Research Program La Seine
Fine Arts postgraduate program
Recruitment for session starting October 2010
Deadline for applications : June 7th, 2010 (Date of postage)
The 2010/11 academic year starts on mid-October, 2010
Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
14, rue Bonaparte
75272 Paris cedex 06
Paris, France
http://www.beauxartsparis.fr
La Seine
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Presentation
The Research Program La Seine is aimed at emerging artists, whether they be French or foreign, who have completed a Master degree (European Standard), or equivalent. The Program offers such students the opportunity to develop artistic projects, that they have already begun work on, in a professional context. Its position within the École allows participants to make the most of the rich, varied approaches and artistic practices available at the École.
Since 2009, this research program propose, in addition to the technical and critical support in direction of the artistic practice, a theoretical approach of the student research and a professional implantation of the artistic work. At the end of this two-years program, each student propose an exhibition in a professional site, accompanied by a publication, to obtain the research degree.
The Program’s educational approach hinges on the exchange of knowledge and skills involved in artistic thought and practice. In addition to broadening students’ knowledge, the program is organized in such a way as to ensure that they do their creative work in professional conditions. The group dynamic and interactive nature of the program encourage artists to “compare notes” on their individual studio practices and exercise their critical faculties together. A research seminar, Meetings with accomplished artists and professional practitioners of contemporary art and an individual critical support are a stimulating, enriching experience for emerging artists.
Organisation and courses
La Seine is two years program, organized in four semesters . It runs for two nine-month periods starting in October and ending in June, with four to six new participants selected each year.
During every academic year, La Seine arranges :
– Meetings with visiting artists, curators, critics and key personalities in the art world.
– Presentations of their work in progress, followed by a question and discussion period on a regular bases in the studio context. Tutoring the group to best present their work in a professional context, followed by individual presentations of their work in professional situations.
– Regular studio meetings, to discuss organisation issues related to the program that address the collective and individual needs of the group.
– Extracurricular projects : each year the students in La Seine have a subsidized trip to a foreign country for approximately one-month period. With the aid of La Seine and the school’s exchange program, a collaborative project is established with a foreign institutions.
Critical and technical support
During the course of the Program, each students is provided with a dedicated team of pedagogical supervisors:
– Tony Brown, director;
– Patrick Raynaud, professor;
– A guest participant, in charge of the annual research seminar of the Program. In 2009/2010, Paul Sztulman ran this seminar;
– Guest participants likes artists, professors, art critics, directors of institutions, curators, etc.
In order to help them with their projects, students on the Program La Seine have:
– an individual supervision;
– a studio which is shared with other students on the Program, located in the centre of the École, the Atelier Devot, on three different levels: the first floor is the studio workspace, the second level is a mezzanine equipped for the production of new media digital work, and the top floor area is allocated to meetings and discussion sessions;
– the access to all the École’s computer facilities, production equipment, as well as advices from professionals in charge of the technical workshops (woodwork, metalwork,photo-etching, digital imagery, photography, video and sound recording). Students on the Program may also attend all the theory of art lectures provided by the school for regular students;
– an extraordinary library and media department, housing a large collection of historical and contemporary material is open to the students to aid them in their research and cultural development.
– a grant for research and production, which can amount to up to 3 000 EURO a year, depending on each student ‘s level of participation in the Program.
– the school has an arrangement with The Cité Internationale des arts : every year, two apartments are offered to students of the Program. The students are chosen by the admission jury.
Deadline for applications : June 7th, 2010 (Date of postage)
Informations on the Program, applications and admission procedure available at the School or on its website :
http://www.beauxartsparis.fr/laseine/indexenglish.htm
For further information, please contact:
Vincent Gonzalvez :
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Tel : + 33 (0)1 47 03 54 01 – Fax : + 33 (0)1 47 03 50 80
