Iheap is the educational branch of the Biennale de Paris and a post-graduate institute for research and experimentation in art.
Iheap offers to its researchers, a course of study that aims to liberate them from the inherited ideas of 20th century art history, and proposes an inquiry into the crucial issues of 21st century art, whose history is now unfolding and in which they might eventually participate.
Iheap is a liquid school, with each lecture or workshop taking place at a different location, and counts on the participation of numerous guest lecturers who are coming from various fields, such as art, philosophy, economics, sociology and so on. Iheap is for those who want to redefine their artistic practice or professional activity, who reject art as it is commonly practiced, and who wish to focus their research on issues they deem crucial.
Course of study
The course of study – the session – is completed in one academic year and is composed of workshops and lectures mixing practice and theory. By the end of the program, each sessionist will have to produce an individual project, combining a practical and theoretical approach.
Level: Post-graduate degree.
Upon completion, Iheap confers a post-graduate diploma (Diploma for Research and Experimentation in Art) that is research based, usually awarded after a masters or in conjunction with a doctoral degree. Participants may be enrolled in a parallel course of study while attending Iheap. Eligible candidates are not, however, required to hold a prior degree.
The structure of the academic year is the following:
September 9th – December 6th, 2016
January 5th – March 1st (Iheap Paris, Option)
March 2nd – May 19, 2017
Applications for admission are reviewed on a rolling basis.
The deadline for the current call for applications is the 15 of May 2016.
The application fee is $50. Tuition is $6,000 for the session.
The application procedure is online, accessed at http://iheap.fr/en/candidature
Iheap New York
Office of Admission
admission@iheap.us
www.iheap.fr/en
