Diploma - Course Details
Diploma In The Fine & Decorative Arts
This unique and well established course is designed to provide an opportunity for those who wish to pursue the fine and decorative arts in a supervised and structured manner. The aim of the course is to educate people in the different areas of the fine arts.
For some it may lead to a rewarding career while for others it may be the fulfillment of a personal ambition to develop and sustain knowledge picked up over the years.
Many of our graduates have found rewarding careers in leading art galleries, auction houses, and other fields within the fine art profession while others have furthered their studies at university level.
The Course
The course is run over three terms coinciding with the academic year. Lectures are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10.00am – 4.00pm at IPAV Head Office, 129 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
The syllabus is broad and flexible with the emphasis on identifying art objects in their historical context. Cataloguing receives particular attention.
Information is imparted by means of PowerPoint and slide lectures. As part of the curriculum, class outings, such as architectural walking tours, visits to museums, galleries and houses of interest throughout Ireland are incorporated into the course.
Students are welcome to partake in an organized and guided annual weekend trip to the the UK, visiting famous galleries, museums and stately homes complimenting the course subjects. Students must note the cost of this trip is in addition to the course fee.
A particular requirement of the course is the preparation and submission of a written dissertation by students on a subject of particular interest to themselves allied to the course. This project is carefully selected in conjunction with their lecturers and is undertaken with the personal supervision of an individual lecturer.
Principal Subjects:
- History of Furniture
- History of Architecture & Interior Decoration
- History of Painting
- History of Silver
Additional Subjects:
- History of Costume and Design
- Introduction to Ceramics
- Introduction to Miniature Painting
- Oriental Rugs
- Irish Public Sculpture
- Irish Glass