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  Contemporary Art Practice MA


Royal College of Art    Postgraduate Courses

Full time September MA 1 year full time
Creative Arts & Design (9)

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Immerse yourself in the exciting world of contemporary art with the Contemporary Art Practice MA at the Royal College of Art. This cutting-edge programme offers a discursive environment where theory and practice come together to explore new ways of responding to the contemporary world. With a focus on critical art practices and wider political issues, you'll have the opportunity to develop your own art practice within a supportive and critical context. The programme offers specialisms in critical, speculative and social art practices, moving image, performance, writing, and technoaesthetics. Open to applicants from all over the world, a good BA degree in fine art is generally expected. Unleash your creativity and join us on this exciting artistic journey.

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Reflecting the contemporary world

A discursive environment of experimentation, self-reflexivity and critical art practices

Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) at the Royal College of Art is a cutting-edge MA programme in the School of Arts & Humanities that is driven by a post-medium, critical approach to the making and reception of art, where theory and practice come together to form new ways of responding to the contemporary world. The programme supports the development of your art practice within a responsive, dialogical and critical context with an emphasis on wider political issues – interrogating art production in relation to urgent socio-political contexts as well as questioning and redefining practice.

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Entry Requirements

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.

Candidates are generally expected to have a good BA degree from a fine art course. You should be able to demonstrate an original and critical approach to fine art as well as an ability to engage with current theories of art and culture that inform their practice.


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Value of Scholarship(s)

Five full tuition fee scholarships

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UK fee status only


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Value of Scholarship(s)

Up to 16 full fee scholarships to support students from underrepresented communities

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UK status fee only


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Value of Scholarship(s)

£5,000

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UK and International students


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Value of Scholarship(s)

£10,000

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UK fee status only


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Value of Scholarship(s)

21,000

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Black or Black
British Caribbean, Black Or Black
British African, Other Black
Background, Mixed - White and
Black Caribbean, Mixed - White and
Black African; financial need.


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Eligibility criteria: Financial need
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25,000


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