Week Overview
Metàfora offers a flexible Studio Arts Program that consists of a series of practical art workshops, supplemented by tutorials, theory, exhibitions and other activities.
The core activities are:
- Elective classes of Tools and Techniques
- Theoretical input: Recent Art History and Critical Theory
- “Thinking and Making” -Workshops
- Individual studio work, supervised in weekly tutorials
The table below illustrates a typical week on the course.
Please note:
Some Tools and Techniques classes are repeated both in the mornings and afternoons, and full time students can chose between the two sessions. During the evenings and weekends students focus on their individual studio work, with the flexibility to work in their studios throughout the day.
Each 6 week block over the academic year is structured in the following way:
Weeks 1-4:
Typical weeks as described below
Week 5:
Extra tutorials, class free days and Artwork Presentations by students from the Foundation Program
Week 6:
Artworks Presentations by students from the advanced Certificate and Diploma Programs, followed by one-on-one Evaluation Interviews between each student and their tutor.
Have a look here to see all course dates.
Autumn semester
(blocks 1 + 2) 7th Sept – 27th Nov
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CONSULTATION SESSIONS
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MANDATORY 1st YEAR
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ELECTIVES
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| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Individual Tutorials
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Sculpting in clay and plaster
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Sound Art / Installation
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Drawing and painting
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Ceramics 1
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Group Tutorials
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Sculpting in clay and plaster
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Sound Art / Installation
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Drawing and painting
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Ceramics 1
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| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Assembly
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Atelier
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Art History(ies)
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Photography and video
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Visiting artists
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| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Atelier
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Oriol’s lab
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Sculpting in clay and plaster
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Sound Art
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Installation
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Drawing and Painting, the human body
Photography and video, City as studio
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Ceramics 1
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Art History(ies)
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Group & Individual tutotrials
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Atelier & Oriol’s Lab
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Visiting artists
Winter semester
(block 3) 18th Jan – 27th Feb
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CONSULTATION SESSIONS
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MANDATORY 1st YEAR
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ELECTIVES
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| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Individual Tutorials
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Metal
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Large Abstract Painting
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Artists’ Books
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Ceramics 2
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Group Tutorials
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Metal
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Large Abstract Painting
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Artists’ Books
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Ceramics 2
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| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Assembly
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Atelier
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Art History(ies)
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Mushrooms as Companion Species
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Statements & Presentations
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| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Atelier
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Oriol’s lab
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Metal
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Large Abstract Painting
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Artists’ Books
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Ceramics 2
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Mushrooms as Companion Species
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Art History(ies)
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Group & Individual tutotrials
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Atelier & Oriol’s Lab
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Statements and presentations: BAM BAM BAM
Spring semester
(blocks 4 + 5) 1st Mar – 28th May
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CONSULTATION SESSIONS
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MANDATORY 1st YEAR
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ELECTIVES
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| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Individual Tutorials
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Soft Sculptures / Performance
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Figurative painting and drawing
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Printing techniques
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Structures in wood and metal
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| 11:30 – 13:00 |
Group Tutorials
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Soft Sculptures / Performance
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Figurative painting and drawing
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Printing techniques
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Structures in wood and metal
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| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Assembly
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Atelier
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Art History(ies)
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Copycat: Collaborative practices
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Professional Practice: The real world
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| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Atelier
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Oriol’s lab
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Soft Sculptures
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Performance
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Figurative painting and drawing
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Copycat: Collaborative practices
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Printing techniques
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Structures in wood and metal
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Art History(ies)
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Group & Individual tutotrials
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Atelier & Oriol’s Lab
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Professional Practice: The real world
Studios and access hours
It is compelling to see how each student customizes this space. Some fill their studios up with art ideas and artworks, others keep it organized, some bring plants, some even set up libraries and bring sofas, whilst others bring in furniture from the streets to create an eclectic vibe.
Each art student is allocated an individual studio space between 6-8 square meters. Each studio has 3 walls, a desk and a chair, however that’s all they have in common, as each space has its individual features.
Every studio space is a wonderful personal universe in which we hope that the student feels comfortable, inspired and productive.
The studio spaces at Metàfora are open between 9:00-23:00, seven days a week except on a few public holidays. Students can enter their studios via the back alley entrance out of office hours.
During studio time, students quietly concentrate on their art, navigate the internet and ask each other’s opinion when in doubt about their artwork. The studio spaces are conveniently located close to the school patios, perfect for coffee breaks and chats in the sun.
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