Venice Biennale - Faculty-Led Program

Explore one of the world’s oldest international art exhibitions - Art Biennale in Venice - showcasing cutting-edge and contemporary artwork from around the world. Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere is the title and theme of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2024, curated by Adriano Pedrosa.

Program Highlights:

• Enrich your artistic perspective and understand the cultural significance of art by viewing the work of international artists.
• Visit notable museums while in Venice – Peggy Guggenheim, Murano Glass Museum, The Gallerie dell’Accademia, Leonardo da Vinci Museum, and others.
• Be inspired by the creative energy of Venice.
• Upon returning to RIT in the fall of 2024, create your own creative work responding to the conceptual and aesthetic experience of viewing the world’s most celebrated contemporary artwork.

The application deadline for the summer 2024 program has passed. To inquire about the 2026 program, contact the faculty director (Elizabeth Kronfield, edkfaa@rit.edu).

Program Term: Fall 2024 course (travel to Venice in summer 2024)
Travel Dates: July 28-August 8, 2024
Credits: 3 (must complete travel and fall semester course; credits will be earned in fall 2024 semester)

Course Details:
• STAR 550 - Venice Biennale (undergraduate)
• STAR 650 - Venice Biennale (graduate)
• ITDI 300 - Honors Travel Seminar: Venice Biennale (honors)

Participants will be enrolled in the course at RIT in fall 2024 by the RIT Global office*, with travel to Venice taking place before the fall semester for the Art Biennale exhibit.
No pre-requistes. Open to all majors (2rd year and above and Graduate students)

*you are not able to register for the course in SIS.

Application deadline: February 18, 2024

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To Apply

Applications are closed

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Program Cost & Financial Aid

Program Cost: Student budget worksheet (summer 2024) - outlines all program costs. You will pay tuition, a program fee (housing, etc), and out-of-pocket expenses.

Financial Aid:
Financial aid may cover some program costs. As you review the budget worksheet, please remember that it does not include your RIT financial aid or scholarships, which may cover some of the program costs. The purpose of the budget worksheet is to show all the costs associated with your study abroad program, which will help your RIT Financial Aid Assistant Director determine how your aid and scholarships may be applied. 

To understand how your financial aid and scholarships may apply to your program costs:

• Make an appointment with your financial aid assistant director (call Financial Aid at 585-475-2186) and mention that you are calling for a study abroad appointment
• Upload a copy of your budget worksheet(s) via the Financial Aid upload portal at https://join.rit.edu/register/FA_upload (at least 48 hours before your scheduled meeting so they have time to prepare) 
  • Please rename the file name of your budget worksheet before uploading it to the Financial Aid portal based on the instructions provided in the portal (adding your name and student ID)
• To find out the name of your financial aid assistant director for your degree program visit: https://www.rit.edu/admissions/aid/contact#counseling-team

We recommend you meet with Financial Aid before the application deadline so you understand how your aid will apply. The RIT financial aid office is located in Bausch and Lomb Center (Bldg. 77), 2nd floor, 2125.

Scholarships:

• RIT Education Abroad Travel Grants ($500-$1,000)
  All students with pending applications in the RIT Study Abroad Compass for this program will be automatically considered for an RIT Education Abroad Travel Grant. You will be informed of your scholarship status shortly after the application deadline. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need.

Other scholarships: RIT Study Abroad Scholarships, National Study Abroad Scholarships