A gap year at the Académie Charpentier in Paris in complete immersion.

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A gap year at the Académie Charpentier in Paris...

One-year immersion

Spend a gap year at the Académie Charpentier, one of the most prestigious French Art Schools in Paris, in complete immersion in French culture, studying Graphic Arts, Interior Design, and Design.

The Académie Charpentier is located in the heart of the Montparnasse disctrict.
The area became the most important artistic hub for 20th century artists from all over the world : from Pablo Picasso, Chaïm Soutine, Marc Chagall, to Ernest Hemingway, and so many more.

The Académie Charpentier is located a stone’s throw from all the famous cafés and bars of Montparnasse (Le Dôme, La Closerie des Lilas, La Rotonde, Le Select, and La Coupole) where the likes of Tsuguharu Foujita, or Marcel Duchamp as well as American socialites Peggy Guggenheim and Edith Wharton would meet.

The Académie Charpentier, one of the leading Art Schools in Paris since 1945, will welcome you in its mythical premises (where world-renowned artists Giacometti, Modigliani, Balthus - amongst others - have studied before), and offer you a unique opportunity to learn about French Art and Culture.
For information and dates please contact us.

The curriculum covers 12 major areas of Graphics, Interior Design and Design:

30 hours / week over 43 weeks (including 4 weeks holidays)

Color
Theory and practical implementation
3 hours / week
Computer Graphics
Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator…)
3 hours / week
Graphic Design
Marketing material, branding, editorial
3 hours / week
Interior Design / Fashion Design / Textile
Pattern, color and material approach for the Fashion and Furnishing industries
4 hours / week
Fashion business
Business models, product development, retail merchandising, consumers behaviors…
4 hours / week
Design: use of material, function of the object, its impact on everyday life, and answers to the requirements of its time. Introduction to sustainable development and eco-friendly requirements
3 hours / week