The “Expressive Arts Academy”

provides an experimental and creative ethos within a clear structure, providing a supportive, yet intellectually challenging, environment to undergraduate and graduate students.

Educational mission:

To provide an environment for learning and creating, which develops in the individual student the knowledge, skills and commitment necessary to work as an artist in society.

Artistic Mission:

To expand the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary practice of arts by striving to inform it with knowledge from the culture-at-large; and to cultivate a broad-spectrum approach to artistic possibilities, which respects tradition and encourages innovation.

Social Mission:

To provide the world with diverse, inquisitive and informed artists who use art making in a variety of ways to create a meaningful relationship with society, which sustains the relevance of arts locally, nationally, and internationally.

* Considers, in practical and visionary terms, the role of arts and the artist in society.

* Encourages experimentation, crossing boundaries, and hybrid processes as well as engaging the history and traditions of arts.

* Combines the advantages of a renowned and innovative professional program with the interdisciplinary resources of a top tier academies.

* Offers an expansive and inclusive approach toward educating artists, embracing new and established technical strategies of learning and developing the skills.

* Engages with local and international communities through events, courses, internships, and study abroad.

* Resides in and contributes to a city and region with countless cultural and recreational opportunities.

* Cultivates and celebrates diversity in educating artists for the future.

* Shares and promotes the accomplishments of faculty, students, alumni and guests as they contribute to our culture with creativity and intelligence.

Upon graduating from our academy, students will be able to:

* Demonstrate creativity, experimentation and invention in the development and realisation of artwork in specific fields.

* Utilize technical skills appropriate to their chosen discipline.

* Recognises and nurtures the creative and aesthetic talents to develop skills and techniques that are relevant to specific art forms and across the four capacities

* Provides opportunities to deepen the understanding of culture in the wider world

* Effectively communicate in visual, written and oral forms.

* Employ professional and organizational skills to work independently or collaboratively within a specific discipline or in an interdisciplinary context.