Over the last decade, Proctor Academy's European Art Classroom program has provided hundreds of students the opportunity to immerse themselves in an art colony in the south of France. With COVID-19 shutting down international travel, program directors Dave and Jen Fleming reinvented the art immersion program stateside. Retaining the essence of the European Art Classroom experience (shared meals, plein air painting, art history and culture classes, art journals, sketchbooks, and living in community), the Southwest Art Classroom experience is underway in Arizona. Enjoy this brief update from Pheobe '21!
European Art Classroom
Recent Posts
European Art Classroom: W'20 Farewell
Mar 2, 2020 7:26:59 PMEuropean Art Classroom: Craft and Art
Feb 24, 2020 8:15:00 AMEuropean Art Classroom: Munich, no wait! Belgium Instead!
Feb 18, 2020 8:00:00 AMTo be blunt…This week was kinda crazy. There we were, at home in Aix, giggling over our German lessons and researching cool things to do during our free time in Munich with little success to find anything better than an apparently sub-par aquarium when right under our nose, Storm Ciara was raging her way across northern Europe.
European Art Classroom: Painting & Picnics
Feb 11, 2020 1:29:01 PMEuropean Art Classroom: Parents Welcome
Feb 5, 2020 11:00:00 AMBirds are chirping, music is playing, and it is currently 64 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze coming from 200 degrees south of Vauvengares. The bright, fluid aquamarine colored pool appears so inviting… until you jump in, which our entire group did on Monday after our somewhat sweat breaking body pump with Dave. Did we regret it? No. Would we do it again? Potentially.
European Art Classroom: Gathering at the Table
Jan 20, 2020 8:28:54 PMProctor's European Art Classroom is preparing for an excursion to Paris, and in the meantime shares a window into their daily life in Aix-en-Provence as the group of eight students and two faculty settle into a routine. Enjoy photos from Dave and Vienna, and Tori's reflections on the importance of this group sitting for dinner together each night.
European Art Classroom: The Journey up the Tête
Jan 13, 2020 4:53:03 PMEuropean Art Classroom, Proctor's term-long art immersion program based in Aix-en-Provence, France enters their second week of living and creating abroad. Read Nikki's realistic mini-story and enjoy the photos taken by European Art Classroom co-director , Dave Fleming, and Kaley "Gwyneth - Lady Guinevere" '20.