An Afternoon of Art, Wine, and Appetizers
Oct | 02
Umbra’s studio at Via dei Priori came alive Tuesday afternoon for the art classes’ final show. The hallways buzzed as students, instructors, and staff wandered from exhibit to exhibit, carefully balancing wine and appetizers. One room featured larger-than-life frescoes painted... Read MoreUmbra Professor Leads Fresco Painting Workshop
Oct | 02
Umbra Institute Fresco Painting professor William Pettit III will be hosting a fresco painting workshop through fine arts collective The Bottega. Participants will study traditional fresco techniques and aid in the permanent restoration of Cottanello Chapel. Professor Pettit explains the... Read More
Welcome Spring Students
Oct | 02
The Spring 2012 semester is underway! Students from colleges and universities from across the United States arrived last week. Since their arrival students have been attending orientation sessions, acclimating themselves to life in one of Italy’s greatest cities, and preparing... Read More
Welcome Aperitivo
Oct | 02
Taking a break from the Intensive Italian week to get to each other, Spring 2012 students met a the Birraio for the damous Umbra Welcome Aperitivo. This time Birraio added an American touch, and brought out hamburgers! Suffice it to... Read More
Students Experience Authentic Wine Tasting
Oct | 01
Oaky or stony? Aged or young? Tannic or steel? Umbra students learned the meaning of these terms during the summer’s first wine tasting Thursday evening at Énonè, a popular Perugian enoteca. After describing the process of making wine, sommelier Silvia... Read More
Travel Workshop Takes Off
Sep | 30
Monday evening, Umbra students packed the school's biggest classroom to participate in an hour-long Travel Workshop. The workshop was open to all and led by Umbra staff members Ian Lyons and Rachel Bethany as well as by Frankie Walsh from... Read More