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Travel Programs

Intensive Art Travel Programs

Experience the world as your studio. Montserrat College of Art offers immersive, faculty-led travel programs designed to take you off the beaten path and into the heart of global creative cultures.

Travel That Transforms

Our programs are more than just tours; they are intensive, credit-bearing academic experiences. Whether you are traveling during winter break or the summer months, you will benefit from:

  • Unique Destinations: Explore culturally rich locations like Japan, Ireland, and Spain, focusing on sites and experiences far beyond standard tourism.
  • Intimate Learning: Classes are kept small by design to ensure a personalized and engaging study experience with our expert faculty.
  • Global Perspective: All courses are taught in English, allowing you to focus on the art, history, and community of your host country.

Open to All

You don’t have to be a Montserrat student to join us! We welcome students from other colleges to participate in our journeys.

  • Transfer Credits: Montserrat is a nationally and regionally accredited institution. Non-Montserrat students should check with their home institution’s registrar to confirm credit transferability.

Why Choose Montserrat Travel?

  • Portfolio Building: Use your time abroad to create a unique body of work inspired by international landscapes and traditions.
  • Faculty-Led: Gain insights from professional artists and historians who know the region.
  • Authentic Access: Visit local studios, private collections, and historical sites not accessible to the general public.

“Given the opportunity to venture out to a place unknown gave me my artistic practice the push that it needed… I was able to experience things I had never experienced, see colors I had never seen and it all informed my practice.” — Josue Bessiake ’24

Niigata, Japan

Montserrat’s program in Niigata, Japan is a four-week intensive comprised of two courses (two elective studio courses selected from a short list of options), demonstrations and workshops in traditional Japanese art forms, and extensive travel to traditional and popular cultural sites.

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Ballyvaughan, Ireland

This program is based at the Burren College of Art just south of Galway Bay on the western side of the country. Students can earn six credits in classes that focus on traditional storytelling and narrative art. In addition to coursework, students will enjoy visits from local folklorists and musicians, and have excursions to Galway and the Aran islands.

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Mallorca, Spain

Do you like to make art on location, travel and explore new lands? This adventure gives the artist exciting opportunities to work on location and offers unique environments in which to photograph, draw, sketch, document, collage, video or journal in the rich multifaceted landscapes and geographies of Mallorca, Spain.

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