Siena Art Institute

Siena is a vibrant Tuscan city-on-a-hill whose medieval center looks and feels like a village but whose larger metropolis reflects the modernity and cultural sophistication of its native residents, robust student population, and increasingly diverse community. One thing brings people to Siena and keeps them here: the city's unique architectural beauty, civic character, and proud traditions. 

The Siena Art Institute (SART) plays an important role in enhancing that modern civic character, as do Holy Cross students who study and perfect their artistic practice there. VAST majors/minors who participate in the SART study abroad program will find their creative ideas and art-making skills soaring on account of the rich visual stimuli, distinctive Tuscan light, strong one-on-one artistic mentorship and advising, and dedicated studio space that is theirs for the semester, whether fall or spring. Each student will produce a body of new work and gain the proto-professional opportunity of exhibiting their art publicly at semester's end alongside an artist's statement. Meanwhile, HC students pursuing a minor in Museum Studies can take full advantage of SART's strong courses and experiential opportunities related to this essential field related to the world of art. 

Although Holy Cross students will grow to love this historic city as home, Siena is exceedingly well connected by bus and train to Florence (1 hr), from which point Italy - and Europe - beckon. Although it may prove difficult to tear yourself away from the Tuscan countryside...