The University of Texas offers a semester program consisting of a cluster of four courses in studio art and art history. Designed for the serious undergraduate art student this program will allow participants daily access to facilities, evening and weekend hours, and most of the art materials necessary for each course. Past students have used this time in Florence to build strong portfolios and to experience Florence from the inside.
All classes stress ideas and technique.
Technique is of little value without an idea which is interesting or original, and ideas poorly expressed may not communicate the intentions of an artist. The four courses which comprise the semester program are thoroughly integrated to provide the student interested in graphic arts a practical and theoretical path to personal development as an artist. The class will be strictly limited to 18 students and each student will be required to register for all four courses. Students will earn 12 hours of undergraduate credit from the University of Texas at San Antonio, an institution fully accredited by the National Association for Schools of Art and design. Students are housed in nearby apartments, arranged through a Florentine agency.