Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad program 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.Selected works by SACI MFA graduating students at Galleria il Ponte
Penombra will be on view from April 19-23.
Opening Reception on April 19 at 6pm
Galleria Il Ponte, via di Mezzo 42b
Jay Dexter, MFA in Studio Art
Victoria Jane Elizabeth Hodge, MFA in Studio Art
Lindsey K. Johnson, MFA in Studio Art
Cocoa Laney, MFA in Photography
Jane Mason, MFA in Studio Art
Maria Khalid Nissan, MFA in Studio Art
Margareta Sköld, MFA in Photography
"Penombra" is the title chosen by the seven graduating artists in the SACI MFA in Studio Art and MFA in Photography programs for their final exhibition at Galleria Il Ponte. Very similar to the English word penumbra, this Italian word derives from Latin paene (almost) umbra (-shadow). At first glance, it may seem inappropriate as a title for the final effort of these MFA graduates, yet, as the great 20th-century Spanish philosopher Maria Zambrano wrote, even the sun finds its own freedom only among the shadows, in the penumbra. Avoiding absolute darkness and blinding illumination, artists learn to navigate in the penumbra, enabling them to reach out as far as possible. -Filipe Rocha da Silva, Director of MFA in Studio Art Program