The Immersive Artistry—Summer Sketching in Italy program features orientations, requires participants to arrange their own travel, and informs U.S. citizens they do not need a visa for stays up to 90 days; it also highlights entry requirements for non-U.S. citizens, provides health insurance, and encourages LGBTQIA+ travelers to understand local culture.

The Immersive Artistry—Summer Sketching in Italy program allows eligible students to use financial aid for all UC Davis Summer Abroad programs and outlines program fees, which include accommodations, meals, ground transportation, and insurance, while emphasizing that personal expenses, such as airfare and travel-related costs, are not included and are subject to change.

The Immersive Artistry—Summer Sketching in Italy program offers accommodations in historic monasteries in Todi and Rome, includes daily breakfast and weekday lunches, features field trips to cities like Siena, Orvieto, Florence, and Assisi for artistic exploration, and emphasizes the importance of understanding and mitigating risks associated with studying abroad.

Bryce Vinokurov has been in the Art Department at UC Davis for the last 19 years and previously taught in summer abroad in Italy and France.

UC Davis Summer Abroad Italy offers students the opportunity to earn units over the summer through immersive coursework, enhanced by local excursions, guest lectures and reflective assignments.

Discover Italy as you learn to draw and appreciate art in Todi, visit Renaissance masterpieces in Florence and Siena, and explore ancient wonders of Rome.

The Art, Culture, History in the Eternal City program provides financial aid eligibility, with fees for UC and non-UC students subject to change and excluding airfare, while covering shared lodging, a public transportation pass, excursion costs, and GeoBlue health insurance, but not personal expenses or travel outside the program.

Melissa Demos is a Lecturer and Program Coordinator of Italian language at UC Davis.

The Art, Culture, History in the Eternal City program offers shared accommodations in a central Rome dormitory, communal meals with select group dinners, excursions including a trip to the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, and various activities exploring the city’s historical sites, while ensuring students are aware of the unique risks associated with studying abroad.

The Art, Culture, History in the Eternal City program includes pre-departure and on-site orientations, requires participants to arrange their own travel, and mandates a valid passport for entry, with no visa needed for U.S. citizens; non-U.S. citizens must check visa requirements and may receive enrollment verification, while all participants are enrolled in GeoBlue Global Health and UC Traveler Insurance, and LGBTQIA+ travelers are encouraged to research local culture and resources.