09 Jun 2020

AVA Academy of Visual Art - Call for applications

AVA Academy of Visual Art Call for applications: Undergraduate studies of Visual Arts


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Undergraduate studies of Visual Arts
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1. application deadline: February 12th – July 20th
2. application deadline: August 12th – September 30th
Apply on these website: www.ava.si/en/apply/

The Academy of Visual Arts (AVA), Ljubljana offers advanced courses in contemporary visual arts. It is a school that encourages its students to develop into confident, creative, and independent professional artists.
AVA's mission is to establish a strong, successful and recognisable institutional identity with a discernible contribution to the communities that we serve. It is an identity based on promoting individual visions and creative excellence. The strategy of learning and teaching provides sound foundations for practical creative procedures and for the history and theory of visual arts that prepare students for their creative professional careers in the fields of fine art, theatre, film, video and photography, or for continuing their studies at postgraduate level. This strategy emphasises experimentation, research, problem solving and interdisciplinary collaboration based on global information and awareness.

Opportunity for study is offered in the following areas:
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Performance arts
• Installation
• Photography and photo media
• 3D Design
• Digital imaging
• Animation / Animatronics
• Film / Video
• Set design for Film, Theatre, Television and public events
• Costume design
• Puppet design and puppet fabrication

Programmes
• Fine art
• Conceptualisation of space

AVA offers a unique programme of advanced study in visual arts with the following strengths:
• A high staff:student ratio of around 1 tutor per 10 students
• A personal workspace for each student
• Specialist workshops and technical support
• The two advanced courses offered, of Fine Art and Conceptualisation of Space, promote an exciting culture of interdisciplinarity
• There is an intensive and stimulating theoretical programme of lectures and seminars of around 1200 hours per academic year
• Theory and practice are balanced and interdependent
• Our tutors – all respected professional practitioners – encourage students to fulfill their creative potential in the context of an awareness of current international professional practices
• The school is partly funded by sponsorship and individual donors, which helps to keep tuition fees as low as possible
The school is situated in an outstanding building located in the centre of Ljubljana
AVA welcomes applications from Slovenian, EU and International students.

Fine Art
This interdisciplinary 3 year study of Fine Art encourages a flexible approach to Fine Art practice. The course welcomes the challenge of the fast-changing cultural and social environment of today's post-industrial era. The focus of the Fine Art programme is to provide its students with a solid foundation in the visual arts and to build a broad-based experience of Fine Art study with an emphasis on idea/concept development.
Research into many possible approaches of visual disciplines is promoted, such as: painting, sculpture, installation, photo media, digital imaging, video/film, performance art. From the vast field of Fine Art practice students can choose their preferred media or method to facilitate realisation of their ideas and creative goals. The aim of the course is to develop the creative potential of our students through a balance of practical work and research. The AVA programme is suitable for open-minded students willing to consider a range of media and practices – from painting, sculpting, installation, performance art, to film and video. The course fuses new theories and technologies and well established practices, such as: objective drawing, painting, modelling, photography, film, video, installation, performance art, digital imaging.

Conceptualisation of Space
Conceptualisation of Space is a 3 year programme, based on art practices that combine theatre, film, video, architecture and fine art. Students are encouraged to take full control of the visual aspects of production using a variety of modes of communication – for example drawing, computer imaging, scale models – in a range of professional contexts. The course considers a combination of new theories and technologies as well as well established practices, such as: objective drawing and modelling, making of storyboards, scale models, technical plans, and digital imaging. The course is suitable for all those who wish to develop their confidence, skills and knowledge in the use of space and the action within it. It is aimed at students who may wish to work in film/video directing and design, theatre design and directing, TV design, puppet design, fabrication and directing, prop making, animation, film / video, and the art of performance.

Courses and levels for the next academic year

Undergraduate studies of Visual Arts
• Fine art (FA)
• Conceptualisation of space (CS)
Duration of study: 3 years
Location of study: Trubarjeva 5, Ljubljana
Application periods for the academic year 20/21
1. application deadline: February 12th – July 20th
2. application deadline: August 12th – September 30th

Enrollment places for year 1
• FA: full time: 15, part time: 15, total: 15
• CS: full time: 15, part time: 15, total: 15

Level 1
• enrollment in year 1: YES,
• enrollment in year 2 or 3: YES,
• enrollment – parallel: YES,
• enrollment for graduates: YES.

Enrollment places:
• for citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and citizens of EU: a) Slovenia: YES, b) other EU member states: YES, c) non EU citizen: NO (YES, if the applicant has his permanent address in Slovenia and is himself or at least one of the parents or guardians is a resident for tax purposes),
• for Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship and for foreigners: a) Slovenia: NO, b) other EU member states: NO, c) non EU citizen: YES (NO, if the applicant has his permanent residence in Slovenia and is himself or at least one of the parents or guardians is a resident for tax purposes).


For information about admission requirements and how to apply visit: www.ava.si/en/apply/

Tuition fees
• EU, UK and former Yugoslavia nationals: 3600€/year
• Other nationalities: 5040€/year
• 65€/year enrollment fee