Who are our Students?
Metàfora is a small, independent art school with a varied student population. There are an estimated total of around 50 international art students on the course at any given time. The Foundation Program will normally host around 25 students, whereas the Certificate has a slightly more reduced student groups.
In the student group there is usually a number of students between 18 to 22 years old, who are traveling the world, pursuing a meaningful start of their adult life. This group of students is supplemented by other students who tend to be 25 or older, with previous studies and professional experience, perhaps considering a change of career, or a return to the arts.
Many students come to Metàfora with the idea of of learning about the contemporary art world and becoming a part of it. The difference between Metàfora and university programs in Fine Arts lays precisely in the emphasis we place on professionalization. These students often come with previous studies and a desire to consolidate their artistic practice.
Naturally, there is also space for students come to Metàfora as cultural nomads, simply to get a different perspective on life and their own creative potencial. Some are on a sabbatical stay away from their current job or studies, and some are students, who after some years of studies or professional activity are longing to return to the dream of a creative practice.
Recent exhibitions & events
Thesis presentations 2024
Graduation Show 2024
Misfit manifesto exhibition
Artist talk with Periferia Cimarronas
How a Soft Sculpture and Installation workshop can lead to a gallery exhibition
PLANTOCENE, CHTHULUCENE AND OTHER STORIES: A conversation between Paula Bruna & Helen Torres
LOOP Festival participation: “The Quilted Child” by Leyli Alakbarova
BECOMING OBJECTIFIED exhibition
