The Santa Reparata International School of Art is an independent non-profit school that provides accredited academic-year and semester studio art programs , short workshops, and summer classes of the highest caliber. The curricula and class schedules are based on the AmericanUniversity model and are taught in English, however our students come from many countries and cultural backgrounds.
Academic year courses at the Santa Reparata International School of Art are accredited through the University of South Florida (USF). USF grants credit for courses successfully completed at SRISA during Fall, Spring and Summer Semesters. SRISA students that meet USF enrollment requirements and successfully complete their studies may choose to receive a domestic USF transcript for courses completed at SRISA. USF is fully accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
A mixture of hands-on courses in studio art, and the intellectual and cultural background provided by academic study, provides students who wish to study abroad with an experience in Florence that is authentic and enriching. The facilities of the school are extensive and the faculty are highly qualified professionals from all over the world.
History of SRISA
Santa Reparata was founded in 1970 as the Santa Reparata
Graphic Art Centre, providing limited editions for artists, printmaking
classes for students, and open-studio workshop privileges for independent
printmakers. Beginning in 1971 the Centre began collaborations with various
Florence-based American universities providing classes in etching and
lithography as part of their academic year programs. By the mid-1970s
American schools began to bring groups of students along with their professors
to offer summer courses in both printmaking and photography. In 2000 Santa
Reparata moved to its new facilities on Via San Gallo and became incorporated
as the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA), a non-profit
501(c) 3 corporation, with classes in painting, photography, drawing,
art history, and Italian language. As the student population grew the
school increased its offerings to include the numerous areas that now
comprise a much broader curriculum, incorporating new technologies such
as digital printmaking and photography, as well as fashion design, jewelry
and weaving. In 2005 SRISA opened a second campus in the historic Palazzo
Strozzino on Piazza Strozzi to house all academic classes, library, main
computer labs, and administrative offices.
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