IESA arts&culture offers art programs at the Bachelor, Master, and MBA levels, intended for people who want to build a career in the art trade, exhibitions, appraisal of works of art, art history, or the art market.

Professional training is very important at IESA because training for careers of the future in art happens above all by putting into practice the knowledge learned in class.

Art programme

Bachelor in Art

IESA arts&culture offers a 3-year postsecondary art degree open to high school graduates. This art program allows students to acquire a good knowledge of works dating from the Renaissance to the present day. They also study the different methodologies for appraising works of art and learn to analyze, present, and showcase a work or an objet d’art. Graduates can then specialize, during the Master, in either ancient and modern art or contemporary art.

Art Masters

IESA arts&culture offers Masters and Professional Masters to students wishing to deepen their knowledge of the art world. The Master in Old Master and Modern Art and the Master in Contemporary Art are aimed at holders of a Bac+3 in art as well as holders of a bachelor’s degree in art. These Bac+5 art programs prepare students for careers as antiques dealers, gallery owners or exhibition curators. At the end of their studies, they can work in galleries, museums or auction houses. The art school also offers a post-bachelor’s Master in Exhibition Curation and a Professional Master open to holders of a Master 1 and to people who have completed professional training in art.

Art programs in English

IESA arts&culture offers art programs entirely in English, including the Bachelor in Arts Management, open only to holders of a high school diploma (Bac). In addition, the school has four MBAs for holders of a validated 3-year art degree (Bac+3) (16-month program) or a validated 4-year degree (Bac+4) (12-month program). Students can choose between contemporary art, cultural management, luxury management and performing arts management. At the end of their studies, they earn the diploma of Cultural Projects Administrator and Expert in the Marketing and Distribution of Works of Art (level II). In July, the school runs a 4-week summer session in Paris that allows students to learn the French language, as well as art history and the art market.