Personalized, studio-driven programs designed for artists ready to define their creative direction in Florence
The Florence School of Fine Arts offers an alternative to traditional graduate programs— a place where mentorship is personal, studio time is abundant, and the city itself becomes your classroom. Our Master programs are designed for artists who want focused development, not standardized curricula.
A Personalized, Studio-Driven Program
A highly personalized program designed for artists who want to define, refine, and fully realize their creative direction. Rather than following a fixed curriculum, students work closely with faculty mentors to identify their individual visual language, conceptual interests, and material practices.
A Personalized, Studio-Driven Program in Florence
A two-semester program where students work closely with faculty mentors to identify their individual visual language, conceptual interests, and material practices. Painting, printmaking, photography, book arts, and art history function as interconnected studios.
Discovery & Direction through intensive studio practice, material exploration, and critical dialogue.
Realization & Professional Practice—pursue an independent, mentored thesis project and prepare for exhibition.
Process, Multiples, and Contemporary Print Practice
Designed for artists proficient in print media who wish to deepen technical mastery and explore conceptual possibilities. Work across intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprint, and photo-based processes.
Process, Multiples, and Contemporary Print Practice
Deepen technical mastery and explore the conceptual possibilities of print across intaglio, relief, lithography, screenprint, and photo-based processes.
Technical Mastery & Contemporary Practice
An intensive, studio-based program for experienced painters. Rooted in classical training and contemporary inquiry, balancing rigorous studio time with materials seminars and professional development in Florence.
Technical Mastery & Contemporary Practice
Intensive studio-based program designed for experienced painters to deepen technical mastery, expand conceptual approaches, and develop sustained professional practice.
Large north-lit studios, materials library, preparation areas, and access to cross-disciplinary labs for traditional and experimental approaches.
Image, Process, and Visual Narrative
Supports photographers ready to advance their practice through sustained projects, historical inquiry, and exhibition-based work. Combining analogue and digital processes with emphasis on series development.
Image, Process, and Visual Narrative
Advance your practice through sustained projects, historical inquiry, and exhibition-based work combining analogue and digital processes.
The Book as Artistic Form
Explores the book as a site of visual, tactile, and conceptual expression. Integrating typography, letterpress, printmaking, papermaking, and binding.
The Book as Artistic Form
Explore the book as a site of visual, tactile, and conceptual expression in Florence—one of the birthplaces of print culture.
Art History as Lived Inquiry
An immersive approach to the study of art, architecture, and visual culture from Renaissance to present through seminars and site-based learning.
Art History as Lived Inquiry
An immersive approach to art, architecture, and visual culture from the Renaissance to present—with Florence as your classroom.
Created by practicing artists, with curricula shaped through ongoing studio practice and professional experience.
Personalized guidance from established artists and educators. Your journey is unique, and your mentorship reflects that.
The city becomes both studio and catalyst—a place where historical depth and contemporary life continuously inform the making process.
Leave with a cohesive body of work, clear artistic direction, and preparation for MFA programs, residencies, or independent practice.
Access to world-class facilities for printmaking, painting, photography, and book arts. Technique matters here.