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Accademia Riaci, Florence:
Study painting or drawing in the beautiful and historic city of Florence this summer! One of Italy's leading art and design academies, Accademia Riaci provides a wide range of summer art and design courses that are suitable for beginners and experienced professionals from all around the world. Taught in English, Italian or Spanish by expert instructors, course options include painting & drawing, art history, art management, jewelry making, fashion design, interior design, and graphic design. You can combine different courses. Private lessons are also available during the summer months.

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Painting / Drawing Summer Courses:
Taught in English, Italian or Spanish. Study for 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks or 12 weeks.

This is an intensive course with 22 lessons per week with instructor and 22 Independent Study sessions per week (without instructor).

Participants in these summer courses will start by learning the basics of oil painting, water-color, fresco and other techniques.

You will extend your learning to space structure and understanding of shading, composition, including lectures on art history.

In order to study Italian art and outdoor drawing, participants will learn both traditional techniques and modern techniques. We believe that our classes can imbue professional artists with a strong sense of artistic power.

Our instructors are active in modern art and also have great insights into traditional painting. They have very strong backgrounds, not only on basic techniques, but also on Fresco and traditional techniques.

Credit Exchange:
If you attend for 2 weeks or more, you may have the opportunity to earn college credit.