arts in society-Berlin

DATES: May-June 2010

COST: Approximately: $3500. Please note students may qualify for scholarships.

Fee includes tuition, hotel accommodations, some tours & excursions, ground transportation pass (but not airport transfer), pre-departure orientation, Welcome Dinner, museum pass, emergency evacuation insurance and Int'l Student ID with limited insurance. The program fee does NOT include round trip airfare or meals.

GRADUATE CREDITS: 3 credits in Masters of Arts Management 603 (For students having already received MAM 603, students may receive MAM 711.)

HOUSING: Hotel

EXCURSIONS: City tour of Berlin, Tour of Berlin and the Cold War/WWII. Participants meet with Berlin based artists, performers and art professionals. Structured visits to galleries and art/cultural support organizations, both public and private. Through combined program: museum visits and tours, Architectural tour.

CONTACT: Marie alice Arnold 703.993.2167 or toll free at (866) 468-1243

APPLY ONLINE BY: MARCH 26, 2010

ELIGIBILTY: Graduate student in Arts Management or related field, 2.5 overall grade point average.

ONLY IN BERLIN are there more than 170 museums and art galleries, 3 opera houses, 8 symphony and 10 chamber orchestras, 880 choirs, 200 theaters, musical band, ensembles & clubs...!!

For this reason, and many others, Berlin is considered a thriving hub of the Western art scene. Don't miss this exciting
opportunity to investigate the arts in German Society for two weeks this summer in Germany's cultural and political capital!

This two-week course examines how Berlin's unique history, its geographical location between the East and the West and government support for the arts have created this old and new city with rich cultural contrasts between the cultural values and mores of the former East and the West. Participants will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the contemporary cultural discourse of Berlin.  Contrasting themes will be considered, such as the push and pull between the many facets of what Berlin society views as "high," "low," "fine," "commercial," "mainstream," "underground," "established," "popular," "accessible," "cutting edge," "traditional" and "techno" art expressions.

Students will accomplish this through:

-- studio visits with selected Berlin based artists and performers
-- visits to public and private art and cultural support organizations
-- visits to a diverse group of art galleries and other arts and cultural venues to provide a cross section of societal views

By program's end, participants will have had the opportunity to experience and study first-hand the rich tapestry of cultural contrasts provided by the Arts and Society of Berlin. 

Click here for more information about Berlin, including more details about some of the museums and historical sites this program will tour.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.