News from e-5…
Parsons Paris – Visit by Heather Formin
- 70-100 students each year
- Centrally located
- Fashion Design, Art-Media-Technology (animation etc), Strategic Design and Management (Bachelor of Business Admin) – aspiring to work in the creative industry.
- Portfolio only required for creative stuff.
- Some movement between NY and Paris.
- 1 degree 2 cities. Entry point either NY or Paris. 1st 2 years somewhere.
- Internships in both cities.
- All taught in English
- IB 30 points upwards.
- Admit rate over 50%
- BBA – emphasis is on your academic work.
- Communication ability v important – writing, orally. Lots of writing.
- No SATs and no TOEFL.
- Small classes.
- Parsons Paris blog – http://blogs.newschool.edu/parsons-paris/
- Open House in November – and then another in Spring: good to see the other students who are thinking of applying.
- Only Design school in US that’s part of a university: access to different types of learning – Performing Arts, Liberal Arts.
- 1 week of focus on Sustainability (Spring)
- Strong focus on Social Justice
- V collaborative in Paris – competitive in NY.
- 1/3 French, 1/3 US, 1/3 international (e.g. Lebanon, Morocco, Brazil,
- Miami Dreyfuss, Dash. Laxa – LA County HS for the Arts, Toronto – Etobicoke, NY Laguardia HS – many students from them.
- Apartments. Furnished. All within 10 mins Metro ride. Not required.
- $60-70 per year (45 tuition) – 60% of the NY costs.
- Common App. EA, RD.
- Number 1 Design School in the US. (SCAD – only design). FIT – public uni in NY – much cheaper. Pratt (Brooklyn) – apply as well. Chicago, not really west coast.
University of Arts London – Visit to Florimont
My notes from the meeting with Jean Michel Brawand, Recruitment Representative. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with him at mbrawand@universityoftheartslondon.info.
- 6 x campus
- Film, graphic design, drama, architecture, fashion marketing, sound, theatre design, graphic design, art theory, journalism
- Apply thru Foundation – non-portfolio – anything related to the business side. Majority require portfolio.
- IELTS 5.5 – foundation. Language classes available.e full wor
- EU (including Switzerland) via UCAS. International via you.
- Portfolio – in progress
- PS – why that particular school and what sets them apart – reading, politics, psychology – need to be thinking. What sets them apart? THE EARLIER THE BETTER.
- Courses that demand portfolios need to be decided on fast.
- There are specialized foundations – watch out!
- Best alumni – fashion design – best in world – Alexander McQueen, John G, Stella M, Jimmy Chung.
- Acting – Tim Roth, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender, Russell Brand (got kicked out).
- Directors – Mike Lee, Josh Oppenheimer, Steve McQueen
- Artists – Gilber & George, Lucien Freud
- Singers – PJ Harvey, MIA, Jarvis Cocker, The Clash – 3 members. All did Fine Art.
- 1/4 of student international. Alumni – good network. E.g. strong in France. Ideas for Switzerland. Lebanon, Jordan – openness.
- Film, studios, wood workshops, photography students.
- Students have acces to all 6 campuses. Fashion library – Oxford Circus – BEST IN UK.
- Camberwell – close-knit. Known for fine arts and illustration. Tradition – working with materials directly – sculpture – NOT DIGITAL
- MUST CHECK WEBSITE.
- Central Saint Martins – risk-taking, provocation, pushing the boundaries. A real mix in the café. Tense climate. Elite. Fashion design the most competitive in the world to get into. IF DECIDE LAST YEAR NO CHANCE. Those who get in – 4-7 years of sketchbook.
- Every other course – 2 years should be fine.
- Film – make film. FASHION CAN’T BE FAKED.
- Chelsea – most academic – art theory, curation, fine art. Research-based ethos. Should be reading – McCluhan, Chomsky, Cage, gender studies. PS – areas other than art – human experience.
- London College of Communication – the major school. Photography, film, screen-printing – the full works. EMPLOYABILITY – everyone is working in the field. Internship – 2nd year.
- London College of Fashion – 76 courses offered – only fashion uni in Europe. All aspects of Fashion – from beginning to end. Cosmetics, women wear, shoes. Accessories.
- Wimbledon – Theatre Design & Fine Art. Immediate employment in West End, Madame Tussaud’s etc. Saatchi’s contemporaries. 15 mins from City – quiet – trees – People who need quiet and head space. Everyone gets a studio.
- Accommodation – some central, some not. Do it first year then find a flat together. BUT CAN STAY AS LONG AS THEY WANT. Prices. Hoxton – East London (very artsy – Brick Lane, Hackney) Expensive. Tooting, New Cross (Peckham) (gentrification – increasingly arty) – south, cheaper.
- West London – fashion events.
- North London – alternative scene – Camden.
- Squats – the further north you go. Finsbury Park. Industrial buildings. Fine artists – north or south.
- 200 museums, lots of students. Great place to create contacts.
- ALL TEACHERS ARE WORKING ARTISTS – actual cinematographers, fashion people
- External lectures by industry insiders.
- CSM – baptism by fire – independence. Essays at end of every term but it’s up to you to pursue your own practice (Fine Art course) cf Film (LCC) – live editing. (sent home if late). A contact is doing Rihanna’s clothes.