Finally, exposure to the Parisian and European art worlds, from the museums and galleries, to the sites and monuments immortalized in endless oeuvres, afford a rich and well-rounded experience certain to last in any young artist's life. It maybe the initial step in developing a pictorial idea or the end result. Paris offers a rich and versatile backdrop for exploring this mode of expression. Classes move from the indoor studio with live model, to the street with its scenes, sites and activity. At the sophomore level, students learn the language of seeing and the poetics of line.
Juniors work to create a quality portfolio.
The objective at all levels is to bring out each students' potential while training in the techniques of the medium. This broadly-titled class sets different goals at different levels. For sophomores, it seeks to address issues fundamental to the practice of contemporary art, such as the complexity of visual language. For juniors, the focus is on 'what it is to be an artist' intensifies, with a further analysis of methods of seeing, thinking, creating etc. In the collaborative senior studio, students undertake specific assignments which help them integrate their prior learning while understanding what it is that makes them want to create.