In doing so, the instructors work in concert, constantly attempting to open new avenues and forge links between traditionally separate creative activities. Just as Irish poets are adept in revealing emotional truths through expressions rooted in the earth, we feel students can greatly improve their artistic talent through sincere investigation of landscape. In facilitating this investigation, our philosophy embraces not only visual art topics, but also discusses the larger context of Landscape and issues vital to all living within it. It is our expectation that the college community will be an outreaching dynamic entity acting as a catalyst within the Burren, within Ireland, within Art. Students may select courses from those that will fulfil the requirements of their home College or they may choose courses solely to enhance their own development.
Credits transfer to the home college.
BCA is a small school. It provides students with personal studio space and one to one tutorials with faculty. Reflecting an Irish approach to Art Education, our instructors require students to push their work forward independently between tutorials. This teaching philosophy provides students with the necessary space and freedom to discover their individual artistic voice and conceptual direction, in turn building confidence needed to self steer future artistic progress. Intensity of studio practice is fuelled by regular input from resident and visiting artists and by faculty-led trips to the galleries of London, Paris and Dublin which form an integral part of the programme.