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Global Art Classroom is Proctor’s unique art immersion program.

Together with two faculty, up to ten students live, learn and create in Proctor’s home base outside Tucson, AZ before embarking on an extended three-week European excursion. During the first six weeks of the program, students study literature and art history, gain valuable group dynamic skills, and create their own individual art projects. The final three weeks of the term allow students to travel to major European cities, visiting museums, cultural centers, and immersing themselves in the art, architecture, culture, and language of each city. This program’s vibrant combination of art, travel, and study inevitably leads to heightened aesthetic sensibilities and personal discovery as students learn to live and learn together, leaving this program not only more experienced artists, but self-confident world travelers. 

Global Art Classroom

Proctor Academy European Art Classroom: Immersive art program in France, blending art, culture, and exploration

Creating is powerful; however, what I’ve found even more important is harnessing the ‘empty moments.’ Moments when I am not creating, but instead simply observing or reflecting. Empty moments are hard to come by when navigating our busy lives, but how can we learn, collaborate, and create if we aren’t also reflecting? I am forever grateful to Proctor’s off campus programs for embracing empty moments. - Vienna ‘20

Academic Coursework

Students enrolled receive the following course credits: 

  • Art History (History Credit)
  • Literature (English Credit)
  • Art I: Studio Art Emphasis (Level 1 Art Credit)
  • Art II Sketchbook (Level 1 Art Credit)
  • World Language Independent (World Language Credit) 
  • Group Living Skills (Skills Credit)

 

Contact Info

To learn more about Global Art Classroom, contact program coordinator Rosanna Eubank. 

Sample Itinerary

  • Arrive in Tuscon, AZ on the NOLS Campus with Proctor faculty leaders.
  • Typical Daily Academic Schedule in Tuscon: 
    - Breakfast
    - Studio Time
    - 1 hour of Language Instruction
    - 1 hour of Literature Instruction
    - 1 hour of History Instruction
    - En Plein Air Painting around Campus 
    - Community Dinner cooked and served by students
    - Studio time/homework

Rhythm of the Term

  • Six weeks studying and living in the American Southwest 
  • Three weeks traveling to destinations across Europe learning about artists, visiting sites, and painting, culminating with a final project.
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