| 2019-2020 COURSE SCHEDULE and Application Deadlines |
“The art is not what you see, but what you make visible to others.”
“L’art n’est pas ce que vous voyez, mais ce que vous faire voir aux autres.” – Edgar Degas
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Our upcoming course schedule including subject, location, program dates and application deadlines are listed below in chronological order.
Admission to all courses requires online application and portfolio submission, 4 to 6 months before the first day of class.
All courses currently accepting applications are indicated below by the 
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(If any seats re-open or remain open after the deadline, click on the 
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Note: All mobile and tablet users must contact us, to request an application form via e-mail:
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For a full course description, including price, faculty, class size and eligibility, click any course title:
| Course Title | Subject and Location | Program Dates | Application Deadline |
| 2019 AUTUMN at the LOUVRE 6-week Program |
daily figure drawing + drawing at the Louvre – Paris | 20 Oct – 29 Nov 2019 | 1 October 2019 
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| 2019 DECEMBER PORTRAIT DRAWING |
portrait drawing from life + drawing at the Louvre – Paris |
1 Dec – 20 Dec 2019 |
1 October 2019 |
| 2020 WINTER at the LOUVRE 8-week program |
daily figure drawing + drawing at the Louvre – Paris | 5 Jan – 28 Feb 2020 | 1 October 2019
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| 2020 SPRING COLOR in PARIS |
perceptual color & painting the human figure – Paris | 9 Mar – 27 Mar 2020 | 1 October 2019
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| SPRING PORTRAIT in ARGENTON CHATEAU | long-pose portrait painting – Argenton-Chateau | 2 Apr – 25 Apr 2020 | 1 October 2019
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| 2020 ALLA PRIMA PORTRAIT in PARIS |
alla prima portrait painting – Paris | 4 May – 23 May 2020 | 1 October 2019 |
2020 SUMMER in PARIS -FIGURE DRAWING | 4 weeks drawing – Tobias Hall | 6 July – 31 July 2020 |
1 Dec 2019 |
| 2020 SUMMER in PARIS -PERCEPTUAL COLOR | 3 weeks of oil painting – Paris |
3 Aug – 21 Aug 2020 |
1 Dec 2019 |
| 2020 SUMMER INTENSIVE | drawing & painting the human figure – Argenton-Chateau |
28 May – 15 August 2020 | 1 January 2020 |
| 2020 AUTUMN PAINTING | long-pose figure painting in oil – Argenton-Chateau | to be announced | 1 April 2020 |
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COURSE SCHEDULE – GENERAL OVERVIEW
Studio Escalier operates school studios in Paris, as well as in Argenton-Chateau, France (2.5 hrs southwest of Paris). The course schedule on this page includes ALL upcoming courses in both locations.
We currently only schedule drawing programs in Paris, from October to April annually.
See our DRAWING PROGRAMS in PARIS page for details.
We schedule 6-week, 8-week and 12-week courses in drawing and painting at our campus in Argenton-Chateau, between May and October annually. See our INTENSIVE COURSES page for a more detailed description.
We schedule up to five special programs annually in figure drawing, figure painting, portrait painting or other topics, that may be held in either location. See our SPECIAL PROGRAMS to learn more about what’s planned for the coming year.
See our FACILITIES page for details about our different studio locations.
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APPLICATION DEADLINES
The priority application deadline for every course is 4 to 6 months before the first day of class.
Not all courses are fully enrolled by the priority deadline, and alternates may be needed in case of cancellations.
The application process and its procedures are fully described on the ADMISSIONS page.
For a list of tuition prices and payment deadlines, including policies on tuition payment, housing costs and refund requests, click PRICES and PAYMENT.
Need help? SCHOLARSHIPS and work-study aid may still be available for some programs.
Note: Scholarship deadlines are earlier than the deadlines listed above. See below for details.
INTENSIVE COURSES in Argenton-Chateau are enrolled on three deadlines:
a scholarship deadline (6 months before the first day of class)
a priority deadline (5 months before the first day of class), and
a final deadline (if needed, 2 months before the first day of class).
Scholarship application guidelines and deadlines can be reviewed on the Scholarships and Aid page.
Priority applicants enroll at a published, reduced price (approximately 10% discount).
Priority enrollees are also given first housing preference, in the order applications are received.
Final applicants are enrolled at the full tuition price, after the student cancellation/refund deadline has passed.
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DRAWING PROGRAMS in PARIS are enrolled on two deadlines:
a priority deadline (5 months before the first day of class), and
a final deadline (if needed, 2 months before the first day of class).
Note: There are no scholarships or student aid available for any Paris drawing programs.
Priority applicants enroll at a published, reduced price (approximately 10% discount).
Final applicants are enrolled at the full tuition price, after the student cancellation/refund deadline has passed.
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SPECIAL PROGRAMS are enrolled on two deadlines:
a priority deadline (4 to 6 months before the first day of class), and
a final deadline (if needed, 10 to 12 weeks before the first day of class).
Note: There are no scholarships or student aid available for any Special Programs.
Priority applicants enroll at a published, reduced price (approximately 10% discount).
In Argenton-Chateau, priority students are given first housing preference, in the order applications are received.
Final applicants are enrolled at the full tuition price, after the student cancellation/refund deadline has passed.