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All are welcome to our upcoming seminars; Within The Public Realm with Mariana Cánepa Luna and Max Andrews, Barcelona-based curatorial office Latitudes, Aisling Prior, independent curator and Sean Lynch visual artist on 
Tuesday March 12, 2013, 2-5pm at The Hugh Lane Dublin City Gallery and Politics: Modern and Irish with Helen Carey, curator and director of Limerick City Gallery, Roddy Buchanan visual artist, Amanda Ralph visual artist on Friday March 15, 2013, 2-5pm at The Hugh Lane Dublin City Gallery.

This year's iteration of Public Gesture (an annual experimental exhibition conceived in the spirit of limitation and collaboration, working within a condensed timeframe, and with limited resources, MAVIS artists, curators and critics seek to highlight methods for interdisciplinary cooperation and audience engagement) will be happening in The LAB's CUBE Gallery running for four months from March to June 2013.

In May MAVIS students will be presenting their work from the Curatorial Seminar and Contemporary Art Practices modules at a research day at Castletown House.

And between these events, and our regular critiques, tutorials, and lectures we'll be traveling for two international study trips to Bermingham and Istanbul

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MA in Visual Arts Practices is a Masters of Arts programme, provided by the Institute of Art, Design & Technology www.iadt.ie. It is based in the centre of Dublin, and encompasses pathways in art-making, criticism and curating. The programme runs January to December.

From January 2012, this will be a two-year programme which builds on the success of the original MAVIS course which began in 2004. In refining the best elements of the previous full and part-time modes into a two-year programme this single extended mode gives students the flexibility to access Dublin's richly varied cultural opportunities and to build their  practice within the networks and resources of the city, combining professional activity, studio practice or artworld employment and study, while maximising personal and professional development.

MAVIS prides itself on the emphasis on the importance of real-world learning experience and the two-year curriculum allows the integration of meaningful research collaborations with our strong network of national and international institutions. The annual admission of between 12 and 15 students ensures a small and intensive experience in specially arranged critiques and seminars, and we are delighted to retain the peer learning and social networks facilitated by collaboration between students across the two years.

MAVIS attracts and engages students who seek to explore intersections and tensions between contemporary practices of art-making, criticism and curating. The programme emphasizes the importance of real-world learning experience and offers a combination of taught lectures and workshops (Critical Writing; Contemporary Practices; Curatorial Seminar; Practice-led Research, Major Project and Live Project) together with tutorials, group critiques and independent study. Students participate in two international study trips, engage with high profile visiting lecturers and develop work for a biannual symposium and an annual research collaboration event, which opens to the public. For full details on structure and content see our Frequently Asked Questions.

During their time on MAVIS, students extend their practice by examining a range of validating contexts within which their work is understood. A key aim of the programme is to ensure that research becomes an intentional rather than an assumed activity and students are encouraged to contextualize rather than theorize their practice. MAVIS is open to a diverse range of practices, with past and current students working in areas such as public art commissioning, performance, photography, criticism, sculpture, video installation, curating and painting. The programme also provides an opportunity to develop and explore hybrid practices incorporating art-making, writing and curating.

MAVIS Programme team for 2012/2013 includes Sarah Browne, Sean Lynch, Aishling Prior, Matt Packer and Amanda Ralph (Programme Director).

Visiting lecturers on MAVIS have included Dave Beech, David Blamey, Iwona Blazwick, Nicolas Bourriaud, Roger M. Buergel, Gerard Byrne, David Carrier, Justin Carville, Adam Chodzko, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Ana Paula Cohen, Alex Coles, Valerie Connor, Sarah Cook, Cosmin Costinas, Bart De Baere, Pip Day, Jeremy Deller, Vivienne Dick, Brian Dillon, Claire Doherty, James Elkins, Mike Fitzpatrick, Annie Fletcher, Maria Fusco, Liam Gillick, Sarah Glennie, David Godbold, Paul Hedge, Darragh Hogan, John Hutchinson, Jesse Jones, Enrique Juncosa, Fiona Kearney, Jay Koh, Maxine Kopsa, Pil & Galia Kollectiv, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith, Raimundas Malašauskas, Francis McKee, Dennis McNulty, Julian Myers, Tone Olaf Nielsen, Leif Magne Tangen, Alice Maher, Mike Nelson, Harold Offeh, Paul O’Neill, Matt Packer, Garrett Phelan, Aisling Prior, Linda Quinlan, Eva Rothschild, John Smith, Tim Stott, Anne Tallentire, Rachel Thomas, Anton Vidokle and Grant Watson.

For information on MAVIS 2013 applications go to the application process page. The application form can be downloaded emailed (JPEG’s and Word Documents) to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further information on the programme please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

or contact:

Amanda Ralph
Programme Director MA in Visual Arts Practices
Faculty of Film, Art & Creative Technologies,
Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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