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- 2026 Sessions:
July 3–16, 2027
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From its cafes and museums to its boulevards and parks, Paris has served as muse for centuries of artists, creators, and visionaries. In this field-based creative course, immerse yourself in this palpable tradition as you hone your own artistic vision and explore new perspectives and media. Explore the city’s hidden corners and famous landmarks with your sketchbook and camera, and follow the footsteps of the many artists who worked in the city. Sketch studies of the Champs-Élysées in the rain, study the play of light on the façade of Notre Dame, and photograph street musicians playing on the Quai d’Orsay. Balance your field-based explorations with readings, film, and music: read Gertrude Stein’s musings on painting, screen Godard’s Breathless, and study the significance of Josephine Baker on Paris and its creative voice. Prepare a final exhibition for the rest of your group to share your own Parisian works.
There is a supplemental fee of $100 for this major and $50 for this minor.
FEATURED FACULTY
Missouri State University, B.F.A., Photography B.A., French, minor in Art History
Andrea holds a great passion for the arts, culture, and animals. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute (Graduate Fellowship) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Missouri State University, including a year abroad at Université Paul Valéry III, Montpellier, France. Prior to graduate studies in the visual arts, Andrea also taught English to French primary students in Paris. Her experience in art extends to include the SIM Artist Residency program in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the Artist Residency Project at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Moreover, Andrea has been an advocate for the study abroad experience, developing, implementing, and leading art and culture study away programs in both France and Japan for seven years at Missouri State University. Her independent research on environmental sustainability expands to include architecture, animals, and ecosystems. Onsite in Japan, she conducted fieldwork on Sado Island relating to the Japanese crested ibis (toki). Her conversations with Yoko Kondo, a ranger with the Ministry of the Environment, and Fumi Oyama, a renowned photojournalist, explore changes in human behavior to assist in saving the species. Collaborating with her sister, Sarah-Marie, the two cultivated an innovative, educational unit on Lascaux Cave, earning the Excellence Award at The Wilson School in Spring 2025 and presented at the Japanese Association of Art Education (JAAEd) Research Conference at Waseda University in Tokyo in Spring 2026. Entitled Forward-Thinking Artifacts, her presentation included methodologies for engaging students through innovative practices and cultural perspectives. This is Andrea’s fifth year teaching art courses with Paris Academia.