Exchange programme in the BA or MA Visual Arts
30 - 60 ECTS / 1 semester - 1 year
Campus Gent / Sint-Lucas
Campus Gent / Sint-Lucas
Mixed Media in Ghent
Academic Bachelor / Exchange Programme
In the atelier Mixed Media, there is a focus on the development of an autonomous artistic practice, while addressing the socio-political roles of art production. Mixed Media offers an interdisciplinary environment, where art not necessarily stems from one discipline but rather from the senses.
Curriculum
Mixed Media students explore new forms of seeing, hearing, smelling and feeling, to find their own position with the field of the arts and society. Students actively look for an audience both inside and outside the school, through exhibitions, lectures, performances and concerts. These interactions with the public are a crucial part of the artistic growth process. The atelier helps with the exploration of the different artistic possibilities, methodologies and ways of reflecting on one's own work. How does a student start up an artistic practice and how does he / she position it within the art world. Throughout the educational program there are weekly conversations with the main tutors, and alongside guest tutors and professional artists/ performers are invited for lectures and workshops. Studio or atelier time is alternated with an extensive practical and theoretical program provided by the department, to open students to less familiar parts of the artistic practice. In the first year the atelier creates an open space for all possible thoughts, creation, and action, focusing mainly on experimentation. In the second year, students will work in an open, interdisciplinary environment, designing artistic methodologies, working individually or collectively with supervisors. In the third year, students will present their ideas, concepts and works to an audience outside of school.
The website of the atelier: www.lucamixedmediagent.be
Programme for exchange students
The Visual Arts programme on campus Ghent offers academically oriented BA and MA degrees in Textile Design, Graphic Design and Fine Arts. Within Fine Arts students can either develop a hybrid fine arts practice or choose to focus on one of the following disciplines: Sculpture-Glass-Ceramics, Illustration, Painting, Mixed Media, Drawing-Printmaking. Exchange students are welcome to join the programme in 2BA or 3BA (first semester, second semester or a full year) or in MA (first semester). The study progress at your home university and the quality of your portfolio will determine your enrolment in either BA or MA at LUCA.
The atelier will be the main part of your study programme at LUCA. Additionally, you can opt for drawing classes, English taught theoretical courses and Dutch classes (off campus). A welcome week with introductions to Flemish historical and contemporary art, the city of Gent and the campus is organised each semester.
We can offer you an exchange programme of 30 ECTS credits. Detailed information about the offered course units can be found via http://onderwijsaanbod.luca-arts.be/opleidingen/e/SC_53767826.htm
In the past years, all students of the atelier Mixed Media took part in a variety of festivals and public performances such as the European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück in Duitsland, Slow 36H in het Concertgebouw in Brugge, Get Out of the Paté in Kassel, Documenta 14, Momentum #03 on the roof of de Singel in Antwerp,… the yearly Mayday Mayday Festival in Campo, Gent.
For more information, see www.lucamixedmediagent.be
Atelier Mixed Media alumni making their way in the art world:
Jeroen Vandesande (sound art) www.jeroenvandesande.be
Pauwel De Buck (concert organiser & sound art) www.kraak.net
Melissa Verschelde (foto) https://melissaannieb.com/
Louis Vanhaverbeke (performance & music) www.louisvanhaverbeke.be
Valentijn Goethals (curator, graphic design, art) www.019-ghent.org en kunsthal.gent
Boudy Verleye / Brihang (music) www.brihang.be
Margarita Maximova (video art) www.margaritamaximova.be
Sven Dehens (books, performance, curator) https://www.rile.space/
Hanne Van Dyck (visual art & writing) www.hannevandyck.com
Lydia Debeer (video & sound art) www.lydiahannah.be
Matthias Yzebaert / Mayz (music, graphic design & art) www.studioyzebaert.com
Anne van de Star (music, performance, art) www.annevandestar.com
Mick Lemaire (music) www.micklemaire.com
Celine Aernoudt (performance, visual art) http://www.celineaernoudt.com/
Roos Nieboer (performance, visual art) www.roosnieboer.com
Klaas Debaere (writing, drawing & performer) www.klaasdebaere.com
Toon Boeckmans (visual art) www.dauwensbeernaert.com/artists/boeckmans-toon/works
Yonas Seymoun (video and installation art) www.yonasseyoum.com
What do you need?
A good command of English (level B2) is required to make the most of your stay with us.
Campus Ghent does not own student accommodation. Therefore, you will have to rent a room on the private housing market for the duration of your stay. To help you in your search, please contact our student support services (https://www.luca-arts.be/en/contact-student-support-services).
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Application & entry requirements
Om te starten met onze opleiding moet je voldoen aan enkele toelatingsvoorwaarden. Behalve diploma- en leerkredietvoorwaarden zijn er voor studenten van buiten de Vlaamse Gemeenschap ook bijkomende taal- en verblijfsvoorwaarden. Bovendien moet je ook slagen voor een Artistieke Toelatingsproef.
Meer informatie over de toelatingsvoorwaarden
Wil je starten met een opleiding bij LUCA?
Dan moet je slagen voor een ARTISTIEKE TOELATINGSPROEF
Where do you have class?
Facilities & campus life
Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent in a nutshell
LUCA-campus Ghent (Sint-Lucas) consists of various buildings, most of them are located in the lovely historic city centre of Ghent where the vast majority of the classes are taught. One campus building is situated in a park in Mariakerke, the greenest suburb of Ghent. Depending on the courses you enroll for, you may also have classes for half a day or a full day at Mariakerke.
Students have a working space on campus for the duration of the exchange and can make use of the technical facilities for casting, metal, word, printmaking, textiles, print and scan, screen printing, audio, video and photography.
Contact
If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact us:
Veerle Van den Abbeele
Veerle.vandenabbeele@luca-arts.be
Tel. +32 2 447 10 76
Machteld Pectoor
Tel. +32 9 447 10 75
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