Directors of Tuscany: A Creative Journey.
Curt Labitzke, Associate Professor in the Studio Art Division of the School of Art, is a seasoned traveler in Italy. He has directed four quarter-long School of Art programs in Rome and has traveled extensively through Italy with these groups. As an artist and as an instructor, he has worked with a wide variety of media as well as a diverse student population, from those just beginning to develop their skills as artists to advanced graduate students. Curt’s work is highly influenced by his travels throughout Italy and is characterized by large scale figures whose relationships evoke both the magnitude of the mythological as well as the nuances of personal intimacy.
Cynthia Caci, who has co-directed seminars in Sicily, Tunisia and Tuscany, has a graduate degree in Art History with a focus in the art of the early Italian Renaissance. She brings not only language proficiency in conversational Italian but also teaching experience that will provide an historical context to the seminar in Tuscany. Her entire career at the Univeristy of Washington has been involved in undergraduate education and in helping students align their personal, educational and professional goals with opportunities at the UW and beyond. Cynthia is currently the Assistant Director of Academic Services in the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media.
