Curating Contemporary Art

Course Overview

The MA Curating Contemporary Art at Royal College of Art is a postgraduate programme designed for postgraduate students passionate about advancing knowledge and professional skills. Based in Battersea, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 1-year full-time structure. The MA Curating Contemporary Art at the RCA develops your critical awareness of curating in a global context through collaborative, practice-led study. Working with London-based arts organisations and peers from around the world, you explore both theory and practice including programming, commissioning, advocacy and writing, within an ecology of spaces such as galleries, museums, urban sites and networked cultural platforms. The programme grounds itself in the political, social and cultural conditions of contemporary curating and, in your final term, you deliver a public-facing curatorial p... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission.

What You'll Learn

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