December/January 2009

Schools | Workshops and Residencies | International Programs

Schools:

Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
tel: (800) 544-ARTS
e-mail: info@academyart.edu
www.academyart.edu
Established in 1929, Academy of Art University, the nation's largest private accredited art university, offers AA, BFA, MFA, and MArch degrees in: advertising, architecture, animation/visual effects, computer art/new media, digital arts & communications, fashion, fine art/ sculpture, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior architecture & design, motion pictures & television, and photography.

The Art Institute of Boston
at Lesley University
Office of Admissions
700 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
tel: (617) 585-6710 or
toll-free: (800) 773-0494 ext. 6710
e-mail: admissions@aiboston.edu
www.aiboston.edu/info/artists
Professional college of visual arts within a larger university. Studio-intensive mentoring with individualized instruction in the cultural center of Boston. Programs include MFA, BFA, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, and pre-college summer residency program. Low residency MFA with concentration in interdisciplinary media. Post-Baccalaureate Advanced Professional Certificate in graphic design, illustration, or animation. BFA majors: graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, fine arts, and art history. Dual degree: BFA/MEd in art education.

Boston University Metropolitan
College, Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree in Arts Administration
Contact: Daniel Ranalli, Director
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
tel: (617) 353-4064
fax: (617) 358-1230
e-mail: artsad@bu.edu
www.bu.edu/artsadmin
The masters degree program in arts administration at Metropolitan College is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in visual arts, performing arts, and arts service organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Graduate certificates are also offered in arts administration and fundraising management.

Chester College of New England
Admissions Office
40 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036
tel: (603) 887-4401 or
toll-free: (800) 974-6372
fax: (603) 887-1777
e-mail: admissions@chestercollege.edu
www.chestercollege.edu
Chester College of New England will offer you a sense of place: a place to learn, to create, to grow, to think, and discover. We offer you the opportunity to explore and expand your world.

College of Visual and Performing Arts
at UMass Dartmouth
Contact: Jarrad Nunes
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
tel: (508) 910-6669
fax: (508) 999-9126
e-mail: cvpainfo@umassd.edu
www.umassd.edu/cvpa
With exceptional faculty and facilities, CVPA offers undergraduate (BA & BFA), post-baccalaureate, graduate (MAE & MFA), and certificate programs in over twenty areas of study. Visit our Web site for more information.

Harvard University Extension School,
Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies
Contacts: Professor David Gordon Mitten, Director
Linda Newberry, Assistant Director
tel: (617) 496-4966
e-mail: linda_newberry@harvard.edu
www.extension.harvard.edu/museum
Master works of art or endangered animals in a zoo, museums help preserve the past, define the present, and educate for the future. The master of liberal arts in museum studies gives students the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive study of the functions of museums in their social and cultural context and provides a foundation for conducting research. Course offerings range from the theoretical to the practical and are as varied as the many issues and challenges confronting museums in the twenty-first century.

Heartwood College of Art
Contact: Audrey Gup-Mathews, Dean of Admissions
123 York Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
tel: (207) 985-0985
fax: (207) 985-6333
e-mail: hca@heartwoodcollegeofart.org
www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org
Associate and BFA degrees in fine arts (illustration, painting, pastel, photography, and printmaking) and design/crafts (ceramics, jewelry/metals). “Boomer U” college certificate program for students 50+. Excellent faculty, low tuition, small classes, and located near beaches and cultural centers of Boston and Portland.

Lesley University
Creative Arts in Learning Division
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel: (617) 349-8300
e-mail: info@lesley.edu
www.lesley.edu/info/creativearts
At Lesley University we see art as a way of connecting people, promoting intellectual curiosity, and furthering learning. Through stimulating courses and numerous hands-on experiences, students discover the power and potential of the arts to reach children and adults in new and effective ways. Students also engage in an exciting personal exploration of their own creativity, uncovering in the process their innate talents and strengths. Masters degree programs in community arts, art education, and integrated teaching through the arts.

Maine Media College
70 Camden Street
Rockport, ME 04856
tel: (207) 236-8581 or (877) 577-7700
fax: (207) 236-2558
e-mail: info@mainemedia.edu
www.mainemedia.edu
Maine Media College is a small conservatory for the world’s imagemakers and storytellers, offering professional certificate and low-residency MFA programs in photography, filmmaking, and multimedia.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
tel: (617) 879-7200
fax:(617) 879-7171
www.massartplus.org
Graduate and undergraduate courses and programs. Art education, art history, design, photography, film/video, interrelated media, fine arts (2 and 3D), printmaking. International programs, programs for youth grades 4–12; certificates in graphic design, industrial design and fashion design, and Art New England summer workshops in Bennington, VT.

Montserrat College of Art
Contact: Jes Perry, Dean of Admissions
and Enrollment Management
23 Essex Street
Beverly, MA 01915
tel: (978) 921-4242 ext.1153
fax:(978) 921-4241
email: admiss@montserrat.edu
www.montserrat.edu
With 275 students, 60 faculty, three galleries, and 37 years of teaching, living, and making art on Boston’s North Shore, Montserrat College of Art offers a singular educational and artistic experience. BFA, diploma, pre-college, and continuing education programs. Concentrations in animation and interactive media, book arts, graphic design, illustration, painting and drawing, photography and video, printmaking and sculpture; art education licensure and self-directed study programs available. Internships required.

The New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
tel: (617) 573-8785
fax: (617) 994-4250
e-mail: nesad1@suffolk.edu
www.suffolk.edu/nesad
Interior design: MA, BFA; graphic design: MA, BFA; fine arts: BFA; Educator Licensure in visual art; continuing education; summer programs: pre-college, pre-graduate, and Italian study abroad.

New England School of Photography (NESOP)
537 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
tel: (617) 437-1868
fax: (617) 437-0261
e-mail: info@nesop.com
www.nesop.com

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
36 S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (800) 232-7242
Fax: (312) 629-6101
e-mail: admiss@saic.edu
www.artic.edu/saic
Undergrad, grad, and certificate programs: BA, BFA, BIA, MFAin studio; MFAin writing; Master of Architecture; Master of Architecture with an emphasis in interior architecture; Master of Design in designed objects; MAin art therapy; MAin modern art history, theory, and criticism; MAin arts administration and policy; MAin art education; MAin teaching; MAin visual and critical studies; MS in historic preservation; dual degree: Master of Arts (MA) in modern art history, theory, and criticism and MA in arts administration and policy; Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in studio and writing. Graduate Certificate in art history, theory, and criticism. Departments: architecture, interior architecture, and designed objects; design for emerging technologies; art and technology studies; art education; art history, theory, and criticism; art therapy; ceramics; fashion design; fiber and material studies; film, video, and new media; liberal arts; painting and drawing; performance; photography; printmedia; sculpture; sound; visual and critical studies; visual communication.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
230 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
tel: (617) 369-3626
(800) 643-6078
fax: (617) 369-4264
e-mail: admissions@smfa.edu
www.smfa.edu
Degree programs in partnership with Tufts University: BFA, BFA plus MAT, BA/BS and BFA combined-degree. Studio Certificate Programs: Studio Diploma and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. Graduate programs: MFA and MAT. Also, learn more about the school’s continuing education classes and programs for teens.

Shelburne Arts Center
Contact: Lisa Torchiano, Program Director
PO Box 52
Shelburne, VT 05482
tel: (802) 985-3648
fax: (802) 985-8438
e-mail: info@shelburneartcenter.org
www.shelburneartcenter.org
Classes and workshops year-round in beautiful Vermont, featuring an Artists-in-Residence program that emphasizes teaching skills. Weekend and week-long intensives in wood, clay, metal, and visual arts. Small classes, all levels, inviting atmosphere, quality instruction, and exhibit/retail gallery.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center School of Art
Contact: Anne Connell, School Director
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
tel: (203) 966-6668 ext. 2
fax: (203) 966-8570
e-mail: school@silvermineart.org
www.silvermineart.org
Faculty of artist educators offer instruction in painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, digital imagery, photography, jewelry design, and mixed media. Courses and workshops for full and part-time students of all ages and levels.

University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Art Department
71 Wilder Street, Suite 8
Lowell, MA 01854
tel: (978) 934-3494
www.uml.edu/dept/art

University of New Hampshire
Department of Art & Art History
30 Academic Way
Durham, NH 03824-3538
tel: (603) 862-2190
e-mail: art-arthistory@unh.edu
www.arts.unh.edu
MFA in painting; BFA in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and furniture/wood design; BA in studio art and art history.

University of Pennsylvania,
Department of Fine Arts
100 Morgan Building
205 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
tel: (215) 898-8374
fax: (215) 573-2459
e-mail: fine-art@design.upenn.edu
www.design.upenn.edu
MFA in fine arts: painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and combined media and newer technologies

Workshops & Residencies:

Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Contact: Shannon Boloña
5263 Owl Creek Road
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
tel: (970) 923-3181 ext. 201
e-mail: info@andersonranch.org
www.andersonranch.org
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a world-class visual arts community promoting artistic development through workshops, artist residencies, community outreach, and public events. Over 130 summer workshops attract 1300+ students per year to this historic mountain ranch near Aspen.

Byrdcliffe Arts Colony
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498
tel: (845) 679-2079
fax: (845) 679-4529
e-mail: woodstockguild@hvc.rr.com
www.woodstockguild.org
One month residencies for artists, writers, and composers in Woodstock, NY. Private room and studio. $300—four week sessions, June-September. Deadline: March 2, 2009. Application fee: $35. Visual Arts Fellowships available. For details and application: www.woodstockguild.org or (845) 679-2079.

Casa de los Artistas, Inc.
Robert Masla Studios
Contact: Robert Masla
962 Apple Valley Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
tel: (413) 625-8382
cell: (413) 335-4295
e-mail: masla@crocker.com
www.artworkshopvacations.com
Extraordinary all-inclusive inspirational art workshops, charming fishing village of Boca de Tomatlan, gorgeous Pacific coast of Mexico! Beginners and advanced. Still room for this winter. Summer and fall workshops in the hills of Western Massachusetts.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
24 Pearl Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
tel: (508) 487-9960
fax: (508) 487-8873
e-mail: dantczak@fawc.org
www.fawc.org

Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
tel: (508) 588-6000 ext.125
fax: (508) 587-6191
e-mail: registrations@fullercraft.org
www.fullercraft.org
Fuller Craft Museum’s hands-on workshops and educational programs are designed for students, families, and adults of all skill levels, and children of all ages. Explore craft with the artists in a fun, engaging, and imaginative way.

Great River Arts Institute
Contact: Tonia Fleming
P.O. Box 48
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
tel: (802) 463-3330
fax: (802) 463-3322
e-mail: info@greatriverarts.org
www.greatriverarts.org
Taking advantage of the wealth of artistic talent found in the picturesque southern Connecticut River Valley, Great River Arts offers intensive workshops in the literary and visual arts. We invite adult artists to take a break from their everyday life to work with an experienced instructor and return home with a renewed creative spirit.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Contact: Candy Haskell, registrar
PO Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627
tel: (207) 348-2306
fax: (207) 348-2307
e-mail: registrar@haystack-mtn.org
www.haystack-mtn.org
Offering one and two-week workshops from June-September in blacksmithing, clay, glass, graphics, fibers, metal, and wood. One-week conference in July. Scholarship deadline is March 1, 2009. General application deadline is April 1, 2009. All levels

Jentel Artist Residency Program
Contact: Mary Jane Edwards
130 Lower Piney Creek Road
Banner, WY 82832
tel: (307) 737-2311
fax: (307) 737-2305
e-mail: jentel@jentelarts.org
www.jentelarts.org
One month residencies in rural ranch setting in the foothills of the Big Horn Mountains January 15-December 13. Award includes accommodation, studio, and stipend for visual arts in any media and writers in any genre

Maine Media Workshops
70 Camden Street
Rockport, ME 04856
tel: (207) 236-8581
(877) 577-7700
fax: (207) 236-2558
e-mail: info@theworkshops.com
www.theworkshops.com
For over 34 years, this international school has offered hundreds of one- and two-week workshops in photography, filmmaking, multimedia, animation and design, and book arts. Programs are available for beginners, serious amateurs, and working professionals. Professional certificate programs and low-residency MFA degrees are offered through Maine Media College.

Ox-Bow, School of Art and Artists' Residency
36 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
tel: (800) 318-3019
fax: (312) 629-6156
www.ox-bow.org

Penland School of Crafts
PO Box 37
Penland, NC 28765
tel: (828) 765-2359
fax: (828) 765-7389
e-mail: office@penland.org
www.penland.org
Penland School of Crafts is a national center for craft education offering one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies.

Paint in Ireland
Contact: Gaal Shepherd
PO Box 307
North Pomfret, VT 05053
tel: (802) 457-2050
fax: (802) 457-3653
e-mail: gaal@valley.net
www.gaalshepherd.com
Join landscape painter Gaal Shepherd next June 15-26 in spectacular County Kerry. Exceptional lodging/food available. Pastel demos & critiques, but all media welcome. Phenomenal painting sites.

Provincetown Art Association and Museum
The Museum School at PAAM
Contact: Lynn Stanley
460 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
tel: (508) 487-1750
fax: (508) 487-4372
e-mail: lstanley@paam.org
www.paam.org
Offering intensive studio art workshops in the summer and fall and accredited courses in the fall and winter for introductory to advanced levels of experience. Concentration on portfolio development and media exploration. Distinguished faculty of nationally and internationally recognized artists.

Vermont Studio Center
P.O. Box 613
Johnson, VT 05656
tel: (802) 635-2727
fax: (802) 635-2730
e-mail: info@vermontstudiocenter.org
www.vermontstudiocenter.org
Year-round 2–12 week residencies for artists and writers: private studio, housing, and all meals provided. Prominent visiting artists and writers offer talks and studio visits. Full fellowship applications due for 2009: 2/16, 6/15, 10/3. Low-residency MFA w/ Johnson State College.

Weir Farm Art Center
Artist-in-Residence Program
735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897
tel: (203) 761-9945 ext. 1
www.weirfarmartcenter.org
Artist-in-Residence Program deadline: January 15, 2009. 2-4 week residencies at Weir Farm National Historic Site. All visual artists eligible. Spacious studio and furnished cottage. 60 miles from NYC. Visit our Web site for more information and application.

International Programs:

Etruscan Places Tuscany, Italy
Contact: Joe Vinson
10 Ashland Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
tel: (212) 780-3216
fax: (212) 673-6502
e-mail: info@landscapepainting.com
www.landscapepainting.com
Buonconvento, Montalcino, Murlo, and Roman Campagna. One-week intensive landscape painting workshops in idyllic Italian locations. Four distinct courses. May–October. Instruction supported by slide lectures and museum visits. College credit available. All levels. Class limit: 12

International School of Painting,
Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy
Contact: Marc Servin
06057 Montecastello di Vibio
Perugia (PG) Italy
tel: +39 075 878 0072
fax: +39 075 878 0072
U.S. Voicemail/Fax (toll-free) 866-449-3604
e-mail: info@giotto.us
www.giotto.us
Intensive studio and residency programs in Italian hilltown, two hours from Rome and Florence. Day-trips to Rome, Florence, Siena, Assisi, Arezzo, Urbino, Bologna; ideal combination of seclusion and community in a setting of breathtaking beauty.

Italy & Puerto Rico: The Abruzzi Mountain Workshop 2009
Contact: Patricia Antonucci
56 Jane Street #4A
New York, NY 10014
tel: (212) 243-4702
cell: (917) 238-7714
e-mail: rmpa@verizon.net
www.artworkshopitaly.com
Join our innovative on-going fine arts program in stunning mountain studios outside of Rome and in our new winter annex in Utuado, Puerto Rico

La Romita School of Art
Workshops in Umbria, Italy
Contact: Edmund Zimmerman
PO Box 58219
Washington DC 20037
tel: (800) 519-2297, access code 03
U.S. Office: (202) 337-3120
e-mail: schoolinfo@laromita.org
www.laromita.org
Stay in our beautifully restored sixteenth century monastery, classes in the frescoed chapel studio, eat home-cooked Umbrian cuisine, day trips to Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto, Orvieto, and breathtaking hill-towns, award-winning instructors in all media… en plein air.

Studio Art Centers International
(SACI) – Florence, Italy
50 Broad Street, Suite 1617
New York, NY 10004
tel: (212) 248-7225
fax: (212) 984-7222
e-mail: admissions@saci-florence.org
www.saci-florence.org
Studio Art Centers International (SACI) is a premiere art institution located in the heart of Florence, Italy. SACI specializes in studio art, art history, art conservation, architecture, design, and Italian cultural studies. Courses are offered in over forty different studio and academic disciplines. Programs include: semester/year abroad, MFA/MA, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and summer studies. SACI is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and Bowling Green State University. Scholarships are available.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
tel: (508) 793-4333 or (508) 793-4334
fax: (508) 793-4433
e-mail: educationdesk@worcesterart.org
www.worcesterart.org
Immerse yourself in the art and culture of another place and time. Choose from Mexico in February, Italy or France in May, or in June enjoy trips in Massachusetts to the Cape and Gloucester! Take the creative trip of a lifetime with an expert teacher-guide!