Study Abroad
Among the summer study abroad programs offered to Brown students through the Office of International Programs is an intensive four week studio art immersion program in Comillas, Spain. Situated on the Atlantic coast of Spain within striking distance of both Altamira and Bilbao, this stunning location offers accessibility to local culture, historic sites and an intensive art making experience.
During the junior year, students frequently take a semester or the full year to work at other institutions, either in this country or abroad. These have included: Columbia University ,Cornell University, The School of the Visual Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City, and programs at institutions in Bologna, Copenhagen, Rome, Florence, Paris, London, Berlin, Kyoto (Japan), and Nanking (China), among others. In addition to the universities and institutes around the world with which Brown University has exchange programs, the Department of Visual Art and the Center for Modern Culture and Media have developed direct relationships with several universities and institutes of specific significance to students with art-related concentrations.
Courses of study at other schools must first be provisionally approved by the concentration advisor. Upon completion of the course work, a portfolio, all papers, exams or their equivalent, and a transcript must be presented to the concentration advisor and approved in order to obtain credit. Appropriate forms and more information about Brown's exchange programs may be obtained from the . Additional brochures on Visual Art and History of Art programs are available on the second floor of the List Art Center in the black filing cabinet across from the slide tables.
Brown Study Abroad Programs
London
The Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) will directly accept 4-5 students interested in the practice of architecture and sculpture from Brown. The AA is a professional school located in central London with a distinguished faculty of architects and artists.
Copenhagen
The Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) offers a curriculum in Architecture and Design, as well as advanced courses in the sciences and humanities. Danish language instruction is part of the curriculum and prior language ability is not required.
Bologna
The Brown University in Bologna Program, with its relationship to the University of Bologna, includes study opportunities at the Accademia di Belle Arti. Instruction in the various media of the visual arts are offered at the Accademia. The University of Bologna Department of Art, Music, and Spectacles (DAMS) is the center for instruction in cultural and film theory. All instruction is conducted in Italian.
Select Approved Non-Brown Study Abroad Programs
Australia
University of New South Wales, New South Wales
Ireland
Italy
Syracuse University in Florence
Cornell University in Rome/AAP NYC
Temple University-Tyler School of Art in Rome
SPAIN
Brown University, Comillas, Cantabria
United Kingdom
University College-Slade School of Fine Art, London
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland