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.Drawing is Thinking: Visual Research for Studio Practice
Graduate
ARTS(DT)511 Drawing is Thinking: Visual Research for Studio Practice3
Term: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: For graduate students with previous drawing experience
This course is designed for advanced students in the Post-Bac, MFA, and MA programs, and draws upon Florence as a site for visual, conceptual, and art historical inspiration, conducting intensive visual research within historic sites and museum collections in Florence. This course is conceived in three parts: tradition, evolution, and revolution. Tradition: students will carry out visual research in historic sites through drawing and other forms of visual notation. Evolution: students will learn how artists utilize visual research in contemporary art practice. Revolution: students will integrate this visual research into contemporary studio practice.
(See syllabus below. An updated syllabus will be posted at the beginning of each term.)
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