Bachelor in Cultural Productions - Visual Arts and Exhibition

Program objectives

Passionate about 20^th and 21^st century art, organized, rigorous, and creative, do you want to work among paintings and artworks? Collections management, transport, loans, insurance, scenography, mediation, catalog editing… and of course knowledge of the visual arts are at the heart of this Bachelor. Do you like challenges?
Thanks to this program, you will have put together your first exhibition, from concept to realization!

• Acquire the full methodology of exhibition setup
• Know the history of contemporary art and exhibitions
• Learn to manage an artist’s career, from promotion to distribution
• Master the regulations of the exhibition and contemporary art sector
• Break into the contemporary art and exhibition sector

Project-based learning

In the 1st year, you are called on to work on events for which IESA arts&culture is a partner: reception, cultural mediation, stage management, audience studies, communication, press relations, community management… You will thus take part in events such as MaMA (Marché des musiques actuelles), the European Heritage Days, Parcours des mondes, the Festival Classique au Vert, Kiosquorama, Rock en Seine, FRASQ, Parcours Saint Germain, Jeune Création, the Salon des artistes animaliers, Mac Paris…

In the 2nd and 3rd years, you put together a group exhibition. The main specialty courses are linked to this full-scale project. You also choose a personal exhibition project that you carry out during your third year and present at the end of the program in order to obtain the certified title.

Internship schedule and assignments

• 1st year: part-time internship and/or participation in events (October-December), then full-time internship (February-April)
• 2nd year: 2 half-time internships: October-December and January-March; 1 full-time internship: April-June
• 3rd year: 1 mandatory full-time internship: January-March, part-time internships possible from April to June

How to Join the Program?

2 ways to sign up for an admission session or appointment at IESA arts&culture:

1 -Download the application form and send it back to us completed by mail (IESA - 16, rue Claude Bernard - 75005 Paris) or by email (admissions@iesa.fr).

2 - Apply online directly through the website.

An admissions manager will contact you by phone to confirm with you the date that suits you best. They will also send you the admission file corresponding to the program you have chosen.

You can contact us at 01 59 13 36 09 or by email at the following address: admissions@iesa.fr

The Bachelor Program

This Bachelor in Cultural Productions and Mediation puts you at the heart of the career development process of a visual artist. From the history of contemporary creation to exhibition curation, you approach these sectors with excellent knowledge of contemporary art coupled with skills in artwork handling and exhibition setup. Three major projects drive this program and let you put your learning into practice.

Program Overview

• History and analysis of modern and contemporary art

• History of exhibitions and museums

• Production, logistics, and exhibition setup

• Exhibition funding and sponsorship

• Artists' Rights and Contracts

• Insurance and transport of artworks