Programmes

Fee 10 x 235€ + 150€ (Enrolment) + 4,50€ (Insurance) (for enrolments until 15th September)

Admission
Prerequisites: Ar.Co’s Full Programme in any department or formative experience recognized as equivalent. Reasonable knowledge of Art History. Knowledge of English for reading and recommended knowledge of French for reading. Portfolio and selective interview. Portfolio should include 10 images in JPG with good quality, representing recent work or work from the last year, accompanied by a listing of author, date, title (if existent), media and dimensions.
For Cinema candidates, the portfolio should consist of 3 audio and/or video files in MP4 format, accompanied by the technical data for each work. The total group of files must not exceed 1.5 GB.
For candidates coming from within Ar.Co the images should preferentially be selected with the help of the respective Head of Department.
Deadline for applications: portfolio handed in by the end of September.

Admissions beyond the starting date of the school year are exceptional and will be analysed on an individual basis.

Program
ADVANCED COURSE IN VISUAL ARTS

Coordinator: Manuel Castro Caldas
The Advanced Course in Visual Arts is a two-year programme that constitutes a demanding and eventually final stage of Ar.Co’s formation in the visual arts. Its main objective is to provide the means for informed choices in the creation of individual artistic paths, by stimulating critical thought, reflexive ability and a marked fluency in the practical work.
Training experience comprises two indissociable modes of participation:
- Development of practical work, followed by a tutor or more than one,
in the Almada studios or in one of the school departments.
- Theoretical dimension: under the generic title “Questions in modern and contemporary art” are included lectures, distribution of texts by the coordinator (via email), eventual guided tours, evaluation and critique sessions and meetings with guests. All sessions are in-person and vary in frequency, with dates and hours announced in advance.
Students enroled in the Advanced Course in Visual Arts may have access, when authorized by the coordinator, to other formative blocks or services available in Ar.Co.
Studio facilities: Quinta de S. Miguel, Almada or a pre-selected department in Lisbon.
Enrolment includes 100 credits per year in courses/workshops of Art History and Theory (student’s choice).
Teachers: Manuel Castro Caldas and guests.
Tutors: Manuel Castro Caldas, Manuel Caldeira, Marcelo Costa, Alexandre Camarao, Francisca Carvalho, Pedro Tropa, Vasco Futscher, among others.

Disciplines

• Art History/Theory (100 credits)

Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/fichacursoavancado.pdf