Temple Rome is in the heart of the Eternal city, right around the corner from the Spanish Steps, and just downhill from the sprawling urban parks of Villa Borghese and the historic French Academy at Villa Medici. What better place to deepen your artistic practice! Temple Rome’s Art studios serve a range of courses, and include the following dedicated spaces:
Experiment with the art of making paper by hand. From sheet forming to pulp painting, you’ll explore how texture and material can become part of your creative expression.
Try your hand at monotype, relief, intaglio, and silkscreen. These processes open up exciting ways to layer images, play with repetition, and expand your visual storytelling.
Turn your ideas into books, zines, and bold printed projects. The RISOgraph makes it easy to create vibrant, multi-color works that combine design, illustration, and publishing.
Step into the darkroom and experience the magic of film photography. Developing and printing your own images helps you see light, time, and process in new ways.
Bring your work into the digital world with professional tools for editing and printing (including 3D printing). You’ll leave Rome with polished, gallery-quality images that showcase your vision.
Work in bright, spacious, shared studios that give you the freedom to experiment on any scale. Whether painting or drawing, you’ll have the space and support to refine your practice.
Explore human form through figure modeling. This hands-on work sharpens your eye for proportion and form while building your confidence in three-dimensional expression.
Temple Rome Studio Art offerings include:
ART 2505 Painting Materials and Techniques (Spring)- counts as an adv. level painting course
ART 2601 Photo I: Digital - prerequisite for Photography major
ART 2605 Darkroom Photography; prerequisite for Photography major
ART 2703 Book Structures (Spring)- elective for BFA students
ART 2704 Serigraphy (Spring) – prerequisite for Printmaking major
ART 2706 Intaglio printmaking (Fall) - prerequisite for Printmaking major
ART 2745 Contemporary Papermaking - elective for BFA students
ART 2808 Figure Modelling; prerequisite for Sculpture majors
ART 3508 Painting on Paper: counts as advanced level course for senior painting majors
ART 3512 Rome Sketchbook for BFA students; counts as an advanced level drawing course.
ART 3515 Advanced Drawing: counts as an advanced level drawing course.
ART 3517 Figure Drawing (Fall); counts as an advanced level drawing course.
ART 3519 Advanced Painting: Rome: counts as advanced level course for senior painting majors
ART 3521 Fresco Painting (Fall): counts as upper-level painting course
ART 3605 Darkroom Photography; junior Photography major requirement
ART 3611 Advanced Photo Workshop; counts as specialized Photo course for senior photo majors
ART 3701 Printmaking Workshop: counts as advanced level course for senior print majors
PLUS a wide range of Gen-Eds, Art History, and Language options to ensure that your path to Rome is aligned with your path to graduation – remember study abroad waives the Gen-Ed (GG) World requirement.
Art history classes meet once a week on site, taking students on a voyage through Rome’s churches, museums, and historic sites. Studio art classes incorporate on site excursions to deepen engagement with materials and process. Here is a sampling of the exciting places we visit: Venice Biennale, Arte Fiera di Bologna, Fabriano, Tarquinia, Florence, Mantova, Siena, Naples, Milan, Fresco excursion (design and Installation of a fresco on site), Museums, galleries, and historic landmarks in and around Rome.
Internships At Temple Rome we facilitate internships across the city with contemporary artists, craftsmen, academies, and businesses. With the variety of opportunities, art students gain hands-on experience working in the field with lead practitioners.
Costs Temple University’s Education Abroad team has plenty of resources to help you understand program costs, figure out financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and estimate expenses for your sojourn in Rome. Visit their web page for this feast of fiscal responsibility: https://studyabroad.temple.edu/programs/costs-scholarships-financial-aid
Temple Rome's Gallery of Art Temple Rome has always been a hub of contemporary art. For the last 35 years our very own Gallery of Arthas hosted exhibitions by artists from the local Roman scene and from around the world, and continues to cultivate an exhibition program that provides a platform for new voices, and presents known artists in new ways. The Exhibitions in our gallery bring students into direct contact with contemporary art in Rome. At the end of the semester, the Gallery is transformed, and students themselves are featured in the final student exhibition.
