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Enhance your knowledge and advance your career in art, design and other creative industries with an in-depth summer, fall or spring course in Venice, Italy. European Cultural Academy (ECA) provides a range of contemporary art-based summer courses, taught in English, to students from around the world of all backgrounds. Students are awarded a Certificate upon successful completion of their course, with a maximum of 15 students for each course. For more than a decade, we have helped creative communities to increase visibility, build connections and make a lasting impact on their careers. 

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Contemporary Art & Culture Courses taught in English:
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- There are a range of different week-long modules
- Each week has a specific focus and can also be booked as a single course

 
• Contemporary Art: Art Break in Italy
Course dates: March 5-10

Contemporary art courses (taught in English) are designed to enable you to develop your own personal and professional practice in the world of arts and culture.
 
• Contemporary Art
Course dates: June 11-16

Academics, researchers and other experts from the art world present different perspectives and critical contemporary issues that confront professionals today.

• Venice Architecture Biennale
Course dates: June 18-23 / July 16-21 / August 13-18 / November 12-17

Students get to grips with the 2018 Biennale Architettura. Tours and reflections by experts allow us to take the time to really see and understand the Biennale: it's history, and why it's considered to be so important.

• Design: The World Around Us
Course dates: June 25-30 / July 23-28 / August 20-25

This course focuses on understanding the role of design in relation to the built environment. In order to do this, it will examine design as a broad topic.

• 3-Day Venice Architecture Biennale Power Course
Course dates: May 29-31 / July 18-20 / October 4-6

During these three intensive days, you'll learn how the Biennale is managed and how to become a part of the event.

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"The dynamic relationships and idea exchanges with fellow students is so valuable. The course gave me sense of validation and calm regarding the direction of my career and personal path through the world of art and culture."
- Jocelyn

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Address: Palazzo Mora, 3659 Strada Nuova, 30121, Venice, Italy
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Go Inspired is a US-based cultural exchange company that looks for unique, creative opportunities to explore the world. We offer a fun, theater-based 3-week Summer course in Florence, Italy where students can discover the world of 'Commedia dell’Arte'. The course is geared toward understanding the theatrical experience as a fun and useful game for developing your own creativity and expressiveness.

The course will take place in Florence and combine body expression/language and acting. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the characters of Commedia and to dance to a choreographed Renaissance noble Italian dance. There is also the possibility of doing a performance in Florence.

Having lived, traveled, studied and worked abroad we understand the challenges that come with foreign travel. Go Inspired is committed to safety and to providing the tools necessary to having a successful experience.
3-week Summer Course in Florence where students discover the world of Commedia dell’Arte:

- The course focuses on reading, understanding, and interpreting scenes, characters and stories contained in major classical texts

- The course lasts for 4 hours per day and participants will have the late afternoon, evening and weekend free to explore Florence and Tuscany.

- The course will help to develop the exchange of physical energy and creativity amongst the students in the group.
IED Florence
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Located in the heart of beautiful Florence, Northern Italy, IED Florence is an international design school that provides 4-week fashion summer programs taught through English. Our courses are a perfect solution for those who desire to combine their spare time during holidays with a stimulating new experience in fashion and design. Following a precise methodology and guided by professors, who are all professionals from the chosen field, students will experience the development of a project specific to their interests.

Every year, during June and July, the IED Group offers intermediate and advanced courses in the fields of Fashion, Design and Visual Arts. If you have already started work and are interesting in broadening your horizons of expertise and giving your CV a more competitive edge, then these summer programs could be the ideal formula for you.
4-week Fashion & Design Summer Courses (taught in English)

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The Florence Art Studio
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Located in the heart of the historic city of Florence, The Florence Art Studio provides intensive art programs taught in English to international students from around the world. We offer customized courses that aim to teach the fundamentals of drawing and painting from life.

Choose to study for 1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks or longer.

Our programs can be divided into six discrete and sequentially progressive modules, each of which can be studied from one week to one month or longer. Alternatively, each module can be taken as a stand-alone course.

The majority of our students are adult professionals of all backgrounds and levels - from complete beginner to advanced - who are passionate about Florence, Renaissance, Painting and Drawing.

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Short workshops throughout the summer: Watercolor, Fresco, Still life, Oil Painting, fine arts exam preparation, painting & drawing workshops for those on holiday / vacation in Florence & more.

The Studio is situated on Via Ghibellina, only a few steps from the main historic and artistic places of interest in the center of the city.
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Program of academic training divided into six separate modules covering life drawing & painting skills, each serving as the foundation for the next.

Alternatively, you can choose to take any module as a stand-alone course, from one week to a month or longer.

Modules include:
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Short summer workshops: Watercolor, Fresco, Still life, Oil Painting, fine arts exam preparation, painting & drawing courses.
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Study art, design or culinary arts abroad in Italy this summer with Accademia Riaci! Located in the heart of the beautiful and historic city of Florence, Accademia Riaci is a leading art and design academy that provides short-term summer art courses, design courses, and culinary art programs.

Course options include Painting, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Shoe Design, Jewelry Making, Interior Design and Ceramics.

Private lessons are also available. In addition, we offer a fully-inclusive summer program, which includes accommodation and cultural excursions.

Summer courses are taught in English or Italian. You have the option to study for 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks.

If you attend for 2 weeks or more, you may have the opportunity to earn college credit.

The student-teacher ratio is kept small to maintain the school's policy that values each students' originality and learning styles.

You will receive tailored, hands-on instruction and extensive career development. Training for effective presentation skills are provided in order to develop each learning artist as a whole.

In addition to our summer courses, Accademia Riaci provides short-term spring courses in culinary arts or jewelry-making, year-round short courses (ranging from 1 week to 24 weeks), semester programs, 1-year courses, 2-year diploma program (taught in Italian only) and 1-year master courses.
Intensive Summer Art, Craft & Design Courses
Study for 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 weeks

- Art History 
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- Bag Design
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- Fashion Design
- Glass Art
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Jewelry Design
- Jewelry Making
- Painting & Drawing
- Product Design
- Shoe Design 
- Shoe Making
- Textile Design
- Restoration of Paintings
- Italian Home Cooking
- Italian Language
- Enjoy Italy Course
- English Language

You can combine different courses. Private lessons and intensive courses are also available.
Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
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• Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan offers 2 and 3-week summer programs in Design, Fashion and Creative Arts at introductory and advanced levels.

• For over thirty years, IED has been operating in the fields of Education and Research. Today it is an international network with schools in Milan, Rome, Turin, Madrid, Barcelona and São Paulo.

• Our Summer programs take place in July, are taught in English and generally last three weeks. They are a perfect solution for those who desire to combine their spare time during holidays with a new stimulating experience.
Summer Fashion & Design Programs:

• Fashion Stylist (3 week introductory course)

• Fashion Marketing (3 week introductory course)

• Interior & Showroom Design (3 week introductory course)

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Accademia del Lusso, Milan
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• Study fashion in Milan this summer with Accademia del Lusso! Conveniently situated in the heart of Milan's fashion district, Accademia del Lusso is a leading provider of year-round and summer fashion-related courses. Subjects include Fashion Styling, Fashion Design, and Visual Merchandising.

• We welcome students from around the world to participate in our 6-week courses. You can choose to study in English or Italian. Class sizes are limited to a maximum of 12 students to ensure that everyone gets the individual attention they need.

• Our 4-week fashion courses are designed for those who already work in the fashion industry, and wish to get advanced, specialist training in a specific area. Our courses aim to develop their skills and enhance their professional profile so that they can progress in their career.
4-week Professional Fashion Summer Courses:

Taught in English or Italian

• Fashion Brand Management

• Fashion Design

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