Weeks 1-4: In Elsah we will begin classroom study of Czech history, literature, art, and language, and—in the studio—build a shared creative vocabulary and explore experimental writing and studio art processes.
Weeks 5-10: We fly to Prague, our home base for the next seven weeks. Living in apartments in the Josefov neighborhood, we will have classes, explore the city’s literature, visual art, and architecture in the context of the Czech Republic in the 20th century, conduct studio visits with artists and writers, spend daily time in creative work, and take side trips to Terezín, Lidice, Telĉ, and Kutna Hora. Our studio will be at the well-known contemporary art center, The Meet Factory
Week 11: We travel by train to Moravia and the university city of Olomouc, Moravia’s medieval former capital city. We will continue creative study and work at faculty at Palacky University and the curatorial staff at the Olomouc Museum of Art. Students will continue to make independent day trips in this location.
Week 12-14: We return to Prague by train for our final days in the city, where regular study will continue, and a farewell dinner.