Expand+What is the programme about?
Sculpture and Combined Media (S&CM) at LSAD is a vibrant, fresh, professional and experimental programme. Students develop a strong sculptural skill-set but also become expert within the broader field of cultural produc...

Hide-What is the programme about?
Sculpture and Combined Media (S&CM) at LSAD is a vibrant, fresh, professional and experimental programme. Students develop a strong sculptural skill-set but also become expert within the broader field of cultural production such as curation, public art, commissions, exhibition and cultural event planning, professional promotion and developing education workshops. The programme is structured to respond to the changing nature of contemporary sculptural art practice and also incorporates the use and understanding of new media and materials such as video, performance art, public art, internet based media, installation, sound art and photography.

The programme prepares students to be independent, critical and to develop realistic ways of sustaining a practice in the social and cultural domain. A major strength is that the programme always considers the public and audience. It instils in the student the importance and an awareness of research, presentation, proposal writing and documentation of practice – which is invaluable as a professional artist.

Public commissions are a significant aspect of this programme, where students work actively on large-scale public art commissions with bodies such as the Limerick Civic Trust and the Emergency Services. It also involves student work on large scale cultural productions such as the 2014 collaboration with Fuerza Bruta, the Argentinian physical theatre event for City of Culture (pictured). The programme also encourages students to look at how other traditional media such as film, theatre, dance and music relate to contemporary sculptural practice.

Expand+Year 2:
Sculpture processes, photography, metalworking elective, plaster resin casting, mould making elective, sound elective, material &processes - wood construction, armature making, drawing, critical and contextual studies, research, twentieth ce...

Hide-Year 2:
Sculpture processes, photography, metalworking elective, plaster resin casting, mould making elective, sound elective, material &processes - wood construction, armature making, drawing, critical and contextual studies, research, twentieth century fine art history, methodologies of art history, digital image formats, studio management.

Year 3:
Video editing / production, collaborative practice, medium format photography, exploring sources, negotiated studio themes, public art, installation art, live art, professional practice, environmental art, stop motion animation, new media interventions, performance art, critical and contextual studies, internship /work experience, student exhibitions / professional practice, European Erasmus exchange (optional), field trips / gallery visits.

Year 4:
Self directed themes, sculpture practice, critical & contextual studies, self initiated critical and contextual studies project, installation & presentation methods, engaging with an audience, degree show production and display.