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Skoða vefinn á Íslensku
The Master Programme in Fine Art at the Iceland University of the Arts is research– based, and is designed to facilitate the development of artists´ practice through engagement with materials, issues and ideas.
Upplýsingar um nám eru á ensku hjá námsleiðum þar sem kennslutungumál er enska.
About the study programme
Societal and environmental concerns are considered and informed by the contexts of theory and practice. High emphasis is placed on individuality and flexibility in students’ choice of materials and methods. Academic and technical support is provided by active practitioners.
The programme fosters inquisitive and innovative approaches from environmentally aware practitioners, unafraid to critique and challenge societal norms and situations, and exercising the potential role of art in world-making and shaping.
The full-time study programme spans four semesters over a two-year period and is taught through workshops, individual tutorials, group crits, seminars and lectures. A range of highly qualified artists and guest lecturers are associated with the Department who, for the final project support students on a one-to-one basis in the development of their artworks. As part of the programme there are opportunities for group and solo-exhibitions both within the premises of the University and as part of the dynamic Icelandic art scene within Reykjavík and around Iceland.
Course structure
Semester one: Introduction to artistic research and methods, residency, gallery visits and seminar sessions, one-to-one tutorials and group crits, an intermediate group exhibition at IUA, optional courses and lectures.
Semester two: studio practice, tutorials and group crits with staff and visiting artists, site-specific project in a public place, collaboration, introduction to thesis writing, optional courses and lectures.
Semester three: Combining theory and practice through individually supported thesis writing and studio practice, allocation of a specific MA thesis- and MA project instructors, optional courses and lectures.
Semester four: One-to-one tutorials with MA project instructor, group crits and tutorials with staff and visiting artists, solo exhibition in one of the IUA galleries, tutorials with MA thesis instructors, completion of MA thesis, MA degree group exhibition, Graduation.
After graduation
Graduates of the MA programme in art are equipped to work independently and in diverse contexts in art and a variety of critical and inquisitive fields. MA studies also prepare students for further research (doctoral studies).
