Master of Arts in Art and Environment

The MA Art and Environment is a unique Masters programme delivered across multiple geographic sites. Run by the School of Art and Design at TU Dublin, it offers a unique opportunity for students to develop interdisciplinary study in the West Cork Archipelago. Developed in collaboration with Uillinn (The West Cork Arts Centre) and the Sherkin Island development society (SIDs), the MA Art and Environment combines post-studio practice, intellectual and historical inquiry, virtual teaching and community engagement.

Taking contemporary arts relationship with environments – ecological, spatial, political, economic – as its object of study, the MA Art and Environment instructs students in artistic research through a ‘world centered’ pedagogical framework. This framework allows specialisation within a dynamic mix of practical and critical disciplines, placing particular emphasis upon socially engaged practices within environmental contexts.

To support its diverse geographic reach, the MA Art and Environment will utilize virtual learning environments and platforms to connect isolated communities and dispersed learners.