This travel award is designed to provide an opportunity for Art and Art History students to earn course credit in Art History or Art Studio while studying abroad. Meet some of the 2014 winners:
Azadeh Monzavi travelled to Italy to study “Italy in International Modernism - 1909 to Present.” She was thrilled with her experience, and shared her thoughts:
“The opportunity to study art abroad for me was one of the most incredible experiences of my entire life. Taking a class on art history in Italy was like learning about the most incredible monuments, not through books or slides, but through actual visits. There is no easy way to describe this experience; I can only recommend it to anyone who wants not only to learn about art and culture, but also to grow as an individual.”
Right: Sienna
Monique Van Tetering studied at the Medieval Studies Summer School program at Cambridge University in England.
“Cambridge Medieval Summer School was quite simply an astounding experience, and one which has made me look at medieval art in a completely new light,” she said. “Cambridge is a truly beautiful city, with amazing architecture. Staying in Clare College (1637) with meals in the ‘Great Hall,’ which looks like, well, Hogwarts, was also amazing. The lectures were outstanding, and I learned so much! The entire experience, from drinks in the crypt underneath the college, meeting likeminded people from all over the world, touching a 13th-century manuscript, to writing an essay for a real Cambridge Don, will stay with me forever.” Photo: In front of Cambridge University
“I was amazed by the modern art in Italy. Some of the pieces were aesthetically beautiful and others were so ridiculous, they were actually good! I saw Michelangelo’s David on the last day. I heard from the professor that he (David) has weak ankles and may collapse. You will learn a lot about art in Italy because it is such an emotional experience that the information stays in your head. It is much better than learning from a textbook.”
Photo: Sienna
Don Fitzgerald was delighted to study the course in Siena, “Italy in International Modernism - 1909 to Present. "I only wish all my university courses could have been as exciting and inspiring as the third-year Art History I took in Siena, Italy this summer. Side trips to Venice and Rome, an optional trip to Verona to see the opera in a cavernous, outdoor ancient Roman coliseum, and, oh yes, only 12 hours per week of lectures; what's not to love? A trip outside Siena every week to view art, both ancient and modern, and a three-day weekend every week was just icing on the cake.”