UGA Cortona Studies Abroad

08/12/2026

UGA Cortona alumni family, say hello to our newest members: the students of Summer 2026!
📷 credit: Brittainy Lauback

08/12/2026

Our Summer 2026 program participants left Venice on a boat bound for the airport, accompanied by a dramatic display of silent heat lightning. A fitting end to an exciting semester - buon viaggio a tutti!

08/12/2026

The Saddest Happy Hour, Summer 2026... saying our last goodbyes 🥲

08/12/2026

The indefatigable Dr. Goodchild led another optional visit in Venice, to the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. This Franciscan gothic church houses some spectacular funeral monuments, as well as some humble ones; it is also home to two undisputed masterpieces by the young Titian. We were disappointed not to see the breathtaking Bellini painting, which is currently out for restoration work, but Dr. Goodchild said this only means we must return to Venice one day!

08/11/2026

On our first morning in Venice, art historian Dr. Karen Goodchild and Painting instructor Suzie Dittenber teamed up to lead an optional visit to the Gallerie dell’Accademia, and almost thirty program participants came along! It was a morning filled with stimulating conversations about painting techniques and the meaning of paintings… and we confess we enjoyed the museum’s air-conditioning, too. 🥵

08/11/2026

Venice, here we come!

08/06/2026

We’ve made it to our final excursion of the semester: Venezia! While here, some of our students and faculty chose to visit the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most influential exhibitions of contemporary art.

Coming off the heels of their own recent art exhibition, our group had the opportunity to interact with and experience a wide array of contemporary works, ranging from robots doing calligraphy to baby dolls hanging out on scaffolding! They wandered through more than 50 national pavilions and immersive installations, encountering perspectives from artists around the globe and experiencing firsthand how contemporary art can spark meaningful dialogue about the world we live in.

Our trip to Venice has been filled with so many amazing experiences, but this was certainly one to remember!

08/02/2026