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•• To purchase with Paypal or by credit card click here•• Click here for Adobe PDF Your Creative Sojourn in Florence FLYER with Short form registration HANDBOOK Part I & Registration Forms OR Registration forms ONLY (MS Word). Or use short form below. Group Fotos Praise for Linda Goodman's Printmaking in Florence "Your workshop continues to be one of my fondest memories even after 15 years! " Gregory S., Santa Clara, California "The workshop was great — it was life changing!" Ric H., Sunnyvale, CA "Linda Goodman's workshop was about learning to live in Italy as much as it was about printmaking. She is a gifted teacher with regard to both." —Sharon W., Kensington, Maryland "This art class changed my life.... Take a risk on yourself and take this class!" —Trisha G., Sunnyvale, CA • More comments • Contact Telephone:   (001) 510.653.0300 (Please type address yourself to avoid spam) Definitions: •What is a monotype? •What is a monoprint? •What is chine collè? •What is a multi-run monoprint or monotype? • Who should come? • Dates/Cost •June 5 - 18, 2010 •June 3&4 Optional Walking tours •June 5 - 18 Monoprint Workshop/Instruction •June 12 Optional Uffizi Tour •The School • About the Class • Instructor • Tours • Festivals • Housing/food • Transportation • Information • Registration form • Fees • Tour Fees • Discounts • Payment To pay with Paypal or by credit card click here •Daily Schedule  •Pdf of Daily Schedule Frequently Asked Questions: •What kind of critiques are there? •What time does class meet? •May I work in lab outside of class time? •Is there an historic horserace in Siena? •What about the Venice Biennale? •Group Photo Gallery •Goodman's Art •Current Weather "Here we are at Florence, the most beautiful of the cities devised by man.. at Pisa we say 'How beautiful,' here we say nothing; it is enough to be able to breathe." — Elizabeth Barret-Browning

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DVD's and Books

There are some great series of DVD's. I highly recommend PBS's The Medicis: Godfathers of the Renaissance, a dramatic historical and artistic look at Florence under the Medici's.

Rick Steves' DVDs are entertaining and informative. Rick Steves' Italy's Cities, 2000-2007 Rick Steves Italy's Countryside, 2000-2007

Art/Shop/Eat: Florence: A great pocket-sized book!

DK's Florence & Tuscany: A very thorough, well-designed guide.

Michelin’s Green Guide to Italy rates sites and artwork to see; great for overall planning or if you are short on time.

Your Creative Sojourn in Florence, Italy
with Linda Goodman:
Monotype, Monoprint and Collage
Pre-workshop walking tours tentatively scheduled for June 3 & 4, 2010. Check back for confirmation.
Registration is still open until class fills! To register, pay now online or contact Linda by email .

A LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT of $400 is being offered! Take advantage of this savings and register now for $1495 tuition! Some "stimulus" partial scholarships are also available. Contact Linda (above) for details.

June 5- 18, 2010 $1,875 $1,475 with LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT OF $400!

Make an "artist's date" to leave business-as-usual behind and enjoy Italian culture and lifestyle on Italian time. Come recharge your creative battery in this city of timeless masterpieces, architecture and "delizioso" food — gelato anyone?

Program
For the 15th year, a select number of independent participants will again work with noted artist Linda Goodman in Florence, Italy — the flower of the Renaissance. Experience, first-hand, the heritage of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Leonardo and legions of artists who made Florence the most vital center of western culture for over a century.The class, at an historic international school and workshop of graphic print arts, offers an invigorating two weeks of concentrated instruction, discourse and hands-on studio work in Goodman's specialties of non-toxic monoprint and collage.

New this year, we are offering two optional pre-workshop Walking Tours of Florence plus a Saturday Museum Tour of the world-famous Uffizi Gallery . The two-week workshop will concentrate in the studio on monotype printmaking and chine collè (collage). There will also be a day trip to an historic papermill near Florence (to be confirmed.)
Who should come
People interested in pursuing their creativity while inspired by enchanting Florence, home base for your "Italian experience." You may consider this a special time to use the catalyst of travelling to explore both your exterior surroundings and your interior world. Participants may desire to interact with their environment by looking, listening, tasting, sketching, painting, photographing, printing, collaging and/or writing to create a record of or witness to their journey in the form of journals, sketchbooks, drawings or collages before class starts and during your stay. Instruction will emphasize skills in monotype and monoprint. There are no prerequisites. Previous art background or interest is useful, but an appetite for exploration and camaraderie, avid curiosity, and flexibility are what is most required. All levels of participants are welcomed.

June 5 - 18, 2010 $1,875 $1,475 with LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT OF $400!
Express, expound and experiment in a concentrated two-week session in June 5 - 18. Participate in optional walking tours and Uffizi Tour. Classes with lab meet 5 days a week, for about 5 hours per day in the print studio. Some days class meets only in the afternoon to allowing participants to spend free time visiting the museums and sights of Florence. Tuition is as follows: two weeks -$1875 $1,475 with LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT OF $400!. This includes "welcome" meal; 56 hours of class demonstrations and studio, critiques, and orientation; normal materials supplied in print workshops like inks, solvents, mordant, and grounds. A 50 euro registration/orientation fee is paid in Florence. (Students may add more lab time during these weeks if desired for an additional modest hourly fee.) Costs for optional tours, including two walking tours of Florence and the Uffizi tour are 70 euro (collected in Florence) plus a $30 registration fee to reserve your spot. Registration for a single walking tour or Uffizi tour ONLY is 30 euros each (collected in Florence) plus a $10 advance registration fee each tour to reserve your spot. Museum and church entrance fees are additional. All fees are based on minimum attendance (see Handbook). To register with Paypal or by credit card click here
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Il Bisonte: The Stamperia and School
Since its founding in 1959 by Maria Luigi Guaita, the "Stamperia" or print workshop collaborated with renowned artists including Henry Moore, Picasso, Lipchitz, Matta, Tamayo, Nathan Oliveira and Giò Pomodoro. The workshop's impressive print collection is available for viewing, as well as rotating shows in its gallery.
The School, founded in 1983, is located in the impressive former stables of the Palazzo Serristori on the Arno River's "left bank." This neighborhood of San Niccolò — in the historic heart of the old center of Florence close to the Pitti Palace, Uffizzi, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Croce Church, and the Piazzale Michelangelo — is filled with artisans' workshop and characteristic atmosphere. Short walks lead to the important sights in town. The school studios have numerous etching presses, an acid/solvent area, storage, and drawing and processing areas. There is a comfortable outdoor courtyard, and historic stella presses on permanent exhibit. top of page

About the Class

Allow yourself at least at least a few extra days to revel in the cultural riches of Florence. Use your time to sketch, paint or photograph masterworks, vistas, daily life, markets and Tuscan colors, collect interesting Italian mementos and more. When class begins, return to the studio to further develop your imagery, perhaps combine your work with written reflections or collage to a make a memorable response to your visit. Stimulate your own inner reflective journey or simply create a personal scrapbook or diary of your experiences.
•Monotype, monoprint and drypoint. Direct and expressive, monotype joins the radiant qualities of prints with the spontaneity of painting. Drypoint fundamentals are demonstrated for those wishing to apply these techniques to monoprint. For all participants, realizing your artistic intent through effective use of materials and process is paramount.
•Single-run monotype emphasizing painterly methods. Paint and draw on the surface of metal and plastic plates and then take an impression onto beautiful print paper by running your plate through an etching press under immense pressure to achieve brilliant colors and crisp printerly effects. Goodman demonstrates her techniques for using the latest non-toxic waterbased inks, modifiers and rollers with color printing.
•Chine collé, which is a collage process of adhering papers while simultaneously printing on them, combines beautiful visuals with textured paper, photographic and found image content .
•Multi-run color monotype, monoprint, and drypoint: Shown how to register one plate to another you may use one or several plates to attain rich luminous color. You may also combine monotype with a repeatable matrix of drypoint to produce one-of-a-kind monoprints or a series of related images.
•Individual feedback, group critiques, open work sessions. Linda Goodman believes in constructive criticism which addresses each student's style and goals. All classes will allow students to interact with fellow participants and with Linda to further their work, put it into perspective and gain insight for future direction and development.
•Independent lab. Qualified artists will be able to continue working independently during open studio time for a modest additional hourly fee.
•Etching facilities are available. Experienced etchers not requiring instruction may use etching processes (on copper or zinc) with permission of instructor, space and time permitting.
•Daily Schedule Click to go to preliminary schedule below.

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Tours and Privileges
•Florence. 1 museum and 2 walking tours of Florence are included in Optional Tour Package. Students are encouraged to register for all tours (minimum enrollment must be met), but may opt to sign up only for Uffizi Tour or one or two walking tours. Church and museum entrance fees are additional. A free field trip to an historic papermill one hour from Florence is also scheduled for the 21 June (to be confirmed.)
•Museums of Florence. Students will be given the opportunity to purchase a card allowing virtually unlimited and repeated entrance to most major museums including: Uffizi Gallery (with Botticelli's Birth of Venus among other materworks), Academy (Michelangelo's David), all the Pitti Palace Museums (filled with Raphaels, Titians and others), the Medici Chapels, San Marco (Fra Angelicos) and Bargello Sculpture Museum (Donatellos, Michelangelos, Ghiberti, Verocchio, della Robbias and more) among others.
•Independent travel. With churches, shops and other buildings open late, there is ample time to visit the city and surrounding areas. Enjoy further travel to Rome, Venice, Pisa, Lucca, Cinque Terra, Assisi or other towns within 1 to 3 hours of Florence, on your own or with fellow participants. Students also often plan trips before or after the workshop.
•Hill towns. Students are sure to want to visit Siena, with its Romanesque and Gothic sights such as the Palazzo Pubblico's noted frescoes of Good and Bad Government, Duccio's Maestà, and Baptistery and Cathedral works by Ghiberti, Donatello, and Pisano. On the way back, or the next day, many also visit the fabled town of eleven towers, San Gimignano.
•Museum of Natural History. Your school ID may afford visits for a reduced fee to Museo La Specola, to draw from fabulous anatomical wax models and the natural collection. top of page
Performing Arts and Festivals
•Florentine "Maggio Musicale" Festival and Estate Fiesolana. Important international artists in music, theatre, and dance perform at sites in Florence and in the outdoor Roman amphitheater in nearby Fiesole.
•Festa di San Giovanni and Calcio in Costume. June 24th — St. John's Day sees the last of three outrageous "footballl" games in 16th century costume, preceded by a colorful processional and flagthrowing. The festival culminates with a spectacular fireworks display over the Arno River that evening. Students often have dinner or a pot luck together that evening.
•Siena Palio. Some brave souls may extend their stay to experience the ancient ritual of an outrageous costumed horse race and festival in early July. Or avoid the crowd and visit some other weekend.


The Instructor
Linda Goodman (MFA Graphics, Mills College; BA Fine Arts, Stanford University), fluent in Italian, has a deep appreciation of Italy, having lived and worked in Florence repeatedly since the 1970s. She will have a one-person exhibit of prints at Il Bisonte Gallery in June 2010. Her graphicss, paintings, artist's books, and mixed-media works have been exhibited widely, including "Firenze Oggi" at Galleria Riva Sinistra, Florence, its symposium and Italian TV, and are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Oakland Museum, California; and the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; among others. In June 2010 she will have a one-person show of her prints at Il Bisonte Gallery in Florence, with a talk, walk-through and reception on June 21. The San Francisco Bay area artist teaches at Mission College, Santa Clara, California and has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco Art Institute; Whitman College in Washington State; University of Oregon, Eugene; San Francisco State University; University of California, Berkeley; and Mills College. Linda regularly conducts workshops: throughout California since 1983; internationally in Greece in 2005 and 2006; in Italy at Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Art since 2004; Santa Reparata International School of Art 1996-2001; SACI, Florence, Italy, 1995, and across the US including the Split Rock Arts Program, Minnesota, 1993. Goodman was Editor of The California Printmaker, 1992-96 and is Editor of Printworks Magazine, an online printmaking magazine and resource. For Goodman's resume click here. top of page

Housing and Food
•Apartments. Housing opportunities vary widely in Florence, from cheaper student-grade apartments to well-appointed ones with views, terraces and air-conditioning for two or three times as much. Apartment costs go down greatly with longer stays -- a month may cost little more than 2 weeks. At the student's request, simple relatively low-cost (for Florence) furnished apartments may be rented for a month through an agency used by the workshop. Shared lodging (2 - 4 people) costs from $500 to $1000/month per person, or about $750 for your own bedroom in a shared apartment; studio apartments start at about $900/month, depending on rate of exchange; one bedrooms start at $1200/month. Students are also free to make their own reservations with other agencies or online. More expensive deluxe apartments may be located if desired. Past students have found delightful apartments on their own online. We are glad to give you advice regarding neighborhoods. Some students have also chosen to stay in hotels. (Note: actual prices may vary with exchange rate fluctuations and availability.)
•Cooking/Eating out Enjoy cooking at home with authentic Italian ingredients, if you can resist all that delicious fresh pasta, pizza, Tuscan cuisine and gelato at nearby ristoranti!
•Welcome and Group Tuscan Dinners and Pot Luck Lunch. A complimentary "Welcome" pizza/pasta dinner is included. Students are invited to a Group "festa" dinner of Tuscan specialties at a favorite Florentine ristorante at a special rate. Our final review concludes with a studio potluck lunch party.

Florentine Sojourn
See Florence in a few days and you may leave disappointed. Savor its rhythms for a few weeks, and become a devotee for life. Florence is made of imposing, inward-looking stone buildings. Her twisting medieval streets lead onto hidden piazzas or wondrous monuments that make Florence the greatest repository of Renaissance art in the western world. Located in the Arno River valley, the city is bordered by olive groves and farmhouses. Beautiful panoramas of Florence unfold from the gentle encircling hills. The most famous is from Fiesole, whose civilization dates to the ancient Etruscans. top of page

INFORMATION • REGISTRATION SUMMARY:
Contact Linda Goodman for Handbook Pt. I & II and registration forms ( or download Adobe Acrobat PDF file now), handbook and application send email to this address: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam.) Include your phone number or an alternate email address if you are writing from a school or business, as they sometimes have spam blockers that keep us from replying.
Or register with form below to hold your place. Be sure to fill out and send in application/registration forms in handbook as well.
E-mail:
Tel: (001)   (510) 653-0300 USA; in Italy:
Enrollment is limited from 8 to 12 people. Minimum enrollment must be met or supplement may be charged.
To register with Paypal or by credit card click here

DATES: Studio Workshop: June 5 - 18, 2010. Pre-Workshops Walking Tours: June 3 & 4. Uffizi Gallery museum tour: June 12. All tour dates and times to be confirmed. .
TUITION AND STUDIO FEE: For two weeks cost is $1875 $1,475 with LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT OF $400, plus 50 euro Registration/Orientation Fee which is paid in Florence. Tuition fee include 56 hours of orientation and instruction in the studio, inks and many other supplies, and "welcome" dinner. Accommodations, transport, food, "Festa" dinner, entrance fees, passport, side trips, fees for additional lab time, paper and supplies of choice, health/baggage/cancellation insurance, and incidentals are responsibility of students. All tuition fees are based on minimum attendance of eight (8) students. If minimum is not met a supplement may be required.
TOUR FEES: Cost for optional tours, including 2 walking tours of Florence and the Uffizi tour are 70 euros (collected in Florence) plus a $30 advance registration fee to reserve your spot. Registration for Uffizi tour or one walking tour is 30 euros each (collected in Florence) plus a $10 advance registration fee each to reserve your spot. (All fees collected in Florence may be paid in advance online for your convenience. Click link to pay online. ) Museum and church entrance fees are additional. All tour fees are based on minimum attendance of five (5) students. Spouses, partners, and guests residing with students may register for tours as space allows. See fee table for Associates and Auditors.
TRANSPORTATION: Students are free to arrange their own airfare and transportation to Florence and the workshop.
DISCOUNTS: $20 for new referrals from paid attending student (credited when registration complete). Alumni (of previous Goodman residency workshops) -- ask about alumni discounts.
DEPOSITS: $875 US plus registration fees for tours are due early or by January 31 to reserve your place -- enrollment is limited! Balance (plus additional deposit & fee for arranged housing, details on request) due March 1and April 1or until workshop fills. Send deposits to address below with advance registration form below. Fill out and return complete application and registration forms from handbook or click here for only the forms or flyer and short form.
RESPONSIBILITY: If the minimum of eight students do not enroll, a supplement may be required. We reserve the right to cancel any tour or workshop prior to departure, in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or to retain any person as a member of the workshop or tours.
*REFUND POLICY: Fees (except $500 deposit and tour registration fees) are refundable, if requested in writing by January 31, 2010. After this date, refunds only made if workshop is full and a replacement is found. Cancellation insurance is recommended.

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ADVANCE REGISTRATION -- COPY AND EMAIL THIS FORM or sign up online at my private Dreambook on home page. Also fill in longer registration forms to mail with your check. download Registration forms here -- Adobe PDF. You may send in long registration form later when it is available.
To register with Paypal or by credit card click here (but please also send information on forms below and long registration forms.)
Yes! I want to participate in your June 2010 Creative Sojourn in Florence during the following weeks:__
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______ $875 Deposit enclosed now.
______ $500 Payment due by March 1, 2010
______ $500 Balance Due by April 1, 2010
                  +50 euros Orientation/Registration fee collected in Florence
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______$1875 ($1,475 with LAST MINUTE DISCOUNT OF $400) Workshop Tuition (plus 50 euro Registration/Orientation fee paid in Florence)
______$30 Registration fee for all 3 Walking Tours (includes Uffizi Museum) -- June date to be announced (PLUS 70 euro Tour fee balance to be collected in Florence.)
______$10 Registration fee for Walking Tour I only -- June 3 (plus30 euro fee balance to be collected in Florence)
______$10 Registration fee for Walking Tour II only -- June 4 (plus30 euro fee balance to be collected in Florence)
______$10 Registration fee for Uffizi Museum Tour only -- June 12 (plus30 euro fee balance to be collected in Florence)  

- - - - - - *Deposit and Tour Registration fees are non-refundable unless tour cancelled by instructor or guide in which case all fees and deposits will be refunded in full. All tour dates subject to confirmation.
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MORE COMMENTS FROM LINDA GOODMAN'S PRINTMAKING IN FLORENCE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS :

"Brilliant! You Linda, the workshop, the facility, the whole thing."
— Lorraine H., Quincy, MA

"As a painter I have added to my soul as an artist and my life as a person. Thank you for the Firenze experience working as an artist in the City of Timeless Masterpieces."
— Lillian A., Los Angeles, California,

"Linda made me feel like my work was worthy as an artist and poet. She is a very good teacher with a vast amount of knowledge. Her direction on use of materials and personal work input was wonderful — so positive and caring."
—John P., Incline Village, Nevada

"The best critiques I remember having — useful, constructive information about my work but also instructional to listen and participate in discussion about the work of the other participants."
— Karen S., Berkeley, California

"Linda, you have ruined me for all my other teachers: how to look at a total print. How to take the ghost or rather allow the ghost to take you somewhere you didn't know you were going. I learned so much, it's going to take a long time to process it all"
— Martha K, Portland, Oregon

"The workshop was great — it was life changing."
— Ric H., Quincy, MA"

"Your workshop continues to be one of my fondest memories even after 15 years! "
— Gregory S., Santa Clara, California

I loved being a visitor rather than a tourist. It was wonderful to live in Florence..., to have a life there, a neighborhood, an apartment and the structure of the printmaking workshop around which to plan my time."
—Cathy S. Seattle, Washington

"Every time I closed my eyes I saw art ideas! I would recommend this program."
— Rich G., Sunnyvale, California

"Thank you so much for everything - your wisdom and patience and kindness made this an unforgettable wonderful experience."
—Gina A., San Francisco, California

"This art class changed my life. By putting ourselves on the other side of the planet, our art emerged from the other side of our minds. The flip side, the shiny side, the new side. Take a risk on yourself and take this class!"
—Trisha G., Sunnyvale, CA

"I have enjoyed this workshop. Linda is able to explain various techniques clearly and intelligently and spiritedly. Her critiques were particularly strong. She is able to talk about process, where one’s strengths are and give leads to new approaches. She encouraged me to broaden my style and I think it will have lasting consequences."
—Mary Ann P., Evanston, Illinois

"Linda Goodman's workshop was about learning to live in Italy as much as it was about printmaking. She is a gifted teacher with regard to both."
—Sharon W., Kensington, Maryland

"Thank you for 'the Italian experience." It has been a pleasure working with you in a great environment within the 'walls' of a beutiful city."
—Terry C., San Francisco, CA

"Linda's critiques are fair, insightful and articulate. That's why I call her the 'eagle eye'!"
– Alice C., Berkeley, CA

"Florence is a magical place — the opportunity to create work there made it extra special.... Having you as a mentor truly made the experience stress free. It was a wonderful time."
—Liz P. , Incline Village, Nevada

"The workshop was a great way to spend three weeks in Firenze. Excellent balance of planned activities and work-time. Enjoyed meeting like-minded participants. Your critiques are thoughtful, insightful and helpful. Thanks."
—Carol L., Washington, DC

Comments from Linda's students from her other workshop:
(from Walking with the Muse, Greece)
"What did I enjoy most about this workshop? Linda's knowlege on printmaking and her enthusiasm, and the freedom to explore."
—Vick H., Australia

"Art workshops give me the shot of art vitamin I need. Linda is excellent at critiques. She has a great eye with a sensitivity to each person's unique visions. Linda sustained the energy in group critiques, never burning out. Every person received equal time and energy. It was wonderful being here."
–Jill B., New York City

"Service above and beyond."
—John P, Houston, Texas

"Linda's critiques are outstanding... she is truly gifted. The high level of professionalism ... and the instructor's depth of knowledge — wow!"
—Sylvia. V., Riverdale, New York

"This was the best time I've had doing art. Everything was better than I anticipated."
—G. W., Australia

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Bay Area Monotype Monoprint Workshops and Classes

For more information send e-mail to: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam) or phone 510.653.0300 California U.S.A. 9:00am - 8pm (20:00) PST

A few etchings and monotypes by Linda Goodman
All images @2008-2010 by Linda Goodman. All rights reserved

Etching with wax and monoprint "All I Wanted Was To Visit" 22"x30"

Etching with Chine Collè"Fantasia Fiorentina" 15" x 12"

Color Monotype "Segesta" 30" x 22"

 

"Blue Muse" Monoprint (etching) 5-3/4"x7-1/2" ©2005 by Linda Goodman

"Vase Blu" Monoprint (Drypoint) 6"x12" ©2005 by Linda Goodman

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Your Creative Sojourn in Florence with Linda Goodman, June 2010. Click here for pdf file of daily schedule.
June 3 - 18, 2010
Daily Schedule (subject to change with notice).
Note: Students may rent apartments for longer than the class period or for the entire month. You may therefore wish to arrive on June first, or some time before the class begins, or stay after.

JUNE 1 - 4 (or before): Arrive by Friday and go to your apartment. Settle in, shop or sightsee around your neighborhood independently. Use the time to shop for food for your apartment, relax, acclimate and explore Florence. Buy your Amici degli Uffizi card. Explore Florence on your own and/or take optional walking tours.

Florence Walking Tour I & II June 3 and 4; dates to be confirmed
Thursday June 3 Meet for 2.5 hour Optional Walking Tours I. Time and meeting place to be confirmed and announced.
Friday June 4: Meet for 2.5 hour Optional Walking Tours II.

Saturday, June 5
Morning is free (To shop, visit churches, museums, wander, etc. It is suggested you visit the Duomo and the Museo del Opere (Works of the) del Duomo, or the Church of Santa Croce, Church of San Marco’s Fra Angelico frescoes or the central market.)
2 - 5 pm Orientation Meet at Il Bisonte School Studio, Via del Giardino Serristori, 13r.
Saturday, June 5 Welcome Dinner for ALL students.
8 PM Welcome Dinner at trattoria to be confirmed.

Sunday June 6
11 am - 5 pm Class meets with a 2-hour waterbased monotype demonstration, 1 hour lunch break and 3-hour lab.
5 pm Church of San Miniato Students may visit the lovely church for Gregorian chants and an unparalleled view of Florence; ice cream at the Piazzale Michelangelo.

Monday June 7
11 am - 5 pm Class and lab. Meets with a 2-hour waterbased monotype demonstration, 1 hour lunch break and 3-hour supervised lab.

Tuesday June 8
Morning free Shop, explore Florence and/or its museums. Extra morning lab time may be arranged for qualified students.
1 pm - 6 pm Class meets with a 2-hour Chine colle demonstration, and 3-hour supervised lab.

Wednesday June 9
11 am - 5 pm Class and lab. Meets from 11 am - 1 pm with a 2-hour drypoint demonstration, 1 hour lunch break and 3-hour supervised lab.
Visit to Il Bisonte Library and historical talk. Time TBA

Thursday June 10
11 am - 5 pm Class and lab. Meets from 11 am - 1 pm with 2-hour mini-crits, 1 hour lunch break and 3-hour supervised lab

Friday June 11
All day visit to Historic Papermaking Mill 1 hour from Florence. Includes lunch. (Bus fare additional).

Saturday, June 12: Morning optional guided tour of the Uffizi Museum with an Italian art historian and guide. Students are free to explore Florence in the afternoon and evening. Extra afternoon lab time may be arranged for qualified students

Sunday, June 13
Students are free to explore Florence or travel. A good time to visit Fiesole, Pisa, Siena or other towns. Monday June 14
Morning free Extra morning lab time may be arranged for qualified students.
2 pm Class lab Meets from 2 - 6 pm for a supervised lab with Linda.

Tuesday June 15
Morning free Explore Il Cascine Tuesday market, Florence and/or its museums. Extra morning lab time may be arranged for qualified students.
2 pm Class lab Meets from 2 - 6 pm for a supervised lab with Linda.

Wednesday June 16
Morning free Explore Florence and/or its museums. Extra morning lab time may be arranged.
2 pm Class lab Meets from 2 - 6 pm for a supervised lab with Linda.

Thursday June 17
Morning free or you may arrange extra lab time.
2 - 6 pm Class Lab Meet for a supervised lab with Linda.

Friday June 18
10 am Final Critique and Pot Luck. From 10am - 1:00 pm.
Students will pack their belongings from the studio in the afternoon.
Fixed price Farewell dinner payment collected.
8 pm Farewell dinner of Tuscan specialties at a world-renowned Florentine restaurant.

Students may depart or stay until the 30th in their apartments and continue exploring Florence and surroundings, or visit Venice, Rome, the Cinqueterra and more.
Arrivederci Firenze?

Saturday June 19

Sunday, June 20
Stanford-in-Italy 50th Reunion

Monday June 21
Il Bisonte Gallery: Evening reception for Linda Goodman’s one-person exhibit of monoprints and etchings. 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Tuesday June 22

Wednesday, June 24
City Holiday
Fireworks, 10 pm. The Festival of St. John, the patron Saint of Florence. In late afternoon, watch the Parade in Costume, and attend the special historic Football game (5 pm). That evening watch spectacular fireworks over the Arno.

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