St Lucas School of Arts Antwerp

Master of Visual Arts

20Sep2021 - 30Jun2022
Application
Tags:  MADegree ,  CriticalThinking ,  Research
Management person:  Hilde De Decker

Master project in Art, Design, and Image in a jewelry context in English

Contact Reg Herygers for late applications: reg.herygers@kdg.be

In your artistic practice, you investigate the specificity of the piece of jewelry. You do this through a process-based work method in which research and experimentation are a source of inspiration. Analysis and reflection, the further development of practical skills, and the theoretical discourse about what is going on in the field contribute to the development of your own research methodology. An articulated, multidisciplinary elaboration is encouraged as a result. In addition, you determine the sociocultural environment in which your jewelry functions, and you are able to recognize the references from which this specific, trade-related context derives its meaning. Ideally, you take up your own position in this.

The internship abroad is also an important part of the Master's curriculum and has a great impact on your professional development. This internship takes place at an international institute, gallery, or museum that directly or indirectly connects to the context of your own Master's thesis. Already in the third Bachelor year, you look for a suitable organization or exhibition platform where you will be part of the existing team for a few weeks. It is an excellent opportunity to gain insight into the communication and all business and organizational aspects that 'publishing' a piece of jewelry or an object - in whatever form - involves. In addition, you will build an international network that is necessary to further professionalize your own artistic practice in the future.

This context is offered in Dutch and English and is open to all artistic disciplines.

Hilde De Decker: “As a teacher, I like a no-nonsense approach; it requires some maturity from the student but at the same time gives you a clear insight into your own practice. We do this together, tailor-made for the student because it is important to map out each student's individual motives for making art. Only if you know your own sources, you can start your own artistic practice. No endless discussions during the coaching; your questions are always reflected back so that you are forced to look for the essence of your own making and thinking. Discovering your personal motives also helps you to make larger connections. This can help you in the professionalization of your practice, we will search in-depth for a suitable internship. In this way, you will gain insight into what might benefit your development and you will look for a challenging environment that stimulates your development.”


English Program Master Jewelry Design:
Master project in Art, Design, and Image in a jewelry context * 30 credits.
A sustainable career in Jewelry Design * 3 credits.
Self-organization and self-orientation * 6 credits.
Academic Paper * 9 credits.

2 optional Theory and Reflection courses:
Sociology of creative industries * 6 credits.
Art & Design in the Anthropocene * 6 credits.
Critical aesthetic theories * 6 credits.
Narrative strategies in art and design * 6 credits.
Digital Cultures * 6 credits.

Fees: Our tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year for a full program (60 credits) is:

• 6240,50 euro for non-EEA students
  • 1248.50 euro (fixed amount) + 83.20 euro per credit
• 961,90 euro for EEA students
  • 247.90 euro (fixed amount) + 11.90 euro per credit

A flat fee will be charged depending on the chosen program.

EEA or non-EEA?

• European Educational Area: including all 27 EU-member states + Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

Admission interviews Master
March 11 or 12 – Belgian diploma / Non-EEA nationality and non-EEA diploma.
Deadline for registration: 1 March/deadline for handing in assignments: 3 March.
June 10 or 11 – Belgian diploma / EEA nationality + no Belgian diploma.
Deadline for registration: 31 May/deadline for handing in assignments: 2 June.
June 29 or 30 – Belgian diploma & EEA nationality.
Deadline for registration: 10 June / / deadline for handing in assignments: 15 June.
 

Premaster

20Sep2021 - 30Jun2022
Application
Tags:  ProfessionalPractice ,  Research
Management person:  Hilde De Decker

Contact Reg Herygers for late applications: reg.herygers@kdg.be

The premaster studio is organized specifically for professional BA & for non-art academic BA students who want to upgrade their study level to an academic degree. In this premaster studio you are coached towards defining your position in relation to artistic reference frameworks, socio-political & technological issues, and professional art & design contexts. You are stimulated to acquire an inquisitive and critical attitude, which is reflected in your work. The work you develop is characterized by your conceptual thinking, without losing interest in the further development of your technical skills.
You will be coached within the trajectory of Jewelry Design.

For the further development of your practice as a jewelry designer, we also depart from the skills and knowledge you have already gained within the field of jewelry design and fashion accessories. Through an artistic exploration of known and new materials and concepts, we strongly focus on a self-critical analysis of your individual trajectory. The goal is to gain insight into the role of jewelry in today’s multicultural society and to start the discussion about the meaning of the material and conceptual identity of your jewelry practice. You will also have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge at a technological level and to experiment with new digital technologies.

After you have been admitted to the premaster’s program and have successfully completed it, you can start the Master’s program of your choice


Language of instruction: English or Dutch.

Entry requirements: 
1- Diploma: A professional bachelor’s degree in visual arts or a professional or academic bachelor’s degree in non visual arts with additional artistic qualifications, is required to start the premaster. 
Foreign diploma: For candidates with a foreign diploma, approval has to be granted through the admission office. After you registered, the admission office will get in touch with you in order to verify the validity of your foreign degree. 
2- Admission test
You start with the online registration.
After approval of your foreign diploma by the admission office, we will invite you for an intake interview. You can have your intake interview while still studying in your final bachelor’s year, but you can’t enroll before you officially obtained your BA degree.
You will receive more detailed information about the test in an attached document that comes with the confirmation email of your online registration. 

Fee:
Our tuition fee for the 2021-2022 academic year for a full program (60 credits) is:

• 6240,50 euro for non-EEA students
  • 1248.50 euro (fixed amount) + 83.20 euro per credit
• 961,90 euro for EEA students
  • 247.90 euro (fixed amount) + 11.90 euro per credit

A flat fee will be charged depending on the chosen program.

EEA or non-EEA?

• European Educational Area: including all 27 EU-member states + Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway 

English Program Premaster Jewelry Design:
Premaster Studio sieraad * 30 credits.
More details about the program upon registration.

Admission tests Premaster
March 11 or 12 – Belgian diploma / Non-EEA nationality and non-EEA diploma.
Deadline for registration: 1 March / deadline for handing in assignments: 3 March.
June 10 or 11 – Belgian diploma / EEA nationality + no Belgian diploma.
Deadline for registration: 31 May / deadline for handing in assignments: 2 June.
June 29 or 30 – Belgian diploma & EEA nationality.
Deadline for registration: 10 June / / deadline for handing in assignments: 15 June.
 

Studio Jewellery

20Sep2021 - 30Jun2022
Application
Tags:  CriticalThinking ,  Research
Management person:  Ludovik Colpaert

Contact Mie De Backer for late applications: mie.debacker@kdg.be

Within Studio sieraad (jewelry design) at St Lucas Antwerp, you will design contemporary jewelry and small objects. You will pay a great deal of attention to developing the content of your artistic work but will also experiment with materials and techniques.
Learning techniques remain an important part of the program. You always choose the technique in function of the meaning. This also applies to the materials; depending on the idea, the most suitable material is chosen. This can range from metal to textile, from plastic to paper. An optional program of workshop initiations and bachelor classes also give you the opportunity to specialise in something more disciplinary (photography, screen printing, computer software, ...).
But the most important thing in creating a piece of jewelry is your own interests and imagination. And every context in which you work is legitimate: whether it is author's jewelry, fashion jewelry or design jewelry. You constantly relate to the characteristics of the discipline; you study historical and contemporary jewelry and the meaning it conveys. In this way, you will develop a contemporary visual language with your own signature and content.
 
The 'academic' aspect of the course lies in the research-based work process and distinguishes it from other courses through the way in which the research is visualised: using various media (photography, video, drawings, publications, etc.), you will discover how you can use the process steps in your research as autonomous images and present them as an artistic end result. You do not have to make jewelry to refer to the world of jewelry.
 
Reflection is central to this academic program: you take a critical look at your own development and reflect on the relevance of your work and that of others. You will learn to analyse your artistic process in order to constantly improve your own working methods. And you gain insight into how you can present the results in a communicative and coherent manner. This makes you broadly employable after graduation: in addition to your artistic training, you will have developed various practical, organisational, and reflective skills.
 
The internship abroad also has a great impact on your professional development. In addition, the education program strongly emphasises the creation of cooperation between you and the others. In this way, every graduate finds a way in the world.
 
 
Program
- In the first bachelor's year, the emphasis is on experimentation; visual assignments concerning form, technique, and material confront you with something unexpected and challenge you to discover and push back your own boundaries. In this way, you learn to deal with your own uncertainties.
- In the second year, you zoom in on the discipline and investigate the specific language of jewelry (tradition, value, luxury, memory, wearability, status, protection, etc.). In short, everything that refers to content and meaning.
- In the third year, you work mainly independently and try to determine your own position within the international professional field. At this point, you have already developed an authentic visual language with your own signature.
 
BA1 = imagination
BA2 = imagination + meaning
BA3 = imagination + meaning + relevance
 

Language of instruction: Dutch, required language level: B2 
Entry requirements: Students from the Netherlands must be in possession of a VWO or propaedeutic degree.
Fee: https://www.kdg.be/hoeveel-kost-studeren / https://www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/en/english-programmes/
One semester exchange program: https://www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/en/one-semester-art-exchange-programmes/

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