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SVA Destinations: Made In Yame

Sinclair Smith, SVA Destinations instructor and MFA Products of Design faculty member, recalls his experiences on a recent excursion to Japan.

Rodrigo Perez
August 8, 2024
A group of students and faculty members, some wearing sunglasses and hats stand and pose in front of a ancient building in Egypt.

SVA Destinations: The Art of Ancient Egypt

SVA Destinations coordinator and academic advisor Nada Mohammed discusses the College’s recent travel-based program in the Land of the Pharaohs.

Rodrigo Perez
July 24, 2024
Beautiful verdant and lush gardens in the south of Frances, rows of vibrant pink and red flowers in the foreground.

SVA Destinations: Drawing Art History in Southern France

Angie Wojak, executive director of SVA External Relations, discusses her experience on a recent SVA Destinations excursion.

Rodrigo Perez
July 9, 2024
A person in a t-shirt in shorts sits on a chair, crouching to paint a yellow wall with red paint

BFA Design In Barbuda: Art as a Pathway to a Creative Professional Life

The College’s BFA Design department recently held a career-enlightening, week-long workshop offering young students an opportunity to see a future in design.

Rodrigo Perez
March 26, 2024
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Choose Your Adventure: Six SVA Destinations Programs to Expand Your Artistic Horizons in Summer 2024

The short-term travel-based programs are designed to recharge participants’ creative passions. We look at six upcoming trips to spots around the globe.

March 14, 2024
Small colorful figurines created by Students on view in the shared studio space in Oaxaca, Mexico.

A Tour Through 2023’s Inspiring SVA Destination Trips

SVA Destinations are short-term travel-based programs designed to recharge participants’ creative passions. We recapped five recent trips to spots around the globe.

Rodrigo Perez
August 16, 2023
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BFA Design Chair, Faculty and Students Visit Ireland for SVA Destinations’ Design West 2023

The summer program brought international creative leaders, students and the Irish design community together for making, learning and engaging with nature.

Joyce Rutter Kaye
July 12, 2023
A group of advisors and students sit on a brown sofa posing for a photo at the Cannes Film Festival

Students Reflect on Their ‘SVA Destinations’ Trip to the Cannes Film Festival

Participants reinvigorated their passion for film at the world’s most renowned film festival.

Rodrigo Perez
June 22, 2023
A photograph of a horse trotting along an otherwise-empty stretch of beach, with clear blue water in the background.

SVA Offers Barbuda ‘Destinations’ Program, Creates Study Opportunities for Barbudans

In June, photographer and SVA alumnus Mohammid Walbrook will lead a two-week creative program on the Caribbean island

March 23, 2023
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Conor Clarke Talks SVA Destinations Getaway Design West

Reinvigorate your passion for making art on the coast of Western Ireland this summer.

Rodrigo Perez
March 16, 2023