Classes in Action
CONNIE BACON (faculty, film + video) writes:
Students and faculty have settled in here in Florence. We were warmly welcomed and treated to an elegant dinner on the banks of the Arno by the Lorenzo de Medici school. Students have been enjoying the open markets, beautiful architecture, and vibrant nightlife—which is filled with music, street performers, and street artists.
Each new day brings exploration, creation, acclimation, and adventure. Students from the "Watercolor in Florence" class have been all about town sketching and painting. The second day of class, they set off to record the sites of Bologna. "Walking the Art of Florence" students have been visiting museums, seeing, in person the paintings, sculpture, and architecture they’ve been paging over in history books for years. "Photographing History" students have been snapping shots of Florence and beyond, traveling to nearby towns. "Architecture of Renaissance Florence" students are experiencing perspective in a whole new way as they wind in and out of cobblestone corridors and historically significant buildings.
We are all looking forward to the upcoming trips to Venice and Rome. More to come….ciao!