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# Earn an MFA or MA in Italy at SACI Florence
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/earn-an-mfa-or-ma-in-italy-at-saci-florence/
- Published: 2016-01-27T15:02:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:29:57.000Z
- Description: Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy, offers an MFA in Studio Art (Painting or Drawing), MFA in Photography, MFA in Communication Design, and MA in Art History to students seeking immersion in the culture and art of Europe in NASAD-accredited graduate-degree programs.[http://engine.ne
- Author: Studio Arts College International
- Tags: Announcement, Art Education, Studio Art Centers International, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:17 (2016, 2017, part 1)

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[Studio Art Centers International](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTU3LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkyNTgsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuMTYwLjE3OC40NCIsIm53IjoyMDcsInBjIjowLCJlYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzdCI6MCwiYmYiOnRydWUsInBuIjoiYXprcHJldmlldyIsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zYWNpLWZsb3JlbmNlLmVkdS8xNy1jYXRlZ29yeS1zdHVkeS1hdC1zYWNpLzIzOS1wYWdlLWdyYWR1YXRlLXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kucGhwIiwicmUiOjF9&s=A5YSznnK2TGbyVypU2S2bgYGgsA&ref=hyperallergic.com) in Florence, Italy, offers an [MFA in Studio Art (Painting or Drawing)](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTc1LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzMzksImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5vcmcvMTctY2F0ZWdvcnktc3R1ZHktYXQtc2FjaS85OC1wYWdlLW1mYS1pbi1zdHVkaW8tYXJ0LnBocCIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=BmhNDLPdRw7guBk0l%5F7Xc7gtAcA&ref=hyperallergic.com), [MFA in Photography](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTc2LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDAsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5vcmcvMTctY2F0ZWdvcnktc3R1ZHktYXQtc2FjaS8yMTQtcGFnZS1tZmEtaW4tcGhvdG9ncmFwaHkucGhwIiwicmUiOjF9&s=ngo3W6dASeUoMzxhTIQ2rhuEfCw&ref=hyperallergic.com), [MFA in Communication Design](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTc3LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDEsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5lZHUvMTctY2F0ZWdvcnktc3R1ZHktYXQtc2FjaS8yNTItcGFnZS1tZmEtaW4tY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1kZXNpZ24ucGhwIiwicmUiOjF9&s=xNFJBIh%5F5ar7n3Ly8dLXMwgeU9g&ref=hyperallergic.com), and [MA in Art History](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTc4LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDIsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5lZHUvMTctY2F0ZWdvcnktc3R1ZHktYXQtc2FjaS8yMzctcGFnZS1tYS1pbi1hcnQtaGlzdG9yeS5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=GnSDrJz0-ZTI3kfMQ-StVXeriEk&ref=hyperallergic.com) to students seeking immersion in the culture and art of Europe in NASAD-accredited graduate-degree programs.

At SACI Florence, students and faculty form a community that emphasizes on-site learning and encourages creative approaches to art making, design, and scholarship. SACI’s mission is to create an enriching environment for scholars of studio art, design, art history, and conservation by offering:

- **Mentorship and instruction** in English from SACI’s outstanding faculty as well as access to an established network of artists, critics, theorists, curators, and publishers through [SACI’s Arts Council](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTc5LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDMsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5lZHUvOC1jYXRlZ29yeS1hYm91dC1zYWNpLzM5LXBhZ2UtYXJ0aXN0cy1jb3VuY2lsLnBocCIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=pyIE9orzoO%5F3jfPvBnwM6TEuRoc&ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Friends of SACI](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTgwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDQsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5lZHUvOC1jYXRlZ29yeS1hYm91dC1zYWNpLzQwLXBhZ2UtZnJpZW5kcy1vZi1zYWNpLnBocCIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=7AJyLUFilOWCPif7WvEwmvg8sG0&ref=hyperallergic.com)
- **Direct access** to Florentine and Italian art and culture
- **Individual graduate studios** in a fully renovated [Renaissance palazzo](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTgxLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNDUsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc2FjaS1mbG9yZW5jZS5lZHUvOC1jYXRlZ29yeS1hYm91dC1zYWNpLzE5OC1wYWdlLWZhY2lsaXRpZXMtaGlzdG9yeS5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=j4HsOz6elNqJG4sMHUFpeJvGb4o&ref=hyperallergic.com) in the heart of Florence
- **Extended** [**field trips**](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTgyLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTIsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuNTEuMTgiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly9zYWNpLWFydC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvc2FjaS1jb3Vyc2UtcHJvamVjdHMtZmllbGQtdHJpcHMvIiwicmUiOjF9&s=TcObbQd55r4F5GITrnrXP3UtqWA&ref=hyperallergic.com) to European centers outside of Italy such as [Berlin](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTgzLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTMsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vc2FjaS1hcnQuY29tLzIwMTQvMDQvMDEvc2FjaS1tZmEtc3R1ZGVudHMtaW4tc3R1ZGlvLWFydC12aXNpdC1iZXJsaW4vIiwicmUiOjF9&s=-dKp9GJX-BPosvXM3g3kBR3ku9Q&ref=hyperallergic.com) and [London](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTg0LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTQsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vc2FjaS1hcnQuY29tLzIwMTQvMTAvMzEvc2FjaS1tZmEtaW4tc3R1ZGlvLWFydC1zdHVkZW50cy12aXNpdC1sb25kb24vIiwicmUiOjF9&s=CwQLW1AE4b3hiY77t%5FrC96LSZ7M&ref=hyperallergic.com), as well as trips to the [Venice Biennale](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTg1LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTUsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vc2FjaS1hcnQuY29tLzIwMTUvMTAvMjcvc2FjaS1tZmEtaW4tcGhvdG9ncmFwaHktc3R1ZGVudHMtdGFrZS1maWVsZC10cmlwLXRvLXZlbmljZS1hbmQtdGhlLWJpZW5uYWxlLyIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=bTIP4VQiuDqxbcZf0gUCX4pFwJY&ref=hyperallergic.com) and contemporary art exhibitions and fairs in Bologna, Milan, Turin, Naples, and Rome
- **For-credit teaching assistantships** open to students in their second year of the MFA programs

Rolling admissions: the [application](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTg2LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTYsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE4LWNhdGVnb3J5LWFkbWlzc2lvbnMvMTAxLXBhZ2UtZ2VuZXJhbC1pbnN0cnVjdGlvbnMucGhwIiwicmUiOjF9&s=XG%5FssEzQgWzURqi17WFNH0xN8Iw&ref=hyperallergic.com) and [scholarship](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTg3LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNTcsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE4LWNhdGVnb3J5LWFkbWlzc2lvbnMvMTI3LXBhZ2Utc2Nob2xhcnNoaXAtaW5mb3JtYXRpb24ucGhwIiwicmUiOjF9&s=-l-ik7hkbrSDCnCkDhhwmkpeAco&ref=hyperallergic.com) deadline for MFA and MA programs is March 15.

SACI also offers post-baccalaureate certificate programs in [Studio Art](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTg4LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNjEsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE3LWNhdGVnb3J5LXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kvMjE1LXBhZ2UtcG9zdC1iYWMtaW4tc3R1ZGlvLWFydC5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=twyNrIoan4XkVEamNUiJS1vRNq0&ref=hyperallergic.com) and [Conservation](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTkwLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNjMsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE3LWNhdGVnb3J5LXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kvMjE2LXBhZ2UtcG9zdC1iYWMtaW4tY29uc2VydmF0aW9uLnBocCIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=4gbZoe40mI25TJCZDMPl-ZSJ9r8&ref=hyperallergic.com), and [fall](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTkxLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNjQsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE3LWNhdGVnb3J5LXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kvODktcGFnZS1hY2FkZW1pYy15ZWFyLXNlbWVzdGVyLWFicm9hZC5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=QeL8NLwTGwNaDwKnXIlJSeuskcg&ref=hyperallergic.com), [spring](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTkxLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNjQsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE3LWNhdGVnb3J5LXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kvODktcGFnZS1hY2FkZW1pYy15ZWFyLXNlbWVzdGVyLWFicm9hZC5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=QeL8NLwTGwNaDwKnXIlJSeuskcg&ref=hyperallergic.com), and [summer](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NzQ0NzYsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjozNDgyODksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxMjkzOTkyLCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE0MTkzNjUsImZsIjo5ODkxNDMsImlwIjoiNTQuODcuMjYuMjU0IiwibnciOjIwNywicGMiOjAsImVjIjowLCJwciI6MTY2NiwicnQiOjEsInN0IjowLCJiZiI6dHJ1ZSwicG4iOiJhemtwcmV2aWV3IiwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNhY2ktZmxvcmVuY2UuZWR1LzE3LWNhdGVnb3J5LXN0dWR5LWF0LXNhY2kvOTEtcGFnZS1sYXRlLXNwcmluZy1zdW1tZXItc3R1ZGllcy5waHAiLCJyZSI6MX0&s=1LDBLtkBPZKhxhhXm0wQPV0e4WI&ref=hyperallergic.com) courses for undergraduates and graduates.

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