Dates

Travel Dates:  Program canceled on March 15, 2020

Program Overview

London is the perfect setting to explore the past, present, and future of illustration.

Students will capture their experiences by journaling and drawing in a sketchbook that will be the springboard for illustration assignments. Inspiration will come from visits to a number of attractions. To kick off the program, students will take an open bus tour of London, which will be followed up by visits to the British Museum, the Tate Modern, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Students will also visit illustration galleries, visit with contemporary illustrators in-studio, and have a workshop with a London illustrator., all while discovering the unique neighborhoods of London.

Accommodations are in the centrally located cultural district of Bloomsbury, which was once home to writers such as Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster. Students will also see the evolving East End area, once gritty and poor, but now a vibrant area with galleries and the Brick Lane market that features emerging designers. Side trips to Hever Castle and to Brighton are also planned, and fans of the Harry Potter series will be thrilled with the tour of the Warner Brothers studio in London.

For more insight, check out www.LDNMICA.wordpress.com. Fees include all accommodations, all ground transportation for class trips, and some meals (breakfast and evening meal).

Faculty

Rebecca Bradley was born and raised in South East England. She attended Maidstone College of Art and Chelsea College of Art. She came to the United States in 1999 to study for an MFA in Illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design. Rebecca taught at the Art Institute of Boston for five years before coming to MICA in 2005. She is the Director of the MA in Illustration.

Sam Lacombe studied painting with David Aronson and Robert D'Arista at Boston University, where he received BFA and MFA degrees in painting. He is a painter involved in the issues of form, light, space, design, and process, and for the past ten years, his paintings have centered on urban Americana, particularly mid to late twentieth-century signage. His work is in several private collections and has been exhibited in group and solo shows nationally and abroad.

Program Fees

Estimated $6,700 (does not include international airfare) Includes tuition for 3 undergraduate credits in Illustration. Optional: add an additional 3 credits in Art History or Humanistic Studies for $1,700 with approval from faculty and department chair.

Questions

Contact program coordinator Rebecca Bradley at rbradley@mica.edu.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students in all majors-18 years or older with a valid passport-who have completed at least one year of college. For all programs, credits can be applied to Studio Elective. For more information, or to inquire about scholarships, contact MICA Open Studies at openstudies@mica.edu or 410-225-2219.