梅西大学

Discover how to produce work that makes people think and feel, act and react. Whatever your mode of art-making – whether performance, digital, object-based, lens-based, paint, print, installation, or film – we’ll help you find and develop your own creative voice.

In the Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours – BFA (Hons) – you’ll spend two thirds of your time in the studio, experiencing different approaches to making art, and developing your own unique practice.

The programme isn’t media specific so you can focus on the methods and ideas of contemporary art production, and make bodies of new work that are responsive to a variety of contexts. Work, learn and collaborate alongside with students across disciplines and year levels.

You can work across a range of media, such as:

• sculpture
• painting
• drawing
• performance
• installation
• moving image
• photography
• printmaking
• site-responsive work
• curatorial activities
• art writing.

The BFA (Hons) will stretch you, ground you in art theory and immerse you in art-making, with the support of some of New Zealand’s most notable fine artists.

We are looking for creative, enthusiastic and dedicated students who demonstrate skill and passion for design and the visual arts.

Careers

You will be prepared for any career that requires creativity, resilience, determination, critical thinking, problem-solving and attention to technical excellence.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours can be an entrance to professional fine arts practice, or it may lead to a variety of career opportunities in art-related fields. These can include art education, arts administration. Or you may become involved in creative industries where problem-solving skills are in demand.

Planning your programme

In the first year, you will be in mixed studio classes with design students. In the second year and beyond, your art studio classes will be made up of 2nd, 3rd and 4th year BFA students working with two art lecturers.

Note: Students starting in July may complete in 3.5 years, provided they complete Summer School in the first year