Drew University is pleased to offer a unique summer study program that allows a firsthand exploration of the culture, traditions, and arts of West Africa. Students are introduced to the ways in which art reflects the social, economic, and cultural changes taking place in modern Africa.
Artists have a special opportunity to learn craft techniques by working with village artists.
Students then travel to interior regions, encountering villages where traditional life is still vigorous. Particular attention is given to local art and its relationship to the culture producing it. Interested students have the opportunity to work with artists who are vital links in a tradition of apprenticeship that has produced some of the most astonishing art and artifacts of all time. Program Director Jerome Vogel, program director, has more than 25 years of experience in Africa. He was the first American professor at the University of Abidjan in 1964-65.