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"My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness." - Michelangelo Buonarotti
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The 3-Month Intensive Course Studio - Les Escaliers, Argenton-Chateau
Our 3-Month Intensive Courses are held at Les Escaliers, the private studio-residence of Timothy Stotz and Nicole Michelle Tully,
in Argenton-Chateau, France (Poitou-Charentes - 79).
The Intensive Course Studio and Les Escaliers are a private faculty residence, and are not open to the general public.
The 3-Month Intensive Course Studio is available to students Sunday to Thursday, during school hours only (Su - Th, 9am - 6pm).
The 3-Month curriculum takes Fridays and Saturdays as its weekend.
The course studio in Argenton-Chateau offers an approximately 900 sq ft (85m2) northlight studio on the third floor (40 steps to walk up).
There is ample room for twelve students to work, plus the instructors.
The Intensive Course studio offers hot-water brush sinks, a small study lounge and reading room, a coffee break area, racks and shelves
for individual supply storage,
and a full bathroom.
The studio is well-ventilated, heated and insulated, and its ceiling peaks at 19 feet (6 metres).
High-quality easels, chairs, tall stools, drawing boards and tabourets will be provided for drawing and painting in the classroom
only, and a small studio fee will cover the cost of providing non-toxic solvents and medium.
No cameras, mirrors, devices, electronics, audio or video recorders of any kind are allowed in the studio at any time.
The Paris Program Studio - Studio Escalier, Montmartre
Located on a tiny street in Montmartre (18ème arrondissement), our new Paris Program Studio sits in a quiet residential section
of a quartier world-renowned for its artistic heritage. [Metro: Abbesses - M12].
The Paris Program Studio is a private and historic faculty residence, and is not open to the general public.
(Our studio was the former Montmartre atelier of
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and
Suzanne Valadon).
The studio is available to students during school hours only, Monday - Friday.
(For exact daily schedules, see individual Paris program application PDFs, on the
HOW to APPLY page).
It offers approximately 450 sq ft (42m2) of active studio space, with a 14-foot ceiling (4.25 meters), and one entire wall
of north light. There is ample space for up to 10 students to work, plus the instructors.
The studio is well-heated and insulated.
High-quality easels, chairs, tall stools, drawing boards and folding stools are provided
for classroom use.
The Paris Program Studio is currently available for drawing instruction only. No cameras, mirrors, devices, electronics, audio or video recorders of any kind are allowed in the studio at any time.
Special Programs in Argenton-Chateau
Special 4-week programs meet occasionally in parallel to our 3-month Intensive Courses. They
hold their daily work-sessions at the spacious Salle des Fetes in Argenton Chateau, or at
the historic 19th c property called Les Sylvains.
Built in 1900, the Salle des Fetes is a 4500 sq ft (420 m2) facility, featuring a 1500 sq ft northlight painting studio,
its own kitchen, bathrooms and sinks. It has been used as both an instructional space and
a public exhibition space for student and faculty works.
Built in 1861 as an hotel particulier for the local notaire,
Les Sylvains ("The Fauns") is an 8000 sq ft (750 m2) facility in the center of Argenton-Chateau.
It offers a 600 sq. ft north-light art studio, multiple furnished 2BR apartments for student housing,
a 1024K wireless DSL network (for student use only), and laundry facilities. It offers a private,
quarter-acre formal garden for official functions and plein-air performances.
The performance spaces and group studio at Les Sylvains are available to residents Monday to Friday, during school hours only (9am - 6pm).
Les Sylvains is wholly owned and operated by Studio Escalier, and is not open to the general public.
Art Supplies and Materials
A course supply list is sent to all accepted students approximately six weeks
before the first day of class (dry media for drawing and oil color for painting are preferred.)
Solvent and a basic painting medium are provided for sale at the studio.
Therefore, you can bring all your supplies on the plane as checked luggage (not carry-on), or ship them 2-3 weeks
ahead of your arrival. Always use regular post airmail. Please ask us for advice on labeling
to avoid paying customs charges.
If you prefer to work with specific brands of extra-fine art materials (specific oil-primed linens, oil grounds, fine art
papers, etc) you should bring them with you.
For 3-Month Intensive Programs in Argenton-Chateau, we highly recommend using
Boesner online in Bordeaux, for
advance ordering of course supplies and fine arts materials. They offer an extremely large selection,
including Schmincke-Mussini and Old Holland oil colours at wholesale prices.
Students fill out their own orders, using order forms from the current catalogue.
Orders are placed by fax, and take 5 - 7 business days to arrive.
BOESNER online catalogue sales (Vente en ligne) are in French only. Click
here for their site.
Once you arrive in Argenton-Chateau,
DALBE in Angers is a fine arts retail store that carries a standard range of fine artist's materials. Our weekly course
schedule (Sunday - Thursday) is designed so students can travel roundtrip to Angers by public transport on Friday or Saturday.
If you wish to buy extra-fine art materials in Paris, you have MANY excellent choices. We suggest you start with:
Sennelier
Dubois
Adam-Montparnasse
Maison Gattegno
Note: Buying a brand new French easel/landscape box in France for private use is less expensive
than mailing yourself one.
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