The school
The Limoges National School of Art and Design is one of ten national art schools under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Culture.
It awards two diplomas in Art and Object Design: the DNA (bac + 3 equivalent to a bachelor's degree), and the DNSEP (bac + 5 equivalent to a master's degree). It also offers two specializations: Ceramics and Contemporary Jewelry.
Benefiting from cutting-edge technological equipment and a multidisciplinary teaching team, it combines art and technique, know-how, research and implementation.
Since 2015, it has acquired a research laboratory (CCE) It is a partner of the University of Limoges in the development of a Master's program (CCIC) and a doctoral program in research-creation. Each year, it invites around fifty artists, theorists, researchers, and practitioners to participate in conferences and workshops. This network of knowledge and approaches is extended internationally through exchanges with China, Finland, Portugal, Germany, and Japan.
In a space of 7,500 m², the 200 students receive instruction from artists, designers, philosophers, historians or art critics, and professionals who pass on their knowledge and expertise through a policy of exchange and criticism.
The numerous experiments are conducted in the workshops through the experimentation of materials favoring an eco-responsible approach (clay, wood, textiles, dyeing, leather, etc.), techniques (ceramics, photography, video, 3D, etc.), and languages (drawing, painting, sculpture, multimedia, jewelry, etc.), and are contextualized by courses in art and design history, study days and trips, as well as... Research and Creation Workshops (ARCs).
In a multidisciplinary approach, the student is led to define and expand his or her expression by contributing to society. Concerned about the future of its alumni, the school works to integrate them into the professional sector by offering regular connections with the ecosystem of the regional and national cultural economy.
Francoise Seince
