ICFAD’s TRIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Barcelona, Spain

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM BARCELONA 2020 The week-long symposium will be followed by a two-day global seminar at Elisava, planned cooperatively with colleagues from ELIA, the globally connected European network for higher arts education. Registration for the Global Seminar (€ 150) is underwritten by ICFAD for members who attend the symposium AND the seminar. Members will, however, be responsible for their own overnight accommodations, once the symposium ends (i.e. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday nights). Members wishing to register for the Global Seminar and not the symposium should register at www.elia-artschools.org and are invited to arrive early and join us at the Universitat de Barcelona the Friday prior. Join us for ICFAD’s triennial international summer symposium, an informative and educational experience that will address global issues in the arts and arts education. During a visit to the original campus of the Universitat de Barcelona, founded in 1450, we will learn about the long history of this institution, its buildings, library (including a collection of incunables), and art collection. We will experience a presentation about the differences between U.S. and European institutions of higher education - including the Bologna Process - that reshaped the way European universities work, especially from a curricular viewpoint. There will be a roundtable on these topics that will include a number of deans from the University of Barcelona, offering a very productive exchange of information among participants. A presentation about academic exchange opportunities will provide information needed to pursue such exchanges. ICFAD members are invited to present, as part of our time on campus.

Gijs van Hensbergen will accompany and share his knowledge with us for several days, as we visit together: • La Sagrada Familia, the monumental church designed by Antoni Gaudí, with construction which began in 1882 and continues today • Museu d’Historia de Barcelona, including the world’s most extensive subterranean Roman ruins • Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, located in the Palau Nacional of Montjuic, constructed for the International Exposition of 1929 • Fundació Joan Miró, taking us on a trip around the Barcelona of Joan Miró, providing an opportunity to discover the links between the artist and the city of his birth, and his wish to see art become a natural part of people’s everyday lives • Museu Picasso, very rich in regard to work from the formative years in the life of the artist; practically exhaustive up to the Blue Period • Palau de la Musica, this essential landmark in the cultural and social life of Catalonia is an architectural jewel of Catalan Art Nouveau and the only concert venue in this style to be listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO • Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona’s Opera House was founded on the Ramblas in 1847 and has continued through the years to fulfill its role as a culture and arts centre and one of the symbols of the city • Park Güell, a failed garden city project transformed by Gaudí into a public park brimming with imagination and symbolism • Casa Milá / La Pedrera, Gaudí’s architectonic sculpture combining absolute aesthetic liberty with original structural solutions Two pricing options are available for the International Symposium. A seven-night, six-day program has been planned for $4,656. The price includes breakfast at the hotel each morning, five lunches and two dinners. A five-night, four-day experience is planned for $3,140 and includes breakfast at the hotel each morning, three lunches, two dinners and a farewell reception. The price for these trip is a per person price based on two people sharing. The price for single occupancy is higher. For guests staying June 1st – 8th, the single supplement charge is $830 USD. For guests staying June 1st – 6th, the single supplement charge is $595 USD. Those joining us for six days will also experience: • Teatre-Museu Dalí, the world’s largest surrealist object, conceived and designed by the artist allowing us to capture the artistic journey of Salvador Dalí • Casa-Museu Dalí, where in 1930, Salvador Dalí set up home in a small fisherman’s hut in Portlligat, drawn to it by the landscape, the light and the isolation of the place • The Benedictine Abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, that includes a spectacular collection of works by Caravaggio, Dalí, Picasso, Monet, Sisley, Degas, El Greco and so many more. From the abbey we will enjoy breathtaking views of these serrated mountains. • Llopart Winery, viticulturists since 1385, the Llopart family have been making their award-winning sparkling wine, cava , since 1887 Hotel rooms are being held in our name until January 13, 2020. While we still welcome your reservation after that date, we are not able to guarantee that reservations received after that date will be at the same hotel.

“This will be the fourth International Symposium that my wife and I have enjoyed with ICFAD. We appreciate that these programs are more than merely well-planned vacations. They are tailor-made for deans and arts administrators to provide an educationally enriching, culturally immersive experience led by seasoned guides. We wouldn’t consider other group travel, but we very much look forward to ICFAD’s trips.”

Chuck O’Connor, Dean, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hixson-Lied Fine & Performing Arts

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I plan to join you for: ¨ the ______-day (4 or 6) International Symposium AND the ¨ the six-day International Symposium Global Seminar. I appreciate that ICFAD will register me for the ¨ the four-day International Symposium Global Seminar, and cover the fee on my behalf. I understand I must ¨ the two-day Global Seminar only. I will register on the ELIA web- also make hotel reservations for the Global Seminar. site and NOT include a deposit here. I understand I must also make hotel reservations. I will / will not (please circle one) join you Friday A $500 per person deposit is respectfully requested by January 13, 2020. at the University of Barcelona. The remaining amount due will be payable in April 2020.

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