Master of Visual Arts & Curatorial Studies

Program Overview

Led by renowned artists and curators, the program develops students' skills in painting, drawing, video, photography, and curatorial projects, preparing them for careers in the contemporary art system as artists, curators, editors, and more.

Program Outline

Master of Arts in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies

Degree Overview:

• Established: 2006
• Focus: Combines artistic production training with curatorial practice.
• Led by: Internationally renowned artists, curators, critics, and intellectuals.
• Explores: Relationship between art, visual culture, aesthetics, and social dynamics.
• Focuses on: Main research and theoretical methodologies of contemporary art.
• Activities: Interdisciplinary activities, new training models in contemporary art.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of practical and theoretical tools for artistic, curatorial, editorial, exhibition, and historical-critical projects.
• Develop advanced skills in painting, drawing, graphic design, video, photography, sound design, new media, and communication and organization of cultural activities.
• Acquire knowledge of the main research and theoretical methodologies of contemporary art and of the aesthetic and visual vocabulary to work with images
• Produce and display artistic works and curatorial projects on a professional and international level

Outline:

First Year:

• Introduction to main themes of the program.
• Explores relationship between art, visual culture, aesthetics, social and economic dynamics.
• Studies in phenomenology of contemporary arts, visual arts, photography, exhibition design and curatorial studies.
• Constant comparison with new creative and experimental methods and different cultural contexts on a global scale.
• Students deepen their path through both individual and group research for visual art, curatorship, exhibition design and publishing projects.
• Deal with different exhibition models and cultural contexts, acquiring critical skills to face the complexity of the art system.

Second Year:

• Advanced studies in history of contemporary art, curating, exhibition design consolidate the students’ knowledge related to exhibition models production.
• Develops a critical understanding of processes, spaces, narratives, audience and institutional structures which influence the contemporary creation.
• Exploring contemporary art practices, students deepen their expressive and theoretical research and experience the production of artistic and curatorial projects.
• Project-based and cross-disciplinary workshops, together with research on techniques and materials and meetings with professionals from the international art system, enable students to acquire knowledge and skills suitable for professional career.

Careers:

• Artist
• Curator
• Editor of art magazines and books
• Art critic
• Exhibition designer
• Gallery and museum director
• Auction house consultant
• Art dealer
• Director of public institutions
• Strong relationships with leading companies, institutions, galleries, and associations.
• This program also offers an Academic Master in Contemporary Art Markets and Photography and Visual Design.