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Faculty-Led Study TripsStudy trips are led by SAIC faculty members and usually are two to
three weeks in length. The type and number of credits vary for each
trip. For example, one study trip may offer 3 Art History credit hours
or 3 Studio credit hours, or a combination of both for 6 credit hours.
SAIC study trips are offered during winter and summer interim. Financial
aid and loans can be applied for to cover a portion of the cost of the
trip. Study trips have an earlier deadline and registration date, so
be sure to plan early if you are interested in a trip. In the past,
groups have gone to Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Germany, South
Africa, Mexico, Prague, London, Ireland, Italy, France, Egypt, Indonesia
and the American Southwest. WINTER INTERIM 2003Four great study trips are going on this winter. Don't miss your chance to be a part of one!Registration Financial aid CUBANIDAD!: Art, Race & Revolution
The island nation of Cuba has reinvented itself for more than 150 years. Moving from a nationalist revolution to a socialist one in 1959/60. Cuba unleashed one of the most intriguing artistic trajectories in modern times. From Mambo and Santeria to Wilfredo Lam and Tomás Gutierrez Alea, Cuba has pushed a dialectic on politics and art that begs to be studied.
This course examines Cubanidad in art and film, but through the lenses of race and revolution. Cuba has found sanctuary in its African heritage yet racial prejudice continues. Students will explore this racial acceptance / rejection dichotomy in art and film and grapple with the impact of globalism on race and art today. Similarly, students will be asked to think about what the Cuban revolution has meant to film. Cuba has been at the forefront of articulating the movement known as 3rd Cinema; a cinema devoted to the historical experience of Latin America, Asia and the Caribbean and has one of the most respected film schools in the world.
Students will have the opportunity to explore all of these issues with Cuban artists, filmmakers and students. We will travel from Chicago to Havana and from there take excursions to several towns and cities. Faculty:
The PRAGUE Studio Project
Part 1: The Art and History of Prague. Prague has retained its historic character and is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It is rich in important architecture from all periods. After centuries of subservience to Hapsburg Vienna, the Czechs created a new and independent country in 1918 and it soon became one of the most progressive and artistically avant-garde countries in Europe. Twenty years later this modern and free state was taken over by the Nazis and then by the Soviets. Prague is now in the exciting and difficult process of re-emerging and returning to its former position as a city of culture and art. Explore and experience: Art Museums & Architecture, Art Historians & Critics, Film School and Studio, Contemporary Czech Artists, and more!
Part 2: The workshop and collaboration with art students and teachers from the Prague Academy of Fine Arts. Studio space, technical facilities, and supplies for painting, drawing, and video will be provided. The project will conclude with an exhibition, presentation of videos, and reception in Prague. Faculty:
Galileo's Renaissance: Music, Art & Science
Galileo Galilei was indeed a (late) Renaissance man. He was not only a visionary astronomer, but an accomplished harpsichordist and lutenist. He invented the thermometer, an instrument that was the forerunner to the protractor, was an avid gardener, and a man of faith. Moreover, his father, Vincenzo Galilei was an important music theorist and prominent figure in the Florentine Cammerata at a most crucial time, when the established style was giving way to the new baroque. No wonder that the Galilei household flourished, since Music, Art and Science were not distinct fields of endeavor in the world of Galileo and his father. Music was a sub-field of mathematics, and science part of philosophy and/or theology. Galileo's times are frozen in the galleries, concert halls, churches, and museums of Florence. The wonderful Museum of the History of Science is an oasis of actual instruments and experiments — many constructed by Galileo himself. A visit here, easily proves that during the Renaissance, art and music could not have enjoyed the success that it has without science, and equally important, the strides in science would have been insignificant were it not for the arts.
This study trip, offering both academic and studio credits, will examine the music and art of science, as well as the science of music and art of 16th and early 17th century Florence — for example, how Brunelleschi conducted his experiments on perspective; how Dufay based the musical structure of his piece for the consecration of the Duomo on structural ratios of the building itself. And, we will explore the fine craftsmanship that made such significant discoveries possible. While the course takes place entirely in Florence, we expect to make side-trips to nearby towns such as Pisa, San Gimignano, etc. In addition, we will visit Carrara and the quarry where Michelangelo selected his marble, and learn what magical properties marble offered to art. In addition, plan on listening to a lot of music and attending live concerts. Faculty:
Contemporary Art In LOS ANGELES This seminar will explore the contemporary art world through an investigation of the Los Angeles art scene, including viewing work in museums such as: the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the LA County Museum, the Geffen Contemporary, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Norton Simon at Pasadena, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, and the Armand Hammer Museum of UCLA. The class will also visit commercial galleries, artist-run not-for-profit spaces, artists, studios, and will draw upon the resources of LA's community of curators, critics, dealers and artists. The class will be taught by Terry Myers, independent curator and critic based in LA, who has curated numerous LA exhibitions including ones for MOCA and Gagosian Gallery. The class will meet for 5 days in LA and reconvene in Chicago to assess the work seen through discussion and written assignments. Contemporary Art In Los Angeles poster (pdf file) Faculty:
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