DIPLOMA IN VISUAL ARTS

The students who successfully accomplish the Three-Year Diploma Program are awarded a private institutional diploma in Visual Arts of European standard. This course is an intensive highly customized and personalized sequences of progressive learning, where the student receives an applied knowledge training in small student groups.

The course is suitable for people with the minimum of initial preparation since it is designed to take a student from zero to a hundred, providing the KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUE, and development of PERSONAL ARTISTIC STYLE and refined artistic taste.

During the course of the three years, the students build the strongest PORTFOLIO which enables them to choose from a variety of career options such as illustration, animation, design, drawing in architecture, fashion design, and many other career paths in the world of Visual Arts.

Three-Year Diploma Program

PAINTING and DRAWING

FALL INTAKE

29 September 2025 - 5 June 2026

HYBRID PROGRAM**

5th of January – 31st of July 2026

WINTER INTENSIVE INTAKE*

02 February 2026 - 31st of July 2026

For the full information about the tuition fees, deadlines and policies please follow the link:

https://www.artac.org/tuition-fees-deadlines

Additional Information

To earn a diploma, accredited by the Tuscany Region it is mandatory to demonstrate the Certificate of level B1 in the Italian language and to complete the rest of necessary requirements such as attendance during the lessons, minimum grade threshold, etc.

Only in the first year of the Three-Year program, the students have the option of joining from the Fall or Winter Intensive or Hybrid Intake. In the following two years, the studies always begin from the Fall.

*Winter Intensive Intake is the One-Year program which covers the same curriculum and the same amount of academic hours, but in a shorter and more compact time frame. During certain months, apart from normal daily classes, the student takes 3 evening classes per week included in the curriculum. The number of academic hours equals to the One-Year program starting in October.

**Hybrid Program is the Foundation Year program split in two segments:

Online Segment (Self-Paced) 4 months: January through April
In-Person Segment 3 months (Intensive): May through July

All subjects are taught in English.

We encourage students to meet tuition payment deadlines. However, applications entering after official deadlines will be considered as long as space is available. An additional charge of 300 euro will be applied to the tuition payments coming past the deadline.

Full-time students (enrolled in a program of a minimum length of one year are entitled to 50 % discount for any workshop during the time of their enrollment in the course).

Tuition Fees:

Fall Intake 2024 - 2025

Early Bird enrollment: 12.300 euro (deadline 15/03/2024)

Standard enrollment: 13.550 euro (deadline 15/06/2024)

Winter Intensive Intake 2025

Early Bird enrollment: 12.300 euro (deadline 15/09/2024)

Standard enrollment: 13.550 euro (deadline 15/12/2024)

Hybrid Program 2025

Early Bird enrollment: 12.300 euro (deadline 15/09/2024)

Standard enrollment: 13.550 euro (deadline 15/12/2024)

Fall Intake 2025 - 2026

Early Bird enrollment: 13.300 euro (deadline 15/03/2025)