NCAD Prospectus 2017/2018 by National College of Art & Design

2017/18

First Year Art & Design Fine Art Fine Art Print Fine Art Media Fine Art Painting Fine Art Sculpture Fine Art Applied Material Cultures: Ceramics & Glass Textile Art & Artefact Design Fashion Design Textile & Surface Design Jewellery & Metalwork Visual Communication Product Design BA Design or Fine Art (International) BA Visual Culture Design or Fine Art & Education Graduate Programmes MA Interaction Design MSC Medical Device Design MFA Design MFA Fine Art MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World MA Design History & Material Culture Professional Master of Education MA in Socially Engaged Art

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Contents

2017/18

Programme Information First Year Art & Design – 08 Fine Art Fine Art Print – 10 Fine Art Media – 14 Fine Art Painting – 18 Fine Art Sculpture – 22 Fine Art Applied Material Cultures: Ceramics & Glass – 32 Textile Art & Artefact – 36 Design Fashion Design – 40 Textile & Surface Design – 50 Jewellery & Metalwork – 54 Visual Communication – 58 Product Design – 68 BA Design or Fine Art (International) – 80 BA Visual Culture – 82 Design or Fine Art & Education – 86 Academic Pathways, Dr Siún Hanrahan – 92 Graduate Programmes – 94 MA Interaction Design – 96 MSC Medical Device Design – 98 MFA Design – 100 MFA Fine Art – 102 MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World – 104 MA Design History & Material Culture – 106 Professional Master of Education – 108 MA Socially Engaged Art – 110

Interviews First Year Art & Design Interview Helen & Sophia O’Sullivan – 04 Alumni Interviews Rhona Byrne, Visual Artist – 28 Lucy Downes, Knitwear Designer – 46 Ken Deegan, Graphic Designer – 64 Marcel Twohig & Ian Walton, Product Designers – 74 NCAD Director’s Interview Bernard Hanratty –112 Interviews by Bob Gray with Matthew Thompson

About NCAD Why NCAD? – 116 Careers, Employability & Real World Learning – 118 Gallery Map – 120 Application Procedures – 122 Minimum Entry Requirements – 124 Portfolio Submission Guidelines – 128 Finance and Fees – 130 Your Welfare – 132 College Open Days & Events – 134 Important Dates for Applicants – 135 Enquiries – 136

Ken Deegan Graphic Designer, Pentagram, New York Alumni Interview Pg 64

Lucy Downes, Knitwear Designer, Dublin Alumni Interview Pg 46 Marcel Twohig & Ian Walton, Product Designers, Notion, Dublin Alumni Interview Pg 74

Rhona Byrne, Visual Artist, Dublin Alumni Interview Pg 28 image:

Huddlewear, Huddle Tests Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, 2015

Interview: Helen & Sophia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, First Year Art & Design

S: We always knew what we wanted to do. Print has always been one of our favourite mediums. We started learning dry point etching in secondary school. H: One of our first modules at the start of the year was a fashion elective and that was difficult for us, but we got to learn a lot of stuff we can now On Printmaking

integrate into our print making. On starting a project

H: I usually start with collecting objects and images I find interesting and then follow this by looking at artists who might use the same materials and themes that I’m looking at and then expand on that. I saw a Helen O’Leary exhibition in Belfast recently and she used objects and sculptural elements to create a language. I liked the idea of using these found objects to construct new forms, which I have now brought into my own work.

safe to have your own feelings and thoughts which are drawn out by the objects. On similar themes

S: It’s an underlying thing. Our work is so similar because we’re so close. H: I think we just have a very similar train of thought. So we might start in the same place, and even though we may have the same energies and influences, I think we subsequently go off in different directions. H: When we first started in our portfolio course we would always try to be different. This is the first time we’ve explored the same subject matS: I found Antoni Tàpies to be a great ter and I think the work has turned source of influence because he uses a out much better. S: We have the mixture of textiles and print making added advantage of being completely honest with each other. If Helen in his work. I like to look at what didn’t like my work, she would say methods artists are using and work something and it would make me them into my ideas and just keep adding and experimenting and then think twice about what I was doing. H: We’d chat about work at home just see where it takes me. My end and maybe go to each other for of year exhibition however is about playing with the illusion of space and second opinions and stuff. It allows us to bounce ideas off each other. the occupation of mass in space. It allowed me to abstract form and H: Why NCAD? Other than printplay with light and structure. I live in close quarters in such a big family, making? I do think the strengths of there’s a direct connection to space. NCAD lie in fine art and the older processes, that, mixed with a progresH: I used found site-specific objects sive conceptual approach. S: I think NCAD has a big community aspect to create a dwelling. It was the memories held in the objects that I was to it, we’re able to talk to each other most interested in. I built this space and influence each other. H: We have under a stairs, everybody who goes talked to ex-students about their careers and how that can help us with under the stairs, it becomes their stairs. I think everybody would hang ours. They were very approachable. out under the stairs as a kid, so this The community aspect doesn’t stop space can easily evoke memories in when you leave. others. When you’re inside it, you‘re Why NCAD?

On their end of year projects

AD101 Common Entry

Places: 220

Common first year of Level 8 Honours Degree

Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017

First Year Art & Design

Degree awarded: Common First Year leading to one of: BA (Hons) â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fashion Design/Jewellery & Metal Work/Textile & Surface Design/ Visual Communication/Fine Art â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Print, Media, Painting, Sculpture, Applied Material Cultures (Ceramics, Glass, Textile Art & Artefact)/ BA Design or Fine Art ( International)

First Year Art and Design at NCAD gives you options for entry into many different worlds. It is a route to study Fine Art which includes Media, Painting, Fine Print, Sculpture, Textiles and Ceramics & Glass. It is also a gateway to studying Design in Fashion, Jewellery & Metalwork, Textile Surface Design, and Visual Communication. The working week is divided between studio practice, professional practice and Visual Culture. It is a full-time programme and runs over a five day week. When you arrive in NCAD you will be divided into mixed groupings and will share the studio with a wide mix of your peers. This is a great opportunity for you to experience diversity in art and design thinking and working methods, and to discover your particular strengths. What will I study? First Year begins with a period of interdisciplinary art and design research, observation and analysis. Your curiosity is our starting point. You will build on the work you began addressing in the portfolio brief and the summer project. At the end of the first semester you will choose to study within the School of Fine Art or the School of Design. The second semester is School based. This time will be spent working on projects which will help you choose your degree discipline. You will then spend some time studying in the Department supporting your chosen degree specialisation where you will undertake a series of skills acquisition projects and self-directed work. Education and Product Design students go through the same common First Year, the difference being that they will have chosen in advance which degree pathway they will take. Education students will decide through the course of First Year whether their degree in Education will be in conjunction with Fine Art or Design and with which Department in Fine Art or Design.

The key areas of study in First Year are:

Observation: descriptive, explanatory, analytical and inventive skills through drawing, making and recording. Materials: Development of the physical and aesthetic behaviour of a wide range of materials. Research: The process of gathering visual information in relation to topics of inquiry. Processes: The use of innovative and traditional techniques and equipment in the stimulation and development of ideas. Professional Practice: Time management, organising and presenting work, peer learning, development of an individual body of work. Visual Culture: In this part of the course students study the connections between history, theory and practice in modern and contemporary contexts, in order to become reflective and effective practitioners.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment throughout the programme, in both your studio practice and in Visual Culture, will be on a continuous basis, at the end of each completed project/ module and at the end of each semester (half-year). Formal assessment results will be issued at the end of each academic year. Modes of assessment will include practical and written assignments, oral and visual presentations, portfolios and exhibitions.

What happens at the end of First Year?

At the end of First Year final results are posted and successful students progress to the second year. For students with a strong interest in Visual Culture there is an opportunity to take a Joint Major Degree in Design or Fine Art and Visual Culture. Students make this choice at the end of First Year and acceptance onto the Joint Major option is dependent on First Year results.

Alumni: Aine O’Gara Alex de Roeck Alice Hanratty Catherine Bowe Catherine Lynch Chloe Brenan Chloe Nagle Fiona McDonald Joe Hanly John Graham Mary Fitzgerald Melissa Ellis Piia Rossi Rian Coulter

Fine Art Print Interview series

Rian Coulter

Graduate of

Fine Print

Melissa Ellis

Graduate of

Fine Print

My work is based on the juxtaposition of the beautiful and the strange, the weird and the sublime, the dark and the unnatural. Alex de Roeck

Graduate of

Fine Print

I don’t think it’s important to create solutions. I don’t want to be told an answer when I look at art. My art is about asking questions.

What’s happening in the world is an inspiration for most people’s work. I don’t think you can just sit in your studio, pick up a pencil and produce something with no reference. In general I think people are looking with a very critical eye towards materials and the built environment.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 28 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree Awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art/ (MFA)

Fine Art Print

Fine Print is a central discipline within the School of Fine Art that spans the autographic (hand-drawn) arts, mechanical reproduction and digital media. Fine Print overlaps with a broad range of disciplines including sculpture, installation and media, whilst maintaining a distinct culture of its own.

What will I study?

The Fine Print programme encourages students to explore printmaking and ‘expanded printmaking’, and seeks to develop each student’s creative potential. You will be encouraged to work across a range of disciplines. You will explore a variety of modes of expression and visual installation using a variety of techniques and skills including: lithography, etching, screen-printing, monoprint, Photoshop, photography, Final Cut Pro, animation, audio visual installation. Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Years 2 and 3:

In the second year you will focus on skills acquisition across a range of processes. The traditional processes of etching, screenprinting and lithography are explored as well as the most up-todate approaches of digital imagery, large format ink jet, photography and multimedia. Projects are set with an emphasis on the use of the appropriate process for the expansion of ideas and their tangible expression. In third year the focus is on using the skills and knowledge you have acquired to develop a personal art practice. You will develop a substantial major project that will form part of your professional portfolio of work and which you will present in the final year degree exhibition.

Throughout the three years, time is devoted to studies in Visual Culture where you will learn ways to analyse and situate your own practice, and that of others, in the contemporary world. You will be helped to develop your skills in visual literacy, expression and articulation. Students study the connections between history, theory and practice, in modern and contemporary contexts, in order to become reflective and effective practitioners.

How will I be assessed?

Students who graduate within Fine Print are both creatively and technically competent to produce their own work and engage with the world of contemporary visual art practice. They are computer literate, multiskilled individuals possessing a range of practical and professional skills relevant to a variety of career options within the creative arts. Our graduates have found employment in a wide variety of areas including in print workshops, in theatre and performance companies, as studio assistants, in archives and museums, in publishing, illustration, exhibiting, curating, conservation, teaching or lecturing and as practicing artists. A number of graduates also go on to postgraduate study, within NCAD and outside of Ireland, including at Goldsmiths College London, the Royal College of Art and Sydney College of Arts. Following on from a masters programme, the College offers a practice-based PhD programme.

Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study in one of a number of MFA programmes: MFA Art in the Digital World, MFA Art in the Contemporary World, MFA in Fine Art. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Alan Butler Alice Hanratty Andrew Nuding Angie Duignan Anne Seagrave Avril Coroon Ciaran Kenny Daniel de Chenu David Rogers Dónal Lunny Gwen Burlington Hussein Tai John Graham Paula Barrett

Fine Art Media Interview series

Gwen Burlington

Graduate of

Fine Art Media

Avril Coroon

Fine Art Media

My work has a difficult setting in NCAD because of its critique of the institution while engaging with the institution and using the facilities here and the architectural features.

David Rogers & Ciaran Kenny

I suppose I was trying to impose a conceptual idea onto my work but I didn’t need to, it would have been too contrived.

Graduate of

Graduates of

Fine Art Media

DR: There seems to be some sort of void that’s both art and comedy, certainly in the mainstream. It’s like artists kind of go with artists and comedians go with comedians and there’s never really a crossover. CK: I find the idea of having to fit into a box boring. I can appreciate good stuff but I’m happy enough to say that a lot of stuff isn’t good.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 25 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Fine Art Media

Fine Art Media is a discipline specific stream within the BA in Fine Art. We encourage students to explore and discover a wide range of equipment, materials and methods that challenge the way the world can be interpreted and represented. We use computers as a tool or catalyst to mash-up still images, video, sound and anything else we can force into them. The programme uses a lot of technology as required but is not dependant on it as students frequently work across a range of traditional media. The role of the audience will be a key concern and you will be challenged to rethink preconceptions. Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Years 2 and 3:

In the second year you will develop your interest and expertise in selected media and experience a range of hardware and software to enhance your skill set. You will also participate in group tutorials, seminars and workshops to enhance your conceptual, critical and practical abilities. Individual tutorials are also a feature of the second year. Photography, video, sound, computing, sensors and interactivity are just some of what you will experience. A day a week is devoted to studies in Visual Culture. Group presentations are an important element of the programme. The department also offers a range of extra master class workshops in areas such as 16mm film making, medium and large format photography, special software applications, basic electronics and sensor technology, traditional darkroom practice and special print processes.

The third year is largely self-directed to enable extended periods of practice with your chosen medium or media. You are assigned a personal tutor who helps you navigate the range of possibilities on offer in line with your own expertise and aspirations. You will write a thesis on a chosen topic usually related to your studio practice and present your work for review and examination at the end of Year 3. You are also actively supported in developing applications for postgraduate study. 18

Each year is supported by a programme of visiting lecturers, off-campus collaborative opportunities, field trips, and study visits. Throughout the three years, time is devoted to studies in Visual Culture where you will learn ways to analyse and situate your own practice, and that of others, in the contemporary world. You will be helped to develop your skills in visual literacy, expression and articulation. Students study the connections between history, theory and practice, in modern and contemporary contexts, in order to become reflective and effective practitioners. How will I be assessed? Assessment throughout the programme, in both your studio practice and in Visual Culture, will be on a continuous basis, at the end of each completed module and at the end of each semester (half-year). Formal assessment results will be issued at the end of each academic year. Modes of assessment will include practical and written assignments, oral and visual presentations, portfolios and exhibitions.

Opportunities after graduation

As a consequence of the skills acquired, Fine Art Media graduates have a very wide range of opportunities open to them, including as practicing artists, photographers, film makers, lighting designers, mobile phone app developers, games developers, curators, animators, special effects designers, and many other related areas. A number of graduates also go on to postgraduate study, within NCAD and outside of Ireland. Following on from a masters programme, the College offers a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study in one of a number of MFA programmes: MFA Art in the Digital World, MFA Art in the Contemporary World, MFA in Fine Art. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Aidan Dunne Amanda Coogan David Timmons Diana Copperwhite Fergal Styles Fiona Larkin James Hanely Louise Peat Mary FitzGerald Michael O’Dea Michael O’Doherty Nigel Holohan Robert Armstrong Séan Keating William Orpen

Fine Art Painting Interview series

Nigel Holohan

Graduate of

Fine Art Painting

Michael O’Doherty

Graduate of

Fine Art Painting

The importance of research and personal exploration is what I have primarily learned.

Fergal Styles

Graduate of

Fine Art Painting

I came straight from secondary school. I wanted to be a painter, I think, because that’s the only thing I’d been exposed to. Then I came here and realised I can make things.

Time and patience are an important factor in my paintings. It’s funny I don’t really have a definite finishing point. The inverted paintings determine themselves, they’re finished when they reach their physical limit.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 40 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) FETAC: QQI/FETAC Level 5/6 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Fine Art Painting

What will I study? The discipline of painting will be your point of departure towards establishing an individual art practice based on your interests and aptitudes. The initial focus is on relevant skills and techniques of painting and related media, and gradually extends to explore issues of content, meaning and context.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Years 2 and 3:

Year 2 extends the conceptual and technical aspects of your work as it gradually becomes more self-directed. Students are supported and guided by a staff composed of practicing artists. Year 3 students prepare for BA (Hons) degree examination and presentation equipped with practical skills, conceptual understanding and supported by a personal tutor from departmental staff. Seminars, group critiques, gallery visits, workshops, demonstrations, lectures and visiting artists contribute to the course. Throughout the three years, time is devoted to studies in Visual Culture where you will learn ways to analyse and situate your own practice, and that of others, in the contemporary world. You will be helped to develop your skills in visual literacy, expression and articulation. Students study the connections between history, theory and practice, in modern and contemporary contexts, in order to become reflective and effective practitioners.

The BA(Hons) degree is seen as a platform for entry to the professional art world and as a stage to further study at postgraduate level, either at NCAD or elsewhere.

The Painting Department embraces the diversity of contemporary painting practice and possibility. The discipline of painting in all its forms is supported in the context of evolving and expanding art practices. The course is rooted in investigation of painting’s unique tradition and history and encourages new interpretation, innovation and experimentation. Every culture needs its artists and every artist seeks to change the culture. Painting is an old tradition that continually renews itself. Be part of the ongoing renewal.

How will I be assessed?

Many Painting graduates have gone on to successful careers as exhibiting artists nationally and internationally – including representing Ireland at the Venice Biennale and the Saatchi/Channel 4 ‘New Sensations’ exhibitions. Others have found opportunities for employment in the wider cultural field as gallery administrators, community arts facilitators, educationalists and cultural commentators. The creativity encouraged by Fine Art training is much sought after and adaptable to a wide range of entrepreneurial activities.

Alumni: Amada Coogan Cian O’Sullivan Corbon Walker Darragh Coyle David Fagan Dennis Shanky Smith Gabriel Hayes Gerard Byrne Janine Davidson Kathy Prendergast Katie Holten Oisín Kelly Oliver Sheppard Rachael Gilbourne Rhona Byrne

Fine Art Sculpture Interview series

Darragh Coyle

Graduate of

Fine Art Sculpture

My inspiration stems from my dad as a pilot, his stories, my interpretation of them and the contrast between this and the truth. They are just different perspectives on the same story and this is echoed by my exhibition piece.

Cian O’Sullivan

Graduate of

Fine Art Sculpture

I think there are these moments that happen to everyone where maybe for a second, things come into focus or from some mundane task or something, you get a moment of clarity, you see everything as it is.

Dennis Shanky Smith

Graduate of

Fine Art Sculpture

The thing that brings you to Art College in the first place is something that never leaves you. I’ll always find myself making art. My brother is an industrial designer, I could see myself and him setting up business together. He approaches industrial design from a conceptual design approach and I approach sculpture from the opposite way.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 28 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry)

Sculpture provides you with a framework to engage with contemporary art practices and to understand how you choose materials and processes of all kinds. Sculpture is idea led. This requires determination, self-motivation and a willingness to experiment with new ideas and actions in order to connect experiences.

Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Fine Art Sculpture

What will I study?

Our lives are complex negotiations with places, spaces and people. Sculpture sits in this junction. This programme is about learning how we make work matter, figuring out who it matters to and considering how it matters both within the gallery and beyond it. Students will be supported to create contemporary exhibitions, make proposals, apply for postgraduate study, make and develop opportunity as a way of meeting the world. Year 1

See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Years 2 and 3:

By developing a variety of research skills, this programme will allow you access different models and frames for practice centered around your own attitudes. It will teach you through engagement with contemporary practices and debates, to make and do things that involve thinking and practice in tandem. In Year 2 and Year 3 there are exhibition components and you are required to exhibit work to a wider public. Within these years there are opportunities for joint projects working in interdisciplinary contexts in addition to studio practices. Throughout the three years, time is devoted to studies in Visual Culture where you will learn ways to analyse and situate your own practice, and that of others, in the contemporary world. In order to become reflective and effective practicioners, students study the connections between history, theory, and practice, in modern and contemporary contexts. This is supported by field trips, study visits and by on-site and off-site working. This programme aims to equip graduates for life after college by instilling in them the confidence to act on their ideas and motivations.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is usually at the half year and full year semester points and will focus on your creative processes, your tests and trials, and the artwork produced. Assessment is centred around your art activities, what you have discovered in the process and how you critically reflect on this. There are also requirements to participate in ongoing course dialogues and to communicate and evolve views and perspectives.

Opportunities after graduation

An art education offers a rich way of engaging with life. Many of our graduates go on to become practicing artists in Ireland and internationally. We have a record of our graduates becoming significant individual artists and players in the cultural field, in established galleries and other sites, and in becoming part of artist/creative teams. We have many vivid examples of students self-starting and creating residencies, studios, pop-up exhibitions and all forms of cultural entrepreneurship. Our graduates are enabled to find imaginative, creative ways forward in the rapidly changing landscapes of our time.

Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study in one of a number of MFA programmes: MFA Art in the Digital World, MFA Art in the Contemporary World, MFA in Fine Art. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni Interview: Rhona Byrne, Visual Artist

Graduated NCAD Sculpture, 1994

I was always happy on my own, drawing and making dollsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; clothes. We were also surrounded by photography because my dad had a camera shop, a one-hour photo business. I remember the moment I got my first camera. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a pretty big influence. Back then there were just On early influences

image:

A colour threshold, 2014

On her first major project

I worked with Ballymun Racing Pigeon Club around the time the tower blocks were due to be demolished. Local residents collected wishes to express their feelings around the regeneration. The wishes were attached to hundreds of homing pigeons which were then released from the balconies of one of It was like a homecoming. A whole family the tower blocks. It was kind of my first proon my dad’s side went through Art College - designers and industrial designers. When ject as an artist. From that, I learned about I started in NCAD, there were four cousins proposals, budgets and all of the practical already there. It was kind of an easy landing. stuff that comes with project management. I moved into town as well and lived with On reasearch some friends - Sculpture and Glass students. A starting point for a project is usually responding to context or a place; observing We just kind of immersed ourselves in the how a space is going to be used, taking whole life of NCAD, it was like a home for us. photographs, interviewing people and making connections. I did a project in On her work ethic in NCAD We worked really hard. We were in our Pittsburgh which centred around a really studios nine hours a day because we wanted old amusement park. The park evolved to be. First Year was amazing. We were from industrial railway tracks used for able to experiment and explore in all these the transportation of steel. I was fascinated different areas, but I kind of knew I was by how the place grew into a leisure destination at weekends. I ended up doing a road a three-dimensional sort of maker or thinker. I graduated in Sculpture and remember trip, looking at archives of old drawings and rummaging around the Iveagh Market meeting roller coaster designers. A whole and Mother Redcaps on Francis Street other work emerged from conversations for inspiration. The early 1990s in Dublin with the American Coaster Enthusiasts were pretty grim. You made your own fun. group about their experience of roller coasters. I suppose it’s like delving into subculture On working in San Francisco I moved away from art for probably about or something. There’s a whole other narrative eight years. The Morrison Visa came out created. in 1994 so lots of people left for the US. On questioning society I took a job doing furniture restoration I think it’s important as an artist to be in San Francisco, which was amazing aware of what’s happening in the world actually. I learnt so much about materials of people. I mean, I make socially engaged and finishes- more of the practical skills. work so I’m going to inject into that questions around how we’re experiencing the NCAD was much more focussed on the world. I don’t necessarily claim to have the conceptual at the time. From there, I got answers… posing questions is all I can do into interior architecture and worked in but I try to be inviting and generous with the US and Spain before coming back my work. I think it’s important. to train in AutoCAD drawings. So I was

Work in progress, 2016

On starting in NCAD

I applied to NCAD straight from school and was accepted on the strength of my portfolio. My results from school weren’t great but I was lucky enough to have two amazing art teachers at secondary school. They were really supportive and pretty much gave me the run of the art room. That made a big difference.

doing freelance interiors and I also began teaching part-time. I convinced myself that I was helping to create good spaces for people but I eventually became frustrated. There was an obvious gap between planning places for people to live compared to their real lived experiences.

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thirty six pictures on a roll of film. You didn’t waste shots so it was probably a much more conscious process. Photographs were more precious.

Alumni: Alva Gallagher Brian Keaney Deirdre Rogers Donna Coogan Eoin M Lyons Frances Lambe Harry Clarke Jeanne Dubois Meadhbh McIlgorm Muireann Walsh Peadar Lamb Roisin de Buitlear Sadbh McCormack Sarah Mooney Wiegersma Valerie McHugh

Ceramics & Glass Interview series

Meadhbh McIlgorm

Graduate of

Ceramics & Glass

My process started off simply looking at things around me. I started to play with inks in water. I wanted to capture that sense of movement in the structures.

Jeanne Dubois

Graduate of

Ceramics & Glass

There is beauty in the process, I suppose. Is the final piece going to be a sculptural form? Is it going to be decorative? Is it going to be wearable? It could be anything, really. That exploration is beautiful.

Sarah Mooney Wiegersma

Graduate of

Ceramics MA

I think I’m now more aware of putting my emotion on display. I am much more connected to the work and that’s really what I wanted to get out of the MA. To be much more aware and make it more meaningful. I think it’s always meaningful when you make something.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 15 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG)

Located within NCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Applied Material Cultures in the School of Fine Art, Ceramics & Glass at NCAD embraces different types of creative practice from design for manufacture to unique crafted art objects or architectural framing of ceramics, glass and related materials. Work occurs at intimate and architectural scale challenging our relationships to object, surface, transparency, light and space. This course supports you in developing your artistic and creative sensibilities with skills in the studio and workshops. This is complemented by experience drawn from real world encounters and engagements.

QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017

Applied Material Cultures Ceramics & Glass

Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art /(MFA)

What will I study?

The programme takes the position that creating from a deep and sensitive knowledge of materials provides you with a basis to engage in a particular creative field and to contibute to interdisciplinary debate with others. In developing your knowledge by on-going practical studio work, you learn a suite of fundamental and contemporary skills with the vital and complementary ability to connect your work to audiences and contemporary culture. With individual bench spaces, machine workshops and studio space, the programme provides the perfect environment to experiment and explore personal and public dimensions of making and communicating new material considerations now and for the future. Students develop a personal creative identity and proficiency in design and technique. Through a mixture of workshops, lectures and tutorials, students learn professional approaches in the creative field through new relationships to making and presenting their work.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within ceramics and/or glass. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events.

How will I be assessed?

Opportunities after graduation

As a consequence of the skills acquired, Ceramics & Glass graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities open to them, from designer maker, to artist, educator and creative entrepreneur. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Fine Art offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful ceramics and glass practice. You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market and gallery understanding through professional practice.

Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study in one of a number of MFA programmes: MFA Art in the Digital World, MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World, MFA in Fine Art. See page 94 for more details.

Textile Art & Artefact Interview series

Alumni: Aisling Duffy Aoife Challis Eimear Knisella Francessca O’Brien Jennifer Slattery Lisa Shawgi Louise Gilligan Mairéad Wall Martina Shannon Muriel Beckett Nigel Cheney Orlagh O’Neill Patricia Murphy Rebecca Devaney Úna Curley

Orlagh O’Neill

Graduate of

Textile Art & Artefact

The concept is more important. That’s the beautiful thing about my course, I had freedom. It was more conceptual than just typical embroidery. Eimear Kinsella

Graduate of

Textile Art & Artefact

I’m looking at mimicry in aviation, the human mimicking different types of aviation and at birds, insects and aeroplanes. People want to fly or at least experience what it’s like to fly, or to be a bird. It’s a fascination that starts at childhood and never really leaves us.

BA (Hons) Fine Art/(MFA)

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 30 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017

Applied Material Cultures Textile Art & Artefact

Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Fine Art / (MFA)

The Textile Art & Artefact programme is located within NCAD’s Department of Applied Material Cultures in the School of Fine Art. The programme takes its position that creating from a fundamental response to material and ‘making’ in the broadest sense, will enable you to realise outcomes in textile applied art and in textile artefacts. TA&A students are encouraged to have an awareness of a broad range of both new and hand-crafted textile processes.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful Textile Art and Artefact practice. You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market understanding through professional practice.

How will I be assessed?

Coursework, essays, studio projects and assessments take place at key points throughout the year. Formal assessment results are issued at the end of each academic year.

Opportunities after graduation

As a consequence of the skills acquired, Textile graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities open to them. Previous graduates have gone on to be: successful visual artists, entrepreneurs, fashion and textile designers for couture, milliners and accessory designers, stylists, costume and prop designers, product designers, illustrators, and to work in art education and art therapy. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. NCAD offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individual’s skills and interests within Textile Art & Artefact. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events.

Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study in one of a number of MFA programmes: MFA Art in the Digital World, MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World, MFA in Fine Art. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Alan Taylor Amanda Grogan Claire Lynam Daniel Kearns Daniel Roden Danielle Romeril Daryl Kerrigan Gwen Cunningham Heidi Higgins Jill De Burca Lucy Downes Philip Treacy Simone Rocha Sinéad Onóra Kennedy

Fashion Design

Interview series

Sinéad Onóra Kennedy

Graduate of

Fashion

Gwen Cunningham

Graduate of

Fashion

Discussion around fashion at the moment is all about fabrics and sustainability, but if you work on an emotional level I think that’s really interesting. What would happen if we could make clothes that have more personal significance?

Daniel Roden

Graduate of

Fashion

Making is really what drives me, I’ve always been a maker and I’m never the kind of person who will have a fully worked out concept and then make. It will always be evolving with the making, because making is really how I explore the design.

I did a collaboration with one of the Media students, Kevin Freeney, for his show. My first three outfits from the collection were in it. It was really good fun working with somebody and seeing my work on a body in film. It seemed more natural and interesting than on a catwalk. It’s a performance. I even like the idea of my models bumping into the audience as part of our show.

BA (Hons) MFA

Fashion Design

Fashion Design aims to educate students to become professional practitioners in the field of fashion and related industries. Students are encouraged to have an awareness of fashion in its social and cultural context and to bring that understanding to their work. The department places great value on its industry and professional links that gives students an insight into real-world commercial requirements. Emphasis is placed on developing informed, creative designers, who are prepared for the needs of industry.

What will I study?

As a Fashion Design student you will learn about the design process as it applies to the fashion industry. Elements covered include visual research, drawing, design process, fashion design, knitwear design, pattern cutting, garment construction, illustration presentation, manufacturing techniques and market research. There is a focus on understanding fashion in context and students will undertake field research, trend analysis, customer profiling and branding within a wide range of contexts for the fashion industry. Students will also be able to develop links with historical fashion and material culture through the practical application of visual culture research.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful fashion design practice. You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market understanding through professional practice.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within fashion design. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events. Each year is supported by a series of lectures by leading creative practitioners and 44

theorists, collaborative interdisciplinary opportunities, live industry projects, field trips, and study visits.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment throughout the programme, in both your studio practice and in Visual Culture, will be on a continuous basis, at the end of each completed module and at the end of each semester (half-year). Formal assessment results will be issued at the end of each academic year. Modes of assessment will include practical and written assignments, oral and visual presentations, portfolios and exhibitions. Opportunities after graduation As a consequence of the range of skills acquired, Fashion Design graduates from NCAD can be found in all areas of the fashion industry. The programme provides graduates with the knowledge and skill to design and make collections, either independently or as part of a team in design studios. As well as designing in-house for international designer brands, graduates work globally at all levels of the industry from performance sportswear to major international high-street brands. Some have set up their own design/manufacturing business. Others have diversified into specialist areas such as knitwear, illustration, menswear, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wear, millinery, footwear design, accessory design, design management, journalism, fashion teaching, fashion styling, retail, merchandising, buying, forecasting, and costume design for film, theatre and television. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Design offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) Degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study and leave with an MFA in Fashion Design. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni Interview: Lucy Downes, Knitwear Designer, Sphere One, Dublin

Graduated NCAD Fashion, 1994

As kids, we would spend the summer in the remote Wicklow mountains, with no TV, just paints and lego. We were encouraged to paint on stones and on our bedroom walls. There was a lot of poster paint on those bedspreads! We were always painting or drawing. My parents were also really immersed in art. A first introduction to art and design

They were business people but had a close group of friends who were all artists and architects. My mother was also Chairman of Kilkenny Design Workshops a government initiative to elevate Irish craft and design by attracting international designers to work and teach in Ireland, and giving a retail platform in Dublin and London. I remember dinner party chat at home always revolving around the aesthetic and I just loved that artistic temperament. On a circuitous route to NCAD

I went to two boarding schools and they had good art departments. I got an interview for NCAD but I didn’t get a place initially so took a somewhat circuitous route! After a much improved second stab at the Leaving Cert, and a portfolio class at night time, I was offered a place at NCAD and a place at Trinity to study Business and Economics. I thought I would try both by continuing night classes at NCAD while completing the Economics degree. I loved Trinity and the degree but as I approached my finals I realised, God, what if I wake up and I’m 35… 45… 65 and I regret not giving art and design a decent shot? Maybe another four years wouldn’t be that long… Luckily NCAD agreed to defer my earlier acceptance and I went straight from Trinity to NCAD to start a 2nd degree. Not once, since then, have I yearned for Economics and I get plenty of business element in my own brand.

as assistant to the accessories designer. Helping out at the main Donna Karan collection I somehow made an impression on the head shoe designer and was asked backfor a second stint the following summer. After that I was offered a full time position to take up on finishing my degree. I worked there , living in NYC, for four years and loved it! Really fortuitously when I left to start my own line, DKNY asked me to consult as a freelancer. Six more years designing for them helped me pay the mortgage and get Sphere One established. On working for yourself

I always wanted to have my own collection. I loved shoe design but my real passion was in knitwear. Something I took from NCAD was the persistence to keep furrowing my own seam of inspiration. But New York is such a jungle, if you fail, you’ve got about a month before you’re out on the street. Instead, I started from my parents’ house in Wicklow. It’s not in the thick of things like in London or Paris and it’s a little bit of an extra slog but this is where I’ve wanted to be. And working with knitwear, you have a certain advantage. There is an Irish feel to it. On the ethics of fashion

It’s one of the things I like about knitwear, that you start with a piece of yarn and when you finish the panel you’ve just got the yarn. There’s no cutting out and discarding, everything is used. The throw-away culture we live in can be poisonous. For me, longevity is important. Arriving in NCAD after four years in Trinity Because we use the best European cashmere it was amazing. It was so different and such an escape in some ways, but I had no idea, that first really wears and wears. If you do it in the tradiyear, how much work there would be by fourth tional way and it’s knitted to the correct gauge, you’ll get a product, a piece that will last forever. year. It wasn’t uncommon for students to stay up at least one night a week – well, certainly in On Sphere One Working for yourself, you have the freedom fashion - just the sheer amount of stuff to do. to try something another boss might say no Because of the degree in Trinity, there was an to. I really focus on having integrity in design, element of the commercial side that fascinated searching the influences in my life and my surme, and I also liked to interact with people, I think that’s why I was inclined towards Fashion, roundings in Ireland to come up with something original. There is a real pride in that and in rather than what I imagined would be a more exporting 70% of our product. It’s childish but solitary existence as a sculptor or painter. I get such a kick seeing the map on the Sphere On moving to New York One website of where the collection is sold. For After my first year in the Fashion Department, me, it’s the flashy versus the understated. There is I started to write to people in New York about a giddiness in fashion that I have always wanted doing an internship. Frances McDonagh was to avoid. I try to be subtle. The idea of brands, head of Fashion at the time. She was always really good at networking with alumni and gave and which celebrities wear them, doesn’t interest me. Every single person who wears a piece from me some names of people to write to. DKNY interviewed me and I was offered an internship Sphere One is important to me.

Textile & Surface Design Interview series

Alumni: Aisling O’Neill Caoimhe Mac Neice Ciaran Sweeney Daniel Kearns Eileen Shields Gill Thorpe Helen Cody Lorna Ross Martin Fox Philips Orla Kiely OBE Pamela Quinn Rachel O’Connell Ros Duke

Martin Fox Philips

Graduate of

Textile & Surface Design

Something that is instinctively taught to you in First Year is that everything’s interesting and you should always ask, how would you do it? By removing the emotions through a process such as re-colouring, it can change our whole reaction to something.

Gill Thorpe

Graduate of

Textile & Surface Design

My real starting point was the exhibition Disobediant Objects in the V&A, which I saw last summer. It was based around revolutionary work against governments and wrongdoing in a country. There were little hand-made weapons from Syria, a van based on an innocent man on death row, work from the Guerrilla Girls and screen printed banners from the Aids Protests in the 80’s.

BA (Hons) MFA

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 20 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017

Textile & Surface Design

Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Textile & Surface Design/(MFA)

Textile & Surface Design at NCAD will help you to develop your full creative potential as a designer of the surfaces that will surround us in the future. Throughout the programme you will develop your knowledge and expertise through the use of traditional as well as new technologies and you will be encouraged to challenge the possibilities of Textile & Surface Design. Design outcomes are realised through the production of design samples, fabric collections, visualisations and/or products and prototypes. The College offers an excellent range of facilities for realising textile design work including digital print, screen print, transfer print, and weaving, while external manufacturing services such as laser-cutting, computer-aided weaving, multi-head embroidery, and finishing are also utilised.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg. 8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful Textile & Surface Design practice. You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market understanding through professional practice.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within Textile & Surface Design. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events. Each year is supported by a series of lectures by leading creative practitioners and theorists, collaborative interdisciplinary opportunities, live industry projects, field trips, and study visits.

How will I be assessed?

Opportunities after graduation

As a consequence of the skills acquired,

Textile & Surface Design graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities open to them. The Textile & Surface Design pathway has a proven track record in educating assured designers who follow successful careers within the fashion, interior, and lifestyle product industries. Typically graduates become in-house textile designers for international fashion/ interior designers and established brands, designers within textile design studios, independent designer-makers of textile products, or designer-makers of bespoke textiles for corporate/interior/architectural or fashion clients. There are also possibilities for graduates to establish their own design studio, label or brand with successful NCAD graduates including Orla Kiely OBE, and design studios Quinnconfrey and Pattern. Related graduate careers include trend-forecastersm, creative directors, design agents and buyers, colourists, illustrators, visual merchandisers, design researchers, and educators.

Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Design offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) Degree; students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study and leave with an MFA in Textile & Surface Design. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Alan Ardiff Anna West Brian McGuinn Catherine Keenan David McCaul Eily O’Connell Eoin M Lyons Genevieve Howard Jaki Coffey Lara Mesanza Burke Laura Caffery Pierce Healy Rebecca Maddock Sabrina Meyns Sarah McEvoy

Jewellery & Metalwork

Interview series

Lara Mesanza Burke

Graduate of

Jewellery & Metalwork

I’d never done anything that wasn’t drawing and painting and here, I had tutors telling me to dip my shoes in white paint and use them as a paintbrush.

Rebecca Maddock

Graduate of

Jewellery & Metalwork

No matter what happens though, NCAD has all been about shared learning and shared experiences and I feel like no matter where I go, I’m always going to have a connection with artistic and creative people.

Genevieve Howard

Graduate of

Jewellery & Metalwork

I was sitting at the piano one day reading a score of music and I thought maybe I could use the scores of music and make graphic representations of them. I could make music visual and wearable. 56

BA (Hons) MFA

Jewellery & Metalwork

Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Jewellery & Metalwork /(MFA)

Jewellery & Metalwork at NCAD embraces many different types of creative practice. Students are supported to develop the skills to pursue personal expression through the gallery market or to forge a career in industry. Jewellers are encouraged to create designs that challenge notions of the body, fashion, gender, and the environment. Students develop skills in working with precious metals, and experiment with non-traditional materials, such as paper, textiles, and plastics. Similarly, goldsmiths and silversmiths explore the interaction between fine metalworking and ideas, through the creation of domestic objects and fine luxury products, exploring radical forms and processes. With individual bench spaces, machine workshops and studio, the programme provides the perfect environment to experiment and explore in pursuit of personal expression. Students develop a personal creative identity and proficiency in design and technique, and learn through a mixture of workshops, lectures, tutorials and, most importantly, through their own practice.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg.8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful Jewellery and Metalwork practice. You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market understanding through professional practice.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within Jewellery & Metalwork. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events. Each year is supported by a series of lectures by leading creative practitioners and theorists, collaborative interdisciplinary opportunities, live industry projects, field trips and study visits.

How will I be assessed?

Opportunities after graduation?

As a consequence of the skills acquired, Jewellery & Metalwork graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities open to them, from designer-maker, to artist, educator and creative entrepreneur. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Design offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study and leave with an MFA in Jewellery or Metalwork Design. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Ciarán ÓGaora Conor Clarke David Wall Declan & Garech Stone Diane Dear Ken Deegan Mary Doherty Matthew Thompson Orlagh Murphy Paul McBride Robin Hegarty Ruairi Robinson Sarah Furlong Stephanie McDermott William Doherty

Visual Communication

Interview series

Sarah Furlong

Graduate of

Visual Communication

My notebook is where I keep looking and collecting things. My research takes me to different places, illustration, film etc. and these references help me when I go to make things.

William Doherty

Graduate of

Visual Communication

I always try and make at the start and through my making I always discover something that I can bring back into the 2D or even just photograph. It’s a constant learning experience. That’s what I love about designing.

Stephanie McDermott

Graduate of

Visual Communication

For my degree and thesis I am looking at social media and the construction of the self online. It has been a long research project, but I found it really beneficial. The level of investigation has been so important. Coming away from this, I believe I’ll be able to handle things at a better level conceptually. 60

BA (Hons) MFA

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 50 Applications: CAO AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017

Visual Communication

Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Visual Communication/(MFA)

Visual Communication, or Graphic Design is a field rather than a discipline, and in its many forms, makes an increasingly powerful contribution to the cultural and economic life of contemporary society. It exists in the public domain, is an indicator of current cultural thinking and is a catalyst for social, cultural, political and economic change.

What will I study? This course encourages the application of design methodologies into new and diverse creative remits, the outcomes of which will not necessarily be aesthetics or products, but more so, will be outcomes that challenge, redefine and propose new roles for the designer and design in contemporary culture. Our distinctive approach focuses on design as a means for communicating meaningful messages, gathering content, organising information, creating and presenting narratives and experiences, while always looking to affect change.

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg.8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful Visual Communication practice. You will focus on researching and defining a specific audience and/or subject while developing a market understanding through professional practice.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within the field of communication. Students can focus on a variety of design based pathways, such as illustration, animatation, typography, interaction design, photography and film-making to name but a few. All work is underpinned by strong conceptual thinking and supported by detailed ethnographic reseach.

Their studies will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events. Each year is supported by a series of lectures by leading creative practitioners and theorists, collaborative interdisciplinary opportunities, live industry projects, field trips, and study visits. How will I be assessed?

Coursework, essays, practical design projects and assessments take place at key points throughout the year. Formal assessment results are issued at the end of each academic year.

Opportunities after graduation

Design plays a central and formative role in shaping communities, cultures and economies. Never before has the designer been expected to cultivate such a diverse set of skills and knowledge. Our graduates will be culture creators, the new avantgarde, who develop a voice as authors engaged with identifying and solving design problems within crossdisciplinary environments. They will utilise unorthodox and experimental methods to break free from outdated modes of ideation and communication. Graduates are employed by design consultants, cultural institutions, book and magazine publishers, multi-media and web design companies, advertising agencies and as in-house designers for large corporations, and public sector bodies. Opportunities for graduates also exist in the fields of television, film, and exhibition design. The knowledge and skills gained through study of this subject are highly transferable so graduates may find themselves working collaboratively with experts in a wide variety of other fields. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Design offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA(Hons) Degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study and leave with an MFA Design: Communication Design. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni Interview: Ken Deegan, Graphic Designer, Pentagram, NYC

Graduated NCAD Visual Communcations, 2009

At a really young age I started getting into comic books. Every weekend Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d kind of coax my mum into bringing me into town with my pocket money and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pick out some comic books that were definitely not age appropriate for me. She was very supportive of it and pretty oblivious to An early introduction to design

terms of the portfolio application. Also, the notion that if I was going to take this plunge into the unknown of graphic design, I wanted to go to the place with a reputation for challenging students. If you’re going to do a course like this, you don’t want an easy ride, that’s a waste of time. So I had it On going to art college in my head that this was the place to go to I lived down the road from Dun Laoghaire be challenged. And in addition to that the Institute of Art and Design. Having that college close by sort of opened up the possibi- Thomas Street location and the old distillery lities of following a career path in the creative buildings attracted me. All those factors industries. My mum was very supportive. combined led me to knowing this is the She felt that if I was happy in what I was place that I wanted to go to and from there, doing, down the line I would be a happier it was just about getting in the door. person in general. It was quite brave. When On challenging oneself it came to the notion of choosing a graphic If you’re not challenging yourself constantly design course, my parents were supportive as a designer or creative, you’re going to of me taking a little leap into the unknown slow down and I think one of the scariest which was cool. things in our field is that if you get comfortable with what you’re doing, you’ll be passed out. Most designers I know would be quite From reading graphic novels and comic books and all that, I had a good understan- good at a couple of things but they’re always ding that there were career possibilities trying to learn new things - be it a hobby that would allow you be creative. I had an like woodworking, developing a website, understanding that I would be working making a mobile app, film making, anything. with typography but I wasn’t aware of the It’s important to keep challenging yourself. number of rabbit holes you can go into On working at Pentagram when you’re in design. You can specialise Pentagram is one of the studios that gets in so many areas and it’s ever expanding. talent from all over the world coming in the doors and showing their work - from On studying at NCAD I coped quite well actually. I loved it in fact. Ireland, the UK, across Europe, Korea, You were challenged, it was high pressure, China, all of the States. So you’ve got this it was very concept driven as well and you incredible diversity of people and work got to explore a great deal of different prowhich is amazing. You also have people cesses or crafts or different ways of thinking coming to New York to try and make it depending who the tutor was at that time. and you know that when they get in the It was exciting. door, they’re going to work. the fact that they were definitely not all for my age group. I started sketching frames of comic books into my own journals trying to replicate different scenes. So back then I’m sure I would have fancied the idea of being a comic book artist.

I think NCAD is concept-driven from the get-go and that starts with your portfolio. At NCAD you can explore anything from photography to woodwork while also looking at the craft side of things. One thing I definitely took from NCAD was a rigour in thinking that I don’t think is there in every college. On competitivness

I mean there were a few factors. There was the idea of it being quite competitive in

Advice for young designers

Be humble, be inquisitive, be ready to take on anything and be malleable. Be excited about what you’re doing. If you can avoid that one-man band sort of situation and be ready to embrace others and bring them in as equals, you can learn from everybody. If you can do that, I think it’s a great starting point. To keep yourself happy as a designer you need to challenge yourself and to really challenge yourself you have to be malleable, so I think they kind of go hand in hand.

Alumni: Ahmad Fakhry Aine Coleman Cormac Ó Conaire Fabien Struden Frank Long Frazer McKimm Gearóid O’Conchubair Ian Walton James Ennis Marc O Riain Marcel Twohig Paul Adams Sam Russell Stephen Williams Tara Whelan

Product Design

Interview series

Stephen Williams

Graduate of

MSc Medical Device Design

Aine Coleman

Graduate of

Industrial Design

What we are being taught is how to observe and how to look at the world around us in a different way, in a different light. We are looking in-between things and sometimes when we look in-between we go ‘Wouldn’t it be interesting if I put that in there?’ It is nice creating something for its longevity and it is important that somebody can become attached to it. Whatever it is a place or an object, a love for something is really important.

Fabien Strunden

Graduate of

Industrial Design

I kind of immerse myself in the context at a very early stage, throw out ideas and see where the response is, how does it resonate with people?

Coming in as an engineer, it has been a really steep learning curve. I was relishing the opportunity and I have gone from being a novice to being proficient in such a short space of time. 70

BA (Hons) MFA

Duration: 3 Years BA (+ 2 years MFA) Places: 30 Applications: CAO AD212 Product Design EntryRequirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English, Leaving Cert Maths O6/H7 and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions Full Award + Leaving cert Maths requirement as above A Level/GCSE: 2 X A Levels at C+ and 4 GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English, Art or a second language, maths or science/tech subject Portfolio Requirement: Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Product Design/(MFA)

From chairs and lights to consumer products and environmental objects, product design is about enriching quality of life, whether in the home, workplace, or public domain. It can provide ways of answering unmet needs, improving function and appearance, or offer new ways of critically engaging with objects. Product Design is fundamentally about making things better. Studying Product Design at NCAD will enable you to develop your skills within a creative art school environment, underpinned by technical expertise and extensive links with industry. The programme is delivered primarily within the design studio. This approach creates a socially interactive, yet individually driven, working practice,with teamwork and shared experience core to our philosophy. The small size of each year-group, typically 30 students, coupled with close and frequent contact with the tutors, creates an informal yet highly effective student-led learning environment. Product Design has been taught at NCAD since 1976, and has developed a strong international reputation for producing graduates whose common strengths lie in the creation of innovative designs, products and services.

What will I study?

The curriculum addresses all the stages and activities involved in the creation of a new product â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from concept design to manufacture, to prototyping to marketing. It encourages students to challenge conventions and to think about the subject in new and exciting ways. The programme philosophy is guided by a questioning stance on the role of Product Design in the 21st century, one which considers the creation of a sustainable future through the critical and creative exploration of a range of approaches to Product Design.

Product Design

Year 1 See First Year Art & Design pg.8 Year 2:

The focus in the second year is on developing a personal visual language and the skills necessary to translate this into successful Product Design practice. 72

You will also focus on researching and defining a specific audience and developing a market understanding through professional practice.

Year 3

In the third year students are ready to develop their own programme of study, which reflects each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skills and interests within Product Design. This will culminate in a substantial body of work for assessment and display at degree shows, exhibitions and events. Each year is supported by a series of lectures by leading creative practitioners and theorists, collaborative interdisciplinary opportunities, live industry projects, field trips, and study visits.

How will I be assessed?

Coursework, essays, practical design projects and assessments take place at key points throughout the year. Formal assessment results are issued at the end of each academic year.

Opportunities after graduation

Product Design graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities open to them. Designers often focus on a particular area, such as consumer electronics, furniture or medical equipment, but many of the skills acquired are transferable between projects and products. Graduates find employment within manufacturing and design consultancies, and have strong entrepreneurial skills which enable them to set up their own design companies, creating and producing products. Increasingly graduates progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative abilities and approach. The School of Design offers a range of innovative masters programmes, as well as a practice-based PhD programme. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with a BA (Hons) degree. Students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for a further two years of postgraduate study and leave with an MFA in Product Design or one of our other Design masters. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni Interview: Marcel Twohig & Ian Walton, Notion, Dublin

Graduated NCAD Industrial Design, 2003/6

I: Would you believe I wanted to be a graphic designer? My family are all physicists, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve no idea why, where that came from. My grandfather won the Nobel Prize, he split the atom; so, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m aiming to win the Nobel Prize for design. I changed from wanting to be involved in 2D design to being On an evolutionary design direction

involved in 3D design when I was a teenager, it’s got that element of engineering and physics and things in it and then it’s got the creative side. Advice for young designers

M: I was always on an art path of some kind. My dad graduated from NCAD in 1968 or maybe the early 1970s, so I grew up with art. My brother’s an artist, my other brother is an animator and it was always going to be architecture or design or art. My dad gave me a book when I was eight, How Things Work, and it’s inscribed ‘To help you with your designs’. I guess for me the design brought a little bit of logic into it, or a little bit of, I don’t know stability and… I: Money… M: Money, yeah. On their time at NCAD

I: I loved NCAD. I absolutely loved it. M: NCAD was great. I think that having product design in an art college creates a perspective that you don’t get when it’s part of a more technical engineering or business school. Graduates from NCAD can think, there’s this focus on thought that is really valuable. It’s really about what you create yourself, and that creativity and that perspective. If you look at any of the trends in design, they verge more on art than on design. On function and concept

I: One of the strengths of NCAD was the amount of making that went on in the workshop and the practical side of it as well. What I loved about the NCAD Graduate show this year was how many things worked; a lot more things did what they said they would do as opposed to just being an idea. It’s easy to have an idea, but doing that with beauty and poetry and making it do what it says it does in a beautiful way, that’s the design bit. On working together

I: We – Marcel and myself - met in Design Partners and worked there together for three and a half, four years and had a very specific way of working. We worked as a team there for three or four years and you know sometimes you end up working as an entity within another entity and realise that actually, you’re almost independent already, or you have a way of working together that maybe doesn’t suit or doesn’t

fit there any longer. And also we always had ambitions to do things under our own name. So Notion started; originally we were doing a lot of consumer product design work that was very based on form and shape and the physical product, and not always about everything around it. So, we wanted to think about the overall idea behind a thing and hence the name Notion. It was always ‘What is the big idea first’ and then ‘Here’s the correct product to fit within that big idea’. We wanted to kind of formalise that, create Notion as a studio where we worked in that way. That was seven years ago. On the sale of a idea

I: I think more and more these days the type of work we’re getting involved in is in the really, really early stages of the process, it’s like trying to find the big idea that drives the whole product, and then we help the client to kind of formalise that. M: It’s a really good part of the value chain to be in because like the execution side of it, you know, that’s all shipping out to China. It used to be that in Irish Product Design, you know, we can design it and make it and give it to the manufacturer. But all of that has slipped down the value chain and now, it’s not really what you want to sell. What you want to sell is the idea, and luckily I think we’ve ended up in a situation where that’s what our current clients are coming to us for. On thinking and making

I: You know, a big part of Product Design and every design discipline is being on the blogs, reading the magazines, understanding what’s happening, who’s doing what in the world and so you’re not off in a bubble somewhere. M: A good designer is able to do the thinking and the doing. And so we would always push that on the students, and on to the lecturers, saying, it’s no good that somebody shows natural aptitude towards one or the other and you foster that. You have to mix it up. Also, I’m incredibly frustrated by teaching often because, you know, the students have so much time – how can it not be done. How can you be late, how can you not have the model made, how can you be dressed like that for your presentation…those kind of little levels of professionalism. But at the same time I’ve very romantic memories of college just, I don’t know, being able to think about things.

NCAD offers a 4 year pathway to a BA International. The programme is structured to include a full academic year abroad between Year 2 and final year at NCAD. Students who accumulate 240 credits over four years of undergraduate study are awarded a BA International in either Fine Art, Design or Visual Culture.

Erasmus+ Study Mobilities & Traineeships abroad

What and Where will I study?

Students opting for the BA International pathway will follow the same programme as Year 1 and Year 2 students on the 3-year undergraduate degree. Conditional on you maintaining a sufficiently high standard in your academic work and studio practice over Year 1 and Year 2, you may be nominated by your department for a study abroad period at one of NCADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner institutions. If successful in your application, you will take a mix of both optional and obligatory modules to be agreed in advance between your NCAD department and the host institution. Your study programme abroad should (insofar as is possible) be compatible with your study programme at NCAD. There may also be opportunity to take complementary modules in Fine Art/Design/Visual Culture and in some cases, credits may be awarded for successful completion of language programmes at the receiving institution. Under the Erasmus+ programme, NCAD has agreed partnership with institutions in over 50 cities across Europe as well as holding non-Erasmus agreements with a smaller number of international partners. A significant number of partner institutions deliver programmes through English. Some colleges however, require visiting students to demonstrate knowledge of the local language.

BA International

How will I be assessed?

Assessment methods during your International Year programme will vary depending on the receiving institution. They make take the form of written assignments, oral presentations, continuous studio assessment as well as visual presentation and/ or exhibitions. If successful in making up 60 credits over the course of your International Year, you will progress to Year 4 at NCAD and will be awarded a BA International (240 credits) on completion of four years of undergraduate study. Students who fail to make up 60 credits during their International Year can also progress to Year 4 and continue working towards a BA (180 credits).

Opportunities after graduation

Feedback from students who have studied abroad as part of their undergraduate degree pathway is overwhelmingly positive. The study and practice of Art & Design in an international context not only exposes students to global trends in the creative disciplines, it also encourages aspiring artists, designers and creative thinkers to look beyond boundaries and imagine their practice within a global context. Students have demonstrated that studying abroad can heavily influence their art and design practice. Imagery and experiences of host cities has informed work produced for the Graduate Exhibition as well as being carried through to professional practice after graduation. Additionally, graduates with international experience have found opportunities within the creative industries in Europe and beyond more interesting and accessible to them.

Erasmus Opportunity within the 3-year BA Programme

NCAD supports a culture of diversity in teaching and learning. For students who opt not to follow the 4-year pathway to a BA International, opportunity still exists for both semester-long study exchanges and/or Erasmus+ Traineeships within the 3-year undergraduate structure. Erasmus+/study-abroad semester.

Undergraduate students have the option to apply for a study mobility abroad during semester 2 of Year 2 on the 3-year degree programme. Applicants should contact the International Office at NCAD to enquire about Erasmus+ funding to support their study mobility. Prior to making an application, it is essential that that your NCAD department nominate you as a suitable candidate for study abroad. You will also need to speak to your academic coordinator regarding appropriate destinations for your study mobility.

Erasmus+ Traineeships

Erasmus+ also supports Traineeship opportunities for students looking for work placements abroad. This is an excellent opportunity for students hoping to gain overseas experience and develop their skills within a professional setting. Traineeship grants support students on summer placements and can also be taken up by recent graduates. Depending on availability of Erasmus+ funding and approval from your NCAD department, it may be possible to combine a study mobility with an Erasmus+ funded Traineeship.

Visual Culture Interview series

Alumni: Clare Collins Daniel Bermingham Jane Gleeson Kathleen Hannon Lisa Keane Mia Shirreffs Nichola Butterly Roisin Page

Jane Gleeson

Graduate of

Visual Culture

The environment, the visual culture of NCAD is alive. We’re encouraged to connect with the studio based students because eventually we will be working with them quite closely say as curators or gallerists, we are going to help promote their work. We are getting to know these artists of the future.

Gráinne Brennan

Student of

Visual Culture

We’re encouraged to consider the context of where our writing exists. Is it a blog? a museum paper? and how should I adjust my style to suit the different context and culture? 84

BA (Hons)

Duration: 3 Years BA Places: 20 Applications: CAO AD215 Visual Culture Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions Full Award from a linked QQI FETAC award, see page 125 A Level / GCSE: 2 A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: None Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Visual Culture

Visual Culture

The BA in Visual Culture gives you an opportunity to study the history and theory of modern and contemporary art and design practice in a creative art school setting. This programme offers a route that is not studio based for students who aspire to careers in the numerous professional sectors which reside around the arts and design, including arts management, critical and popular writing, and curation. This programme is suitable for anyone with a broad interest in history, culture, and society. You do not need to have any prior knowledge of art and design before you start. Your study will be based around lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops. There will be opportunities to work with studio-based NCAD students, this engagement may take the form of critical/ professional writing and publication projects, curation and event development. You will be educated to become visually literate, expressive and articulate. On graduation you will have gained a broad range of critical and research skills associated with an arts degree. The BA (Hons) Visual Culture was launched at NCAD in 2013. A portfolio submission is not required; places are allocated through the CAO on a competitive basis to students with Leaving Certificate or FETAC qualifications.

What will I study?

This degree uses the theoretical and historical study of art and design to help understand the place of art and design production in the world today.

Year 2

Professional Practice II Histories of Art & Design II Understanding Digital Culture Contemporary Theories & Practices

Year 3

Work Placement Collaborative Practices Economies of Culture Professional Practice III Research Practices

How will I be assessed?

Assessed course work may include text and image essays, presentations, curatorial and eventbased projects, and self-publishing.

Opportunities after graduation?

As a consequence of the breadth and depth of understanding and experience acquired in relation to visual and material culture, Visual Culture graduates have a wide range of local and international opportunities open to them, including: arts administration (in contemporary and heritage contexts); publishing, journalism, critical writing; work in museums and private galleries; or art and design historical research and lecturing. Graduates may progress to further study at postgraduate level to refine their creative and critical abilities.

Year 1

Introduction to Key Concepts in Art & Design Histories of Visual & Material Culture Introduction to Professional Practice Histories of Art & Design 1 Technologies of Visual Culture

The School of Visual Culture offers highly regarded masters programmes, MA Art in the Contemporary World and MA Design History and Material Culture as well as PhD level study. Students can leave at the end of Year 3 with BA (Hons) Degree; students who reach the appropriate standard may stay on for postgraduate study. See page 94 for more details.

Alumni: Aideen Kingm Alanna Galvin Aoife Ni Cheannabhain Avril Buttle Blaithin Quinn Colm Mac Athlaoich Eileen Mooney Emma Creighton Martina O’Connor Mary Devenport O’Neill Tracy Brady Michelle Brady Orlaith Ross Petrina Shortt

Design or Fine Art & Education

Interview series

Alanna Galvin

Graduate of

Education

Eileen Mooney

Education

I start making my ceramic pieces and then breaking them by throwing them down the stairs or out of the window. This way when I reassemble them I get different textures and am able to tell different stories with them.

Avril Buttle

I don’t want to just be an artist, I want to be an artist that works with people. I absolutely love teaching. You can get a real energy from other people.

Graduate of

Education

I think the fundamental principles of art and design could be implemented in all subjects. That way kids are more aware of why they’re learning things and how they’re learning it, rather than learning it for the sake of repeating it verbatim in an academic exam. 88

BA (Hons)

Duration: 4 Years Places: 35 Applications: CAO AD202 Design or Fine Art & Education Entry Requirements: Leaving Cert: 6 subjects, 2xH5 and 4xO6/H7 Subjects must include Irish, English and one of the following: A 3rd Language or Art or Design Communication Graphics (DCG) QQI/FETAC Level 5/6: 5 Distinctions, Full Award A Level / GCSE: 2 x A Levels at C+ and 4GCSE Ordinary or AS level Subjects to include English and Art or a 2nd Language Portfolio Requirement: NCAD Portfolio Submission Brief Friday 10th Feb 2017 Degree awarded: BA (Hons) Design & Education or BA (Hons) Fine Art & Education

Design or Fine Art & Education

The BA in Fine Art and Education or in Design and Education is a Joint Honours award. That means you follow the full degree course in Fine Art or Design as well as taking a dedicated teacher education programme as a professional qualification. This Joint Honours course takes four years to complete, as compared to the three-year single discipline Fine Art or Design degree. What will I study? In Year 1, your course of study will be largely focussed on the development of your capacities in Fine Art or Design (see First Year Art and Design page 8). Semester 2 will involve a short placement in a primary school for one day a week. In Year 2 you will continue to follow the degree programme you have chosen in Fine Art or Design but you will also follow certain modules that will introduce you to aspects of education and begin to prepare you for teaching in various settings. Semester 1 will include a two week placement in a Special Educational Needs setting. Semester 2 will involve a short placement in a second-level school for one day per week. For the first half of your third year, you will continue your Fine Art or Design studies, along with some Education elements. Then for the second half of your third year, you will be engaged full-time in Education. You will have an extended placement in a second-level school where you will be supported in learning the role and functions of a teacher. There will be some college-based work as well, providing you with a theoretical base for your teaching.

In the first half of your fourth year, you will continue on a full-time Education programme. This will involve another extended placement in a recognised school as well as further education studies and space for reflection, based in college. Finally, for the second half of your fourth year, you will re-engage with your studio practice in Fine Art or Design, and will bring your studies to conclusion with your final end-of-year exhibition of work.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment throughout the course, in both your studio practice and in education studies, will be on a continuous basis, usually taking place over each semester (half-year). Formal assessment results will be issued at the end of each academic year. Modes of assessment will include practical and written assignments, supervision of school placements, oral and visual presentations, and some written examinations.

Opportunities after graduation

Most Education graduates go on to teach in secondary, vocational or community and comprehensive schools. The teaching qualification is recognised internationally, and some graduates choose to travel abroad to find employment in other countries. Art teachers work in a variety of settings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in second-level schools, in further education, with very young children, with adults, in museums and galleries, in prisons and in many other places where education takes place. Many Education graduates choose to continue their specialist art or design area of work, through further study or employment in those disciplinary areas. In some cases, they might decide to return to teaching at a later stage in their lives, knowing that their professional qualification will still be valid. Art teachers can pursue a range of higher education awards at graduate level, including masters awards in various aspects of art or education, such as visual art education, special needs, educational management and other aspects of education. Similarly, Joint Honours Education students may choose to develop their art or design studio practice through MFA work in those disciplines.

CEAD

Centre for Continuing Education in Art & Design Tel: 01 636 4214 cead@ncad.ie

Continuing Education in Art & Design

Continuing Education in Art and Design (CEAD) at NCAD offers an extensive range of part-time art and design courses. CEAD courses take place in the autumn and summer, day-time and evening. CEAD caters for a range of levels from beginners, to improvers and those seeking a route to professional status. Continuing Education offers part-time accredited Certificate and Diploma options for mature students. One year Certificate courses include; Drawing and Visual Investigation, Photography and Digital Imaging and Visual Art Practice. Students who successfully complete a Certificate can apply to the part-time Diploma. All part-time programmes are minor awards within the National Framework of Qualifications. Non-credit courses and workshops are offered to students who want return to third level art and design education but need to develop their skills and knowledge, before committing to accredited options. CEAD provides continuing professional development options including master-classes for those seeking to up-skill and acquire further professional experience. The CEAD exhibition takes place on campus annually and presents an excellent opportunity to view studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work. CEAD Open Day February 18th, 2017

Certificate Courses

1. Drawing and Visual Investigation, (D+VI) One year course providing students with knowledge, skills and understanding of contemporary approaches to drawing and visual research. The course takes place two evenings a week over a twenty four week period. 2. Photography and Digital Imaging, (PDI) This one year course offers students an opportunity to extend their visual vocabulary and explore the creative possibilities of photography within contemporary visual art and design practice. The course takes place two evenings a week over a twenty-four week period.

Visual Art Practice

Visual Art Practice is a flexible programme, offering students a wide range of modules to choose from. Students can audit this programme or take modules for credit purposes. Examples of modules include; drawing processes, printed textiles, painting and research methods, bronze-casting and Jewellery design.

Diploma in Art & Design, level 7 NFQ

Students who have completed a parttime Certificate are eligible to apply to the part-time Diploma. This one year intensive course includes studio practice and visual culture. Students are required to attend two evenings a week, some Saturdays and day-time blocks. This course aims to introduce students to concepts, ideas and research processes in art and design, provide students with technical skills applicable to practice, encourage students to develop ideas across Fine Art and Design. This part-time undergraduate course offers an opportunity for mature students interested in establishing a personal direction in their art and design practice to attend a flexible programme leading to an NUI diploma worth 40 ECTS credits.

Application and Enquiries

The deadline for application and portfolio submission for PDI, DVI and Diploma is in June. Applications for VAP are taken from July until mid-September each year. Information on all courses is available on the College web site: www.ncad.ie/continuing-education

Academic Pathways

Dr. SiĂşn Hanrahan Head of Academic Affairs & Research

Context is important. NCAD is an independent specialist art and design college offering the full spectrum of art, design and craft disciplines. The campus has a rich history and supports a rich and exciting atmosphere at undergraduate and postgraduate level. As an undergraduate student in NCAD your teachers will be Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading artists and designers. At NCAD we cultivate disciplinary expertise in our students, built upon a shared curriculum within the first year that lays the foundation for independent critical thinking in relation to the world beyond College and disciplinary assumptions within College. Research and conceptual development are at the heart of the learning experience in NCAD, and our graduates combine individual creativity and vision with a capacity to work collaboratively across a wide range of real-world settings. NCAD offers the widest range of specialist and interdisciplinary art and design Masters programmes in Ireland. At this level, the learning experience is about deepening your expertise and cultivating your place within a peer community. Within these programmes nimble thinking, criticality and rigour are key to the development of your practice and your participation in a research-led culture within the College. As a PhD student at NCAD we expect, and aim to foster, depth of understanding and rigour in analysis and critique at the cutting edge of contemporary practice, be that in Fine Art, Design, Education, Visual and Material Culture or Design History. We aim to support you in developing your leadership-capacity within a research-led culture and community in and beyond the College.

NCAD Graduate Programmes

Graduate Programmes MA Interaction Design – 96 MSC Medical Device Design – 98 MFA Design – 100 MFA Fine Art – 102 MA/MFA Art in the Contemporary World – 104 MA Design History & Material Culture – 106 Professional Master of Education – 108 MA in Socially Engaged Art – 110 Programme Staff Dr Andy Folan, PhD Dr Anna Moran, MA, PhD Dr Declan Long, PhD Derek McGarry, MFA, MA, MIDI Professor Dervil Jordan, MA, PhD Emma Creighton, MSc Enda O’Dowd, MSc Feargal Fitzpatrick, MPhil Fiona Whelan, MA Dr Francis Halsall, MA, PhD Dr Helen McAllister, PhD Hilary O’Kelly, MA Professor Jessica Hemmings, MA, PhD John Paul Dowling, MA, FSITD Leah Hilliard, MSc Dr Lisa Godson, MA, PhD Dr Marcus Hanratty, MSc, PhD Dr Mick O’ Kelly, PhD Nuala Hunt MA, MSc Dr Paul Caffrey, MA, PhD Professor Philip Napier, MFA Robert Armstrong, MFA Sam Rusell MA Sarah Durcan, MFA

MA Interaction Design

MA 1 year 90 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contact Dr Marcus Hanratty hanrattym@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

The MA Interaction Design brings together candidates

from a range of fields including design, art, computer

science, psychology, sociology and business, and

prepares graduates to play a leading role in the

development of emerging technology in society.

Based in Dublin city centre, the hub of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rapidly growing technology sector, the MA offers exciting opportunities for students to engage with industry, extending their existing skillset into new territory. Students are exposed to a broad range of topics and real-world contexts through sponsored projects and engagement with design practitioners and visiting academics. Through project work students engage in fieldwork connecting with the local community, businesses and organisations in the creation of design propositions and prototypes, which are deployed and evaluated in context. Student work is exhibited on campus through work-in-progress shows and a final exhibition. In addition to this, students are encouraged to test, implement and exhibit their work beyond the college in appropriate settings. Students are also supported to prepare publications to contribute new and relevant knowledge to the academic community.

What to Expect

The MA Interaction Design is a one year full time taught masters delivered in NCAD in conjunction with UCD. The course teaches fundamental approaches, methods and tools related to the design of digital products, environments, systems and services with a focus on users, experience and context of use. The MA is studio-based with students engaging in lectures, seminars, workshops, fieldwork and independent and group projects. The studio environment is a key component of the MA, which fosters collaborative and peer-to-peer learning. The programme focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of Interaction Design, covering topics ranging from psychology and sociology to human factors and engineering. Students learn to conduct people-centered research, extract meaningful insights, create and visualise concepts, and develop and test experiential prototypes. Covering the theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline, the course encourages students to design from both a pragmatic and speculative perspective. During the first and second semester students develop theoretical knowledge and skills in areas including human-computer interaction, systems thinking, user experience (UX), user interface design, web design, design ethnography, prototyping, coding, physical computing, data visualization, digital fabrication and tangible media. In the second semester students also complete an Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation module delivered by UCD Smurfit Business School. Over the summer months students complete a major project and dissertation which can be either self-initiated or industry focused.

Opportunities to Engage

Programme Team

The MA Interaction Design is directed by coordinator Emma Creighton (BDes MSc). Lectures, workshops and studio projects are lead by faculty members across the School of Design. A key component of the course is the delivery of intensive master-classes, studio projects and lectures by leading practitioners and academics in the field throughout the course of the year.

Dr Marcus Hanratty, MSc, PhD

Marcus holds a degree in Industrial Design from NCAD, and a MSc and PhD from Loughborough Design School. After working in varied design fields, he now lectures in Interaction and Product Design in NCAD . His research focuses on the role design and technology play in shaping peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behaviours, with a particular interest in Design for Behaviour Change and the role of emotion in design. His research activities are inherently interdisciplinary, but are led by a belief in the power of design practice and the designed artefact as agents of change and learning.

After Your Degree

The MA prepares graduates for careers in industry, independent design consultancy, start-up venture, creative practice and academic research. With the skills to develop design solutions related to web technologies, software, physical products, systems, services, environments and installations, graduates have a wide range of local and global opportunities available to them. Roles open to graduates include interaction design, user experience (UX) design, product design, web design, usability engineering, user interface design, information architect, and design-led research. The School of Design actively participates in the EU-funded Erasmus+ programme, which offers recent graduates the opportunity to avail of internships in high profile design companies within the European Union. Students are also supported to progress to PhD level. Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an Honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification across various disciplines including design, art, the humanities, social science, computer science, engineering and business. The college also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MSC Medical Device Design

MSc 1 year 90 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contact Enda O’Dowd odowde@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

The MSc in Medical Device Design is a one-year

taught masters delivered at NCAD in conjunction with

University College Dublin (UCD) and Trinity College

Dublin (TCD).

Our industry partners include medical device companies such as Cook Medical, Hollister, Medtronic, Boston Scientific and Stryker along with leading research hospitals and institutes such as St. James’s hospital (TCD), The Mater Hospital (UCD) and the Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI). There is an opportunity for students to work with these companies, hospitals and other institutions during the course of the year. Much of the work generated is proprietary to the companies we work with and cannot be placed in the public domain. However having learned the process of medical device design in conjunction with industry partners the students have an opportunity to put this knowledge to work on their own final projects. These can often be designed and developed in conjunction with clinicians and it gives the students an opportunity to develop their own products within the NCAD innovation and commercialisation framework. Over the 6 years of the course we have generated many patents and much of the student work has gone on to be further developed within the companies. Some of the work produced in the early years of the course is now coming to market.

What to Expect

The MSc in Medical Device Design is based in a dedicated Medical Device Design Studio on the NCAD campus. The programme consists of a combination of taught modules and studio-based project work. Basic Medical Science is taught one afternoon a week at TCD while Biomechanics; Biomaterials, Bioinstrumentation; Human Factors and History of Medicine are taught modules delivered at NCAD. In parallel with the taught modules a series of studio-based projects are run at NCAD in conjunction with industrial and clinical partners. Industry partners include US multinationals with a base in Ireland along with Irish start-up companies. In all cases the design briefs are on live industry projects on which the companies are working. Students present their work to engineers and scientists from the companies at research, concept and final design stage. This is a great opportunity for students to produce significant work in a real world product design and development environment. Feedback from industry tutors and practitioners is an invaluable part of the learning process.

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Opportunities to Engage

Programme Leader Enda O’Dowd BSc., MSc.

Enda holds a degree in Polymer Technology and a masters in Engineering Product Design. He specialises in applying science and technology to design questions, helping designers use technology to develop new and innovative human centred products, and applying his knowledge of materials and technology to bigger questions such as systems thinking and human behaviour.

After Your Degree

Graduates of the MSc in Medical Device Design are sought after in the medical device industry and design practices. While some graduates progress to register for a PhD the majority go on to work in industry or design practice. Recent graduates have a 99% employment rate and can be found working across many of the global design companies such as Design Partners, Movement, Cook Medical, Dyson, Hollister and Trulife. Eligibility

Honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a related discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MFA Design

The MFA Design provides a cross-disciplinary

frame-work to explore the changing concept

of design and the role of the designer in the

professional world.

Helen is a textile practitioner, her work brings together the work of the specialist textile practitioner, design thinking and conceptual engagement in the making process. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout Ireland and Europe, she has a number of peer reviewed papers and presentations addressing practice based methods of research, design, craft, Venetian design and material culture.

MFA Design 2 years 120 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contact David Bramley bramleyd@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

What to Expect

Derek McGarry, MFA, MA, MIDI – Head of Innovation and Engagement

Derek is a practicing designer and design researcher. He is a member of the NCAD Research Institute, Past President of the Institute of Designers in Ireland (2010-11) and former elected member of the Board of Directors of the Crafts Council of Ireland (20112014). He is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Rediscovery Centre. His work is included in the permanent collection at the National Museum of Ireland and Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in Dublin, as well as in international private collections. Derek has presented his research in peer reviewed international design conferences in Australia, China, Finland, Italy, and the USA and recently his new technology design work was exhibited at the international Inhorgentia jewellery exhibition in Germany.

The MFA Design operates across a range of design disciplines and methodological approaches and contexts. The programme addresses a range of individual Design disciplines Product, Communication, Body & Environment alongside Applied Design Materiality. It combines core taught elements in research and critical studies, with advanced studio practice. The aim of the MFA is to create a design culture that thrives on new ideas, new ways of doing things and new areas of exploration. We encourage our students to experiment and take risks in order to carve new understandings of Design and make technical innovations within, and across disciplines. The MFA Design offers new thinking and approaches that are delivered through a wide range of Design methodologies. Building on the knowledge and skills developed at undergraduate level, students on the MFA Design will encounter new contexts in which to develop their skillset and deepen their knowledge of their chosen design discipline - through practice, research and critical reflection. Modules include Commercial Engagement, Design Rationale, Design for Change, and Design Materiality as well as a Cross-Discipline Elective. Students will complete taught studio projects each semester culminating in a 20 credit Major Studio Project at the end of Year 2. On completion of Year 2, students will have amassed 120 ECTS.

Programme Team Dr Helen McAllister, MFA, PhD

Opportunities to Engage

The MFA programme will reflect the changing field of Design and continue to develop industry links offering relevant career pathways. This will be supported by a visiting lecture programme of leading industry and creative practitioners. Students will have opportunity to undertake short placements and live projects with industry and cultural partners as well as participating on study visits with fellow students.

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Sam Rusell, MA Head of Product Design

Sam holds a first degree in Industrial Design and a MA in Design through practice. His research interests relate to the role designers can play in development aid and the design of new learning experiences and spaces. As acting head of Industrial Design his focus is on experiential learning and linking students to industry networks.

John Paul Dowling, MA, FISTD Head of Communication Design

John Paul holds a degree in Graphic Design and an MA in Interactive Media. He is heavily involved in typography, both in his own practice and in education. His work in typographic research, education and as a practitioner has been recognised in various capacities by AtypI, ISTD and SOTA. He has lectured

internationally and featured in many leading design publications. He is currently Education Director, Board Member and Fellow of the International Society of Typographic Designers.

Angela O’ Kelly, MA Head of Design for Body and Environment

Angela has a degree and postgraduate diploma from Edinburgh College of Art where she specialised in jewellery and silversmithing, and a MA in Arts Management & Cultural Policy from UCD. As a designer and curator she specialises in design-led wearables combining mixed media with traditional and new technologies. She has exhibited extensively in international exhibitions and galleries. Her focus is equipping students for sustainable careers after college, linking students to industry and exposing design through national and international markets.

After Your Degree

The two year taught masters programme provides an in-depth, professionally informed programme of study and studio practice. As a consequence of the range of skills acquired, MFA Design graduates have access to a wide range of local and global opportunities in industry, services, and design consultancy or as creative entrepreneurs, designer-makers and educators. The School of Design actively participates in the EU-funded Erasmus+ programme, which offers recent graduates the opportunity to avail of internships in high profile design companies within the European Union. Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a related discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MFA Fine Art

MFA Fine Art 2 years 120 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contact Philip Napier napierp@ncad.ie MFA Fine Art Sarah Durcan durcans@ncad.ie MFA Art in the Digital World Leah Hilliard hilliardl@ncad.ie MFA Art in the Contemporary World Dr Declan Long longd@ncad.ie Dr Francis Halsall halsallf@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

The potential in this programme is ultimately

to advance great art work and process which

matters to you and to others.

MFA Art in the Digital World, for students who wish to explore how contemporary art practice responds to the digital world and gather the skills needed to harness the creative possibilities provided by new technologies. MFA Art in the Contemporary World (with the School of Visual Culture). Students who successfully complete taught elements of the MA Art in the Contemporary World (page 104) can proceed on the basis of a suitable portfolio to a second year of studio based study towards a MFA degree.

Staff across the School of Fine Art at NCAD encompass a wide variety of specialisms and skills across the field of contemporary art. These include painting, print, the moving image, object based, participatory and expanded forms of sculpture, physical computing and art criticism. It is the ongoing effort to resource their research, to develop and exhibit work and to be a part of contemporary debate in all its forms, that are understood as critical to contributing to an effective and informed teaching culture.

What to Expect

The MFA programme is based around the idea of visual arts practices as inquiries into how we understand and interpret the world. Students are encouraged to reflect on their individual research pathway, to communicate their ideas effectively and to situate their work in relation to the spectrum of contemporary art discourse and practice. On this programme we are interested as visual artists in discussing, making and framing those things that encourage you to look or listen again – the things that alter how you see the world – things that you and we mentally refer to and reflect upon. This is advanced in relation to negotiating and developing your personal inquiry in the visual arts and in finding new ways of making, modeling and connecting this knowledge to the professional field of the visual arts and in relation to people, situations and your peers. The MFA programme is offered through the discipline pathways of Fine Print, Media, Painting, Sculpture, Textile Art, and Ceramics & Glass. Within this structure students can develop specialist skills and also engage with trans-disciplinary and expanded forms of practice. The spine of this programme is centred upon an experiential art practice engagement with structured components that explore research methods and contemporary practices. The advanced study required at masters level is informed by contemporary practice based co-ordinates delivered by leading professionals in the field, including artists, curators, writers and those from other relevant backgrounds. The course will also foster your ability to know and to name the kind of knowledge being produced and has a written component in which students reflect on their research in a critical context.

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The School also offers:

Opportunities to Engage

These programmes have their foundations in a consistent commitment to the ’publication’ of practice through exhibition. These moments of public exhibition come both through clusters of testing work within and outside the academy, but also in the public exhibition of the student’s major research project at the end of their studies. These exhibitions have been developed in different locations, and are a significant feature of the Dublin and Irish cultural landscape. The programme is developed around a pathways model that affords specialism in relation to known and expanded conceptions of contemporary painting, print, sculpture, and the digital world. You choose engagement with a range of discursive seminars and lectures across areas of socially engaged practices, digital world perspectives, theoretical coordinates and interdisciplinary components some drawing upon our close relationship with University College Dublin.

Programme Team

After Your Degree

An MFA qualification is generally accepted as a prerequisite for further professional development in art and related fields. The alumni of the MFA at NCAD have gone on to pursue a variety of careers as artists, curators, academics, doctoral researchers and entrepreneurial arts professionals in expanded fields. Dublin and Ireland have a vibrant visual arts sector that embraces contemporary art museums, formal gallery spaces, private galleries, artist initiated/artists run spaces. The culture and society are known across the world as offering established and alternative ways of engaging. Dublin is home to a smart, dynamic, curious, friendly and youthful population that contributes to its reputation as an active, engaging and outward-looking, European city. Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a related discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the academic version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MA / MFA Art in the Contemporary World

Art in the Contemporary World is a taught Masters

programme that examines contemporary art practices

and their contexts.

MA 1 year (or 2 years part time) 90 ECTS credits Taught masters Visual Culture Pathway

What to Expect

Art in the Contemporary World regularly collaborates with key cultural institutions in Ireland, running courses and events with the Irish Museum of Modern Art; Irish Film Institute; Dublin City Gallery; Kerlin Gallery; The Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. We offer course options with educational partners such as the School of Architecture and the School of Art History & Cultural Policy at University College Dublin. Art in the Contemporary World functions as a forum for debate on contemporary art theory and practice, regularly hosting public events involving course participants. In recent years guests at such events have included: Massimiliano Gioni, curator of the Venice Biennale, 2013, and Director of Exhibitions at the New Museum, New York; Katrina Brown, former director of the Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art; Frieze magazine senior editor Dan Fox; comedian Stewart Lee; film-maker Kenneth Anger; writer Rebecca Solnit; art critic Irving Sandler; and artists Lynda Benglis, Liam Gillick, Susan Philipsz and Walid Raad.

MFA 2 years 120 ECTS credits Taught masters Theory/Practice Programme Contact Dr Declan Long longd@ncad.ie Dr Francis Halsall halsallf@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

Art in the Contemporary World is a taught masters programme that examines contemporary art practices and their contexts. The course offers an opportunity for focused engagement with the varied challenges of today’s most ambitious art. It bridges the relationship between theory and practice by creating exciting study options for artists, curators and writers. We welcome graduates from a variety of backgrounds, including: fine art; art history; philosophy; literature; film studies; architecture; communications; or design. There are 2 pathways available: (i) a one year, ‘theory only’ MA; (ii) a two year theory/ practice MFA. All students take the theory modules in their first year. MA students complete a major research topic (typically a written thesis) by the end of the year; MFA students undertake a second year of practice. A key feature of the MFA is that practice is understood in an expanded sense to include not only studio practices (represented by NCAD studio expertise) but also practices facilitated by Visual Culture staff including: curating; critical and creative writing; event organization; a major research project. Course content for the Visual Culture theory modules is divided into four thematic strands: (i) ‘Practices’ explores the range of current international art practices; (ii) ‘Situations’ is comprised of elective options addressing social and cultural contexts for art practice today or occasions of interdisciplinary crossover with other fields (iii) ‘Theories’ is a series of seminars focusing on key theoretical approaches relevant to contemporary art; (iv) ‘Writing’, which explores different models and strategies for writing on art.

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Opportunities to Engage

Programme Leaders Dr Declan Long, PhD

Dr Declan Long lectures on contemporary art theory and practice. He is a contributor to Artforum International, Frieze and Source Photographic Review and is a board member of the Douglas Hyde Gallery, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary art venues. In 2013 he was a member of the judging panel for the Turner Prize. More information can be found at www.declanlongtexts.wordpress.com

Dr Francis Halsall, MA PhD

Francis Halsall lectures in the history and theory of modern and contemporary art at NCAD. In the spring of 2014 he held the Critical Studies Fellowship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His research practice involves writing, teaching and organizing public events. This practice is situated between two main areas; the history, theory and practice of modern and contemporary art, and philosophical aesthetics. He has written extensively on all of these fields, full details can be found at www.alittletagend. blogspot.com

After Your Degree

Graduates from Art in the Contemporary World have gone on to receive international awards and residencies, to take up respected curatorial positions and to publish their writings in prominent academic journals and art magazines. Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a relevant discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the Academic Version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MA Design History & Material Culture

MA 1 year full time (or 2 years part time) 90 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contacts Dr Lisa Godson godsonl@ncad.ie Dr Paul Caffrey caffreyp@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

This MA in Design History & Material Culture (DHMC)

is about objects: things you might sit on, drink from

or wear; things you might cherish, throw away or never

notice; things for special occasions and things you

use every day; things made by machine, things made

by hand and things never made; spaces you might

visit, inhabit or travel through; ideas about things,

things about ideas.

MA DHMC students benefit from partnerships and joint initiatives with a wide range of museums, cultural institutions and historic properties. Collaborative projects and modules have been organised in conjunction with the National Museum of Ireland, The Little Museum of Dublin, the National Library of Ireland, NUI Maynooth Department of Anthropology and others. Students who wish to gain relevant work experience have been assisted by the DHMC course team in organising internships at appropriate institutions.

What to Expect

The MA in Design History and Material Culture is a pioneering course that examines the history of design and material culture from the eighteenth century through to the present day, providing a unique forum for the study of objects, architecture and interiors. The programme is taught through seminars and guided research, equipping students with the skills to research, analyse and write about the material world in its various historic and contemporary contexts. We welcome graduates from a range of backgrounds including art/design practice, architecture, art history, history, sociology, anthropology, literature. The duration of the programme is 1 year for full-time students, and 2 years for part-time students. Full-time students attend classes two days per week, and part-time students attend classes one day per week. Students conduct supervised research and write a dissertation which they submit at the end of the programme.

Opportunities to Engage

Programme Team

The MA DHMC is taught by internationally recognised leaders in their fields and draws on wide-ranging academic expertise in architectural history, dress and textiles history, contemporary craft practice and craft history, contemporary design theory and material culture studies. Professor Jessica Hemmings, MA, PhD, Professor of Visual Culture

Jessica Hemmings writes about textiles. Recent publications include The Textile Reader (Berg 2012) the first anthology to address textiles as a distinctive area of cultural practice and a developing area of scholarly research; Warp and Weft (Bloomsbury 2012), which considers experimental woven structures; Cultural Threads: transnational textiles today (Bloomsbury 2014) considers the influence of postcolonial thinking on contemporary textile practice. Dr Anna Moran, MA, PhD

Anna has completed degrees at UCC, the Royal College of Art and the University of Warwick. Anna’s research interests include glass in eighteenth-century Ireland, the history of shopping and consumer culture and craft practice in twentieth-century Ireland. Her co-edited anthology, “Love Objects: Emotion, Design and Material Culture” (text in inverted commas to be put in italics) was published by Bloomsbury Academic Press in 2014.

Dr Paul Caffrey, MA, PhD

Paul’s current research explores the relationship between the material culture of Ireland and its wider European and North American context. Recent research includes contributions to Ireland: Art on a World Stage, 1690-1840 (Art Institute of Chicago, Yale 2015), Art and Architecture in Ireland (Royal Irish Academy, Yale 2015) and Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon (De Gruyter).

Dr Lisa Godson, MA, PhD

Lisa is a lecturer in History of Design, and was previously NCAD Fellow at GradCAM and tutor at the Royal College of Art. Her research interests include contemporary design and twentieth-century Irish material culture. Her co-edited volume Making 1916: the visual and material culture of the Easter Rising was published by Liverpool University Press in 2015.

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Hilary O’Kelly, MA

Hilary’s research interests relate to the role and significance of dress in Art History, and dress and material culture in 20th century Ireland. Recent publications include Cleo: Irish clothes in a wider world (2014)

After Your Degree

The course consistently receives excellent feedback from both external examiners and students. Students on the course have received internationally recognised awards for their work and many have gone on to pursue doctoral research at NCAD and elsewhere. Graduates have published their work in peerreviewed journals and many are working within education (second and third level), art/design practice, galleries, museums, historic houses, film, theatre, publishing and government bodies responsible for arts/craft promotion. Eligibility

Professional Master of Education (Art & Design)

Professional Master of Education (Art &Design) 2 years 120 ECTS credits Taught masters Programme Contact Professor Dervil Jordan jordand@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit – www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

Programme Leaders Professor Dervil Jordan and Fiona King

After Your Degree

Graduates of the programme take up positions as second level art teachers in Dervil Jordan is Head of the School Ireland and across the world, as third level art of Education in NCAD and a Lecturer in Art educators, as school principals and depuand Design Education. She studied Fine Art ty-principals, as museum curators, youth Painting in NCAD before training as a teacher workers, arts officers, artists in residence in (PTA). She has an MA in Art Education and primary and secondary schools, independent holds a Doctorate in Education from St Patrick’s art education consultants and as researchers College Dublin. Her research was on the Dual in art education. Identity of the Artist Teacher.

What to Expect

The Professional Master of Education (PME) is a two year masters programme which leads to a professional qualification to teach Art and Design at second level. The award is professionally accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland. The masters programme will enable you as an art or design graduate, to apply your practice in a professional teaching context. On completion of the PME you will have developed an integrated understanding and appreciation of the unique qualities of an art and design education. Specifically, you will have achieved the capacity to perform as an educator in a variety of settings and contexts particularly at second-level. The focus of the PME is on the application of your own art and design practices, insights and modes of learning to the requirements of teaching. The PME aims to facilitate your personal, social, intellectual and practical growth, prepare you for a professional career as a teacher and foster the necessary skills and dispositions of research, analysis, evaluation and critique to enable you to become a reflective practitioner. The two-year Professional Master of Education (PME) programme has three interconnected pillars: School Placement, Foundation / Professional Studies, and Subject Discipline / Visual Arts Pedagogy. In Year 1 you are given both a theoretical and a practical understanding of key processes of teaching and learning. You are introduced to influential traditions of practice in teaching and classroom management. You also undertake teaching practice in a school where you will develop the knowledge, teaching skills and attitudes needed for effective teaching. This is supported by college tutorials and support teaching. In an extended placement in Year 2, the emphasis is on more autonomous learning, and you will be encouraged to take up a visible and active role in the full life of the host school. Key requirements in Year 2 are an Action Research project and an Arts Based Research project which you will undertake with college support.

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Fiona King is a Lecturer in Art Education at NCAD. She studied Fine Art Print in Crawford College of Art and Design before training as a teacher at NCAD. She completed a Masters in Visual Art Education (MAVA) in 2010 and is currently undertaking a PhD in The Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice in The School of Media at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). Dervil Jordan (as national coordinator) and Fiona King (as researcher) were part of the Creative Connections European Art and Citizenship project in Ireland, involving 6 European partner countries. Some past student comments on completing the postgraduate teacher education programme in NCAD: “ I loved that I felt more equipped, I felt more of a professional, I felt like someone who could go out and take up a job ” “ It’s a different way of thinking and working, a lot of the materials that you have to use are as basic as lino printing, you might never have used them before. There are a lot of practical skills and knowl edge, which I thought was brilliant for me ”

Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a related discipline. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the academic version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

MA Socially Engaged Art (Art & Design)

MA 2 years 120 ECTS credits Taught masters Further, Adult and Community Education Programme Contact Nuala Hunt huntn@ncad.ie Application To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

If you are a practicing artist or designer, an educator,

a commuity activist, a youth worker or have an interest

in these or similar areas of working, this prgramme

could be for you.

The course is committed to staying connected to the critical debate within the national and international field of Socially Engaged Art and Education so students are invited to participate in many events, seminars and symposiums taking place in the city, with international events including the Creative Time Summit screened annually live from New York. In Year 2, the MA SEA is committed to partnering with an international artist or organisation to engage in a critical enquiry into key issues that face their practice and co-develop a response. In 2015, in collaboration with The Stockyard Institute in Chicago, the MA produced a critical newspaper connecting practice issues in two cities.

What to Expect

The MA Socially Engaged Art (SEA) focuses on the dynamic relationship between socially engaged arts practice and pedagogy. Embedded in this programme is a further education teaching qualification, accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland, and necessary for those considering a career as a teacher or facilitator of learning within an increasingly diverse further education sector. Socially engaged art practice is an artistic practice that requires a meaningful interaction with communities of place and/ or interest and with broader social or political intentions at its core. It includes collaborative, community based, process based, public and dialogic practices that rely on social intercourse and exchange. The further education sector in Ireland is in a state of flux as policy and structural reforms have impacted on provision and pedagogical practices. As a site for experimental learning and critical debate, the course attracts students from a range of disciplines who want to immerse themselves in a trans-disciplinary enquiry at the intersection of socially engaged arts practice and further education as well as informal and non-formal educational settings. The MA SEA is an intensive course involving taught modules delivered over two evenings a week but includes a further range of engagements off campus and occasional full-day workshops. It comprises nine 10 credit modules including sociology, adult and community education, teaching and learning strategies, curriculum studies as well as modules exploring the history of socially engaged practice, the critical discourse that occupies the field and a module exploring practice and pedagogy. Students also engage in two practicums, one within a further education context (to meet teaching council requirements) and one within a context of your own choosing, where you immerse yourself in context based learning. In the final semester of year 2, students are fully focused on a 30 credit research project.

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Opportunities to engage

Programme

The MA SEA has a strong staff team combining established practitioners from the field of socially engaged arts with core NCAD education staff. The course is coordinated by artist Fiona Whelan (G.Dip., MA) and Nuala Hunt (MA, MSc,GDip). Fiona Whelan is a socially engaged artist whose practice has been positioned in Rialto, Dublin for over ten years where she works in collaboration with a community youth service. www.fionawhelan.com Nuala Hunt is Head of Continuing Education at NCAD, where she has initiated reform of adult education provision, devised progression routes for part-time learners, led curriculum change and fostered college based teaching and learning initiatives. Associate staff include: artists Chris Maguire, Marie Barrett, Dr. Glenn Loughran, Dr. Ailbhe Murphy, as well as adult educator Dr. Anne Gallagher and community worker Dr. John Bissett.

After Your Degree

The MA SEA was launched in 2013 and succeeds the Graduate Diploma Community Arts Education which has produced over 120 graduates over ten years. May of these graduates are practicing artists with a wide range of public, socially engaged community based and educational practices with others moving o to work in arts administration, arts management and within the community and voluntary sector. In addition to being awarded a Masters Degree, graduates from the MA SEA will also be qualified to work within the Further Education sector. Graduates are also eligible to progress to PhD or professional development opportuities. Eligibility

The programme is open to graduates with an honours degree award of 2.2 or higher, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification in a related discipline. The College also takes into consideration prior learning and experience. English language: Students who have not been educated through English must show proof of achieving IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 in the writing section on the academic version) or an equivalent score in another accepted test.

Director’s Interview: Bernard Hanratty

So, I’m Bernard Hanratty, I’m the acting director here at NCAD. I started on 1st March 2016 and I expect that I will be here until about September 2017. I’ve a 30 year career in banking with Citi-group. I finished up there 18 months ago and in the intervening period set up a tech start-up. I’m Bernard on life before NCAD

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surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed staff and student engagement. I’m very passionate about the college. I have found it tremendously rewarding to be here, I think NCAD has a very special place in the evolution of Irish culture, and it is a privilege and great responsibility to be its helm. On a different perspective

There’s always a benefit to having a fresh pair of eyes. So, it doesn’t matter from what discipline you’ve come, it’s the benefit of not having any baggage or vested interest that enables you to look at things as you see them and to call out areas that would benefit from some attention.

thing for NCAD is to never acquire a position of arrogance or complacency about its role and its importance, but to continue to evolve that role and to facilitate the evolution of thinking with regard to the contribution of the arts to society. On the future of NCAD

Well, in very practical terms, we’re going to devise a new college strategy in the autumn of 2016. We are going to have students, alumni and staff involved in a process of creating that strategy. We want to create an institution that is on the front foot and pushing the boundaries, with staff who are going to push and challenge the organisation to go into those places.

On the relevance of NCAD

It’s relevant because it is unique in its university and research led education in the arts, and there is an increasing recognition of the value of diversity in all sorts of fora. NCAD has a lot to contribute to the arts and to society and to industry by bringing a very different understanding and interpretation of the world than other communities who train through more conventional academic processes, be it finance or even the humanities. That’s why it’s important.

There are lots of really positive changes coming to NCAD, for example next year we’re introducing a BA International so that students can spend a year abroad and then come back and through that mechanism expand their practice and their understanding of their field. Our Graduate offering is also growing, particularly in the areas of Design where we now have an MFA Design as well as Masters in Medical Device Design and Interaction Design. Our connection with UCD allows us to expand the possibilities of what we NCAD is about providing generations of gradu- offer, for example to run programmes with the ates who interpret the world in a challenging and Smurfit Graduate Business School where we do alternative way. I think all of the great inventors design thinking and they do business and straof the world have done precisely that, they’ve tegy, that’s a great concept, right? They recognise challenged the environment around them and that we bring something that they don’t have questioned it. And it can be a lonely place to which is a deep-rooted but enterprise relevant challenge the status quo, and people need to be concept of design thinking. given a safe environment in which to experiment Advice for prospective students with that and that’s really what I see NCAD being I would say don’t be afraid to follow your inteabout. So, whether in a field as specific as fashion rests and your passion when choosing what to design or as broad as sculpture and expanded study, all the rest will fit into place later. Once practice, it is about beginning that process of you get to Art College I would say remember that putting yourself out there and exposing yourart and design are about observation, problem self and your thoughts in a secure environment. solving, playfulness and invention. Give full reign This gives the student confidence to continue to to your curiosity, don’t settle for one solution or do that throughout their life as an artist or as a one way of looking at things. Challenge yourself, designer or as a creative thinker no matter what your way of seeing things and the way you might field you end up in. usually represent your ideas. Have fun! On the directorships legacy

NCAD is ranked 42nd in the world in academic reputation among Art and Design colleges. That ranking is a testament to the quality of our staff, the long-established heritage that we have as an art and design college and the quality of our graduates that are known internationally as having an NCAD pedigree. The most important

Making a difference I guess is ultimately what it’s about; the opportunity to drive strategy and to make a difference. There’s a bit of a common trait to most of what I do which is to provide energy and creativity and leadership, I’m very privileged to have the opportunity to do that at NCAD.

Bernard Hanratty, Stiúrthóir an Choláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha

Inis dúinn fút féin beagáinín...

Sea, is mise Bernard Hanratty, táim i mo stiúrthóir gníomhach ar an gColáiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha. Thosaigh mé ar an 1ú Márta 2016 agus táim ag súil le bheith anseo go Meán Fómhair 2017 nó mar sin. Tá 30 bliain caite agam san earnáil bhaincéireachta le Citygroup. Chríochnaigh mé an post sin 18 mí ó shin agus idir an dá linn bhunaigh mé gnólacht nuathionscanta teicneolaíochta. Táim i mbun an Choláiste le sé mhí anuas.

Tá an Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha sa 42ú áit ar domhan i measc coláistí Ealaíne agus Deartha ó thaobh cáil acadúil de. Fianaise is ea an rangú seo ar cháilíocht ár bhfoirne, ar ar ár n-oidhreacht sheanbhunaithe atá againn mar choláiste ealaíne agus deartha agus ar cháilíocht ár gcéimithe a bhfuil aithne go hidirnáisiúnta orthu mar chéimithe i dtraidisiún an Choláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha. Is é an rud is tábhachtaí don gColáiste ná gan éirí uaibhreach ná réchúiseach faoina ról agus faoin tábhacht atá aige. Ba chóir dó an ról seo a fhorbairt i gcónaí agus éabhlóid an mhachnaimh a éascú i ndáil lena gcuireann na healaíona leis an tsochaí.

An gcuireann sé ionadh ort go bhfuil tú ag baint an oiread sin taitnimh as?

Cuireann. Is ionadh liom go bhfuilim ag baint an-taitnimh ar fad as an obair leis an bhfoireann agus na mic léinn. Táim an-tógtha leis an gcoláiste. Is mór an sásamh atáim ag baint as a bheith anseo. Sílim go bhfuil áit ar leith ag an gColáiste in éabhlóid cultúr na hÉireann agus is pribhléid agus freagracht mhór é a bheith i gceannas air. Is buntáiste é gan dabht má tá duine ann a chaitheann súil úr ar rudaí. Mar sin, is cuma cén disciplín as a dtagann tú, is buntáiste é gan ualach nó leas dílsithe a bheith agat. Cuireann sé ar do chumas teacht ar do thuairim féin agus do mhéar a leagan ar réimsí nach miste aird a dhíriú orthu ar mhaithe le n-iad a fheabhsú, b’fhéidir.

Mar sin, cén fáth atá an Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha ábharthach?

Tá sé ábharthach toisc nach bhfuil a leithéid eile ann ó thaobh an oideachais faoi threoir ollscoile agus taighde a chuireann sé ar fáil sna healaíona. Lena chois sin tugtar níos mó aitheantais ar luach na héagsúlachta i ngach saghas fóraim. Tá rannchuidiú iontach le déanamh ag an gColáiste i leith na n-ealaíon, na sochaí agus an tionscail trí thuiscint dhifriúil agus léirmhíniú dhifriúil ar an domhan a chur ar fáil seachas pobail eile a fhaigheann oiliúint tríd na gnáthphróisis acadúla, is cuma an cúrsaí airgeadais iad nó an léann daonna fiú amháin. Dá bhrí sin tá tábhacht ag baint leis. Is é atá i gceist leis an gColáiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha ná glúine céimithe a chur ar fáil a léirmhíníonn an domhan ar shlí dhúshlánach, ar shlí eile. Measaim gurb é seo go díreach an rud a rinne na ceapadóirí móra ar fud an domhain. Chuir siad dúshlán faoin saol mórthimpeall orthu agus chuir siad ceisteanna ina thaobh. D’fhéadfadh an duine a chuireann dúshlán faoin status quo a bheith uaigneach agus ní mór timpeallacht shábháilte a thabhairt do dhaoine ina bhfuil ar a gcumas triail a bhaint as rudaí. Sin é an rud i ndáiríre atá i gceist leis an gColáiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha. Mar sin, is cuma an i sainréimse ar nós dearadh faisin nó i réimse níos ginearálta cosúil le dealbhóireacht agus cleachtas leathnaithe, is é atá i gceist ná tús a chur leis an bpróiseas ina dtéann tú amach chun tú féin agus do chuid smaointe a nochtadh i dtimpeallacht shábháilte. Tugann sé seo muinín don mac léinn leanúint ar aghaidh ar an gcuma seo ar feadh an tsaoil mar ealaíontóir nó mar dhearthóir nó mar smaointeoir cruthaitheach, beag beann ar an réimse ina socróidh sé nó sí síos i ndeireadh thiar.

Cad atá i ndán don gColáiste amach anseo?

Ó thaobh cúrsaí praiticiúla de, beidh straitéis nua don gcoláiste á leagan amach againn i bhfómhar 2016. Beidh baint ag mic léinn, iar-mhicléinn agus baill foirne le cruthú na straitéise sin. Ba mhaith linn institiúid a chruthú atá i dtús cadhnaíochta agus atá ag brú ar na teorainneacha, ag a bhfuil foireann a bhrúnn an eagraíocht agus a chuireann dúshlán fúithi chun go ngabhfadh sí isteach sna háiteanna seo. Tá a lán athruithe dearfacha ag teacht chuig an gColáiste. Mar shampla, tabharfaimid isteach BA Idirnáisiúnta an bhliain seo chugainn chun gur féidir le mic léinn bliain a chaitheamh thar lear agus teacht ar ais ansin. Cabhróidh an sásra seo leo a gcuid cleachtais agus a dtuiscint ar an réimse a chur chun cinn. Tá fás ag teacht ar ár gcuid tairiscintí do chéimithe leis, go háirithe i réimsí an Deartha, áit ina bhfuil Máistreacht sa Mhínealaín i nDearadh chomh maith le Máistreacht i nDearadh Feistí Leighis agus Dearadh Idirghníomhaíochta. De bharr go bhfuil baint againn le Coláiste Ollscoile Bhaile Átha Cliath is féidir linn féidearthachtaí dá bhfuil á thairiscint againn a leathnú, mar shampla, cláir a chur ar siúl le Scoil Céimithe Ghnó Smurfit ina ndéanaimidne smaoineamh deartha agus agus déanann siadsan gnó agus straitéis. Is iontach an coincheap seo, nach ea? Aithníonn siad go gcuirimid rud leis nach bhfuil acu féin: coincheap na smaointeoireacht deartha, rud atá fréamhaithe go domhain ach atá ábhartha d’fhiontar mar sin féin.

Cén chomhairle a chuirfeá ar dhuine atá ag cuimhneamh ar thabhairt faoi staidéar ealaíne nó deartha i gcoláiste?

Déarfainn nach mbíodh eagla ort géilleadh do do chuid suimeanna agus do mhian do chroí agus rogha staidéir á dhéanamh agat. Titfidh gach rud eile ina áit féin níos déanaí. Déarfainn, agus tús curtha agat leis an gColáiste Ealaíne, gur chóir duit cuimhneamh gur le breathnú, réiteach fadhbanna, spraíúlacht agus aireagán a bhaineann ealaín agus dearadh. Lig le d’fhiosracht, ná glac le haon réiteach ná haon tslí amháin chun rudaí a bhreathnú. Tabhair dúshlán fút féin, faoin tslí ina bhféachann tú ar rudaí agus faoin tslí ina gcuirfeá do chuid smaointe in iúl de ghnáth. Bain taitneamh as!

Cén rud is mó ba mhaith leat a bheith i gcuimhne na ndaoine faoi?

Is dócha gurb é difríocht a dhéanamh an rud is mó faoi dheireadh thiar; an deis straitéis a chur ar aghaidh agus difríocht a dhéanamh. Tá beagáinín den rian céanna ar fhormhór na nithe a dhéanaim, is é sin, fuinneamh agus cruthaitheacht agus ceannaireacht a thabhairt. Is mór an phribhléid dom an deis a bheith agam é seo a dhéanamh ag an gColáiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne & Deartha.

Why NCAD?

The National College of Art & Design, Dublin is Ireland’s leading provider of art and design education. Our campus on Thomas Street in Dublin’s historic city centre is home to a community of 1,500 undergraduate, graduate and part-time students engaged in a wide range of study and research across the disciplines of Design, Education, Fine Art and Visual Culture. NCAD has been the most significant provider of Art & Design education in Ireland for over 250 years and is a Recognised College of University College Dublin.

Campus Location

Our Dublin city centre location has all the energy and excitement of a university campus with a full academic and student life as well as easy access to the dynamic urban and cultural environment of Dublin city. The College campus is within walking distance of all the key public, cultural, social and political institutions, including all the major national collecting institutions of art, design and material culture which are easily accessible to students. Campus Facilities

Studio Space and Workshops – Allocated studio space with access to extensive workshops. Extensive postgraduate studio space at the nearby James Street campus. Origin8 – Innovation hub & industry gateway to support and provide opportunities for students.

Why study at NCAD?

NCAD is ranked among the worlds top 100 Universities for Art & Design (2016, QS University Rankings, World Wide by Subject). – You will gain a University degree from UCD which is in the top 1% World Universities. – NCAD is Ireland’s largest provider of art and design degrees. – You will be taught by a committed staff who are themselves experienced and practicing visual artists, theorists and designers. – You will experience small learning groups in studio, tutorials and seminars. – Located in Dublin City Centre, Ireland’s capital.

Edward Murphy Library – An extensive collection of material relating to 19th, 20th and 21st century art, design and visual culture. National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) – A research library of international importance which documents the work of Irish artists and designers from 1900 to the present day. NCAD Gallery – Supports contemporary practice and critical debate in visual arts and in design. The Luncheonette – NCAD’s campus cafeteria run by Jennie Moran, offering good food in a beautiful environment.

NCAD graduates are the people who are and will be the artists, the designers, the active makers, the doers, the writers, the commentators the cultural entrepreneurs, the teachers, the gallery coordinators, the museum directors, the innovators, and those who are changing our culture.

Careers, Employability & Real World Learning

At NCAD we believe that creativity is at the heart of an entrepreneurial and innovative economy. We are confident that the knowledge, skills and competencies you gain as a student in NCAD will be valuable assets to you in your chosen career. We recognise that a major factor in selecting which third level course to apply for is the consideration of what career path you wish to follow and what opportunities it will open up for you when you graduate. NCAD will support you in your ambition.

Philip Napier, Professor of Fine Art, NCAD

Alumni

NCAD graduates are an enterprising, innovative and creative group, many of whom have gone on to forge successful careers across a range of disciplines and with world famous organisations. When you graduate from NCAD you automatically become a member of the NCAD Alumni network. As part of the Alumni you will be able to keep in touch with fellow graduates and initiatives they are involved in, as well as with developments and initiatives in the College. Careers Advisory Service

The NCAD Careers Advisory service is available to all our students and provides information and advice relating to career choice, employment, and postgraduate study. The service will help you identify the skills you have gained at NCAD, and provide information and advice on CV preparation as well as interview and presentation techniques. Graduates can avail of the Careers Service free of charge for one year after graduation.

In Design you will work on a variety of client-based projects, enabling you to develop the skills you need to be successful in your chosen career. You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of companies from well-known Irish firms such as Newbridge Silverware, to international consumer brands such as Persil, and global companies such as PWC, depending on your area of specialisation. Fine Art provides opportunities to work on public realm partnership programmes with agencies such as Dublin City Council, The Office of Public Works and Failte Ireland. You will work on projects that will enable you to develop your skills to create work in diverse environments, navigating discussions Postgraduate Study and communicating with different stakeholders to NCAD recognises that a postgraduate qualification meet their requirements. is now increasingly a requirement in many fields of Students who are taking the BA in Visual work and the College offers a suite of masters degree Culture will as part of their programme have a work programmes catering both for students who wish to placement in year 3 in a public realm, community or further specialise in the area of their undergraduate commercial organisation. Education students have degree as well as for students who wish to extend their an extended placements in a school setting as part knowledge and skills into a new or related area. There of their teacher training. are many exciting opportunities at postgraduate level to engage in projects that link NCAD to the very latest in research and professional practice in the fields of Fine Art, Design, Education and Visual Culture. You will find more information on postgraduate programmes available at NCAD on page 94 or at www.ncad.ie/postgraduate Real World Learning

NCAD degrees are designed to interact with the real world of Design, Fine Art, Education and the wider cultural and creative industries. This interaction comes through: Visiting lecturers and tutors who are themselves professional practitioners, Internships and work placements in a range of public, community and commercial organisations, and Active collaboration in projects within both the commercial and publics realms where students are encouraged to orientate their work towards real world requirements.

Our ambition is that you will graduate with the confidence and the ability to not just function in your chosen field, but to change it.

Students following the BA Design or Fine Art & Education or the Professional Master of Education benefit from real world teaching experience within a school environment and various other educational settings.

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Innovation

In addition to real world learning opportunities NCAD has recently established an Innovation Hub, Origin8, to provide graduates with the support infrastructure to develop and commercialise projects that they have worked on during their time in NCAD. Current projects include Obeo, an innovative system for waste disposal.

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Hillsboro, 11

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Hugh Lane Gallery, 12

National Gallery, 16

Douglas Hyde Gallery, 13

RIAI, 17

Rubicon Gallery, 14

Science Gallery, 18

Application Procedures

Undergraduate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Year 1

NCAD Minimum Academic Requirements for entry at undergraduate level

Code/title

Application

Offers

AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry)

Applications through the CAO by the 1st of February each year. These are restricted programmes. Late applications will not be accepted and a portfolio submission is required.

Portfolio results and conditional offer letters are sent out to applicants during March. Offers are made based on portfolio results to applicants who meet minimum academic entry requirements (see page 124). Offers are made through the CAO in August each year.

AD202 Design or Fine Art & Education

Applicants for September 2017 must submit a portfolio by Friday 10th February 2017 in accordance with the NCAD Portfolio Submission Guidelines . Further information on the portfolio guidelines and on submitting and collecting your portfolio can be found on page 128.

AD212 Product Design

Applications through the CAO by the 1st of February each year. This is a restricted programme. Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants for September 2017 must submit a portfolio by Friday 10th February 2017 in accordance with the NCAD Portfolio Submission Guidelines. Further information on the portfolio guidelines and on submitting and collecting your portfolio can be found on page 128.

AD215 Visual Culture

Applications through the CAO, the normal application deadline is 1st of February. The BA in Visual Culture is not a restricted programme.

Visual Culture does not require a portfolio submission; places are allocated on a competetive basis to applicants who meet the minimum academic entry requirements (see page 124).

NCAD accepts applications for Advanced Entry to Year 2+ to all UG degrees. Advanced Entry applications are made through the Central Applications Office www.cao.ie

The minimum age for admission to NCAD is 17 years by 15 January the year following entry. Mature Students

NCAD welcomes applications from mature students to all our programmes. A mature student is any EU student who will be 23 years of age on the 1st of January of the proposed year of entry to NCAD. Mature Applications AD101/AD202/AD212:

EU Applications

As a mature student you should apply in the same way and at the same time as any other applicant. You will be informed of the outcome of your portfolio submission at the same time as other applicants. Mature students who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements should include on their CAO application form information on previous learning and/or any relevant work or other experience Important Information on NCAD Tuition Fees that might support your application. Please send any following the UK EU Referendum. supporting documentation such as transcripts or CVs Existing enrolled UK/ NI students will retain an EU to the CAO marked clearly with your CAO number. fee status, if they already have it, for the duration of Mature students who achieve a sufficient portfolio their degree programme. UK/NI students due to enrol score to warrant an offer but who do not otherwise in the 2016-2017 academic year, and who have an EU meet minimum academic entry requirements will fee status for that year, will retain this status for the have an opportunity to matriculate on mature years. duration of their programme. These applications will be reviewed based on information and documentation submitted to the CAO and International Applications you may be invited to attend for interview. You will Applicants from outside the EU are welcomed and be informed of the outcome of your application in will be considered on an individual basis. Details April/May. of educational standard required and entry procedures can be found at www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/ AD215: international Mature applicants to AD215 Visual Culture should Applications from residents of other member states of the European Union (EU) are considered on the same basis as those from Irish residents. Information on entry requirements based on school leaving examinations from other countries can be found at www.cao.ie

Late applications will be accepted through the CAO up to 1 May, and change of mind for existing CAO applicants up to 1 July. Offers are made through the CAO in August.

Advanced Entry Year 2+

NCAD is a Recognised College of UCD, a Constituent University of the National University of Ireland. Matriculation requirements and information on obtaining an Irish language exemption are set out on the NUI website www.nui.ie. For students presenting Leaving Certificate, QQI FETAC Level5/6 or A-Level/GCSE awards please see Minimum Entry Requirements (page 124/125).

Age at entry to NCAD

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend for interview and to bring a portfolio of work with them. Offers of places will be sent out during May and June.

The normal closing date for Advanced Entry applications is 31st March 2017. The first round of offers will be made to applicants who have applied by this date. After that date applications will continue to be accepted for programmes where places are still available.

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English Language Requirement

Programmes are taught through English in the National College of Art and Design, therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language. Applicants who have not passed English as a subject in the Irish Leaving Certificate or an equivalent Examination must provide evidence of equivalent competence in English language through their school leaving examination or matriculation examination or by achieving the minimum standard in a recognised English language test. Full details of acceptable tests and the standard required can be found at www.ncad.ie/ study-at-ncad/international

apply through the CAO by 1st February and should include on the CAO form information on previous education as well as any relevant work or other experience that might support your application. Please send any supporting documentation such as transcripts or CVs to the CAO marked clearly with your CAO number. Mature applications will be reviewed and you may be invited to attend for interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your application in April/May.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Undergraduate Degree Programmes First Year Entry 2017

FETAC Entry Requirements

AD101

AD202

AD212

AD215

First Year Art

Design or Fine Art

Product Design

Visual Culture

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(Common Entry)

Code/title

FETAC

Other

Portfolio

Level 5 or 6

requirements

submission

AD101

5 Distinctions

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Full Award

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5 Distinctions

Subjects*

Design or Fine

Full Award

Honours

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Art & Education

Leaving cert minimum requirements

Subjects must include Irish**

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English

O6/H7

Maths***

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Portfolio Submission

10.2.2017

AD212

5 Distinctions

Must satisfy Maths

Product Design

Full Award

leaving cert subject

10.2.2017

requirements. AD215

5 Distinctions

Visual Culture

Full Award*

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10.2.2017

A-Level/GCSE Minimum Entry Requirements

A-Level Grade C+ in 2 NUI recognised subjects. (A/E or B/D is regarded as equivalent to 2 grade Cs for this purpose). And NCAD does not operate the Leaving Certificate/ CAO points scheme for programmes requiring a portfolio submission. Offers are made based on portfolio score to applicants who meet minimum academic entry requirements. * Full details on minimum entry requirements (matriculation) and regulations concerning exemption from the subject Irish can be found at www.nui.ie Leaving Certificate results may be combined. Foundation level Maths may be included as one of the Ordinary level subjects.

The Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) does not count as one of the six subjects acceptable for matriculation/minimum entry requirements. For full details go to www.nui.ie *** The Maths requirement can also be met by one of the following subjects at Grade H7 on a Higher Level paper or 06 or Higher on an Ordinary Level paper: Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physics with Chemistry, Engineering, Construction Studies, Agricultural Science, Technical Drawing, Biology. AD101/AD202 & AD212 are restricted on the CAO system. Late applications will not be accepted.

** Foundation level Irish is not acceptable.

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GCSE grade C+ in 4 NUI recognised subjects. (GCE Advanced level grades A to D, E or O are accepted as GCSE O level pass grades). Subjects must include English and another language or Art Applied A levels are not recognised by the NUI for matriculation www.nui.ie Applicants for AD212Product Design must meet the entry requirement in Maths or an accepted alternative in a Science or Technology subject. See www.nui.ie for list of recognised subjects. Portfolio submission for all applicants 10.2.2017

AD215 BA Visual Culture

Places will be offered on a competetive basis to applicants holding a level5/6 QQI FETAC qualification with 5 distinctions in a linked or relevant award. For full details on QQI FETAC requirements and QQI FETAC links see www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

Deferred Entry

Advanced Entry

Portfolio Submission

The College, at its discretion, can agree to defer the offer of a place on a programme for one year. If you wish to defer your offer of a place in First Year the procedure is as follows:

NCAD considers applications from students who wish to gain Advanced Entry to the second or subsequent year of an undergraduate degree. Applications are not normally considered for the final year of a programme.

A portfolio submission is required for all studio programmes at NCAD:

Do not accept your offer of a place through the CAO. Contact NCAD Admissions office in writing (email is the quickest way to do this admissions@ncad.ie) giving your CAO number, the programme you have been offered, and the reason you are seeking a deferral. The Admissions office should receive this request before the CAO closing date for accepting the offer. The Admissions office will contact you by email informing you if your deferral has been granted and outlining the procedures for taking up your place offer the following year. NCAD Access Scheme

NCAD operates a supplementary admissions route for school-leavers with a disability or from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Details of the NCAD Access Scheme are sent to all applicants who successfully pass the portfolio stage, or in the case of AD215 Visual Culture, information is sent to all applicants. Applicants who feel they meet the qualifying criteria for the Access Scheme are invited to make an application. NCAD reserves 15 places in Year 1 for Access students. To receive an Access offer you must meet the minimum entry requirements and have passed the portfolio or interview stage. For further information visit www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) AD202 Design or Fine Art & Education

Advanced Entry Applications

Advanced Entry applications are made online through the Central Applications Office www.cao.ie On the CAO application form you are asked to indicate the year and programme you are applying into and to provide details of your previous education including school leaving exams as well as any further or higher education you have completed. You are also asked to provide details of any previous work or other experience that may be relevant to the programme you are applying for and asked to provide a reference from a tutor or other person. The CAO application will allow you to include up to nine course choices. You are advised to study the NCAD Prospectus carefully and to consider how your previous educational and other experiences relate to the programme of study you are applying for. Fine Art and Design applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio of work for initial review, this review will form part of the shortlisting process. Applicants who are shortlisted will be asked to attend for interview and to bring a portfolio of work with them. Design or Fine Art and Education Shortlisted applicants may be asked to take a small drawing test when they attend for interview. (Please note there are very few places available for Advanced Entry into Education) Interviews take place in April/ May and offers are sent out in May/June. The normal closing date for Advanced Entry applications is 31st March 2017. The first round of offers will be made to applicants who apply by that date. After that date applications will continue to be accepted for programmes with places still remaining.

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AD212 Product Design

EU applicants for these programmes must apply through the CAO by the closing date and submit a portfolio by the submission deadline. Postgraduate Applications

Postgraduate applications are made directly to NCAD.To find out more about the entry requirements, application process and tuition fees visit www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad Student Vetting

All successful applicants for programmes with a teaching qulification are required to undergo Student Vetting at the time of registration. These programmes include BA Design or Fine Art & Education, MA Socially Engaged Art and the Professional Masters in Education (Art & Design).

CAO Closing Date: 5.15pm Wednesday February 1st 2017 Portfolio Submission Deadline: 4.30pm Friday February 10th 2017

Can I get an extension on the deadline for portfolio submission?

It is not possible to get an extension on the submission deadline- all portfolios must be presented by the published closing date. When can I collect my portfolio?

AD101 First Year Art & Design AD212 Product Design AD202 Design or Fine Art & Education Portfolio Submission Guidelines

Portfolios can be collected from NCAD for up to 3 weeks after the end of the portfolio assessment. You will be given information on collection dates and times. If you need to collect your portfolio early please let us know and we will arrange to have your portfolio assessed and ready for collection. How will my portfolio be assessed?

Criteria for Assessment for all portfolio submissions: Critical observation

You should demonstrate an ability to visually record, describe, explain and analyse your subject in response to a range of source material. Visual research

An entrance portfolio is a collection of visual work that shows your potential to study art and design at third level. What should I include in my portfolio for NCAD?

We have provided guidelines that set out clearly what is required in terms of the volume and scope of the work you should submit as your portfolio. The NCAD portfolio requirements are designed to reflect the kind of projects students are expected to do in First Year. For details of portfolio submission requirements for entry 2017 please go to www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad Important note:

It is important to include all courses that you wish to be considered for on your CAO Application. When should I bring my portfolio to NCAD?

The deadline for submitting your portfolio is 4.30pm Friday 10th February 2017. We will accept portfolios any time in the two weeks up to that date. If you need to submit your portfolio earlier please contact the Admissions Office: admissions@ncad.ie Please note it is your responsibility to submit your portfolio on time, we do not send reminders about this date.

Inventiveness and curiosity in research. You should demonstrate an awareness and curiosity for visual material that is of interest to you: finding, collecting and organising source material. These can be documented in any visual format. Creative thinking

You should provide evidence of a creative process in your work. Where and how you have challenged yourself to look at things differently? How were decisions made and why? Your work should show evidence of a lively and engaged creative process. Capacity to sustain work commitment

You should demonstrate ability to sustain the development of ideas through experimentation/exploration of subject/sources in a variety of circumstances. In order to achieve a balanced measurement of your general overall ability, all sections of the portfolio submission are assessed under the above criteria. Being able to demonstrate some ability for observation, research, ideas development, use of media and capacity to sustain work applies to all sections of the portfolio submission.

The address for portfolio submission is: The Admissions Office, NCAD, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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Portfolio preparation: Further Information

Portfolio: Return

The Portfolio Submission Guidelines are published on the website in March/April each year, copies are also available from NCAD by contacting the Admissions office (admissions@ncad.ie). First Year staff run a number of Portfolio Information Sessions in November each year. Details will be posted on the NCAD website www.ncad.ie

Applicants may collect their portfolios as soon as the portfolio examination is completed (normally during the fourth week in February). While all reasonable care will be taken of applicants’ portfolios, the College does not hold itself responsible for any loss or damage. Applicants are responsible for delivery and collection of their portfolios. Those not removed by the stipulated date may be disposed of at the discretion of the College.

Portfolio: Presentation

Each individual applicant’s work must be presented flat and contained within one portfolio cover. Items submitted separately cannot be accepted. Portfolios must be carefully marked with the applicant’s name and address on the top left-hand corner both inside and outside. Individual pieces in the portfolio must also be marked with the applicant’s name and address. It must be securely packaged, but easily opened. No work framed in glass will be accepted. The portfolio must be authenticated by the school Principal or Art or Design Teacher/tutor or another responsible person (not a relative), as being the applicant’s own work. See check list for Applicants on the inside back page of the Portfolio Guidelines. N.B. Portfolios in excess of ten kilos will not be accepted.

Interviews

Applicants for First Year AD101/AD202/ AD212 Product Design are not normally called for interview. However, the College reserves the right to call any applicant for interview.

Student Contribution Charge

Finance & Fees

Undergraduate Fees

There are two elements to the undergraduate fee:

The Student Contribution Charge has been set at €3,000 for September 2016. If you qualify for the Free Fees initiative you must pay this fee. EU students who do not qualify for the Free Fees initiative must pay the full programme fee which includes the Student Contribution Charge. Information on fees can be found at www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/fees

The Student Contribution Charge may be paid by the exchequer for students who qualify under the Higher Education Grants scheme/SUSI. Students have the option of paying the Student Contribution Charge in two instalments, September and January. Tax relief on the Student Contribution Charge for second and subsequent children in higher education, is available through the tax system, www.revenue.ie

Tuition Fee Student Contribution Charge College

Under the Higher Education Free Fees initiative, the Irish government pays the Tuition Fee for all eligible full-time, non-repeat undergraduate, EU/ EEA/Swiss students who meet the following criteria: Are first-time undergraduates

Hold EU/EEA/Swiss nationality or official refugee status and

Have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA member state for at least three of the last five years preceding entry to an approved course.

EU-students who do not qualify for the Free Fees Initiative, as outlined above, have to pay the full EU-rate undergraduate tuition fee (this fee is set by the Department of Education and Skills each year). Students who are classified as non-EU students have to pay the international Fees rate. You will find updated information on tuition fees for 2016/17 on the College website www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/fees

Important information about the UK EU referendum result and NCAD tuition fees

Existing enrolled UK/ NI students will retain an EU fee status, if they already have it, for the duration of their degree programme. UK/NI students due to enrol in the 2016-2017 academic year, and who have an EU fee status for that year, will retain this status for the duration of their programme. Students from Northern Ireland

Students from Northern Ireland should contact Student Finance NI for information on funding. Students from England, Scotland and Wales can apply to student finance schemes in the UK.

Overseas Students

Students from outside Ireland or the UK should obtain information on scholarships from the Ministry of Education of their own country (or other appropriate state agency). Students who have not established residence in Ireland are not eligible for maintenance grants from Irish grant authorities. NCAD’s full-time programmes are included on the register of approved programmes for nonEU/EEA/swiss students access to employment (the internationalisation register of the Department of Education and Skills).

Tuition Fee

To make an application for a grant go to the SUSI online grant application system www.grantsonline.ie

Additional Costs – Department Materials Levy

Students are expected to meet the cost of additional materials and equipment themselves.. These costs will vary depending on the area of study. In some cases a Department Materials Levy is collected to fund additional materials provided by a Department. This cost is locally by the Departments. Grants

All new Higher Education Grants are administered through a single agency called SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Applications are made online and students who wish to apply for a grant are advised to apply early. You can start the application process before you receive your CAO place offer and have confirmed your acceptance. To find out more about the students grant and eligibility criteria you should visit the following websites: www.studentfinance.ie or www.susi.ie

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Access and Outreach

Your

The National College of Art and Design’s Access Programme commenced in 2005 and forms part of the College’s overall commitment to social responsibility and promoting equity of access and opportunity to NCAD. The pre-entry programme is designed to provide experiential art and design opportunities to pupils from both primary and post primary schools Welfare that are linked to NCAD. More recently NCAD Access has established a positive programme of engagement with local community groups through a formal partnership with H2 Learning and the Digital Hub Development Agency, specifically through the Future Creators and Digital Pathways projects. If you are a registered full-time student at the college and would like to get involved in the Access Programme, please Disability Support contact: Finola Mc Ternan, Access officer, mcternanf@ NCAD is committed to helping you achieve your ncad.ie for further information on current projects. academic goals. If you are a student who has a disPlease note that all students must be Student Vetted. ability, mental health condition, a significant ongoing This can be arranged by the Access Officer. NCAD illness or a specific learning difficulty, the NCAD have signed up to the Campus Engage Charter for Access Office encourages you to come and register Civic and Community Engagement. Campus Engage with us. Students are required to submit verification seeks to encourage diversity and pluralism in the of their disability or learning difficulty from a Medical complex and evolving world of civic and community Consultant/Specialist or Educational Psychologist. engagement. General practitioner letters are not accepted as Gaisce, The President’s Award, is suitable medical evidence. Ireland’s National Challenge Award for young people between 15 and 25. It is the country’s most prestigious Student Learning Support Service (SLSS) and respected award programme and a challenge from the President of Ireland to young people, the nation’s The Student Learning Support Service, provided future. NCAD can support you in continuing your by the National Learning Network, is a full-time, confidential learning and support service for students Gaisce challenge or support you in commencing a challenge through the Access Office. Contact mcterwith specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia, nanf@staff.ncad.ie for details. Dyspraxia/DCD and other associated specific processing/learning difficulties such as Autistic Spectrum Student Accommodation Disorders (ASDs) and Attention Deficit Disorders. The service also supports students with mental health Students from outside the Dublin area are advised difficulties, significant on-going medical conditions, to arrive in advance of the beginning of the semester physical mobility and sensory disabilities. Specifically to allow time to find accommodation. NCAD tailored tutorial/group support may be provided on Students’ Union have set up a Facebook page – essay writing, research skills, academic protocols, NCAD Accommodation Network - for sharing report writing, thesis writing, examination and study options and information on accommodation. techniques for students registered with the service. NCAD has no student residences and does not have an accommodation service. Room G16, Ground Floor, School of Design Telephone: + 353 (01) 636 4314 Email: learningsupport@staff.ncad.ie

Student Medical Service

A doctor attends the college during term time on three days each week. Student Counsellor

A counsellor provides a confidential counselling service.

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Assistive Technology Service

Students’ Union

The Assistive Technology Service provides students with software, IT facilities, advice and training to assist them with writing and research. Specialised software and support is available for students with specific learning difficulties or disabilities. Examples of software include:

The representative student body, the National College of Art and Design Students’ Union, holds elections annually. Students have representation at Board level and on Academic Council and School boards. During the year the union organises events including concerts, films, balls and other social and sporting activities.

Mind-mapping programs for planning essays and projects.

Text to Speech programs which read text aloud through a computer.

Software that converts a page of printed text (i.e. a library book) to editable digital text in Microsoft Word.

Speech recognition software – type faster by speaking into a microphone.

Proofreading software.

Help with thesis formatting and computer skills training can also be availed of through the AT service.

Students’ Union Contact details: Tel: + 353 (01) 6264269 ncadsu@gmail.com Add NCADSU as a Facebook friend Instagram: @ncadsu

Assistive Technology Seminars are held regularly and demonstrate how to integrate free software into your essay writing and research. All students are free to book an appointment to see what is on offer to them. Room G16, Ground Floor, School of Design. Telephone: +353 (01) 6364314 Email: assistivetechnology@staff.ncad.ie www.ncadat.blogspot.ie

Mentoring

The College provides a voluntary mentoring service whereby Second Year students mentor small groups of new entrants during Semester 1 to assist them in settling in to the college and dealing with any problems they may encounter. Access Scheme

Careers Advisory Service

The NCAD Careers Advisory service is available to all our students and provides information and advice relating to career choice, employment and postgraduate study. The service will help you identify the skills you have gained at NCAD, and provide information and advice on CV preparation as well as interview and presentation techniques.

NCAD is committed to widening access and participation by students from all backgrounds, including students with disabilities, those who have experienced educational disadvantage and those from underrepresented socio-economic groups. There are up to fifteen additional places available in First Year for the Access Scheme. Information and Application Forms for this scheme can be downloaded from the NCAD website: www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/undergraduate-year-1/ncad-access-scheme or contact Finola Mc Ternan Access Officer for further details.

Events & Information

Important Dates for Applicants

Date

Event

Who should attend?

Date

5,8,9

Portfolio Brief Information Sessions

Anyone doing the NCAD Portfolio Brief

November 2016

First Year staff answer questions on the

for entry September 2017.

Portfolio Information Sessions for entry 2017 5, 8, 9 November 2016

Portfolio Submission Guidelines followed by a tour of the First Year studio to see current

Art and Design teachers and tutors helping

First Year students’ work in progress.

students prepare entrance portfolios.

Booking information will be posted on

November 2016

Wednesday 30th November – NCAD Open Day, 9.30-3.00pm

February 2017

1 February – CAO Closing Date, final date to apply for

the NCAD website.

AD101 First Year Art & Design (Common Entry) AD202 Design or Fine Art and Education

30 November 2016

NCAD College Open Day

Anyone interested in studying at NCAD.

Meet staff and students, tour the campus,

All welcome – applicants, teachers, family

visit studios and workshops and view

and friends.

AD212 Product Design 1 February – CAO normal closing date AD215 Visual Culture

current students’ work in progress. Friday 10 February – Portfolio Submission deadline for AD101 May 2017

First Year Studies Open Studio

Applicants who expect to start First Year

First Year Art & Design AD202 Design or Fine Art

Work from the final module of the First Year

NCAD in September 2017. Applicants thinking

& Education and AD212 Product Design

Art & Design courses. Dates and full details

of applying to First Year NCAD for 2018. March 2017

will be posted on the NCAD website.

Portfolio Submission Guidelines for entry 2018 – www.ncad.ie Portfolio results and offer letters (Entry September 2017) for

May 2017

Fashion Show

Everyone with an interest in NCAD and

AD101 First Year Art & Design AD202 Design or Fine Art &

Final Year Fashion Students’ Show. Dates

in Fashion Design.

Education and AD212 Product Design

and full details will be posted on the NCAD website. Postgraduate Symposium

Anyone interested in graduate study or

Full details will be posted on the NCAD

research at NCAD

April - May 2017

Advanced entry interviews Year 2

May 2017

1 May – Late closing date for AD215 Visual Culture Advanced entry offer letters (Entry September 2017)

web site. June 2017

NCAD Degree Show

Everyone with an interest in NCAD and

Featuring the work of graduating students

in Art & Design.

from the Schools of Design, Education and Fine Art. July 2017

Continuing Education in Art & Design –

Everyone with an interest in NCAD and

Exhibition

in Art & Design.

Featuring the work of CEAD students.

There are a number of events throughout the year that are open to the public, all of which are opportunities to visit the College, meet staff and students, and find out more about the area of study you are interested in. For more information visit www.ncad.ie Dates above subject to change, please visit www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/visit-ncad-opendays for up-to-date information.

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July 2017

1 July – Closing date CAO change of mind

August 2017

CAO First Year offers

Enquiries

Telephone

Web

Admissions Office

+353 (01) 636 4200

admissions@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/study–at–ncad

International Enquiries

+353 (01) 636 4200

international@ncad.ie www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

/4203 Erasmus Enquiries

+ 353 (01) 636 4263

erasmus@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad

+353 (01) 636 4200

admissions@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/study–at–ncad

Cathy McCartney – Admissions Officer

+353 (01) 636 4204

mccartneyc@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/study–at–ncad

Clare Phelan – School Liaison

+353 (01) 636 4263

phelanc@ncad.ie

NCAD Access Scheme

+353 (01) 636 4217

mcternanf@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/study–at–ncad

+353 (01) 636 4221

mcdonnellp@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/

Clare Phelan, Erasmus+ Coordinator Berna Scanlon, Erasmus+ Office Undergraduate Admissions (Including Advanced Entry and Mature Applicants)

Admissions Office, National College of Art & Design 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. Tel: 353 (0)1 636 4200 Fax: 353 (0)1 636 4207 admissions@ncad.ie www.ncad.ie

The National College of Art and Design reserves the right to alter the form or content of the programmes or courses in this document without notice. The College also reserves the right to modify or cancel any statement in this document without notice and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of such modifications or cancellation. The contents of this prospectus are for information purposes only and should not be viewed as the basis of a contract between a student and this institution. No guarantee is given that courses, syllabuses, awards, fees or regulations may not be altered, cancelled or otherwise amended at any time. The making of academic awards in the case of each programme listed is dependent on continuing accreditation.

Finola McTernan – Access Officer First Year Patricia McDonnell, Department

first-year

Secretary Design

+353 (01) 636 4271

bramleyd@ncad.ie

David Bramley, School Secretary Education

design +353 (01) 636 4301

faganh@ncad.ie

Helen Fagan, School Secretary Fine Art

+353 (01) 636 4321

dennisa@ncad.ie

+353 (01) 636 4271

bramleyd@ncad.ie

+353 (01) 636 4341

traversn@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/ visual-culture

+353 (01) 636 4214

cead@ncad.ie

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design

Neasa Travers, School Secretary CEAD – Continuing Education

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/

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fine-art

David Bramley, School Secretary Visual Culture

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/ education

Angela Dennis, School Secretary Product Design

www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/

www.ncad.ie/continuing-education

+353 (01) 6364362

admissions@ncad.ie

www.ncad.ie/postgraduate

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In NCAD, we encourage creative thinking and the integration of theory and practice so that you will become a reflective practitioner. We seek to produce visually expressive, literate and articulate graduates with an ability to creatively enrich culture, society and the economy. This prospectus has information on what you can study at NCAD, how to apply, and what to expect when you get here. It is also a book of stories by students and alumni talking about their work, their experiences at NCAD, why art and design matters to them and their thoughts on the past, the present and the future.