Visual Culture Taster Day 2020

Are you fascinated by images? Are you interested in the forces that have shaped the objects, images and buildings which form our world? And are you curious about what it will look like tomorrow? If the answer is 'Yes', come to our Visual Culture Taster Day to find out why the BA Visual Culture at NCAD is the course for you.

BA Visual Culture Taster Day.
Tuesday 18th February 2020.
12pm.

Harry Clarke Lecture Theatre,
NCAD,
100 Thomas Street,
Dublin 8.


Adonis captured in the lens of a Smartphone. Photo: Wayne S. Grazio.

The BA in Visual Culture offers a unique opportunity to study the history, theory and analysis of art, design, architecture, fashion and screen culture in the setting of a leading art and design college.  Our Thomas Street campus, located in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties, is a busy hub of studios and workshops, enabling Visual Culture students to study alongside Ireland’s future artists, designers and makers.

SCHEDULE

The event, aimed at current Leaving Certificate students, will kick off at 12 noon with a taster lecture delivered by the course leader that samples the range of content the course offers. You will hear about the Visual Culture+ / ERASMUS & BA Visual Culture International extended study option; as well as our wide range of work placements options, and career opportunities after graduation.

The taster lecture will culminate in a Q&A, followed by a tour of the campus including the NCAD Gallery.

All welcome. This is a free event, but please register on Eventbrite to secure your place.

 

More about the BA Visual Culture

BA Visual Culture (Hons)
AD215

Develop your understanding and knowledge of the history and theory of art, design, fashion and film, as well as the latest forms of new media and digital culture. 

The BA in Visual Culture offers a unique opportunity to study the history, theory and analysis of art, design, architecture, fashion and screen culture in the setting of a leading art and design college.  Our Thomas Street campus, located in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties, is a busy hub of studios and workshops, enabling Visual Culture students to study alongside Ireland’s future artists, designers and makers.

The Visual Culture teaching team include some of Ireland’s leading writers and thinkers on art, design and digital media. Most of our teaching takes place in small seminar groups and is designed to encourage high-level writing, research and presentation skills. Students also undertake study visits in Ireland and Europe, and a work placement in their final year. The programme draws upon a network of supporting institutions including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Ireland, the Irish Film Institute, the Science Gallery, the National Gallery of Ireland, as well as many other dynamic arts organisations across the city. 

Visual Culture+/Erasmus & BA Visual Culture International

Visual Culture+ is an optional year of study between the 2nd and final year. Students can choose from a range of study or placement options located either in NCAD, or in cultural organisations and community projects on its doorstep. You can choose to spend a semester (or two) fully immersed in one of the studio disciplines at NCAD, or to undertake a work placement in a cultural organisation in Dublin (or both). Visual Culture+ can also include a work placement abroad or a study abroad period through the Erasmus programme with internationally recognised institutions partnered with NCAD. Students who choose Visual Culture+ will complete a 4 year BA in Visual Culture or a year BA in Visual Culture (International).

What will I study?

Visual Culture is a wide-ranging field of study, focusing on the images and objects which have made up our world from the early nineteenth century to the present day. It regards popular culture – like fashion, advertising and cinema – as being just as meaningful and significant as the works of celebrated artists, designers and architects. At NCAD, you can decide where your focus in Visual Culture lies.       

Opportunities after Graduation

Our graduates work in arts and heritage management, in exhibition curation and education, in festivals and events organisation, and in the media.

Application

Apply through the CAO – AD215. No portfolio required, just curiosity.


Study visit to Berlin, May 2019. Photo: Padraig Cunningham.

Contact

If you have any queries or would like to visit the College and see the facilities, please contact the Course Leader of Visual Culture Dr Emma Mahony mahonye@staff.ncad.ie

NCAD Admissions Office

admissions@staff.ncad.ie / www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

Download the NCAD PROSPECTUS

Find Out More

To find out more or to apply for a place on the BA Visual Culture programme visit the undergraduate section of the NCAD website

https://www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/school-of-visual-culture/ba-hons-visual-culture/