I believe that our national security rests upon the foundation of a well-educated electorate with a broad and sophisticated worldview. Ninety-six percent of humanity lives outside our borders — and we risk being left in the dust if we don’t know how to effectively engage the world. It’s critical to deal smartly with the emerging economic and military powers of China and India, and we must better understand the intricacies of Islam. While Germany is increasingly going wind-powered, the Dutch are building up their dikes and Africa is fighting a growing desert, we need policies more insightful than “drill, baby, drill.”

Fear vs. understanding

There’s a lot of fear in our society today. Students who travel learn that fear is for people who don’t get out much. And they learn that the flip side of fear is understanding. Travelers learn to celebrate, rather than fear, the diversity on our planet. Learning in a different culture and place allows us to see our own challenges in sharp contrast, and with more clarity, as we observe smart people in other lands dealing with similar issues.

Source: USA Today, by Rick Steves, Campus Life, Global Education, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Interested in Study Abroad? The last day to apply for our summer trip Italy and Japan is Wednesday, Feb. 15! Visit montserrat.edu for more information about this great opportunity!

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Donna Lee landscape drawing in Viterbo; Peter Bergamo near Terme Tuscanese.

Are you interested in attending our study abroad program in Italy or Japan this summer?

Last day to apply for this opportunity is Wednesday, Feb. 15th, which is right around the corner! Some classes fill up fast and space will be filled on a first come/first serve basis!

Please visit our website for our application and more information on Viterbo, Italy and/or Niigata, Japan! Applications will be accepted until the programs are full.

Click here to check out some photography from the summer 2011 trip to Italy. Also, illustrations can be found at drawingviterbo.blogspot.com.

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Left: Val Toukatly's Watercolors on paper; Right: Lana Wheeler's "Untitled," 2011, Sketchbook & Colin Prahl's "Behind the Duomo," 2011, Sketchbook

Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery
Nov. 30 – Dec. 21

Montserrat presents paintings, drawings and sketchbooks from students and faculty from their study abroad trip to the medieval Italian town of Viterbo in June 2011, which will be on display through Dec. 21. Montserrat encourages and supports students who want to study art abroad and believes that Montserrat becomes a stronger institution when our students bring broad and diverse educational and life experiences to class.

For more information about the program, please visit Drawing Viterbo!

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The Jean-Claude Reynal Foundation, under the auspices of the Foundation of France, in collaboration with the Fine Arts School of Bordeaux, offers an annual grant of 10,000 euros to enable a young artist the incredible opportunity to travel to a country of his/her choice for up to 6 months!

Click here for more conditions and information!

The prize winner authorizes the Reynal Foundation to use a work of his/her choice on the media announcing the following year’s scholarship competition. The chosen work will be approved by the executive committee.

Deadline for online registration: November 15^th 2011

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Montserrat students Peter Bergamo Jr. ’12, Mori Clark, Lana Wheeler, Lindsey Desrosiers, Illustration Instructor Kelly Murphy, Prof. Fred Lynch share their drawing from this summer’s study abroad trip to Viterbo, along with many others who participated in the program.

Each July, Montserrat hosts a four-week residential program affording art students and enthusiasts a unique opportunity to live and study in a country famous for its rich cultural legacy. This past summer, Montserrat traveled to Viterbo, Italy.

The drawings are from a Journalistic Drawing in Italy course, taught by Prof. Lynch, where students developed a series of images in a sketchbook journal, based on their experiences in Italy. Students closely observed, documented, and commented on their investigations of various aspects of Italian life and culture. Classes were held in the Accademia di Belli Arte in Viterbo, about 90 minutes north of Rome.

Visit the Drawing Viterbo Blog to view more drawings!

Wednesday, September 28
11:30 am-12:30 pm
2nd floor, Hardie Building

Learn about Montserrat’s Study-Abroad and Mobility programs!

Start planning for winter session (Africa or Puerto Rico) or summer (Italy or Japan) or a semester at one of 40 North American art colleges!

See you there!

From the left clockwise: Darrell Matsumoto, Photo Prof. at Chester College; Montserrat College Faculty: Asst. Prof. Erin Dionne, Prof. Fred Lynch, Assoc. Prof. Caroline Bagenal, Academic Dean Laura Tonelli, Prof. Judy Brown, Illustration Instructor Kelly Murphy, and Alexandra Broches, photographer and wife of Darrell Matsumoto.

Montserrat faculty members assembled in Schenardi, a remarkable 19th century café, for their faculty meeting during this summer’s four-week residential cultural program in Viterbo, Italy.

The café’s room where they gathered in had a McDonalds “stand” built about five years ago, however, it only lasted a few months because the Italians complained of the puzza (bad smell).