Full programmes offer a profession-oriented education in a given area of the arts. Training develops through sequential phases (school years / semesters) and aims to respond to a continuous interest in a disciplinary area by promoting technical proficiency, a contextual knowledge of the chosen field, critical thought and a progressive autonomy of the work, according to demanding patterns of excellence.
Some departments offer Night Courses that can be attended sequentially over school years or semesters, a characteristic they share with Full Programmes. However, their lower workload also makes them a complementary training, similar to that of Continuing Education. These courses constitute a hybrid training regime, which falls between the two categories mentioned above.
The Continuing Education programmes offer training that complements that of Full Programmes but are also designed for those who wish to further explore their creative capacities in a disciplinary or multi-disciplinary perspective. Students will be able to develop their own programme according to growing interests as well as personal availability and rhythm.
Advanced Courses and Projects (in any area where Ar.Co offers programmes) constitute opportunities for mature and specialized training, complementing basic studies and promoting critical thought and an authorial conscience, necessary for a responsible and informed development of personal work. Tutorships are individual or in small groups.
The Summer Courses and Youth Programmes (from 9 to 14) offer the opportunity to explore capacities and talent by introducing the students to one or more techniques and disciplinary fields.
