The Non-degree in Visual Arts at Florence Classical Arts Academy is a 3 years long program for international students, taught in English.
📖Introduction
Florence Classical Arts Academy (FCAA) is a private fine arts academy founded in Florence, Italy. Known for its rigorous training in traditional and classical art techniques, FCAA focuses on developing students' skills in drawing, painting, and sculpture using methods from the Renaissance and 19th-century academic traditions. The academy offers immersive, hands-on programs in classical realism and portraiture, aiming to preserve and pass on the art traditions that have been central to Florence’s cultural history.
Non-degree in Visual Arts at Florence Classical Arts Academy
The students who successfully accomplish the Three-Year Diploma Program are awarded a private institutional diploma in Visual Arts of European standard. This course is an intensive highly customized and personalized sequences of progressive learning, where the student receives an applied knowledge training in small student groups. The course is suitable for people with the minimum of initial preparation since it is designed to take a student from zero to a hundred, providing the KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUE, and development of PERSONAL ARTISTIC STYLE and refined artistic taste. During the course of the three years, the students build the strongest PORTFOLIO which enables them to choose from a variety of career options such as illustration, animation, design, drawing in architecture, fashion design, and many other career paths in the world of Visual Arts. Show less
Painting 1A Painting 1B Constructive Drawing 1A Constructive Drawing 1B Artistic Anatomy 1A Artistic Anatomy 1B Technique and Technology of Painting Sketches 1 Color Science Copy Old Masters 1 Art History Plein Air Painting 1 Museum Practice 1 Composition 1 Constructive Drawing 1
Second Year
Painting 2A Painting 2B Drawing 2A Drawing 2B Artistic Anatomy 2A Artistic Anatomy 2B Museum Practice 2 Sketches 2 Composition 2 Copy Old Masters 2 Plein Air Painting 2
Third Year
Painting 3A Painting 3B Drawing 3A Drawing 3B Thesis Development Composition 1 Thesis Development Composition 2 Sketches 3 Engaged Practice Composition 2 Thesis Development Drawing 1 Copy Old Masters 3
Florence Classical Arts Academy provides an intensive, atelier-style education centered on the classical arts. With a curriculum that emphasizes foundational skills, the academy teaches students to master techniques such as anatomical drawing, portraiture, and plein air painting. FCAA’s faculty includes accomplished artists who guide students in honing their craft and exploring their creative potential. The academy attracts a diverse, international community of students passionate about traditional art forms, offering both long-term programs and short courses suited to various levels of experience. Located in Florence, a city known for its art heritage, FCAA provides students with the unique opportunity to study in the heart of one of the world’s most renowned centers for classical art.
🏠 Accommodation
You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.
You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.
How to book:
Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.
Required Documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.
