Overview

The Painting and Digital Art programme delivered at Istituto Europeo Di Design (IED) will provide a significant training to tackle all the issues related to the artist profession, from the conception of an idea to the accomplishment of projects and works of art, up to the adequate presentation of one 's own work. The course provides digital tools to transform the working process and develop the creative potentials. The interactive nature of this programme is instrumental in preparing the student for the future. Students will gain a range of transferable skills from having to work with a variety of professors that emphasizes communication and collaboration. Our students will analyze in-depth the essential formal, conceptual, intellectual and functional aspects, while achieving the professional knowledge and experience needed to develop their career as artists. Issued Degree : Diploma Accademico di Secondo Livello, corresponding to a Master of Arts Degree (MA) EQF7 Level (European Qualification Framework). Credits : The course awards 120 CFA (Academic Formative Credits), corresponding to 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).

Methodology

This programme combines theory, laboratory, conceptual design,projects and also internships for students working with a wide variety of media, from painting to video, from digital arts to installation. The students will have access to historical and conceptual knowledge in order to establish their own research and technical skills that support their work, including a solid digital programme, training in the curatorial and museum fields in order to operate at an institutional level, and finally access to a specific creative network essential to their professional development.

Who is this for?

The Master of Arts in PAINTING AND DIGITAL ART. Coding the Future of Accademia Galli is for students wishing to undertake an international and highly qualified career in art, starting from well-defined skills in terms of conceptualization, design and artistic production. Applications are open for candidates holding a First Level Degree or Academic Diploma in Visual Arts or Creative Disciplines. Different backgrounds will be considered case by case.

Why choose it?

The Master of Arts is designed for a limited number of students: it aims at creating a selected work group within an international environment including professionals and students coming from different countries and backgrounds. This programme combines theory, laboratory, conceptual design, projects and internships, getting students in touch with different media: from painting to video, from digital arts to installation.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

We are going to promote methods and a critical attitude towards the presentation and communication of their own artistic production.
The opportunity to reflect at a curatorial level on cultural, social and anthropological perspectives in order to establish exhibition and public interactive models from different points of view, inviting us to reflect on current issues and deconstruct historical narratives.
The course inquires some exhibition models to learn the critical awareness of spaces, narratives, audiences and institutional structures.
In addition to the theoretical, conceptual, institutional and intellectual training, the Master will provide the students with a rich knowledge of the technical aspects in the actual development of the artwork, through workshops that include painting techniques, performance, digital image processing, digital video and animation, digital art and coding.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-15 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

68

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59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Como, Italy

Disciplines

Visual Arts Painting & Drawing

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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68

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59

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General requirements

To enroll in a Master of Arts at Accademia Aldo Galli, students must have a first-level academic diploma or a degree (1st cycle) or a qualification obtained abroad deemed suitable.
Be proficient in the language of the chosen course (Italian/English) and comply with the language requirement listed in the relevant section below;
Hold a Bachelor Degree or a First Level Academic Diploma – also issued abroad or by a private higher education institution;
Comply with the admission and enrolment procedures;
Graduating students or those who are about to obtain an academic diploma/degree, or other equivalent qualification valid for enrolment in the course, may also be admitted (so-called “conditional matriculation”), provided that the documentation certifying the qualification necessary for enrolment in the course is delivered to Accademia Galli by the beginning of the first exam session of the first year of the course.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20400 EUR / year

≈ 20400 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

20400 EUR / year

≈ 20400 EUR / year

Living costs

Como

Italy

700 - 1000 EUR / month

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