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Help Send our Visual Artists to Italy & France
Help Send our Visual Artists to Italy & France
WHY WE ARE RAISING MONEY
In June 2024, FWAFA Visual Arts will embark on a once in a lifetime journey to culminate artistic techniques by taking painting classes throughout Italy and France! We will also tour world renowned museums such as the Vatican, The Louvre, Musée d’Orsay where we will experience seeing the Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel, the Last Supper, and so much more!
WHAT YOUR DONATION COVERS Artists of Italy and France
Airfare & transportation
Round-trip flights on major carriers; Comfortable motorcoach; Internal flightHotels
8 overnight stays in hotels with private bathroomsRegional-style meals
European breakfast and dinner daily (lunch instead of dinner on Day 4)Full-time Tour Director
Your culturally connected Tour Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all on-tour logistics.Guided Sightseeing
4 sightseeing tours led by expert, licensed local guidesEntrances
Sistine Chapel; St. Peter’s Basilica; painting lesson; Galleria Borghese; bike ride; Accademia Gallery; create-a-fresco; Louvre; art activity; Musée d’Orsay; Palace of VersalliesExpert Local Guides
Your expert local guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and global perspective on your sightseeing tours.Personalized Learning Support
Our personalized learning experience engages students before, during and after tour, with the option to create a final, reflective project for academic credit.Continuous Support
Your dedicated EF team helps you every step of the way—from recruiting and enrolling travelers to planning and managing your tour.Worldwide Presence
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide so wherever you go, we're there too.24-hour Emergency Service
Travelers and their families can count on EF's dedicated emergency service team.Peace of Mind Program
Feel secure knowing your group can change their destination or travel dates due to unforeseen circumstances. Learn more about your flexible options at eftours.com/peaceofmind.
PAINTING CLASSES
Rome: painting class: 2-3hr painting or sketching class run by a local painter. Takes place in Borghese Gardens (weather permitting) . Materials are provided, and travelers can take home what they create.
Florence: Experiment with creating your own small fresco. Each traveler will try out the various stages of the process on a natural terracotta base, from laying the plaster, preparing the paints and coloring in. At the end of the activity participants will be able to take the fresco they have made away with them.
Paris: Inspire your inner artist with a drawing or painting activity in the “City of Art.” After a lesson on perspective, composition, measuring and drawing, create your own Parisian masterpiece that you can bring home as a personalized souvenir.
The Adopt-an-Artist fundraiser will guarantee that each student going has a chance to participate in these experiences, open their worldview, and engage in hands on art experiences . By donating, you are helping to create life-changing memories that plant the seeds for our students to build connections and friendships across the globe through the powerful connection of the Visual Arts.
For Online Donations Check out our FWAFA Site! or scan QR Code:
Group Donation
Group Donation
You can make a group donation to be split amongst travelers. We will need extra funds beyond the EF donations. Breakfast and dinner are provided, however each traveler will still need money for lunch, tips, etc.
Scan QR Code to Donate
Scan QR Code to Donate
For Items not covered by EF Tours, you can donate through checks made out to TCAA with a memo "Artists of Italy and France, scan the QR Code, or make a donation online at the Official FWAFA Italy and France Donation Page!
I've been creating art seriously for about 6 years. It took a long time to improve, and I am still improving. My favorite medium now would be gouache. I like the way you can use it with the opacity of acrylic paint while being able to manipulate it like watercolor. I would like to pursue art as a career and go to college for it. This summer I will be taking college credit while taking painting classes in Italy and France! I ranked 4th place in the Fort Worth Stock Show. The last 2 years I have had my artwork featured in the Fort Worth Cowgirl Museum. I received a perfect 4 in VASE, and was one of the top 5% that got to go to State. I have also had my work featured at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden's Orchid Exhibit. This year I am entering the Texas Fish Art Contest and Botanic Garden Butterfly Juried Art Exhibit.
My name is Hudson Finley. I have been taking art classes since my freshman year, and am taking advanced painting, sculpture, and digital art this year. I’ve done a lot of work digitally, but I also use traditional mediums such as ink and watercolor. I have won first prize in the digital category in the Fort Worth Sister Cities Young Artists and Authors Showcase in 2022, and I have also won second prize in the digital category at the same show in 2023. I also had one of my art pieces accepted into the Fort Worth Mayor's Art Show in 2022.
Ella Is a member of out National Art Honor Society. Last year, she earned a perfect score In Junior VASE and Is excited to compete this year, on a High School level. Ella has had her work featured In the FWAFA Gallery for International Dot Day and Winter In Paris.
Devin M Mogk specializes in portrait making with oil-based paint while exploring other mediums. She is enrolled in a number of visual arts classes including Advanced painting & Sculpture and is currently working on her portfolio. Devin is also an active member in the National Art Honor Society. At FWAFA's 2023 annual Gala fundraiser she live painted for an audience and finished a 3'x4' acrylic piece in 2 hours. Devin is working towards raising money for a trip to Italy and France in order to experience Neoclassicism and further cultivate her skills.
This year Isabella is taking AP portfolio, Painting, and Sculpture. She loves acrylic paint and oil pastels. She has earned perfect scores at VASE which lead her to became a two time State VASE qualifier! She will be entering two pieces Into VASE this year. She has also had her works featured In the Fort Worth Stock Show, FWAFA Gallery exhibits, and the Juried Art Show. Isabella Is also a member of our National Art Honor Society, where she upholds and exceptional GPA and has served countless hours In community service.
Oakley Periman, Is the the Parliamentarian for our National Art Honor Society. Two-time qualifier for state VASE art competition. Last year, my art work was selected to help pass the Crown Act. Well versed in graphite and colored pencil portraiture, currently expanding into painting. "You Must Remain Separate" is my first installment of my current portfolio, in which I am exploring the struggles of growing up as a young artist through 2d art. While working on this piece I have learned two things: 1), I have fallen unabashedly in love with oil paint, and 2), oil paint is very expensive! Any donation would be incredibly helpful in supporting me through my artistic projects this year, AS WELL as help send me on my trip to Italy and France with FWAFA this summer. I am also open to commissions! Come and talk to me if you are interested.
Marcos will be competing In VASE for his second year! Marcos has had his work featured In the FWAFA Gallery for International Dot Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Juried Art Show. He Is taking Sculpture, Photography, and when he's not at school he trains as a boxer! We will be safe traveling with him on our team.
Last year Jimmy placed In our Juried Art Expo! He has also received perfect scores In VASE. Jimmy has also been apart of our National Art Honor Society, upholding a spectacular GPA and Invested countless hours In community service.
My name is Samuel Corkran. I just spent two and a half years going to the neurologist to have my eyes and brain work together for full sight. I feel like the entire world has changed for me. I am able to see, it can be overwhelming trying to decide what information is important and what I need to ignore. My mom is an art teacher, so I am learning all about art from her. As far as art styles, mediums, and goals. I am taking it all in; so that I can be as excited as my mom is about teaching me art. Now that I can see, I want to experience my parents love for the arts. Everything that I sell helps me to go to Italy and France to learn first hand all about the Fine Arts.
Since we will be taking painting classes, we would like for each student to have their own travel watercolor set and journal! They will use these throughout the trip to artistically document their experiences. Click the link for our amazon wishlist!
Mrs. Petta, FWAFA's High School Painting and AP teacher, will be leading this once and a life time experience. Having lived internationally, Mrs. Petta values embracing and experiencing the arts across the globe. Mrs. Petta has traveled to 19 countries and this will be her 3rd time to both Italy and France. She has been teaching Visual Arts for the past decade. In addition to teaching Visual Arts, Mrs. Petta Is also known as "Master Petta" and Is a tri ranked, 7th degree Black Belt, In 3 Martial Arts systems. She has taught Martial Arts and practical self defense for 20+ years and trained for over 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Corkran will be chaperones on our tour! Mrs. Corkan Is FWAFA's Sculpture teacher! This will be her second time back to Italy and she Is so excited to share this experience with her husband and their son Sam!
Day 1: Fly to Italy
Day 2: Rome – Meet your Tour Director at the airport in Rome, a city that integrates its past into the present better than any other.
Day 3: Vatican City | Rome – Take an expert-led sightseeing tour of the Vatican City. As you go, look out for the colorful uniforms of Vatican City’s protectors, the Swiss Guard. – Visit the Sistine Chapel, where you won’t be able to help marveling at Michelangelo’s breathtaking ceiling. – Visit St. Peter’s Basillica, one of the Catholic Church’s holiest houses of worship. – Participate in a painting lesson. – Enjoy time to see more of Rome or visit the Colosseum & Roman Forum.
Day 4: Rome – Take an expertly guided tour of Rome. – Visit the Galleria Borghese in the Villa Borghese gardens. – Enjoy a bike ride in Borghese Park.
Day 5: Rome | Florence – Travel to Florence, the birthplace of the Italian language, opera, and the Renaissance, where works of art like Michelangelo’s statue of David and Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus still reside today. – On an expert-led tour of Florence, pass by classical statues at the Piazza della Signoria and walk across the Ponte Vecchio, a Medieval bridge where many of Florence’s famed leather and gold artisans keep shop. Then see the Basilica of Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in the world, and site of funerary monuments to famous figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, and Galileo. See the domed cap of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, better known as the Duomo, which dominates the skyline. Opposite the Duomo, look for the bronzed doors of Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise at the Baptistery.
Day 6: Florence | Milan – Visit Accademia Gallery. – Try your hand at fresco painting, a style made famous during the Italian Renaissance. In this workshop you’ll create a fresco of your own in the traditional way by painting earth pigments onto fresh plaster. – Travel by train to Milan.
Day 7: Milan | Paris – Fly to Paris, the City of Light. – Take a walking tour of Paris. First stop: the Latin Quarter, a popular neighborhood known as the home of several universities, including the Sorbonne. The Latin Quarter got its name because during the Middle Ages, Sorbonne students spoke and wrote in Latin. – Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral. – Visit the Louvre.
Day 8: Paris – Take an expert-led tour of Paris. Ride down the Champs-Élysées, an elegant boulevard packed with high fashion boutiques. Pass the Place de la Concorde and the Arc de Triomphe and strike a pose in front of the Eiffel Tower. Then check out Les Invalides which holds France’s Military Museum and the tomb of Napoleon. – Participate in a Parisian art activity.
Day 9: Paris – Visit the Musée d’Orsay. – Enjoy time to see more of Paris or visit Versailles.
Day 10: Depart for home
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