The unofficial record of classical art training

What a year actually costs

Schools publish tuition. Nobody publishes rent — and rent is usually the bigger number. Presets are rough estimates for shared housing near each school; adjust everything to your situation.

School

Paris short-term rate; Argenton course housing is cheaper and arranged

Tuition / yr — $9,500 Monthly rent — $1,300 Months on location — 3 Supplies & fees / yr — $1,500

Course-based school: "months" here means months you're actually in France, and tuition is your total course spend for the year.

$14,900

Estimated annual total (USD, rough)

Tuition

$9,500

Rent (3 mo × $1,300)

$3,900

Supplies, models, frames

$1,500