Research Program La Seine
Fine Arts postgraduate program
Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France
Recruitment for session starting October 2009
Deadline for applications: June 8th, 2009 (Date of postage)
The 2009/10 academic year starts on October 15th, 2009
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 was created by Tony Brown in 2002 for young French and foreign artists a like, who have completed a diploma of Masters II (European standard) level, or equivalent. As the Program is located in the art school students can profit from a great diversity of artistic approaches and disciplines present in the school.
The primary aim of the Program is to provide students with the means to develop their artistic and research in an academic environment that is oriented to prepare them for the demands of the professional context of contemporary and post contemporary art. The Program is structured to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and skills relevant to both artistic thought and practice. In addition to broadening students’ knowledge, the Program La Seine aims to recreate professional working conditions as much as possible. The group dynamic and interactive nature of the Program encourages the students to exchange their experiences in the studio as well as to develop their critical faculties collectively. Regular group meetings with established artists and professionals from the art world and a diverse set of academics coming from numerous disciplines are organized, presenting the students with a challenging and stimulating experience. After these group meeting students engage in private tutorials with these visitors.
Organisation
La Seine is two years program. It runs for two nine-month periods starting in October and ending in June, with four to six new participants selected each year.
Resources and technical support
In order to aid the students with their projects the Program La Seine provides:
– Individual supervision and direction of the students projects is overseen by Tony Brown.
– A shared large renovated studio space, located in the centre of the school, the Atelier Devot, a classified historical monument.
– The students have access to technical support and advice from professionals in charge of the technical workshops of the School: woodwork, metalwork, photo-etching, digital imagery, photography, video and sound recording.
– Students in the Program may attend all theory and history of art lectures provided by the School.
– 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.
– None French-speaking student are required to attend French course offered by the school.
– All students receive a grant for research and production, of up to 3,000 Euro a year plus a studio budget for materials.
– 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.
During the 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.
Deadline for applications: June 8th, 2009 (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
