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Florence Design School:
Located close to the center of Florence, one of the fashion and design capitals of Europe, Florence Design School provides intensive art and design summer courses taught in English. As a school of Italian artistic and creative arts we provide a polyhedral environment where students from around the globe can be full immersed in theoretical and practical activities.

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About Us:

• Florence Design School was founded as an entrepreneurial project of the founding members of LABA (Liberal Academy of Fine Arts of Florence), a reality in constant and progressive growth for the last fifteen years in Florence.


Our Philosophy:
• We offer an amazing experience to our students having an unconventional view of Florence but applied to a specific artistic and creative theme.

• Our lessons are taken inside and outside the institute with visits to companies, factories, institutions, studios and museums of Florence.


Our Goal:
• Our goal is to create classes of students to share and transmit Italian knowledge and sensibility in the Visual Arts and Design world.

Intensive Summer Art & Design Courses:

Our basic courses are addressed to students and professionals who have an interest in fashion, design and visual arts world.

- Courses are taught in English. Subjects include:

• Photography           
• Interior Design        
• Visual Arts – Drawing & Painting
• Basic Italian language classes are included as part of all courses


State-of-the-Art Facilities:
The institute offers high-tech laboratories with professional Imac workstations for 2D and 3D modelling, professional sewing machines for fashion design, a dark room for camera development and printing, a wide room for painting activities, and more.

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Address: Piazza di Badia a Ripoli, 1/A, Florence, Italy
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2022-02-05 were from:

USA; Isle of Wight, UK, UK / GB; and more.
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John Cabot University, Rome
Courses / Programs
• John Cabot University (JCU) is an American institution of higher education in Rome, Italy offering summer study abroad programs to college students from the US and over 60 other countries worldwide.

• Our mission is to provide an educational experience that is both firmly rooted in the American tradition of the liberal arts and solidly international in orientation.

• JCU’s summer study abroad program is the premier and most affordable study abroad experience in Rome. There are two summer sessions available, please contact us for information on the exact dates.

• Students can choose from a fascinating range of three-credit courses that will allow you to grow intellectually under the guidance of first-rate international professors who bring the sites, sounds, and culture of Rome into their teaching.

• In addition to courses in Art History and Studio Art, JCU also offers courses in Business Administration, History & Humanities, English Language & Literature, Political & Social Science, and more. Credits from JCU easily transfer, allowing you to stay on track for graduation.
3-credit Summer Courses (Taught through English)

Categories include:
• Art History & Studio Art
• Business Administration
• Business, Management, and Marketing
• English Language & Literature
• History & Humanities
• Italian Language and Cultural Studies:
• Law
• Mathematics, Natural Science & Computer Science
• Modern Languages & Literature
• Philosophy and Religion
• Political & Social Sciences...
Summer School for Fine Arts & Media, Venice
Courses / Programs
The International Summer Academy for Fine Arts and Media in Venice 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.

The fact that the art studios, the accommodation and the meals are all located in the same building or nearby, contributes to a unique working environment at the Summer Academy.

Courses can be booked by weeks as well, but a far better profit is experienced when at least two or three weeks in continuity gives you the chance to apply and practice what you have learned. This is the best way to fully enjoy your art work. At the end of every week a curated show summarizes the work of all art-classes.
art classes offered from June, 24 - July, 15 2018:

Architecture | Bertan & Los | 18.6-1.7.
Sculpture | Andrzej Wełmiński | 24.6-8.7.
Painting I | Wolf Werdigier | 24.6.-15.7.
Painting II | Attila Szűcs | 24.6.-8.7.
Painting III | Virginie Bailly | 8.-15.7.
Choral Singing | Justine Rapaccioli | 24.6.-1.7.
Photography I | Ute Lindner | 24.6.-1.7.
Photography II | Atul Dodiya | 1.-15.7.
New Media | Natan Sinigaglia | 8.-15.7.
Art & Performance | Jay Pather | 8.-15.7.
Creative Writing | Petra Ganglbauer | 1.-8.7.
Artist’s Career | Michael Schultz | 8.-15.7.
Accademia del Lusso, Milan
Courses / Programs
• 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

• Fashion Styling & Visual Merchandising

• Fashion Marketing & Merchandising
Summer Cooking School in Tuscany, Florence
Courses / Programs
Spend a fruitful day in an original gallery kitchen of the 13th century Villa Pandolfini located near Florence, Italy with hands-on instruction by one of our professional Italian chefs.

We offer a number of different itineraries to suit participants of all cooking levels, from the novice to the advanced.

We have created an intimate setting to provide the ultimate learning environment and our class sizes reflect this. All cooking classes are hands-on, use the freshest of ingredients and sample the olive oil and wine produced directly on the grounds of the Villa Pandolfini in abundance!

We believe that Tuscan cuisine is one of the most universal and best-loved because of its fresh ingredients and rich historical context. Florence can be reached in less than 10 minutes.
Cooking Courses in Tuscany:

- One Day / Daily Cookery Course

- Multiple Day Cookery Courses

- Cooking Vacation In Italy

- Intense Weekly Culinary Program

- Professional Cooking Courses / Chef Academy

- Educational & Student Culinary Travel Courses
Accademia Riaci, Florence - Summer Courses
Courses / Programs
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 
- Art Management
- Bag Design
- Bag Making
- Ceramics 
- Fashion Business
- 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.
Listing Spot for Photography Summer School in Milan
Courses / Programs
Study photography in Italy this summer. Located in the heart of Milan, a leading photography school that provides quality summer photography courses to students from around the world.

Our two-week summer session "Photography and Fashion" is taught entirely in English.

It aims to provide you with introductory technical photography skills and knowledge of fashion photography. You will gain a well-rounded understanding of the role of the fashion photographer within the industry, as well as an insight into the business of fashion.
Summer Photography Courses - Taught in English
- Photography and Fashion

Photography Courses in Italian:
- 2-year Professional Photography Diploma Course