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This painting workshop will focus on working between observation and invention to explore color and the symbolic potential of the landscape. The landscape has long offered artists a space for reflection, serving as both a physical and psychological terrain. We will use the Italian landscape as a point of departure to investigate how symbolic narratives emerge through perception and imagination. Working both outdoors and in the studio, students will move between direct observation and invention, using painting, drawing and collage to translate experience. Slide lectures will complement the class as we explore how color, space and symbols can expand our understanding of place and individual perspective.

 

The Symbolic Landscape

$4,800.00 Regular Price
$3,990.00Sale Price

  • Instructor

    Erika b Hess

  • Start Date

    May 10

  • End Date

    May 24

  • Start Time

    2PM

  • End Time

    6 PM

  • Time of Day

    afternoon

  • May 10 - May 24

  • Early Registration Discount

    A 20% discount applies if Payment In Full is made before December 2nd, 2025.

Course fees offer an all-inclusive experience. They include round-trip transportation from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Monte Castello di Vibio, single or double occupancy rooms (upgrades available), three wonderful chef-prepared Umbrian meals per day (wine included, vegan and gluten free meals available), classrooms and individual studios, daily class sessions with your instructor, weekly excursions to important art sites in Umbria and Tuscany, and a group exhibition at the end of your session.

You may enroll in an additional class in the same session (at a different time of day) for a discounted rate ($650 for a two-week class and $350 for a one-week class).

Options for Registration

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- Pay the full tuition now, Early Registration Discount applies until December 2, 2025 only

- Pay a deposit of $500 per Studio Class

- Pay a deposit of $500 per Art History Class (or $350 if combined with a Studio Class)

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For deposits, enter code 'DEPOSIT' at checkout.

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Class sizes are limited and registration is on a first come, first serve basis. All payments are refundable up to 90 days prior to your session.

See our Payment & Registration Page for more details.

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