Class & Master Workshop Policies
Miano Academy strives to provide students with the highest quality of education at the lowest price possible. With that in mind, our pricing and refund policies are as follows:
Welcome and Respect
We welcome you to the Miano Academy of Art working atelier. No cell phones, photographs, glass, or solvents are allowed in the studio. We request that you respect the full time apprentices’ work
in progress, their personal work spaces and their time. Permission should be obtained before entering the atelier.
Please store your personal belongings in your car or in the front office. Please ask if you have any questions.
any questions.
Schedule
All classes and workshops are held at Miano Academy’s Serving Sarasota-Manatee location unless otherwise noted. Standard meeting times are as follows:
Morning Live Figure Sessions: 9:30am-12:30pm, Afternoon Sessions: 1-4pm, usually on Fridays.
Miano LIVE Online Sessions 2-5pm, EST, usually Thursdays or Sundays.
Master Workshops usually take place between 9:30am-4:30pm with an hour break for lunch. They are typically several days long.
Open Studio takes place Wednesday nights 4-7pm with a costumed model.
Registration and Fees
Friday In-Person Classes are priced at a BULK monthly discount price of $5o a session and Wednesday Open Studio sessions are priced at a BULK monthly discount of $20 a session .
All classes must be paid in full to reserve a registration, either online or in person, before the student attends the first session of that class. Customized prices for pre scheduled missed sessions for monthly classes are prohibited.
All Master Workshops must be paid in full at least 2 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop. We strongly urge students to buy refundable airline tickets in case of workshop cancellations or other unforeseen changes. Students are prohibited from selling their spot to another student. Students must reserve their space online or in person by check, cash, or credit card.
All signups for any and all classes, workshops and open sessions, whether online or in person, require a $10 administration fee at the time of purchase.
Model Share
Most Master Workshops include a live model. When they do, a Model Share fee will be added at the beginning of the workshop for $20 per day model is present.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
All classes and courses are non-refundable. Miano Academy’s program registration is accepted as a first-come, first-served basis. All In-Person Class and LIVE Online deposits are non-refundable unless Miano Academy cancels a session, class, or workshop. Classes and workshops with insufficient enrollment may be cancelled. Miano Academy is not responsible for providing makeup classes or issuing refunds or credits for missed sessions as a result of illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control, however extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Non-refundable fees include: administration fee, 3rd party processing fees, and a $200 non-refundable deposit on all Master Workshops, whether online or in person. If a Master Workshop is cancelled, students may be refunded or transfer non-refunded fees to another registration. Refunds and credits will not be given for missed Master Workshop Online Demos for any reason.
Supplies
Class supplies are posted on our website with our course descriptions or will be emailed to you upon request.