Print MA

Royal College of Art

Candidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve high MA standards overall.You must have a good first degree in sculpture or a relevant subject, as well as being able to display a facility with materials and techniques. Youll also be knowledgeable about the history and cultural relevance of the disciplines pertinent to the arts and humanities, as well as be able to hold and articulate a view of your own work in relationship to that. You should be able to critically reflect on your work, to question received modes of production and frameworks, and metabolise academic, social and philosophical encounters.Portfolio requirements -The portfolio allows us to see your work and the interests you want to develop during the MA. Alongside applications working with Print Media, we have accepted people from all fine art disciplines, public art, design, illustration, literature, architecture or who have a practice developed in industry or independently. We want students who are interested in the multiplied image and how the translation of images into different materials/media and their distribution across different sites affects their meaning. We are not a course to simply learn techniques, so do not write at length about technical issues. However, digital technologies have changed how we think about and make images, and you may want to reference this as you write about the context for your work.In this portfolio, please submit clear images of the work you have made. including title, date, media and size if appropriate.You have five slots and each can accept up to four images. Do not overload the slots with too many images or complex PDFs. Be concise. You may use each slot to show how a work/project evolved from start to completion. Use all available slots and limit the time of moving image works to 2 minutes maximum.We want to learn about:The work: how you approach making and developing your workThe context: what ideas, issues, or themes you explore and what influences those interests. You may reference any influences related in some way to your work.Personal statementPlease provide a 300-word written personal statement that addresses the following points:Introduce yourself, your interests and your motivations for applying to the Royal College of Art, and to this programme in particular.Briefly summarise any educational background and professional experience to date that will support your application.Tell us what you want to do in the future.Video requirements