Italian Artisan Workshop Classes - Gilding, painting, decoration, restoration

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Italian Artisan Workshop Courses
Workshops with accomplished professionals in the artisan and restoration fields in Florence, Italy.

Course schedule and fees 2008

Dates
Custom dates are available for groups, please contact us for more info.
Our studio spaces: Courses are conducted in our school-laboratory in San Bartolo area, the restoration studio in Santo Spirito area in the artisan district of the old center of Florence and at the Villa of Maiano overlooking Florence. You can see pictures of our work spaces here.

date	Spring 2008	level	fee
May (tba)	Intro to Italian Plasters	1	€_tba
weekly	Intro Gilding afternoons 14:00-18:00	1	€550
weekly	Advanced Gilding: afternoons 15:00-19:00	2,3	€650
weekly	Restoration of Paintings & Canvases: afternoons 15:00-19:00 (Mon-Fri)	1,2,3	€550
weekly	Relief chasing & repoussé (Tue-Sat)	1,2,3	€600

Courses list | Private lessons | How to register | Accommodation | About the teachers

date	Summer 2008	level	fee
June 19 - 25	Italian Plasters Sgraffito and Fresco, including accommodations	1,2	€1833
June 23 - 27	Advanced Decorative Painting - 20 hours Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 19:00	3	€575
July 14 - 18	Intro Painting Architectural Illusion or 'Trompe L'Oeil' with Marco Cavallini 20 hours including 6 nights accommodations**	1	€900*
July 21 - 25	Advanced Painting Architectural Illusion or 'Trompe L'Oeil' with Marco Cavallini 20 hours including 6 nights accommodations**	2	€900*
July 14 - 25	Intro and advanced Painting Architectural Illusion or 'Trompe L'Oeil' with Marco Cavallini 40 hours including 12 nights accommodations**	1,2	€1700
weekly	Intro Gilding afternoons 14:00-18:00	1	€550
weekly	Advanced Gilding: afternoons 15:00-19:00	2,3	€650
weekly	Restoration of Paintings & Canvases: afternoons 15:00-19:00 (Mon-Fri)	1,2,3	€550
weekly	Relief chasing & repoussé (Tue-Sat)	1,2,3	€600
July, August	contact the studio for private lessons	-	-

* There is a discount of 100 euros if you take the intro and advanced courses together.
** Based on double occupancy in a comfortable hotel in central Florence. Please contact us for single occupancy or other accommodations options.

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date	Fall 2008	level	fee
Sept. 8 - 12	Intro Decorative Painting - 20 hours Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 19:00	1	€575
Sept. 8 - 12	Linear Chiaroscuro with Marco Cavallini 20 hours	1	€_tba
Sept. 15 - 19	Advanced Decorative Painting - 20 hours Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 19:00	3	€575
Sept. 15 - 19	Chiaroscuro ornament with Marco Cavallini 20 hours	2	€_tba
Oct. 11 - 18	Special gilding course at the Maiano country estate including accommodations	1,2,3	€1590
Nov. 10 - 20	Off Season Special Trompe l'Oeil with Stefano Lucà and Vieri Panerai, Marco Cavallini and Carlo Mori, including accommodations	2,3	€_tba
weekly	Intro Gilding afternoons 14:00-18:00	1	€550
weekly	Advanced Gilding: afternoons 15:00-19:00	2,3	€650
weekly	Restoration of Paintings & Canvases: afternoons 15:00-19:00 (Mon-Fri)	1,2,3	€550
weekly	Relief chasing & repoussé (Tue-Sat)	1,2,3	€600

Courses list | Private lessons | How to register | Accommodation | About the teachers

For more information and registration please write to
For phone enquiries and complete contact info please go to our cotact us page
In North America call or fax our toll free number: 1 800 420 5531 (voice mail only)

Please keep in mind that August is a traditional summer break in Italy. Most schools, artisan workshops, businesses, etc. are closed, therefore courses and the Artisan Quarter tour may not be available during that month. Check Italian public holidays before you plan your trip.