September 2015
Four scholarship awards available
Application deadline: February 1, 2015
Burren College of Art
Newtown Castle
Ballyvaughan
Co. Clare
Ireland
T +353 65 7077200
[email protected]
Burren College of Art is now accepting applications for the MFA/MA in Art & Ecology programmes beginning September 2015.
Graduate studies at BCA are centred on the idea of art as a process of enquiry. Research and experimentation take place in an interdisciplinary studio-based environment supported by engagement with theoretical discourse and professional studies. Students choose their own field of enquiry with which to build a vital and sustained practice. Learning and teaching is carried out through one-on-one tutorials, faculty and peer critiques, seminars on research methodology, and critical discussion on historical and contemporary issues in art.
The Art & Ecology graduate programmes at BCA provide an immersive education in ecologically oriented art. In addition to studio practice, courses include the seminar class Theory and Art & Ecology, contextualising the theoretical framework of Art & Ecology and Environment Studies, which draws on expertise from within the College of Science at the National University of Ireland Galway in engaging with scientific approaches to ecology. Lectures and field trips provide first-hand experience of the Burren as a microcosm of environmental and ecological issues while a final, distance-learning module examines the social and political context of global environmental issues.
The two-year MFA programme (four semesters) prepares emerging artists who wish to practice professionally as an ecologically oriented artist, to teach at university level or to progress to PhD in Studio Art. The one-year (three semesters) MA programme provides a Masters level education in ecologically oriented art appropriate to a diverse range of applications. If you are unsure which level is right for you, contact us informally at [email protected] to discuss the various options.
Burren College of Art is offering four Graduate Scholarships for programmes beginning September 2015, valued at 9,200 euro each. Applications will close on February 27 and decisions, which will be based on artistic excellence and evidence of financial need, will be announced in April.
Further details on all graduate programmes, application information and scholarships are available here.
