Florence and Carrara Marble Sculpture Workshop (US Credit Avail)

  Italy

• Florence: 
Florence

Term: Summer 
Dates: June session (May 26 - June 20)

Description: This unique course combines the two exceptional locations of Florence and Carrara in order to explore the world of marble sculpture. For well over two thousand years the Carrara marble mines and workshops have played a central role in the development of Italian art and architecture. The Renaissance in Florence in unthinkable without this resource. Michelangelo himself was inspired by Carrara's magnificent marble mountains, and chose blocks of marble here for his own works. Situated only three miles from the coast, Carrara is a site of incomparable natural beauty, combining fauna and flora with dramatic and breathtaking views.

Three of the four course weeks will be conducted in the studio in Florence where the class will be introduced to various methods of marble sculpting through both individual and group demonstrations.

The instructor will provide for viewing various images of contemporary and ancient stone sculptures to aid the participants in realizing their own ideas in marble.

One of the four weeks will be held in Carrara, the world's marble capital.

The participants will be housed in a hotel situated between the town of Carrara and the coast. Work will continue in a traditional marble workshop alongside the instructor and local artisans. Visits to the quarries, other traditional workshops, museums and other locations dedicated to marble sculpting will be organized during the stay in Carrara.

The successive weeks in Florence will be dedicated to deepening the participants' skill in using various hand and automatic tools. Refinishing techniques will be demonstrated and applied enabling the participants to complete a sculpture of their own.

Highlights:
* The aim of this course is to introduce the participants to the basic technical information required to work with marble through experiences acquired in both Florence and Carrara.
* No previous experience is required.
* Practical work, field trips, lectures, slide presentations, weekly critical review, direct participant/instructor interaction.
* US credit available

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Lorenzo de' Medici's Mission Statement: Lorenzo de' Medici is committed to helping students realize their own potential, providing a quality education that will enable them to interact successfully with the community worldwide. The School aims to excite and enable students to experience a first class educational and social environment which enlarges their minds, stimulates their talent, and emphasizes the importance of values and the pursuit of knowledge. We also seek to develop real, multi-disciplinary projects in our classes that involve as many of our departments as possible. In this way, we prepare our students to face the actual challenges of their respective fields. Students obtain truly relevant work-related experience by collaborating with colleagues both inside and outside of their specific areas of interest. Then, the results of this collaboration are presented externally for public appreciation and expert evaluation.

Year Founded: 1973