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The Dartington Hall Trust: Arts and Ecology
| Institution | The Dartington Hall Trust |
|---|---|
| Department | Dartington Arts School |
| Web | https://www.dartington.org/ |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Rather than a discipline-specific siloed approach, the Arts and Ecology programme engages students in problem-based and place-based learning. Any artist who is attentive in engaging with place will not only research and reveal environmental crisis but will do so in a complex, integrated and subtle fashion; the resultant work will avoid stridency and dogma, but will nevertheless inform, challenge, inspire and disturb in ways that only the arts can.
The MFA Arts and Ecology programme is designed for practitioners with an established practice, for artists working in any art form and for curators and producers. It aims to help these practitioners foster creative projects in the context of the climate crisis and the ecological, social, and ethical challenges we all face. The course takes a metadisciplinary approach and begins with the recognition that the world is alive and we can no longer act upon it as if it is inanimate. Through a series of themed labs utilising the interior and exterior spaces of the Dartington estate it enables students to develop their artwork.
Navigating and debating the varying definitions in this highly contested field, the programme encourages examination of arts and ecology as an academic field of practice. As well as theoretical, academic work, the programme provides an opportunity for arts practitioners to revisit and reshape their work through an ecological lens, supporting a broad range of creative forms and outputs. It encourages students to consider how creative outcomes developed on the programme can be broadcast to wide and diverse audiences. The programme is delivered through a series of practical and critical modules both in residence and through online learning.
The MFA option involves a further 60 credits of study resulting in a significant, self initiated public outcome, performance, exhibition or publication. Participants will be drawn from our own MA programmes as well as those from other institutions.
MA
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | QUALIFICATION(S) REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THE MA Other non-standard awards or experience: A willingness to engage with the field of Arts & Ecology. Candidates will be considered with prior credited learning and prior experiences subject to interview.* Interview requirements: All applicants are required to attend an interview, either at the School or online. *For further information please contact our admissions team at admissions@dartington.org. |
| Location | Dartington Arts School Lower Close Dartington Ln Totnes TQ9 6ED |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | QUALIFICATION(S) REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THE MA Other non-standard awards or experience: A willingness to engage with the field of Arts & Ecology. Candidates will be considered with prior credited learning and prior experiences subject to interview.* Interview requirements: All applicants are required to attend an interview, either at the School or online. *For further information please contact our admissions team at admissions@dartington.org. |
| Location | Dartington Arts School Lower Close Dartington Ln Totnes TQ9 6ED |
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