The Programme in Contemporary Art involves students in the study of art and its relationship to historical, social, political and economic change in the period 1945 to the present.
Students gain an understanding of the connections between dominant cultural and philosophical ideas of the period and the visual languages of art, thereby recognising creative links and attaining critical insight.
With an eye toward future career planning, students visit commercial galleries, auction houses, art consultancies, private collections, public museums and institutions, and become familiar with their differing characteristics and how they function
This dynamic program, like its partner programme in London, prepares graduates to pursue a variety of careers in the art world, from working in commercial galleries, private collections, museums and foundations, to establishing their own galleries, to working as curators, appraisors, critics or editors. Our graduates keep in touch via the Institute’s Alumni network.