[artinfo] IHEAP / Call for Applications 2013

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Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques (IHEAP)

Call for Applications 2013
Session 2013-2015

In 1985, the City of Paris gave Pontus Hulten the 
task of creating a graduate school for research 
in contemporary art. Its antecendents were to be 
the Weimer Bauhaus School and Black Mountain 
College in the U.S., and it was meant to function 
as an alternative to Paris's École Nationale 
Supérieure des Beaux-Arts.

In 2012, the Biennale de Paris, with its history, 
experiences and specificities, decided to open a 
new Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques 
(IHEAP), according to its own operating mode 
which may consist in reactivating abandoned 
institutions.

The Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques 
(IHEAP) offers participants a course of study 
where they can free themselves from the inherited 
art history of the 20th century, by investigating 
crucial issues of art in the 21st century, an 
ongoing history in which the participants will 
eventually take part.

IHEAP is open to all those who have an interest 
in singular and extreme practices which currently 
and sporadically appear in the art world and 
elsewhere. IHEAP is for those who want to change 
their artistic practice or professional activity, 
for those who after several years of art school 
want to break free of alienated learning, who 
expect more from a school than a framework for 
artistic production, for those who reject art as 
it is commonly practiced, and finally for those 
who wish to work on essential issues in intimate 
and experimental conditions.

The course of study is completed in two years. 
The first year is composed of sessions work that 
mix practice and theorie. The second year is 
dedicated to the creation of an activity report. 
Its purpose is to demonstrate the development of 
the participant's research. The development of 
this document will be carefully followed by 
IHEAP's staff.

IHEAP does not discriminate by age.
No specific diploma is required to apply.

Study at Iheap is equivalent to a post-graduate 
degree. The application fee is 75 euros. Tuition 
is 2800 euros for two years studies.

The two steps of the entrance examination at IHEAP:

1. Pre-admission
Candidates must send complete form application 
online to IHEAP before May 30, 2013 and provide a 
text  limited to 10 000 characters, explaining 
why they want to study at IHEAP. In place of the 
text they can attach a recording of 10 minutes 
maximum (MP3, 8Mo maximum). Candidates' 
applications will be examined by a jury. After 
the candidates's application have been examined 
by a jury, applicants will be advised of results 
by e-mail.

2. Admission
Pre-admitted candidates will be individually 
interviewed by the selection panel, on either 
June 20 and 28, 2013. Pre-admitted candidates 
will be invited to take the entrance exam, which 
consists in an interview with a selection panel. 
The candidate must present his or her work 
process to a jury that will interview him or her 
regarding work, interests and reasons for 
attending the Institut des hautes études en arts 
plastiques (IHEAP). Admissions are made based on 
quality of motivation and limitation of available 
places. Incomplete application folders will not 
be considered.

The submission of an application is an online 
process, according to a simplified procedure via 
a registration form:

http://iheap.fr/en/candidature

Deadline for the submission of applications: May 30, 2013
Pre-admission results: June 5, 2013
Interview with the admissions panel: June 20 - 28, 2013
Results of the admissions: July 6, 2013

Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques (Iheap)
Secrétariat
Tél. : +33 (0)1 4534 3004
Email : secretariat at iheap.fr
http://iheap.fr

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