Academy of Fine Arts of L'Aquila

The academic courses of the level I Diploma of the School of Decoration are designed to equip students with a command of artistic methods and techniques as well as specific area skills, providing them with design and expression methodologies using both traditional tools and new technology. The aim of the School’s courses is to provide a general and technical knowledge for the implementation of projects, territorial projects, environmental operas and develop research into the languages of visual art.

Graduates of the school’s diploma courses will:

• have gained appropriate technical and practical training in the methods and study of art, techniques and technologies of visual arts and plastics with reference to decoration;

• possess suitable methodological and analytical instruments and acquire competency in expressive languages and more advanced techniques and technology;

• be able to communicate efficiently about their field of interest and be able to exchange information of a general nature in at least one of the languages of the European Union, besides their own;

• possess suitable skills and tools for communication and information management and in particular the use of computer programmes.

Graduates from the School will be able to work professionally in a variety of sectors as freelance artists, and in the field of visual arts and creative activities. They will also be able to collaborate, in the many applied fields, in the programming, design and implementation of decoration in traditional fields as well as in the fields of architecture and urban planning as well as the sectors of restoration, and in sectors using new technology and nationally and internationally recognized linguistic expressions.
The Academy organizes suitable placements and work experience opportunities in collaboration with public and private organizations to give students the opportunity to gain professional experience in their field of interest. In addition, the Academy sets up specific training modules for each course.

Entry requirements:

• a high school diploma or the equivalent qualification from a school abroad recognised by the Academy in line with international agreements;

• adequate, preparatory knowledge for entry to the School of Sculpture assessed by an entrance test.

At the School’s discretion, students who do not gain a satisfactory pass may be admitted on condition they attend specific, supplementary courses in their first year of study.

The entrance tests consist of :

• a multiple response test: 50% general knowledge 50% relevant to the School’s area of study;

• a live drawing test which may include live models or other subject chosen by the Commission;

• a graphic drawing test – free theme, using whatever technique the candidate is comfortable with.

The tests take place over a series of days and finish with an interview.

The final exam consists of the evaluation of two theses:

• one of an artistic/design nature consisting of work on a theme assigned by the tutor of the course;

• the other of a historical and theoretical nature or methodological or technical and artistic nature, taking the form of an essay on one of the disciplines covered in the curriculum or the student’s personal study plan.

Type of teaching

Code

Artistic/scientific sector

Teaching field

Total number of teaching credits

Courses per year

Year

ABAV01

Artistic anatomy

Artistic anatomy

12

2

1-2

ABST47

Style, History of Art and Costume

Style, History of Art and Costume

12

2

1-2

ABAV03

Drawing/design

Drawing design

6

1

1

ABPR15

Design Methodology

Design Methodology

6

1

2

ABST46

Aesthetics

Aesthetics

6

1

3

ABST51

Phenomenology of contemporary art

Phenomenology of contemporary art

6

1

2

ABAV11

Decoration

Decoration

24

2

1-2

ABAV13

Ornamental Plastics

Ornamental plastics

12

2

1-2

ABPR17

Design

Design

6

1

1

ABAV12

Pictorial Techniques

Pictorial Techniques

6

1

1

ABST48

History of Applied Arts

History of Applied Arts

6

1

1

ABST58

Theory of the perception and psychology of form

Theory of the perception and psychology of form

8

1

2

ABPR31

Photography

Photography

6

1

2

ABAV02

Engraving techniques – Graphic Arts

Engraving techniques – Graphic Arts

8

1

3

ABLE70

Art and entertainment legislation and economy

Art legislation

6

1

1

ABTEC38

Digital applications for the visual arts

Computer graphics

6

1

2

ABVPA64

Museography and design of exhibition systems

Museography

6

1

3

ABAV12

Decoration techniques

Mosaic techniques

8

1

2

ABLE70

Art and entertainment legislation and economy

Art economy and the Art market

6

1

1

ABVPA61

Cultural and environmental heritage

Cultural and environmental heritage

8

1

1

ABST56

Sociological disciplines

Sociology of the new media

6

1

1

ABPR19

Graphic Design

Graphic Design

6

1

1

ABST53

History of shows

History of shows

6

1

1

ABPR35

Production

Production

6

1

2

ABPR14

Elements of urban architecture

Elements of urban architecture

6

1

1

ABVPA62

Theory and practices of using and enhancing cultural heritage

Archive and conservation methodology for works of art

6

1

2