Immerse your visual arts and communication students in the European capitals of contemporary art and culture: Berlin and Barcelona. ESA connects your program to visits with local artists and entrepreneurs from different creative disciplines such as urban art, film and photography, and video games. We help your students develop their own creative projects through workshops and talks with professionals from diverse fields and backgrounds, all the while they explore these German and Spanish capitals.
Duration
4 weeks
Fields
Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Photography, Journalism, Advertising, History
Destinations
Berlin (Germany) & Barcelona (Spain)
Housing
Pre-Departure and On-Site Orientation / Materials
International Airfare
Health Insurance
On-Site Staff
Course-Themed Visits and Lectures
Classroom / Facility Space
Tour Guides
On-Campus Marketing Materials
Excursions
Meals
Ground Transportation
WEEK 1
Welcome reception and orientation
Welcome meal
Guest lecture: Intro to German language and culture
Reichstag building
Firm visit 1: Meet and talk with indie video games company CEO at the HQ
Jewish Holocaust memorial and museum
Stasi Museum
Firm visit 2: Freelance photographer
WEEK 2
Bauhaus Museum
Berlin TV Tower
Firm visit 3: Film Production company. Get together with film directors and producers to hear about their experiences as entrepreneurial women
Firm visit 4: Video Games company visit. Meet and talk with the head of publishing of a video game development company, and learn about that fascinating industry
Farewell meal
Flight to Barcelona
Welcome reception and orientation
Welcome meal and gathering with local students
Guest lecture: intro to Spanish language and culture
La Sagrada Familia
WEEK 3
Day trip to Figueres and Girona
Catalan cuisine cooking workshop with a local chef
Firm visit 5: Meet and talk about entrepreneurship with a representative from the tourism industry
Firm visit 6: Workshop on therapy photography with a local artist
Firm visit 7: Multimedia and Animation company visit. Learn about the potential of multimedia and digital animation with a startup’s creative team.
ESA exclusive global competency exclusive workshop
WEEK 4
Barcelona street art walking tour and workshop
Barcelona Contemporary Culture Center
Firm visit 8: Explore the history of Catalan Film by visiting their archive with a film history specialist.
ESA Global Competency Skills Workshop
Firm visit 9: Audiovisual Production company visit. Meet with a content representative of Spain’s biggest audiovisual producer company, and visit their facilities with their team.
Farewell dinner at the beach
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