Immerse yourself in Renaissance culture and creative practice
A semester at FSFA invites students into a continuum of learning shaped by history, material practice, and place. Studying abroad for a semester allows students to step into an environment where ideas are formed through observation, making, conversation, and time spent living within a city that has shaped centuries of artists and thinkers.
Set in Florence, FSFA's semester program is grounded in the belief that education happens as much through daily encounters as it does in the classroom. The city itself becomes a site of study—its streets, workshops, archives, and institutions offering context that deepens academic inquiry.
FSFA's faculty and staff support students not by insulating them from the unfamiliar, but by helping them learn how to navigate it thoughtfully. Through guidance, structure, and community, students are encouraged to develop independence while forming meaningful connections to place and to one another.
