TweIHy-one art majors traversed through Italy, Spain, France and England in a six-week educational whirlwind during summer 2016. Amy Cox, assistant prokssor of art. along with assistant professor of art Sarah \ Vilhoit, International Programs administrator Ashe! Parsons, and instructor of International Programs Lauren Knight. guided the students on a new \"Crsion of the Art and Design fnLernational (ADI) trip. ··~Jy plan \1 as to try ro touch on each of the main time periods and styles,'' Cox said. ··In Rome, it's ancient. Then you move up through Florence and get the Renaissance. EYcrything is abouL how diverse we can get in the architectural styles, types of artwork and types of culture that we could sec.'' ADI started in the early 2000s. when tlw art department first . tarted taking depanmcmal trips. Thr last group in 2012 stayed in Florence, Italy, and then traveled on a 10-day trip to Milan, Italy; Paris. France; and London, England. "This time ll'e decided, why don't we do the academic stuff here during interses~ion so ll'e don't have to do as much O\'Cr there?" Cox said. "That was how the basis of the trip started - study first, travel [later]." Bible, photography, humanities. art sur\'cy and architecture for interior design \1-cre the courses offered lo those who attended the trip. Students took the art surwy class during interse,sion before beginning their travels abroad. DE L'EUROPE l~v Erin HanJon The rest of the courses were taught ,vhile abroad, with projects and homework due by the start of Lhc fall 2016 semester. Junior Cameron Sunkd aid they got most of their work done before the Lrip started, which positively impacted their travels. "Taking the art sur\'ey class was very beneficial and really helped with the museums we went to, because we saw most of the- art we talked about," Sunkel said. Sunkel not only participated in the six-week ADI trip, but also free traveled for an extra two weeks to Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland. Renee \Virnpey, a senior graphic design major, recommended the trip and experience to all an majors. "I am graduating on time because I went on this trip," Wimpey said. "I feel that Harding does a good job of giving you opportunities to tra\-el." ADJ was only offered every two years in the summer. The next trip was announced for summer 2018 as an all-around-the-world religion trip. to start in Atlanta, Georgia, then to head tojapan, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Greece, Italy, France, England and end in Cancun, ~lexico. It was an eight-week program to offer 18 hours of credit. The art and design 111ajo1s nplore historic sites such as the A/tare de/la Patria in Rome, fta(J1, on ,\it!Y 24, 2016. Twcn(y-one students look the opf1orlu11i~11 lo J}n1d si.\ weeks of their s11n1111er in Euro/Je. I Photo courtes)' of Ashe/ Parsons Junior haeli .\Iii/er /1/iotogrnphs the ceiling of the C:a/Leria Borghese in the outskirls of Rome, !ta()', 011 .l!a_y 2.J, 2016. The ceilingfeatured a trompe l'oeil design, designed to appear three-dime11sio11al. and 111as studied b_11 the art and design studen ts. I Photo rourteS)' of :lshel Parsons \Ill' \\ll TIIL\TI\L -( <J':i
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