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MAVIS alumna Jesse Jones's film The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogany (2009) being shown at the Istanbul Biennial is featured in the art section of the Guardian.

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 begins in January and can be completed in either a 12 or 24 month period.

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 (Visual Cultural Research; Contemporary Art Practices; Curatorial Seminar; Research Methods in Practice) 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 2009 includes Amanda Ralph (Programme Director), Maeve Connolly, Tessa Giblin and Sarah Pierce.

Visiting lecturers on MAVIS have included Bart De Baere, Dave Beech, David Blamey, Iwona Blazwick, Nicolas Bourriaud, Roger M. Buergel, Gerard Byrne, David Carrier, Justin Carville, Adam Chodzko, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Alex Coles, Valerie Connor, Pip Day, Jeremy Deller, Vivienne Dick, 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, Pil & Galia Kollectiv, Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Francis McKee, Dennis McNulty, Leif Magne Tangen, Alice Maher, Raimundas Malašauskas, Julian Myers, Tone Olaf Nielsen, Mike Nelson, Harold Offeh, Paul O’Neill, Aisling Prior, Linda Quinlan, Tim Stott, Anne Tallentire, Anton Vidokle and Grant Watson.

The next deadline for applications is the 24th September 2010. Applications should be received by the Office of Student and Academic Affairs by 4pm. The annual Open Day (second Saturday in September) is 11th September 2010, from 2-5pm at The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1.

For an application form and further information on the application process go to the application process page.

For further information on the programme please contact:
Amanda Ralph, MA in Visual Arts Practices Programme Director,
Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
+ 353 (0) 1 239 4716 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it