I am delighted to once again share the details of the upcoming field school I have co-organized to run next Summer 2026. Please see all details below! Students from outside Kwantlen Polytechnic University are also welcome to apply.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 15th

APPLICATION WEBSITE: https://www.kpu.ca/studyabroad/field-schools/Paris%26Venice-2026

Visiting both Paris and Venice, this trip of a lifetime places the cities and their rich artistic legacies in a comparative frame working with the theme Artists Feeling the City—Urban Emotion, Materiality, and Experience. The goal of this field school is to approach Paris and Venice with the following questions: What do we mean by “urban emotions” and what is the role of the artist in identifying, representing, and circulating their multifaceted meanings through materials and experiential experimentation? Can the intersection of emotions, cities, and visual art and culture open new avenues of research and art production—and if so, what insights can be gained from their interplay? What is the role of materials, technology, and experiential and mixed media modalities in the representation of urban emotions, and how can the unruly images and visual culture of our cities be tamed—critically and historically? Come join KPU’s Fine Arts Field School and travel and learn alongside your fellow classmates and KPU faculty.