18 Full-time Master's in Visual Arts in Italy

The Academic Master in Contemporary Art Markets at the NABA Milan campus explores how the art market operates and how collections are promoted and enhanced. Taught in English over one year, it combines cultural, legal and economic study with workshops, institutional visits and an internship, developing the critical and management skills needed to work across the contemporary art sector.

The Master of Arts in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice connects making art with research and the decisions behind its exhibition. Guided by internationally recognised artists and curators, students develop artistic and curatorial projects combining experimentation with critical thinking to produce and present work within the professional context of the international contemporary art world.

The Light and Color Culture and Human Experience from POLI.design - Milan (Italy) trains the next generation of professionals in the field of lighting human design. A Specializing Master focusing on design culture, visual perception, lighting technology, color culture, and the study of surfaces.

The Visual Design and Communication programme from Raffles Milano International Design Institute students learn the methodology to develop - through design - strategic and effective concepts, to compose and narrate visual stories capable of giving shape to complex communications. 

Master in Photography and Visual Design at NABA – New Academy of Fine Arts prepares professionals for their entry into the world of photography, arts, and national and international communication, integrating theoretical study with projects, workshops and guided visits to research centers and exhibition spaces, audiovisual production facilities.

The MAMA - Master in Arts Management and Administration from SDA Bocconi School of Management is a full-time 1-year program in English, offering 70 ECTS/CFU credits, designed for talented students from all over the world, with international vocation profiles and a passion for the arts. 

Explore the field of artistic production, considering the relationship of art with contemporary phenomena, aesthetics, science and technology, social and environmental dynamics, getting ready to be a protagonist in the international art system with the Painting and Digital Art programme delivered at Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).

Develop artistic projects in digital environments through technological mastery and design with this Digital Arts and Creative Technologies programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).

The Visual Communication Critical Narratives in Post-Digital Worlds programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)  investigates how the culture of visual communication can generate meaningful narratives where technology is seamlessly integrated into communication exchange patterns between communities and the environment. 

Design and Applied Arts from Creative Academy shares its extensive know-how of design through professional experience and top-level training.  

Create and manage large-scale cultural projects and enjoy an innovative, interdisciplinary experience on the  Arts Management offered by Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).

The Curatorial Practice MA degree from the Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) is training up future professional curators with solid theory knowledge and extensive hands-on experience in creating exhibitions and shows from concept development all the way to project execution.

This English-taught master's degree is offered by Ca' Foscari University's EQUIS-accredited Venice School of Management in the heart of Venice, Italy.  It helps students to develop strategic vision and critical analysis skills by engaging with experts, businesses, and cultural institution.

Develop artistic projects in digital environments through technological mastery and design with this Digital Arts and Creative Technologies programme from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).

The Arts Management at Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED), Firenze and Roma will train up a professional Art Manager in a top cultural context across 3 art capitals (Florence and Rome first, but also Venice for a week-long workshop).

The Fashion Art Direction program at Polimoda, operated in partnership with Vogue Italia, forms a multi-dimensional professional who is skilled in the world of magazine media, graphic design and typography.

The Master’s Degree in Visual Communication - Data Ecologies for Decoding Complexity from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED)  trains visionary, conscious, and informed communication designers capable of using visual communication design as a tool to decode and translate the complexity of the contemporary world. 

Designers must be aware of this complexity, the implications and impacts of their work; they must be able to read in depth and critically the phenomena and messages to be communicated, consciously moving in the various areas in which they are elaborated and understanding the social contexts. Learn more with the Visual Communication from Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED).