Since its founding in 1985, IESA arts&culture has based its educational approach on hands-on practice, through numerous assignments with its partners and individual and collective projects, in addition to internships that can be completed throughout the year.
By combining theoretical learning with immediate practical application, IESA arts&culture lets its students fulfill themselves through numerous individual and group projects.
Group projects are organized from the first year of the Bachelor and Master programs: auctions, festivals, exhibitions…
An entire class takes charge of producing an event from A to Z, from finding artists to running the event.
This year the following were organized: a contemporary art exhibition "In My Hands, Even in My Dreams," an old master art exhibition "The Pleasures of the Hermitage," an emerging music showcase "Play it Indie," and coming up, a contemporary music festival!
Individual projects (PGR) are carried out in the final year of the Bachelor and Master programs in order to earn the title. The latter can take several forms: it may involve curating an exhibition, producing a performance, organizing a music festival, or even a traveling cinema. The exception is the Bachelor in Art Expertise and Trade, who submit a research thesis at the end of their third year.
IESA arts&culture, Partner of Major Cultural Events
IESA arts&culture now takes part in more than forty partner events spread throughout the year, whether in the art market with events such as Parcours des Mondes, Art Paris Art Fair, Private Choice, Art Elysées… or in the cultural professions with partners such as the MaMA Festival, Rock en Seine, the Luchon film festival, the Short Film Festival, the European Heritage Days, Les Floréales Théâtrales…
IESA arts&culture offers its students a wide choice of one-off assignments to carry out in addition to the internships that must be completed throughout the year. And this, even before classes start! Indeed, since many events take place between June and October, future students starting their program in October are encouraged to take part.
More than 600 organizations regularly host IESA arts&culture students
With an alternating-rhythm schedule, students can complete many internships, with a minimum cumulative duration of 6 months during the training year.
IESA arts&culture offers internships in a wide choice of organizations such as galleries (Véronique Smagghe, Galerie Thomas Bernard - Cortex Athletico…), institutions (Institut du Monde Arabe, Ministry of Culture and Communication…), fairs (Art Paris Art Fair, Urban Art Fair…), festivals (Esprit Jazz, Africolor…), theater companies (Compagnie Mélodrames, Compagnie Agathe de Courcy…), and many more…
The professionalization department posts on average three internship offers per day for students via a dedicated platform.
A professionalization department dedicated to its students
The professionalization department at IESA arts&culture consists of four members tasked with developing event partnerships and retaining its corporate partners in order to place all of its students.
Each student is met individually: defining the professional project, preparing a CV and cover letter, validating and supporting internship assignment choices, validating the internship report and the skills acquired.
In addition, the department keeps in touch with its former students by regularly posting job offers ahead of time on a platform dedicated to alumni.