The Falerone Art Colony (Foundation) and the Department of Graphics, Form and Design at the Faculty of Architecture of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics announce their 2026 summer expedition drawing camp in Italy. Details can be found in the rest of the article or on the art colony's website. www.FaleroneArtColony.it

 

 

 

 

 

 

2026 Summer Expedition Drawing Camp in Italy

The Falerone Artists’ Colony (Foundation) and the Department of Drawing and Form Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) announce their 2026 summer expedition drawing camp in Italy.

Programs
Artists’ Colony – Drawing Camp (approx. max. 16 participants)

• Santa Vittoria in Matenano and Falerone – urban sketching
• Towns along the lower course of the Tenna River (VM):
  Falerone, Belmonte Piceno, Montegiorgio, Magliano di Tenna, Grottazzolina, Rapagnano, Monte Urano, Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Fermo, Porto Sant’Elpidio – drawing and painting cityscapes
• “Sibyl XII” – Images inspired by the twelve-movement musical composition by Silvio Catalini
  Sibillini Mountains – landscape studies
  Excursions: Monte Sibilla, Gola d’Infernaccio, Monte Priora and/or Monte Vettore

As usual, the results of the artists’ colony will be published in a printed catalogue.
(The 2025 catalogue can be viewed here: click here. Earlier catalogues: click here.)

Research Camp (approx. max. 6 participants)

Façade inventory of the buildings in the historic center of Falerone Value analysis of public spaces and related research work

Location

Artists’ Colony: Santa Vittoria in Matenano (Falerone)
Research Camp: Falerone

Dates

July 2–14, 2026

Art Instructors
József Zalakovács – painter, honorary associate professor (Department of Drawing, BME)
Zita Borszéki – fashion designer

Director of the Art Colony
István Váli

Information Session

Thursday, March 19, 18:00
Department of Graphics, Form and Design, BME Faculty of Architecture

Admission

Application requires:

short introduction, motivation letter, digital portfolio

Digital Portfolio:

• Artists’ Colony: Selection of freehand drawings, paintings, and other artworks.
• Research Camp: Architectural history drawings, design studio works, personal photographs, freehand sketches, etc.

Preparing an on-site TDK (Scientific Students’ Association) thesis based on the work produced during the artists’ colony is an advantage.
Travelling by own car and helping transport other participants is also an advantage.

Application Deadline (first round)

March 26, 2026

Please send portfolios to:
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Estimated Participation Costs

Artists’ Colony: 70,000 HUF + 120 EUR
Research Camp: 120 EUR

Travel

Recommended: travelling by car in groups (this is the cheapest option and allows greater mobility on site).

Individual travel:
Flights to Rimini, Rome, Pescara, etc., then train or bus to Porto San Giorgio.
From there we will try to arrange car transport to Santa Vittoria and Falerone.

If you want, I can also make a slightly more “international-university style” version (a bit smoother English for academic program pages).

Meals
Cooking facilities are available at the accommodations. There will be a few shared meals, but participants are generally responsible for arranging their own meals.