ART - POLI Painting on Location International®

ART - POLI Spain and Portugal©

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ART - POLI® WELCOMES YOU FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE!

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ART - POLI® makes educational travel affordable for students, artists and the general public.

We keep our costs low and reasonable, without sacrificing quality, adventure or learning opportunities.

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All of our programs offer scholarships, premier classes, workshops, faculty, housing, and individual innovative program choices for studying abroad.

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Email us, ask for our brochure, attend one of our information sessions, or check out our Facebook pages.

Ask us, what we can do for you.

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With six continents, hundreds of courses and years of experience, we will make your journey fun, educational and financially possible!

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MISSION

ART - POLI mission is to foster artistic development that enhances creativity, cognitive thinking and innovative ideas in an

inspiring environment that stimulates intelligent dialogue and freedom of artistic expression.

 

ABOUT ART - POLI®

 

ART - POLI is an educational travel program, residency and academy, created by professor Georgetta Gancarz.

ART - POLI supports, nurtures and exposes the serious emerging, mid-career or advanced visual artist to a creative 

cross-cultural experience in the Fine Arts and Humanities, studying on location in Europe, USA, South America, Asia, Africa, Canada and Oceania.

 

ART - POLI provides long and short-term residencies, degree programs, affordable studio classes, critiques, work space, exhibitions and an array of professional educational developmental services, as well as international exposure, networking     and engaging in global understanding.

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ART - POLI Spain and Portugal invites artists of all levels to spend two weeks in Spain or Portugal painting, drawing and studying art history and photography on location. Residency will include art history and a local understanding of the region by tours and engaging in activities of the area. These include sketching in museums, churches, the marketplace, countryside Riviera.

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ART - POLI works with colleges and universities to deliver affordable educational travel experiences to students.

No fees are collected by ART - POLI. Schools charge and collect their tuition. Airfare and accommodation are paid directly to the arranged airline and housing. 

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ART - POLI offers travel discounts, excursions, grants, scholarship information, and a full immersive travel experience.

All trips, including tuition, accommodation, airfare, and expeditions are under 3,000 dollars round trip from your home city.

Some locations are less expensive.

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ART - POLI in Spain

Painting, Drawing, Photography and Art History On Location in Spain

Summer, Spring, Fall (Barcelona and Madrid)

ART - POLI invites students and artists to study art history, painting and drawing in Spain. The program also includes cooking classes with a regional chef. Courses are also available in ceramics, textiles, theater, film, music, Flamingo dance and art therapy. All classes are taught by professional artists and famous instructors in the region. Program includes tours of Barcelona and Madrid, as well as daily excursions and entrance to museums.

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ART - POLI in Portugal

Spring, Summer, Fall

Paint, draw and photograph in Portugal with ART - POLI for credit or non-credit. Courses are available in ceramics and textiles. Visit Lisbon, Algarve, romantic Sintra, Coimbra and Evora. All classes, excursions. tours, and entrance to museums included!

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OPTIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT

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ART - POLI offers credit, certificate and non-credit courses.

Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available, leading to an AA, BFA, and MFA through some of our sponsoring colleges.

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ART- POLI is open to students studying on the college level.

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ART - POLI also offers college credit to High School students over the age of sixteen.

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ART - POLI Programs exists in over 20 countries, in 50 disciplines. 300 courses available.

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Five to fifteen credits are available depending on your course of study.

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Classes are available in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, hand block printing, sculpture, glassblowing, ceramics, bookbinding, papermaking, architecture, jewelry, graphic design, art history, art therapy, creative writing, literature, poetry, language, philosophy, fashion, music, film, theater, dance, culinary, oenology studies, leather crafting, mask making, perfume design, herbology, religion and yoga and meditation.

Financial aid is available and usually covers the course fee for credits only. This does not include airfare or lodging. ART - POLI accepts a variety of grants and scholarships from professional organizations or donors sponsoring artists. Scholarships or grants must be made directly to students, not ART – POLI. Students must use scholarships or awards for housing. Students pay housing fees directly to landlord and registration fees to sponsoring college.

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*ALL students receive some award or discount for the Florence program through ART - POLI

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ART - POLI Art Credit Student Scholarships (700 to 1,000 dollars off final program fee)

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​Programs start at $2000 for Non-Credit, Certificate and Returning Students!

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ART - POLI PAINT YOUR TOMORROW©

Offers high school students (ages 16 - 18) a $500 dollar scholarship toward ART - POLI Florence!

Every accepted high school applicant receives this award.

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ART - POLI Travel / Research and Internship Program

Design your travel experience and have the freedom of pursuing a personalized career goal.

Create your own adventure, and let us give you the college credits!

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Service Learning and Volunteer Abroad Opportunities

　

Professors and High School Teachers

Clock Hours

Sabbatical Research

Professional learning

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ART - POLI Senior Program

Offers seniors ages (55 and up) 10% discount on all ART - POLI programs.

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ART - POLI REWARDS Program

Offers major discounts for returning ART - POLI students, up to 1,000 dollars off your total program fee!

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For ART - POLI short stay non - credit programs contact the program director below:

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For students wishing to obtain credit you must contact the program director.

Program Director Georgetta Gancarz at:

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To Register: art-poli@hotmail.com

 

Other ART - POLI International Programs available:

For a list of ART - POLI  sponsoring colleges, universities, and a full program booklet, please email program director.

 

​ART – POLI programs exist in the USA, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, Canada and Oceania, offered in Firenze, Venice, Murano, Siena, Rome, Carrara, Verona, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Malta, Portugal, Prague, Poland, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Iceland, Greece, Japan, India, Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Vancouver, Victoria and Montreal.

 

ART - POLI includes critiques by professors and renowned artists and offers support and structure to the student and artist wanting to market their art in America and abroad.

 

With an experienced resident faculty, ART - POLI offers many opportunities to explore, combine and learn new and existing methods of communication in the arts. Instructors in the program are professors in the Arts and Humanities with specializations in Painting, Drawing, Art History, Printmaking, Hand Block Printing, Sculpture, Photography, Glassblowing, Ceramics, Exhibiting and Marketing Art, Art Therapy, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, Philosophy, Music, Fashion, Film, Theater, Jewelry, Herbology, Religion, Yoga and Meditation, Culinary and Oenology studies. Courses also offered in Leather and Wood Crafting, Textiles, Ceramics, Mask Making, Mehndi, and Perfume Design. The combination of these subjects bring a broader understanding of art and an expansive network of ideas  and reason.
 

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