Master in Art Curating and Management

Master's programme to create manifestations of culture

The development of our economies increasingly depends on a series of targeted investments that make the arts and culture sector the pivot of the future economies of our cities. In this scenario, the role of a curator is increasingly in demand in the creative industry, a particularly dynamic and constantly developing sector.

The Master in Art Curating and Management aims to train professionals to work in the contemporary cultural and art system, at national and international level, and in different roles: independent curators, art critics and journalists, contemporary art museum supervisors in research offices and archives, art foundation consultants, gallery assistants and gallery managers, advisors for auction houses and collectors, coordinators and curators of art archives, organizers of contemporary art festivals and exhibitions.

The Master's programme places the development of critical and aesthetic thinking at the center of the contemporary debate: a laboratory to acquire the knowledge and tools necessary to work in the art world. Starting from the reading and creation of exhibitions, students explore the concepts of site and situation-specific concepts, social spaces, and urban commons, and the key themes of our times will be examined: ecology and feminism.

Spaces are at the core: public art, environmental art, landscape and pre-existing setting preservation. The curatorial practice examines business planning, fund-raising, and marketing.

Practical projects related to the world of events and festivals will be developed. Landscape and nature will also be considered in their aesthetic meaning. Included within the Master's programme is an intensive workshop on technical and creative writing for art.

The goal is to train world-class professionals: independent and institutional curators, art critics, journalists, archivists, gallery owners, consultants for auction houses and collectors, and organizers of art festivals.

Study Plan – Second Level Academic Diploma in Art for Public Spaces

Subjects

• Contemporary Art Languages and Art Criticism

• Museography and New Exhibition Concepts

• Art Communication: Media and Methods

• Management

• Cultural and Environmental Heritage

• Curricular Internship

• Final Project

In order to access the RUFA first-level Academic Masters programmes, a three-year academic diploma (new system), four-year academic diploma (old system), university degree, or another qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable by the Academy in compliance with international agreements, is required.

The Master in Art Curating and Management prefers knowledge and training in the area of visual arts, artistic and cultural heritage, or in the humanities and liberal arts area.