Piero della Francesca, Lorenzetti, Duccio, Cimabue, Raphael, and many others, along with Etruscan ruins, Roman sculpture, and much more, are all within walking distance of the Academy . Perugia is located midway between Florence and Rome, and is close to Siena, Assisi, Arezzo, Cortona, Orvieto, Spoleto, Todi, and many other fascinating cities. This intensive program is designed for 25 self-motivated students. Students come from art schools and universities throughout the United States and abroad, while others have already completed studio art programs. The program provides an opportunity for younger artists to spend six weeks studying seriously in a studio art program in Italy, with access to a highly respected faculty of contemporary artists as well as first-hand visual dialogue with many of the historical giants of western art.
Students work both independently and with the faculty and visiting artists.
He has also exhibited at the Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art. His work can be found in collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the L.A. County Museum. Currently on the faculty in the graduate program at Columbia University, Amenoff's work can be found in collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Don Kimes Head of the American University Art Department, painter Don Kimes has recently had exhibitions in New York, Washington, Munich, Mexico, Milan, and Umbria. Beverly Pepper Visiting artist Beverly Pepper is represented by Andre Emmerich Gallery in New York.