Apply now for one of the VSA's three summer programs in 19th- and early 20th-century art, architecture, and design! Join graduate students, academics, architects and fellow enthusiasts in exploring early Modernism in Chicago, Gilded Age Newport, or 19th-century England.
Partial and full scholarships available - applications due by March 10th.
Newport (May 30-June 8): ten days in the “Queen” of American resorts and environs with architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson (in his last year as director of the program) -- The Breakers, the Isaac Bell House, historic gardens and churches, stunning Tiffany and La Farge windows and much more!
Chicago (June 11-18): explore the roots of American Modernism, with guided visits of H. H. Richardson's Glessner House, Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre, Burnham & Root's Rookery Building, Oak Park, the decorative arts collection at Crab Tree Farm, and America's first planned industrial community of Pullman.
London (June 28-July 13): study the art and architecture of London and beyond, including the great British industrial cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, along with idyllic country estates and gardens in Surrey and the Cotswolds. And, prior to its public opening, we will include a special visit to Munstead Wood, the home and garden of Britain's most famous 20th-century landscape designer, Gertrude Jekyll!
Enjoy lectures by leading scholars, private tours of historic sites, and opportunities to get behind the scenes at museums and galleries. We welcome graduate students, academics, architects, and knowledgeable enthusiasts, and we look forward to seeing YOU this summer!
