Study Abroad
Experience firsthand the rich artistic and cultural heritage around the globe.
The Kansas City Art Institute sponsors several trips abroad each year. Our trips are open to the general public and can be taken for credit, or non-credit. Each experience is lead by two faculty members from the Art Institute. For further information, please call 816-802-3445.
Dreaming in Magyar: Study Abroad in Hungary and the Czech Republic, May 18-June 18, 2010
Sketch, sculpt and travel in Eastern Europe as we explore this exciting region on the cultural highway between East and West. For four weeks our home base will be the International Ceramic Studio, a professional residency destination located in Kecskemet, Hungary. Hungary has a long tradition of ceramic art, from folk art to the exquisite Art Nouveau luxury wares of the Zsolnay Company and the fine porcelains of Herend. There is also a strong history of using architectural ceramics on Hungarian buildings, as we will discover on walking tours of Kecskemet, Budapest and Pecs.
6 Credit Hours (Studio Elective and/or Liberal Arts Elective)
6 credit hours: $4550, includes tuition, lodging, studio and materials fee, ground transportation, entrance fees, trip to Chezky Krumlov, Czech Republic
3 credit hours: $4,000 includes tuition and all above
0 credit hours, associated with KCAI: $3424 includes all above with the exception of tuition
0 credit hours, not associated with KCAI: $3700, includes all above with the exception of tuition
Faculty: George Timock, Ceramics KCAI
Aaron Blumenhein, Architect
For more information call: George Timock 816-309-3316 or georgetimock@hotmail.com or Aaron Blumenhein, arblumenhein@att.net
A Moveable Feast: Paris Study Abroad Program
June 1-30, 2010
LITR 3800-04 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Travel Writing (Instructor: Dr. Phyllis Moore), 3 credit hrs. ARTHI 3828-01 A Moveable Feast: French Art and Culture (Instructor: Dr. Reed Anderson), 3 credit hrs.
Deadline for Application: December 1, 2009
6 credit hours: $4,350
3 credit hours: $3,775
0 credit hours, if associated with KCAI: $2,800
0 credit hours if not associated with KCAI: $3,200
A Moveable Feast: Paris Study Abroad Program will be conducted in Paris, France. As Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “IF you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” Hemingway was one of many American writers, artists, and intellectuals, who felt the pull of “the city of lights” and succumbed to its attractions and cosmopolitan environment. In this brief but intensive program, we will explore most of the major sites and museums of Paris with an emphasis on French art and culture. Classes will be conducted on-site in such places as the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée Rodin, the Panthéon, the magnificent gothic cathedrals of St. Denis and Notre Dame de Paris and the chateau and gardens of Versailles. We will also savor French cuisine, explore the neighborhoods of the Left Bank and take walking tours of Montmartre and Père-Lachaise Cemetery. We will also take a four-day, three-night excursion to the south of France to Aix-en-Provençe to see Cezanne’s studio, to Hauterives to see Ferdinand Cheval’s Palais Idéal and to St. Raphaël on the French Rivièra. The faculty will conduct a few informal classes in French prior to departure so that students will be able to navigate Paris with some essential language skills. If you have any questions about this study abroad program, please contact either Dr. Moore at pmoore@kcai.edu or Dr. Anderson at sanderson@kcai.edu.