*Students must speak with Kathleen Robbins first before completing an application through the Education Abroad Office.*

Course: ARTS 564

Dates: 06/01/2026-06/16/2026

Program Contact: robbins@mailbox.sc.edu

Program Description:

This study abroad course immerses students in the cultural and visual landscape of the Netherlands through photographic professional exploration. Based in Amsterdam and Utrecht, the course integrates structured instruction with independent fieldwork. Lectures, tours, demonstrations, and studio time at St. Joost and FOTODOK provide valuable insights for both novices and experienced photographic artists. Students will visit galleries, museums, publishers, art schools, and studios while meeting book designers, artists, art students, and curators. This is an immersive experience that will expose participants to various creative professional pathways in Holland, with a particular focus on the close collaboration between Dutch photographers, graphic designers, and art scholars within the contemporary art community.

Throughout the course, students will explore photobook structure, refining skills in design, sequence, and materiality. The final project, a hand-made photographic book using existing work, may incorporate photography, writing, collage, or found imagery. Lectures will address photographic publishing, exhibition practices, and the book as an artistic platform.

APPLICATIONS THROUGH OUR OFFICE FOR MAYMESTER/SUMMER DOES NOT OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 15TH

Application Deadline: March 1