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Representing the Irish Landscape is a program for students interested in the culture of contemporary Ireland and how its artists depict the Irish experience through visual arts and literature. Open to students at all levels of experience, the program includes courses in visual arts and Irish literature, and an independent studies course that allows students to engage facets of the Irish landscape and culture in depth. The Penn State faculty teaching the program will be joined by visiting artists and writers for special presentations.

Over the course of four weeks, the group will stay in three different sites across Ireland, and will visit several more. At the first site, in the western coast town of Galway, students will stay in university housing, and area visits will include Yeats's tower, the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren in County Clare, and a bicycling trip to the Aran Islands. Next is the tiny village of Allihies, on the southern coast's Beara Peninsula, where students will stay in villagers' homes (meals will be provided), and scheduled workshops will be led by well-known visiting Irish writers and artists. The final week will be spent in the city of Dublin, where housing will be provided by Trinity College in the heart of the city. We will see plays, visit museums, attend poetry readings, and participate in the city's vibrant art scene.