Welcome to Altamira Art School in Pietrasanta, Tuscany — a place where the spirit of the Renaissance lives on.
Discover the timeless beauty of creating by hand through group and individual art courses for children and adults.
Here, in a city where art breathes through every stone, you can learn fresco painting, life drawing and painting from nature, the art of portraiture, and Japanese calligraphy, in English or Italian. Guided by artist Franco Pagliarulo, with over thirty years of experience, Altamira is more than a school — it’s a living bottega, where tradition and creativity meet.
ART WORKSHOPS
Life drawing with nude model
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
17.30 – 19.30
Group Art Class for Kids 6 and up
MONDAY & FRIDAY
17.30-19.30
Joyful group sessions that open the door to creativity through knowledge of drawing and painting techniques.
Open Studio
WEDNESDAY
15.30-19.30
The studio is open! You work on your project independently together with other students with the supervision of Franco.
Urban & Travel Sketching
(with Watercolor)
FRIDAY
15.00-17.00
Capture Tuscan life and landscapes through quick, expressive sketches colored with the transparency of watercolor.
Fresco Painting & Sgraffito
Discover the ancient art of painting on fresh plaster using natural pigments, where color meets lime and light.
SATURDAY
11.00-19.00
Private Lesson
Life drawing, painting and Shodo: Japanese calligraphy. On days and times to be agreed.
techniques: pencil, charcoal, pastel, oil, ink
IN BOTTEGA
Monday to Wednesday (2 hour with a nude model on Tuesday). The student comes to the studio and does exercises under the supervision of the Master.
Each workshop is an encounter with beauty, tradition, and your own creative rhythm — under the Tuscan light that has inspired artists for centuries.
