CE (Continuing Education) in Montecastello is designed for adults with some background in art who want to create more time in their lives to paint and draw, or to pursue their interest to a deeper level. This program offers shorter term instructional sessions, and is appropriate for people whose involvement with art was interrupted or limited by career or family demands, but who are eager to begin to study and practice again with our outstanding faculty. Advanced students and professional artists are also welcome in the CE Program.
CE students will explore and deepen their interest in art, working and living in the heart of Italy, surrounded by a landscape of unparalleled beauty in close proximity to great masterpieces of art and architecture. The emphasis is on work in the studio, with daily classes in drawing and painting, and weekly trips to Italy's cities of art. Our community of eminent lecturers and visiting artists enhances the studio program with after-dinner talks. Faculty members from the School in Montecastello are invited as guest instructors to offer additional classes or critiques.
The special focus of the CE Program is to help you reconnect with and intensify your interest and skills in painting and drawing. Perhaps career or family demands have limited your time to paint, and you've wondered what you could accomplish given the chance. CE offers space and time to completely devote yourself to your work, under the close guidance of our renowned faculty, in a supportive and intimate environment.
Overlooking the lush Tiber River valley, Montecastello di Vibio and Todi are neighboring hill towns in the province of Perugia, halfway between Rome and Florence. Preserving over 2000 years of history, the cities and hill towns of Umbria and nearby Tuscany are landmarks of European culture. Many, like Todi, were built over four eras - Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance. The surrounding landscape is patterned with vineyards, olive groves and sunflower fields, etched with rows of cypresses and umbrella pines.
In this environment, you will paint and sculpt under the same light that spawned the Western world's greatest art. Here is the architecture and countryside that inspired Renaissance artists and later masters like Poussin, Ingres and Corot. One can see why the region still attracts artists from all over the world. After work hours, students can enjoy nearby Todi, a chic and elegant medieval hilltown with many restaurants, shops, caffes, and a magnificent central piazza surrounded by Gothic palazzi.
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