Sacred Art School Summer Courses: Painting, Sculpture or Jewelry
Sacred Art School

Sacred Art School

Summer Courses: Painting, Sculpture or Jewelry

Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

Summer Course

1 month

English, Italian

Full time

31 May 2026

06 Jul 2026

EUR 2,500 / per course

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The Summer Courses in Painting, Sculpture, or Jewelry offer an opportunity to explore creativity during the summer months. Students can immerse themselves in hands-on learning, developing their artistic skills in chosen mediums. Courses vary in length, catering to students at different levels of experience and artistic interests.
    Career Outcomes : Completing these courses may lead to various career paths in the arts sector. Potential opportunities include roles in fine arts, exhibitions, galleries, and personal studio practices. Graduates might also pursue further education in specialized art programs or arts management.

Painting and Drawing Course

The course will introduce the student to the pictorial world. We will start with simple shapes and then move on to more complex ones. Step by step the student will learn a methodology to learn to represent reality with precision and truthfulness. The course will end with a theme work.

The course will be enriched by weekly visits to museums and churches in the city of Florence, where the student will learn the history of art through the works of the great Florentine masters and the historical and social context in which they were produced.

Sculpture and Drawing Course

All the exercises will be oriented to the improvement of the observation, the training of the eye, which will allow the students to interpret the shape in a precise way. The course is divided into three weeks, in which the students will have the first approach to modeling with clay where the student will learn the history of art through the works of the great Florentine masters and the historical and social context in which they were produced.

Jewelry Course

This course offers an introduction to goldsmithing. Students will make three jewels using various metalworking techniques. Drawing, casting, design, construction, engraving, fretwork and wax processing are the basis of every project.

  • Casting, malleability, and ductility of the metal, ring construction
  • Fretwork, fundamentals of engraving, cabochon setting
  • Creation of a jewel designed by the student

Gem setting Course

This course offers an introduction to traditional gem setting techniques, an art that is highly sought after in the job market today, as well as being a skill useful for those who already work as a goldsmither.

  • Setting of cabochon stones
  • Beaten bezel
  • Claws
  • Pavé

No previous knowledge is required

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Total hours: 108

The courses will be held in Italian and English.

When?

I session:

Starting date: Monday July 7, 2025

Ending date: Friday August 1, 2025

  • Monday – Thursday: 10.00am – 5.00pm
  • Friday: 10.00am – 1.00pm

II session:

Starting date: Monday August 18, 2025

Ending date: Friday September 12, 2025

Application Deadline

The application deadline is May 31, 2025 for those who wish to apply to the I session and July 15, 2025 for those who wish to apply to the II session.

Read more on the institution's website