite II (First Year), MFA Graduate Seminar in Studio Art: Studio Co-Requisite III (Second Year), Painting |