The artist’s talent, but also the curator’s organisational skills: this is what the Graduate Degree track in Visual Arts develops, through a continuous dialogue between theory and practice of artistic knowledge.

Theoretical courses are held by professors who are active researchers in their respective fields of expertise, from semiotics to theory of art, and from the philosophy of science to aesthetics.

During laboratories and workshops (also taught in English) students will be directed by internationally renowned curators and artists, and will be followed by qualified assistants. These workshops will be organised according to the most advanced international experiences in the field of "practice-led” visual arts research.

The programme also offers internships in Italian and international art institutions.

All these qualities make this Graduate Degree Programme in Fashion and Visual Arts quite unique in the Italian landscape of Second Level Graduate Degree Programmes

Skills developed by graduates

Graduates will be able to develop a knowledge of the different languages that dominate today’s planning and production of visual artworks, from photography to film, and from performance to 2D and 3D representation. Graduates will also develop the ability to use the language of the visual arts both as a tool of expression and as a tool for non-verbal communication. They will also have the chance to develop familiarity with the actual practice of art-making (if they wish to become visual artists) and exhibition curation (if they wish to undertake a profession as critic and curator).

Professional profile

The programme is aimed at those who wish to work professionally as an artist; at those who wish to study critical, curatorial, and organisational aspects; and at those who are interested in joining a manufacturing and service company. The programme is open to anybody wishing to be a researcher or professor in the field of visual arts, with specific focus on contemporary studies, from the study of fashion to that of visual communication. The programme creates multiple professional figures that are able to effectively establish themselves on the contemporary scene of visual arts. It provides graduates with a strong professional and cultural profile in the fields of: visual arts, fashion and visual culture.

These professional careers might be:

– visual artists

– curators

– auction house consultants

– consultants on private and public collections

– critics and historians of the visual arts, fashion and communication

– art directors in publishing or advertising

– art directors in television, advertising and creative industries

– directors of documentary films; film and video editor

Finally, the programme prepares graduates for positions indicated by ISTAT: art experts, museum curators, painters and sculptors, artistic designers and illustrators, artistic creators for commercial purposes, directors and art directors.