Fine Art MA

Overview
The MA Fine Art at Middlesex offers artists time and resources to explore and develop their artistic practice within a flexible research-led course featuring some of the best art facilities in London and expert guidance from a range of leading artists, academics and curators attached to the course.

Why study MA Fine Art at Middlesex University?
On our MA Fine Art you will explore the creative, cultural, political and social questions of art practice. The course offers the opportunity to further your knowledge and skills by undertaking a systematic and comprehensive major body of work. The course welcomes students who work across a range of disciplines that include painting, sculpture, photography and film, printmaking, installation, sound, performance, 'event' making and other relational practices.

At Middlesex we take both a highly practical and a critical approach to fine art that ensures you spend the majority of your postgraduate study researching and making. This combination of in-depth analysis and hands-on experience will enable you to draw on a wide range of expertise and resources while questioning and developing your practice in a contemporary context to stimulate a successful career.

Our course features state-of-the-art facilities with dedicated studio space in our £80 million art and design building to ensure we cater for a diverse range of interests and ambitions. Studying fine art in London puts you at the heart of the ever-shifting nature of international contemporary fine art practice. You'll have the opportunity to make regular visits to Tate Modern and Tate Britain, further world class museums and exhibitions, the vibrant, contemporary gallery scene and to attend such international showcases as Frieze.

Course highlights

• A dedicated teaching team of leading practicing artists, curators and practitioners who have substantial national and international experience in practice, teaching and research
• Studying Fine Art in London you will be at the heart of the ever-shifting nature of international contemporary fine art practice, with direct access to London's art world.
• You will have dedicated studio space (including if you are studying part-time) available to you even during the weekends.
• Exhibition opportunities at ArtLacuna or residencies at Blyth Gallery, Imperial College and Gasworks, to create networking opportunities to a range of galleries, high-profile artists, libraries and collections, build industry links and to allow you to explore how artist-run organisations operate.
• Access to world-leading research and expertise through the Art & Design Research Institute (ADRI) and other research initiatives and clusters on campus.
• As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.