Study Details: MA 1 year / 45 week programme Full-time study
Interrogate the meanings, forms and futures of painting in the contemporary world
At the RCA, we cultivate an inclusive and expansive approach to painting, as both a material practice and a way of thinking.
Our innovative teaching fosters the development of creative, self-reflective and critical artists. We cultivate these values through a collaborative culture engaged with current global issues. You will embrace painting’s rich material and conceptual histories and its potentials in the 21st century in today’s diverse transnational and intercultural contexts.
You will benefit from studying on a world-renowned postgraduate programme dedicated to painting, enabling an intensive and focused learning experience. We provide opportunities for you to advance your studio practice through expert teaching and specialist facilities, within a vibrant, international community of students, faculty, and visiting experts. You will be supported by a committed team of tutors as you learn through individual tutorials, group critiques, seminars, and lectures. Informed by the perspectives of your peers, faculty, and invited contributors, you will refine your ability to reflect critically on your work.
Candidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process will consider creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, and your potential to benefit from the programme to achieve high MA standards. We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, independent and can demonstrate they have the critical skills necessary to advance their practice in a rigorous and challenging environment.
Typically, our students will have a good BA (Undergraduate) Fine Art degree, however we welcome applications from candidates with other backgrounds. In recent years, students have come from fine art, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photo media, conservation, illustration, design, textiles, architecture, art history and interactive arts courses. While many students enter the course after a period of independent work, we also accept students directly from undergraduate courses.
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