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Paris College of Art (PCA)’s methodology is intended to provide students with a cultural awareness that emphasizes ethical interaction within society and prepares students to be critically engaged citizens able to contribute positive change to our increasingly global and mobile societies. We encourage students to think and act globally while seeking inspiration locally in the rich cultural environment that is Paris.

PCA believes in the notion of a curated education in which each student develops her own path to success, choosing among a rich range of academic offerings and real-life project opportunities. The College maintains affiliations with some of the most important French educational and cultural institutions as well as industry leaders. Paris College of Art is a dynamic forum for developing artists to exchange ideas, methods, and professional practices.

Our faculty, students, and staff come from a variety of cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds, and these diverse perspectives nourish the intellectual and artistic growth of our community. The school thus combines the advantage of a boutique school with a low faculty - student ratio allowing for individualized attention with the stimulation and broad range of perspectives that our truly international community of artists, designers, and scholars offers. Our students’ creativity and curiosity are nourished by exposure to new ideas and expanded views. Through cross-cultural and interdisciplinary interactions, our students prepare for the world in which they will seek work and inspiration. We enable students to build a strong base for artistic practice, and equip them with the skills and techniques that allow them to thrive as artists, designers, and scholars. The curriculum offers opportunities to hone the interpersonal collaborative skills that professional artists and designers need to be successful in their chosen careers.

Paris College of Arts (PCA)’s campus is located in central Paris, an interna-tional capital for art, design, fashion, and culture. Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the historical and contemporary inspiration the city and our partner institutions have to offer. PCA provides rich opportunities for the motivated student to have a lasting impact on 21st century art, design, and fashion. Welcome to our community!.

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

Linda Jarvin, PhD, is the Dean of Paris College of Art. She received her PhD in Cognitive Psychology

from the University of Paris V (France) and her postdoctoral

training at Yale University(USA) where she served on the

research faculty for 8 years. After 5 years at Tufts University working

with the Provost to establish a Faculty development center, she

joined PCA in 2011. She has extensive experience with degree

and program development, curriculum planning, designing and implementing professional

development opportunities for faculty, and facilitating programmatic evaluation

in the United States and abroad. Nationalities: Swedish / American

Languages: English, SwedishFrench, German, Italian

Linda Jarvin, PhDDean

Paris College of Art

• PCA Campus: 15, rue Fénelon 75010 Paris - on the right bank, with views of Montmartre

• Studios–SculptureStudio/ComputerLabs PrintmakingStudio/DigitalPhotographyLab FashionAtelier/Gallery• Libraries–BibliothèquedesArtsDécoratifs,BibliothèqueKandinsky/CentrePompidou,AmericanLibraryinParis• 30InternationalExchangePartners

CAMPUS & FACILITIES RESEARCH

Collection: the Research Center of PCA

Research Partners•TheResearchCenterat the Château de Versailles •UniversitédeParis1Panthéon–Sorbonne

• NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign(NASAD)• UniversitylevelAmericandegreegranting• FrenchDegreeinVisualCommunication(CNCPLevel2)-recognizedasequivalenttoaFrenchUniversity

Licence(Bachelor'sDegree)• French/EuropeanBachelor'sDegreeequivalencycertifiedbytheENIC-NARIC• RecognizedasaPrivateInstitutionofHigherEducationbytheRectoratofParis/ChancelloroftheUniversitiesofParis/FrenchMinistryofHigherEducation

• MemberofCumulus:InternationalAssociationofUniversitiesandCollegesofArt,DesignandMedia

ACCREDITATION

PARIS COLLEGE OF ART

•Degree,Certificate,StudyAbroadatPCA:English•CenterforUniversityProgramsAbroad:French

LANGUAGES OF INSTRUCTION

* ForDegree,Certificate,andStudyAbroadatPCAPrograms;teacherstudentratiobasedonNCESmethodology

•250 Students•100 Faculty•45 +Nationalitiesrepresented•Anaverageoflessthan 11 students per class*•Teacherstudentratio1:7

STUDENTS & FACULTY

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Degree Programs

Foundation1 Year

4 Years Photography

4 Years Design Management

= BFA, Accessories Design

= BFA,ArtHistory,Theory&Criticism

= BFA, Communication Design

= BFA, Fashion Design

= BFA, Fine Arts

= BFA,Illustration

= BFA,IndustrialDesign

= BFA,InteriorDesign

= BFA, Photography

BFA Bachelor of Fine ArtsBA Bachelor of Arts

FRESHMANYEAR SOPHOMOREYEARJUNIORYEARSENIORYEAR

= BFA, Photography

= BA, Design Management

+3 Years Accessories Design

+3 YearsArtHistory,Theory&Criticism

+3 Years Communication Design

+3 Years Fashion Design

+3 Years Fine Arts

+3 YearsIllustration

+3 YearsIndustrialDesign

+3 YearsInteriorDesign

+3 Years Photography

Non Degree Programs

• Center for University Programs Abroad Focusing on direct matriculation and op-timal academic and personal support, the Center forUniversity ProgramsAbroad(CUPA)providesahighqualitystudy-abroadimmersion experience in Paris to linguisti-cally advanced, highly motivated students fromUScollegesanduniversities.

• Certificate ProgramsCertificate students choose from the focus areas listed below.

• Study Abroad at PCA ProgramsStudents may choose to concentrate in one of the fo-cus areas listed below, or pursue a semester of inde-pendent study combining multiple disciplines.

Non Degree Program Focus Areas:

• Summer Programs

Levels • Pre College• Undergraduate+Adult• CreativeResidency

• Continuing EducationNon-creditopenenrollmentevening and weekend coursesAccessories Design Fine Arts

ArtHistory Illustration

Communication Design InteriorDesignCritical Studies Photography Design Management Product DesignFashion Design Textile Design

• NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign(NASAD)-Organismed’accréditationdesmeilleuresécoles d’art américaines

• Autorisationàdélivrerdesdiplômesuniversitairesaméricains• DiplômeCNCP-NiveauIIenCommunicationVisuelle• ÉquivalencelicencedudiplômedeBachelorenFrance/Europe,certifiéeparENIC-NARIC• Reconnuentantqu’établissementprivéd’enseignementsupérieurparlerectoratdeParis-ChancelierdesUniversitésdeParis

• MembredeCumulus:AssociationInternationaledesUniversitésetÉcolesd’Art,deDesignetdeMédia

ACCREDITATION


•ProgrammesDiplômants,Certificats,Programmesd'Échanges:Anglais

•CenterforUniversityProgramsAbroad:Français

LANGUES D'ENSEIGNEMENT

* Pourlesprogrammesdiplômants,lesprogrammesd'école,etlesprogrammesd'échange;leratioprofesseur/élèveestbasésurlaméthodologieNCES.

•250 Étudiants•100 Professeurs•45 + Nationalitésreprésentées•Nombremoyend'élèvesparclasse<11* •Ratioprofesseur:étudiants1 :7

ÉTUDIANTS & PROFESSEURS

• PCA Campus: 15, rue Fénelon 75010 Paris avec vue sur Montmartre•Studios–AtelierdeSculpture /LaboratoiresInformatiques AtelierdeGravure/StudioPhotoNumérique

AtelierMode/Galerie•Bibliothèques–BibliothèquedesArtsDécoratifs,BibliothèqueKandinsky/CentrePompidou,AmericanLibraryinParis•30ÉcolesetUniversitéspartenairespourleséchanges internationaux

CAMPUS & ÉQUIPEMENTS RECHERCHE

Collection : le Centre de Recherche de PCA

Partenaires de Recherche•CentredeRecherche du Château de Versailles•UniversitéParis1Panthéon–Sorbonne

Programmes Non Diplômants

1eANNÉE 2eANNÉE 3eANNÉE 4eANNÉE

PROGRAMMES ACADÉMIQUES

Programmes Diplômants

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4 Ans Photographie

4 Ans Design Management

= BFA,Designd'AccessoiresdeMode

= BFA,Histoiredel'Art,Théorie et Critique

= BFA, Communication Visuelle

= BFA, Stylisme

= BFA,Beaux-Arts

= BFA,Illustration

= BFA,DesignIndustriel

= BFA,Designd'Intérieur

= BFA, Photographie


= BFA, Photographie


+3 AnsDesignd'AccessoiresdeMode

+3 AnsHistoiredel'Art,Théorie et Critique

+3 Ans Communication Visuelle

+3 Ans Stylisme

+3 AnsBeaux-Arts

+3 AnsIllustration

+3 AnsDesignIndustriel

+3 AnsDesignd'Intérieur

+3 Ans Photographie

• Center for University Programs Abroad Reconnupourlaqualitédesonencadre-ment et son excellence académique, Center forUniversityProgramsAbroad(CUPA),of-freunprogrammed’immersionàParisauxétudiants issus des meilleures universités américaines et recrutés pour leur forte moti-vation et leur excellent niveau linguistique.

• CertificatsLesétudiantsenCertificatsontinvitésàchoisirparmiles spécialités ci-dessous.

• Programmes d'ÉchangesLes étudiants peuvent choisir de se concentrer sur une seule des spécialités listées ci-dessous, ou bien peu-vent choisir de poursuivre un semestre combinant plusieurs disciplines.

Spécialités des programmes non-diplômants:

• Programmes d’Été

Niveaux • Lycée• Universitaireset Adultes• Résidenced'Artistes

• Cours du SoirCours du soir et du weekend nondiplômants

Beaux-Arts IllustrationCommunication Visuelle Photographie

Designd'AccessoiresdeMode StylismeSciencesHumaines Design TextileManagement desIndustriesCréatives

Design Industriel

Designd'Intérieur Histoiredel’Art

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Paris College of Art (PCA), an Ameri-cancollegewithUSdegree-grantingauthority and accreditation from the NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign(NASAD),hasadualmission:•Toprovidethehighestinternationalstandard of art and design education taught within an American peda-gogical paradigm, while being influ-enced and informed by our French andEuropeanenvironment;•ToopenupFrencheducationalop-portunities to the world and interna-tional education to the French.

Paris College of Art (PCA) promotes the artistic and intellectual matu-ration of promising students into exceptional professional artists, photographers, designers, design managers, and art historians through a rigorous art, design and liberal arts education.

Established in1981toprovidethehighest standard of American edu-cation to undergraduates in fine arts and design wishing to pursue degree optionsinEurope,todayParisCol-lege of Art continues to fulfill that mission. With the resources of our location in one of the world’s most resplendent cities, we emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to aca-demic programs.

We draw students from around the world and the spontaneous cultural diversity this engenders comple-ments the program and fosters a critical sensitivity toward the glo-balization of visual culture and its impact on respective art and design fields. Our multicultural environ-ment nurtures artistic practice as well as individual growth and the in-timate size of our classes provides an optimal environment for developing the discipline and skills required for our students’ artistic pursuit. While


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ourclassesaretaughtinEnglish*,weencourage students to study French so that they can take full advantage of their time in Paris.At Paris College of Art, students de-velop personal expression through creative problem-solving and pro-cess-oriented research. Our method-ology gives students a competitive advantage, both academically and professionally, while emphasizing ethical interaction with society as a whole. Through our international faculty of working professionals, we maintain close ties with the Parisian art and design culture. Special events, exhibitions and conferences bring students in intimate contact with theirdistinctiveEuropeansetting.GraduatesofPCAreceiveBachelor'sdegreesissuedunderPCA'sdegree-granting authority from the state of Delaware and accreditation from the NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign(NASAD).TheEuropeanNetworkofInforma-tionCentersintheEuropeanRegionandNationalAcademicRecognitionInformationCenters(ENIC-NARIC)provides official recognition of the

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equivalencyofdegrees inEurope.For every graduate of the school who wishes, PCA prepares and transmits their diploma and transcripts to the ENIC-NARICinordertoobtainthisvaluable recognition. In addition,theRectoratofParisrecognizestheschool as a private institute of higher education.*With the exception of CUPA classes, which are all taught in French.

“There is no future without creativity and we have seen tonight that creativity belongs to youth. It is quite amazing to see so much talent coming from so many countries and so many visions of the world.”

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, PCA Fashion Show President 2012

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While the larger campus is certainly Paris, with its museums, historical sites and contemporary art venues, the facilities of Paris College of Art are ideally suited for the creative endeav-orsproposedintheclassroom.InFall2013,ParisCollegeofArt(PCA)movedto the 10th arrondissement, reunit-ing all the academic departments under one roof, with an auditorium able to seat 200, a new gallery space, student and faculty social spaces, a private landscaped courtyard, and many new light and airy classrooms with amazing views of Montmartre. The Paris College of Art community enjoys the new neighborhood of the school, with its easy access to the tex-tile stores of Montmartre, one of the

city’s best photo service stores just 170 meters from our front door, the-aters, performing arts studios, and the offices of many creative agencies as well as a wide choice of cafés, trait-eurs, and restaurants nearby.

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For the students of Paris College of Art the city around them is also their campus, library, research center and laboratory.Everyartanddesigndisci-pline finds expression in the streets, shops, and cultural centers of Paris and moving through the city each day is an opportunity to observe new trends and find inspiration.

PARISParis is #1 in the QS TOPUNIVERSITIES BestStudentCitiesRanking2012: ““…situated in the heart of Europe, Parisian graduates are targeted by a vast range of employers throughout the continent; and perhaps most im-portantly for students, all of this takes place in one of the most historic, cul-turally vital and beautiful cities imag-inable…Paris is frequently rated as one of the most livable cities in Europe, and it scores highly in the quality of living indicator…it's also a city that excels in the things that come for free.”

FDImagazineranksParisamongthe3mostimportantandinfluentialcit-ies in the world, and in the luxury in-dustry we have the market cornered with 8 out of the 10 top international brands headquartered here.

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NotonlydoesParisleadthewayforinternational design and fashion, Paris is a forerunner in the concept store movement: Colette on the rue St.Honoréwasoneoftheworld’sfirst and has been followed in Paris byMerci,Kiliwatchandl’Eclaireur.InParis small boutiques still hold sway against the tide of chain stores, and artisanal production, such as haut couture embroidery produced by la Maison Lesage, is highly prized. Paris, the birthplace of many artis-tic and design movements (Dada, NouveauRéalisme,andArtDéco)continues today to be a major center for contemporary art and photog-raphy.ArtfairsinParissuchasFIAC,DrawingNowandParisPhoto,drawartists, photographers and collectors from around the world and are must dos on the international art world calendar.

France is known for great pictorial art, and this tradition informs the fields of illustration and graphic design: the bandes dessinées artists of France andBelgiumareamongthemostinfluential in the field of comic art. GraphicdesigninFranceischarac-terized by its irreverence for commer-cialism and its use of the visual image to create impact and communicate. Access to the wealth of visual resourc-es of these fields nourishes students’ visual vocabulary and feeds the growth of their own vision and style. France is deeply committed to the arts and culture and public spending in these sectors is among the highest in the world. This belief in the impor-tance of art and design makes France and Paris in particular a great place to study artistic disciplines.

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TheCentreNationald’ArtetdeCultureGeorgesPompidouwastheinitiativeofPresidentGeorgesPompidou (1911-1974), who aspired to create an original cultural institution in the heart of Paris dedicated to modern and contemporary creation, where the visual arts interact with theater, music, cinema, literature and the spoken word.

Paris College of Art has relationships with many of the greatest cultural institutions in Paris through which our students have exclusive access to library resources, studio facilities, internships, and research oppor-tunities.

CENTRE NATIONAL D’ART ET DE CULTURE GEORGES POMPIDOU

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"When I did an internship at the Bibliothèque Kandinsky I met people that were so fond of art and design. It was like having a guided visit to a

different museum every day, I learned so much".

Flora Gouin Design Management

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The collections of this specialized, international, heritage-oriented library affiliated with the Cen-tre Pompidou are intended for research and exhibi-tion purposes. They are exclusively devoted to 20th and 21st century works of art, design, architecture, photography, film, video and new media. Origi-nally reserved for museum curators, the library exceptionally allows associated researchers and students enrolled at PCA to access the collections,

under the academic supervision of PCA instructors. ParisCollegeofArtandtheBibliothèqueKandin-sky have created a joint framework which provides internship opportunities for students with strong academic merit and demonstrating proficiency in French.

BIBLIOTHÈQUE KANDINSKY, CENTRE DE DOCUMENTATION ET DE RECHERCHE DU MUSÉE NATIONAL D’ART MODERNE, CENTRE DE CRÉATION INDUSTRIELLE

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Since 1882, the institution known as "Les Arts Décoratifs" has worked to promote the applied arts and develop connections between industry, culture, and design. Their research library is dedicated to the decorative and applied arts. With its impressive collection of 120,000 publications, it is an invaluable resource for researchers and designers, and it plays an integral part in the institution’s missions of education, preservation, and documentation. Paris College of Art (PCA)

supports theBibliothèquedesArtsDécoratifsthrough an annual donation dedicated to acquisitions for the collection. This partnership allows students and faculty of PCA privileged access to the library’s resources.

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In1881,printerEmileDufresnoy,establishedhisfine-art printing studio in the Montparnasse area of Paris. The studio was taken over by the famous Mourlotbrothersin1976,whocollaboratedwithgreat artists, such as Matisse, Picasso, Miro, Dubuf-fet,Braque,Chagal,Giacometti,Léger,Cocteau,Dubuffet, Calder… The 15,000 square foot, glass roofed atelier hosts thousands of lithographic stones of every possible shape and size and a set of presses are currently at the disposal of French

and international artists in quest of inspiration, amongthemostnotableare:DavidLynch,Ben,So-phieCalle,ClaudeClosky,EdwardKoren,WilliamKentridge,FrançoisePetrovitch,PascalDusapin,ToekoTatsuno,andPolBaril.

ThroughourrelationshipwithIdem,PCAstudentshave the opportunity to discover this historic art form and métier.

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ÉCOLE LESAGE

In1858CharlesF.WorthopenedthefirstHauteCouture salon, and in the creation of his notable garments, using lavish fabrics and trimmings, he called upon the embroidery skills of what was to become the Maison Lesage. Thus began a close col-laboration between Maison Lesage and the great fashiondesignersatthetime(Paquin,Poiret,Red-fern, Vionnet, Schiaparelli) that continues to this day.In2002,LesagejoinedtheChanelgalaxy,buthas remained the preferred supplier of embroider-ies to all the fashion greats: for Karl Lagerfeld, Les-age is an indispensable and irreplaceable partner.

The Maison Lesage is endowed with an inventory ofover60tonsofsuppliesamongwhichareirides-cent crystal, jet from the 1870s, cabochons, rhine-stones, and glass beads from the roaring twenties. Guardianofthedisappearingsavoir-faire of the craftofembroidery,FrançoisLesageestablishedaschool to pass on this great tradition. Since its in-ceptionin1992theÉcoleLesagehasunveileditsembroidery secrets and specialized knowledge to studentsfromaroundtheworld.ÉcoleLesageof-fers PCA students with an opportunity to discover this great craft and be a part of preserving this technical and artistic heritage.

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LA RÉSERVE DES ARTS

LaRéservedesArts,anon-profitorganizationthatpromotes sustainability and artistic innovation through re-use of waste materials, collects re-usable materials from companies and industries within the Paris region and provides these low-cost materials to art-making organizations.

In2013,PCApartneredwithLaRéservedesArtstoencourage students to work in a sustainable man-

ner and to promote the mission of this important organizationwhosemottois"Ecologicalsustain-ability is a cultural revolution!"

Récupération et valorisation pour la création

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UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS 1 PANTHÉON – SORBONNE

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In2011,theUnitéMixtedeRecherche(UMR)"Arts-Créations-Théories-Esthétiques"(ACTE)andPCAjoinedintoacollaborationwiththeUniversitéofParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the semiotics of art anddesignresearchdivisionoftheCentreNationaldelaRechercheScientifique(CNRS)todevelopava-riety of scientific projects. Layingthegroundworkforthispartnership,Ber-nard Darras (Paris 1) edited the third volume of “Collection” focusing on the connections between art and design and semiotics. During the 2011-12

academicyearPCAandUniversitéofParis1Pan-théon-Sorbonne participated in the Atelier de la RechercheenDesignARD7inTunis,Tunisia,andin2012-2013weorganizedARD8attheUniversitédeNimes,France.

Through this partnership, our students have access to one of the most prestigious research facilities in social science, art and design in France. Students may receive guidance and support for research and development of their theses, as well as have the op-portunity to attend seminars and conferences. Cu

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ThemissionoftheCentredeRechercheduChâ-teaudeVersailles(CRCV)istoconductandsup-port research, in particular concerning the 17th and 18th centuries, on the court of Versailles and other Europeanseatsofpower.Thiscenterformultidis-ciplinary and international exchange encourages new research and supports students and profes-sionals in their projects. All aspects of the culture of theFrenchcourtarestudiedattheCRCV,includingthe structure and function of curial institutions, the history of ideas, the development of the arts

and sciences, the conception of the palace and gar-dens and rites and ceremony, all fertile fields for the fundamental, comparative and applied research conducted and supported by the Center.

ThecollaborationbetweentheCRCVandPCA allows students to access the research tools of the CRCVandprovidesguidanceandsupportfortheirresearch. PCA students are eligible to apply for a two-monthsummerinternshipattheCRCV.

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sign Schools” moderated by guest professor Jean-Jacques Wunen-burger of the Université de Lyon. The goal of the symposium, which took the form of "inversed" round tables in which the students became the panel of "experts" presenting their projects and the experts were part of the audience, was to develop a dialog about and imagine the design school of tomorrow.

Also an initiative of Collection, Les Doctoriales du Design supports fac-ulty PhD research by collaborating withInstitutACTEUniversitéParisIandbyconductingregulardiscus-sions on PhD development and re-search at the Lieu du Design near Bastille.

In2008,PCAlaunchedCollection,a research center dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of re-search in the fields of art and design. UnderthedirectionofDr.BrigitteBorjadeMozota,Collectionoperatesa design observatory to evaluate the state of design research to develop innovation in pedagogy and propri-etary research methods.

The research center encourages the exchange of expertise between re-searchers and professionals through publications, conferences and ap-plied research projects involving PCA students.Recentresearchprojectsinclude collaborations with interna-tionalenergycompanyEDF,luxurygiantHermès,fashionbrandAmeri-canRetro,andLeLaboratoireasde-tailed in the Corporate Partnerships section of the catalog.

One of our latest initiatives included a research symposium held during Designer’sDaysinJune2013titled“Tomorrow…ImaginetheRoleofDe-

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A publication developed from this collaboration titled,"72 Assignments: The Foundation Course in Art and De-sign Today," will be published by PCA Pressin2013.

In2013,PCAcollaboratedwith"ArtSchoolEducated" (TateResearch) in hosting two events exploring the history and future of the Foundation course in Art and Design education. The first, A History Uncovered, was heldatTateBritainandfeaturedaclosed, discursive forum with art educators who have helped shape the history of the foundation course since its implementation. Following this, international educators came together at PCA for A Future Imag-ined, a two-day event lead by Chloe Briggs,PCAChairofFoundation,in-cluding lectures and practical work-shops with the aim to discover new ways of thinking about how Founda-tion can be taught.

FOUNDATION RESEARCH: A COLLABORATION BETWEEN "ART SCHOOL EDUCATED" TATE RESEARCH AND PCA

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CAREER SERVICES

Students begin preparing for their ca-reers the day they select the universi-ty at which they will study art and de-sign. To further our mission to guide promising students into becoming professional artists, art historians, designers, and design managers, the Career Services Office, through one-on-one advising sessions and regular workshops on resume writing, port-folio presentation, job search tech-niques and interviewing skills, offers students the professional tools re-quired to complement their creative skills as they enter the job market as young artists and designers.

PCA stresses the value of networking as a vital tool to starting one’s career. Internships,throughwhichstudentsfurther their creative capabilities and are introduced to the profes-sional aspects of their chosen areas of study, are an integral part of all of our academic programs. Corporate partnership projects, often done as class assignments, give students an invaluable opportunity to showcase their ingenuity to corporate execu-tives. The Career Services Office and faculty in each department develop relationships in the industry to create internship opportunities and develop corporate projects for students. Such opportunities can lead to job of-fers and help students expand their professional contacts. Additionally, annual career and alumni events, at which graduating seniors meet in-dustry professionals, provide an ideal environment to establish important networking relationships.

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The resources provided by the Ca-reer Services Office remain available to students post-graduation and graduating seniors are encouraged to become active members of the Alumni Association to help further their career development as well as that of the classes that follow.

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In addition to a university education, the insti-tution offers its students significant resources to help them enter the art and design field of their choice post-graduation, including, but not limited to, career counseling, networking and internship opportunities, interviewing skills, and resume and portfolio reviews; how-ever, PCA makes no guarantee, expressed or implied, regarding an individual student's suc-cess entering the job market.

NOTABLE ALUMNI

ErinFetherston >TomFord >BennuGerede >GeorgiaHardinge >CallaHaynes >LazaroHernandez >NickyHoberman >DimitarLukonov >RyanMendoza >DavidPeck >JuliaRestoinRoitfeld >PatrickRobinson >Margot Warre >

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http://www.erinfetherston.com/

http://www.tomford.com/

http://www.bennugerede.com/

http://www.georgiahardinge.co.uk/

http://calla.fr/

http://www.proenzaschouler.com/

http://www.nickyhoberman.com/

http://www.dimitarlukanov.com/

http://www.ryan-mendoza.com/

http://www.davidpeckusa.com/

http://www.juliarestoinroitfeld.com/

http://www.stylebistro.com/Fashion%2BNews/articles/hjBD39a0C0L/Patrick%2BRobinson%2BCreative%2BDirector%2BArmani

http://www.margotwarredesign.com/

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Delphine Murat DesPetitsHautsDevi Kroell Dice Kayek Dim Diane von Furstenberg DiorHommeDM Media EmanuelUngaroElixirEuroRSCGFred&FaridGalerieHussenotGalerieThaddaeusRopacGiambattistaValliGiraultTotemGivenchyGroupeIdoineHachetteFilipacchiHansdeFoerHermèsHervéLegerHao-QuiIMGWorldIsabelMarantJacques Fath JedRootEuropeJohnRibbeKarl Lagerfeld

Kenzo Kaeido La Chambre Claire LagerfeldGalleryLancômeLanvin LehmanBrothersLibération L’Oréal LVMHMagnum Photos Marc Jacobs MartinGrantMartine Sitbon Musée des Arts DécoratifsMuzéoNathalieGarçonNatalysNinaRicciOscarDeLaRentaOgilvy PacoRabannePfeiffer Consulting Philip Lim Quicksand RalphKempRedDragonReedKrakoffRepetto

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Paris College of Art was proud and honored to have Mr. Christian Louboutin as President of the class of 2013.Mr.LouboutinmetwithPCA'sstudents and proposed a theme to inspire them in the creation of new work which the students developed over the course of the year. Their re-

sponses to his theme, Aesthetics of theNude,wereexhibitedinthean-nualEndoftheYearShow,andMr.Louboutin selected one work to re-ceive his prix d' excellence.

top: Christian Louboutin, PCA Class President2013-right:GeoffroyPascal,Atelier of Art - bottom rightt: Christian Louboutin&DonaldPotardduringjuryof"AestheticsoftheNude"withPrizeWinningprojectbyNicolasDunlavy,Communication Design, Senior - bottomleft: Zeina Madwar, Fine Arts, Junior

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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS

PCA students gain real world experi-ence and develop professional con-tacts through partnership projects with local industry and arts organi-zations.

HERMÈS WINDOW DESIGN

InFall2012,Hermèsinvitedthestu-dents of Paris College of Art to use their imagination and creativity to design the fifteen windows of the HermèsstoreonavenueGeorgeVinParis. The challenge for the students was to create a window display de-sign to herald the opening of the SautHermèsattheGrandPalais.Forthelastthreeyears,Hermèshasor-ganized this three day international equestrian competition, endorsing the sporting origins of the house of Hermès.

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Hermès’CommunicationsDirectorworked closely with the students, briefing them on the brand identity and project specifics as well as orga-nizing visits to the boutique on ave-nueGeorgeV,theHermèsheadquar-ters and their atelier in Pantin. This cross-departmental project drew on the skills and strengths of students from Design Management, Commu-nication Design, and Fashion Design. Supervisorsofthe“WindowImagi-nation” class, guided the students through the creative design process and the realization of this project. For

the participating students, they ex-perienced first-hand the challenges of a professional project in the luxury industry. Through this intense learn-ing process they developed the proj-ect from concept to fabrication and installation in the windows of the store. The result of their work, project Eclosion,isadelicateandcolorful“jeude papillons” galloping through the fifteen windows of the boutique on avenueGeorgeV.

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WHO’S NEXT PRÊT-À-PORTER

Who’sNextPrêt-à-Porter,themeet-ing place for fashion professionals that attracts more than 60,000visitors and 1,000 journalists twice a year, invited PCA students back to participate in the second design contest around the theme Industrial Revolution. Foundation and fashion studentsworkedonaIndustrialrev-olution-installation during the four days of the fair.

The different parts of the silhouettes, built from scratch, were highly deco-rated in the given theme and dressed with the fashion student’s creations. These silhouettes were then inte-grated into the PCA stand that rep-resented a train station from the 19th century.

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EDF 2nd SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CHALLENGE

EDF,theinternationalenergycom-pany launched its 2nd Sustainable Design Challenge with the motto “Encouraging responsible energybehavior for better living.” Students from over 20 schools worldwide were asked to focus on the materialization of day-to-day energy efficient solu-tions for a better quality of life with the goal of fostering prospective projects that promote new sustain-able behaviors. PCA Communication Design and Design Management stu-dents developed the winning project A Step in the Right Direction that was displayed during major international events, such as the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 and

theBiennaleInternationaleDesignSaint-Etienne.A Step in the Right Direction uses piezoelectricity (en-ergy created by applying pressure on certain materials) to transform the Châtelet-Les-Hallespublictransportstation into a sustainable ecosystem. The participating students received agrantfromEDF(5,000€) to further develop their proposal. Our students presentedthe3Dmaquette(atright)totheRATPandEDFforfurthercol-laboration discussions.

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LA FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DES DENTELLES ET BRODERIES

PCA Junior Fashion students partici-pated in the annual "I Design" contest, organizedbyLaFédérationFrançaisedesDentellesetBroderies,intendedto explore innovations in graphics for lace and embroidery. Our participat-ing students were invited for a visit to the Fédération where they participat-ed in a presentation on the business of lace and embroidery in France, and received several art and history books on lace. Our students created new de-signs for lace around the theme Cos-mos and applied these new patterns into garments.

FRANCE COSMETICS

France Cosmetics, a Paris based perfume company, challenged our Communication Design students to create innovative and sustainable de-signs for their new perfume line. Dur-ing the first semester, they worked on new bottle designs with matching packaging proposals. The second part of the project was dedicated to the vi-sual identity and communication de-sign of their newly invented perfume line.FranceCosmeticsselected3win-ning projects for potential prototyp-ing and commercialization.

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LE LABORATOIRE

Le Laboratoire is a contemporary art and design center in Paris, where art-ists and designers experiment at the frontiers of science. An educational programofLeLaboratoire, the3rd ArtScience Prize Paris held in 2012-2013broughttogetherengineeringstudentsfromÉcoleCentraleParis,TelecomParisTech,ÉcoledesPonts,designstudentsfromStrateCollègeand Design Management students from PCA. The students met once a week to work at Le Laboratoire on the theme of “Synthetic biology” to work. They also participated in brainstorm-ing sessions led by the founder of Le Laboratoire,DavidEdwardsandwenton site visits at the research and in-

novation partners of ArtScience Prize: Danone and Orange. The project that our students collaborated on, called Eflore,wonagrantof2,500€ and was presentedinArsElectronicainsum-mer2013.

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Glasgow, SCOTLANDThe Glasgow School of Art

London, ENGLANDCentral Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Reykjavik, ICELAND Iceland Academy of the Arts

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Sydney, AUSTRALIASydney College of the Arts

Seoul, South KoreaHongik University

New Taipei City, Taiwan,R.O.CNational Taiwan University of Arts

Toronto, ON, CANADAOntario College of Art and Design

Vancouver, BC, CANADAEmily Carr University of Art + Design

Kansas City, MO, USAKansas City Art Institute

Lima, PERUCorriente Alterna Escuela

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINAUniversidad de Belgrano

EXCHANGE NETWORK SCHOOLS

Baltimore, MD, USAMaryland Institute College of Art

Melbourne, AUSTRALIARoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Philadelphia, PA, USAUniversity of the Arts

New York, NY, USASchool of Visual Arts

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Inadditiontostudyingwithpeersfrom all over the world, students enrolledinthefull-timeBFAandBAprograms at PCA have the oppor-tunity to study abroad during their junior year at one of the universities inourExchangeNetwork.Eachuni-versityintheExchangeNetworkiscarefully selected by PCA to provide its students with an academically challenging and rewarding experi-enceabroad.Inordertoparticipatein the exchange program, students must be in good academic standing and have a demonstrated ability to appropriately represent PCA. Due to our residency requirement, students who transfer to PCA at the junior level may not participate in this program.

EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Glasgow, SCOTLANDThe Glasgow School of Art

Dublin, IRELANDNational College of Art & Design

Edinburgh, SCOTLANDUniversity of Edinburgh

Wimbledon, ENGLANDWimbledon College of Art

London, ENGLANDCentral Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Stockholm, SWEDENKonstfack

Reykjavik, ICELAND Iceland Academy of the Arts

Rotterdam, NETHERLANDSWillem de Kooning Academy

Antwerp, BELGIUM The Royal Academy for Fine Arts

Moscow, RUSSIA Moscow State Industrial Art University

Budapest, HUNGARYMaholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

Barcelona, SPAIN Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny

Jerusalem, ISRAELThe Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design

São Paulo, BRAZILFundaçao Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP).

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZILPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Zurich, SWITZERLANDZurich University of the Arts

Helsinki, FINLANDAalto University School of Art & Design

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Alva OhlssonCommunication Design, Sophomore

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Joyce WuFoundation, Freshman

Alex KwokCommunication Design, Study Abroad at PCA

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Ofo Obuobi

When did you realize you wanted to be designer?

I wanted to be a designer at 6. I thought it was a fancy word to spell. Also, whenever I read my storybooks, mostly Disney, I never actually read them: I looked at the colors, facial expressions of the characters, etc. I remember looking through "The Aristocats" over and over and over and over again.

Where do you find inspiration and how does

this affect your process?

I find inspiration in other artists - whether musicians or architects or writers - and I am amazed by how they are able to transform their thoughts and ideas into something tangible -- or near-tangible. I am particularly inspired by artists I collaborate with. Currently, I am working with some musician colleagues from my old job developing iTunes album artwork to launch their music. Their music process and the exchange we share influences me.

Howhasyourbackgroundaffected your approach

to your work?

I grew up in and I'm still a part of a society that degraded art for a very long time. In a third world country, becoming an artist would not move the country forward economically so everyone from my generation and before should have aimed to be a doctor, a banker, a surgeon, etc. I wanted to be an artist from the start, and my life's goal was to challenge this ideal and prove that my work would also be valuable to my society one day. I am still pursuing this goal, and this ambition fuels my work.

Haveyoudoneastage (internship)?

I am currently a stagière at Christian Louboutin. I work as a Graphic Designer for the Visual Merchandising team. This is very different from my independent work because I design according to the brand and what my bosses instruct me. I am gaining so many technical skills and my work process is becoming more and more efficient. I am inspired by the precision, intelligence, and technical know-how that goes with working on this team.

NATIONALITY DEPARTMENT LANGUAGES

English,Twi(Akans,Ghana)and French

Certificate StudentGhanian

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Johanna Ljungberg

When did you realize you wanted to be an artist?

I have always created things by myself. Even as a child I collected trash and built things from it, and I always drew. I went to an art program in high school, then a two year-long art school where I decided to continue with art. I have had two especially fantastic teachers that motivated me to continue.

Tell us a bit about your artistic process.

I work best alone, where it is quiet and where I can fully concentrate on what I’m doing. Also often when I have a deadline to meet. When things get tough, I talk to friends who are also making art. Even during periods when I don’t ''produce'' something, I still photograph, write and read, and from that I can get inspiration.

What do you love most about Paris?

I love the cultural life definitely, and all of the possibilities to see art and music. Art and design play an important role in the city, as compared to Sweden where they don’t have the same influence. As well, you can see something new every day.

Tell us about your experience of living

in Paris.

Adjusting to life here went really well. PCA was really invaluable at the beginning, helping me to adapt and to learn a lot more about Paris. Liv-ing here, I think I have become more brave and secure. And regarding my artistic process, I have never worked so much during a 5-month period, which is really, really good.


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Gwendolyne Oli SchommerCommunication Design, Sophomore

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Gwendolyne Oli SchommerCommunication Design, Sophomore

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Design by: Alysha DalamalFashion, Senior

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Maram Aboul EneinFashion, Senior

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Assaf Dagan

Tell us about your professional practice.

I conceptualize digital operations for a Parisian publicity agency. That is, I think about cool stuff to do online, whether experience websites, interactive videos, Facebook operations or mobile applications.

When do you do your best work?

I get the best results while running. I run about 10 km a day, 4 times a week. And while running I think about the project, and sometimes a good idea hits. Then, when I go to the office, I develop and design it into a project I can present to a client.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find my inspiration online, usually. I look around all the time at blogs (such as designtaxi.com, medium.com, and ted.com), websites, showcases, the work of designers and programmers as well as a lot of competition results like website awards or publicity awards.


to your work?

I was born and raised in Haifa, but left Israel 15 years ago, and had the luck to live in many places, the US, Spain, and now Paris. Living all over, I learned about cultural differences and how to adapt quickly to new environments, languages and people. This has helped my communication skills a lot, which is what design / conception is all about, right?

Howdoyoukeep motivated when things

get tough?

Things don’t really get tough. I do what I love so my job is quite easy. A stressed designer is useless. I am not a doctor, or a pilot, I am a guy that watches videos on YouTube all day…it doesn’t really get tough.

What do you like about teaching?

I am very proud if I can make a student ask the right questions. I see my role as an ‘appetizer’ and I try to inspire some curiosity, and a lot of resourcefulness. In this day and age, students don’t need me to know how to make something happen. They need me to make them curious enough to search, and to find the niche within design that will make them happy about what they do.


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Amy PrevostIllustration, Certificate

Bijou KarmanIllustration, Study Abroad at PCA

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Sarah SprouseFoundation, Freshman

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Aurora Talliena van Zoelen Cortés

What made you realize you wanted to be

an artist?

In Mexico I studied art with two great artists, Gabriela Villasana and Manuel Baustista who (plus my family) pushed me towards pursuing art as my career.


this affect your process?

I find inspiration in literature, traditional craft, other artists and nature. My sources are very diverse, which makes my artworks change constantly as I read a book or see an exhibition.


to your work?

Mexico has a very strong visual culture. Indigenous arts, traditional crafts, socio-political murals and the imagery of contemporary artists like Francisco Toledo or Gabriel Orozco appear repeatedly in my work. As I find my interests and build a vocabulary, I hope to become part of the cultural dialogue in my country and internationally.

What artists have influenced you,

and how?

My influences include a wide range of artists. I find them interesting for their ideas, their aesthetics or because they have created a world that I can relate to. In literature I’m fascinated with the works of GabrielGarcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Michel Foucault, Osho and Milan Kundera. Visually I look at Francisco Toledo, Jose Guadalupe Posada, Frida Kahlo, Dale Chihuly, Frantisek Kupka, Antoni Gaudi and choreographers Jisí Kylián and Yvonne Rainer to include just a few of a very long list.

What will you remember the most

from your time here?

The art and the culture that I’ve been able to experience and some amazing people that I share classes with. I am sure that many of them will become very successful artists and I get to learn as much from them as from my teachers.


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I find inspiration in what I do in school. When I do a poster design it might set in motion an idea that I then bring into my photography, just like screen printing gives me a lot of ideas that I bring to my digital classes.

Hasyourbackgroundaffected your approach

to your work?

Yes, a great deal. I will always have minimalistic Scandinavian design as my base. I might take steps away from that base, but nevertheless, it’s always there.

Haveyoucollaboratedwith students from

other majors?

This year I was in the Window Imagination course, designed for the collaboration with Hermès. The project required students from all majors. It’s been a great experience, and interesting to work with students that are focused on other fields then mine.

Out of all the projects you have done at Paris

College of Art, which is your favorite?

It’s hard to pick one. I like some projects because of the outcome and others because of what I got out of the process and not the result.

IfyouleaveParis,whatwill you miss most?

I will never leave Paris, this is the best city I know. It has made me more certain of who I am.

What will you remember the most from your

time here?

How much fun I have had! All the great people I’ve met, the teachers that have been inspiring and my friends that are just awesome.

What is the best moment of the day?

The mornings, if I don’t have class too early and can take my time with my breakfast.


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When did you discover that you wanted to be

an artist?

I started doing art installations, without realizing it, when I was 10 years old. Since then photography took over and I have never really stopped since. I don't think I ever will.

Tell us about your own professional practice.

I work mostly on my personal projects but I do, sometimes work on commissioned projects. Even these I consider as personal work... from Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" album covers to New York Times Magazine portraits. I am currently using photography, but I also work with paper cut-outs, video and reappropriation, and I also edit artist books and limited edition prints. I love to move from one medium to another if it corresponds to what I need to say.


this affect your process as an artist?

I still don’t know what exactly triggers the creative process and the mechanism that generates ideas, but I find that when I travel, ideas start to reveal themselves.


to your work?

When I was a kid our family travelled every year. We would visit my mother's side of the family in the west part of Canada. Every year we would go through a different road. Then when I was 18, I started travelling a lot more. Travelling is probably a necessity for me, in all its layers.


I want to make students see things differently, to have new perspectives and to confront themselves. I also like that I am confronted with myself.


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What made you realize you wanted to be

an designer?

I have been drawing and painting from a very young age. It was never a decision I made or something I was taught in school: it was a genuine urge that I got everyday. Then in high school I started hearing about art schools, which opened up a possibility for me I never knew existed. It’s not very conventional to pursue a career path in art in my country, but I applied immediately (behind my parents backs) because I knew I wouldn’t be happy doing anything else.


to your work?

Egypt is a very dynamic country with an incredible history and it will always subconsciously peek through my work. I spent a lot of my childhood in Sinai and I was always intrigued by the Bedouin life. They have a very ‘hand-made’ ethic; I admire the way they live and create, and in some ways I approach my work the same way.

Out of all the projects you have done at Paris College of Art, which is

your favorite?

In Foundation Year we were asked to create a self portrait; I still find that to be the most intimidating and challenging task to ask any creative person to do because it forces you to analyze and figure out your identity in a visual form. I recently came across my self portrait after 4 years and I find it fascinating how it summarizes the entire body of work I have created since then, especially my graduate collection.


Yes, I interned at Zac Posen, Halston, American Retro and a few others. I think it’s essential to get as much work experience while in art school as possible, because we become so immersed in creation that we don’t think much about the challenges and boundaries the real world will create for us. By interning in fashion houses, I got to observe how designers overcome these challenges, which was essential to my growth.


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to your work?

I come from Aurisina, a tiny village next to Trieste, which is a tiny town next to Venice in the Northeast of Italy. I have always lived in multilingual communities – Italian and Slovenian in Trieste and then international schools in England and Paris. I think this helped me to have an open approach, which makes me look at the same thingfrom numerous perspectives.


I think that the best results come when I have a deadline in front of me. Sometimes, being under a bit of pressure stirs my imagination and productivity. Staying late at school the night before a due date can be fun too.

Howdoyoukeepmotivated when things

get tough?

I feel I am the luckiest person in the world, because when things get tough I only need to pick up my phone or meet with my friends and talk with them for 10 minutes. Then I go for a walk around Paris, cook a good dinner and instantly everything is great again!

Was it hard to adapt to life in Paris?

Not at all! From the very first day in Paris I felt at home. I love its beautiful, elegant landscape – the Seine with the bridges and all the houses with their grey rooftops. Some people say I became snobbier from living in Paris, but I don’t think it’s true. I think I grew up a lot in the past two years and Paris gave me the opportunity to do it in the liveliest possible way. In Paris I learned what “real friendship” is. I think this is something I will never ever forget.

What advice would you give to a student

just starting out?

Keep doing things that make you happy, because this is the only way to stay energetic and creative and keep watching the world with your eyes wide open.


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What did you want to be when you were a child?

As a kid I wanted to be an historian or an archeologist but when I was around sixteen I decided I wanted to paint, so I did…and it just took off from there.

What turns you on creatively, spiritually

or emotionally?

Inspiring environments and nostalgia, things with a history. I find most of my inspiration from literature and various texts, and that helps me in developing concepts. But most of my inspiration for actual imagery comes from memories and personal experiences.

What artists inspire you? I am currently drawn to artists like Swoon, Monica Canilao, Richard Serra and Jennifer Steinkamp..all of whom are artists that seem to be very focused on environments, creating spaces or works that function within a given space, and how the viewer interacts within or around a given piece.


get tough?

I set a goal to create a new image everyday.

What will you remember the most from your time

here?

Paris at night

What advice would you give to a student

just starting out?

Do everything to the best of your ability, and don't be lazy, be proactive about your work.

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Olivia Sautreuil

Tell us about your own professional practice

Graphic design studies led me to printmaking, and printmaking to illus-tration. Or maybe it was the other way around? I like how every medium or field of expression is connected in some way to another one, and how you can navigate between them, borrow, swap, change, push further... But something that is constant in all the media I work with is color.


In retail shops (hardware, paint, fabric…) as well as metal studios and printing factories. Knowing what materials are made of and for, and how they are produced is important; I like to know the whole process, it changes the way you design or conceive a project. Visiting artists' and designers' studios is important for me too, and talking to people in their environment is really instructive. In a way, you can exchange recipes…


I like decomposing, dividing and presenting to the students, so that they can reassemble and appropriate the content in a coherent way for themselves. I love being able to help students develop problem-solving in their methodology.


When I’ve made a mistake and it happens to be a good one. Or when I have had a really good meal, it tends to put me in good spirits and I am much more able to think. I feel most at ease in a print workshop, sur-rounded by inks, rags and paper, to work….not necessarily printing.

HasParisinfluenced your work?

I went into Paris when I was a kid to visit my mother where she worked at a large publishing company known, among other things, for their children’s magazines. I went around that large building, sneaking into the different departments and stealing the magazines, going to illustration eventsor book fairs, libraries, or popping by the print factory. As an adult working in the industry, I’ve broadened my field of investigation and now visit them to get commissions, though I don’t steal magazines anymore…


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Where are your from? Originally from the island of Ischia in Italy, but then grew up mostly in Bucharest, Romania.

What did you want to be when you were a child?

I wanted to be an artist since the age of 4 when I actually started taking art lessons for the first time. I have always loved the idea of affecting someone’s view on a certain subject or concept through the material expression of my own view of that same thing.

Where do you doyour best work?

I like working in big spaces, with people around and listening to loud music. I like having many sources of inspiration around me when I work.

Out of all the projects you have done at Paris College of Art, which is

your favorite?

I really enjoyed the Who’s Next project, because of the atmosphere of collaboration with all the other Foundation students in an environment that was more like ‘real life’ and less academic.


Yes, several. I interned during the Paris Fashion Weeks for Oscar de la Renta for three seasons and for Phillip Lim once. They were all great experiences. I had the great opportunity to work in various areas of their sales department, learning to deal with real life situations and meeting great people.


get tough?

I remind myself that it is always worth it.

What do you love most about Paris?

The people. Paris has the most intriguing inhabitants I have ever seen. You can never get bored here.

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Romaric Le Tiec

Why did you choose this location for your portrait?

Le Centquatre is an important art space in Paris where art and technology worlds often meet, such as the Futur en Seine festival; it’s located in the 19th arrondissement, an area where contemporary art and design institutions are not very present, so it brings dynamism to this neighborhood. I had the opportunity to work here a few years ago and the place is magical, especially at night.

Why do you like teaching, and in particular at PCA?

PCA is English speaking and really international, it mixes an Anglo-Saxon approach in a French culture and context. As well, being a small school, it is very reactive. Teaching forces me to come back to the basics. It helps me keep a clear mind about my own practice and enables me to plan a different way to be a designer today. As a teacher, I enjoy conveying a vision, preparing students for a complex world, sharing tools to help them better understand their environment.

Tell us about your professional practice.

I freelance on service, product and space design projects for small companies and public contractors in various fields such as tourism, mobility, workspaces and hospitality.

Why are design and art important to you?

These two disciplines allow us to examine human environments through physical experiences as well as address the question of meaning, which is probably more essential today than ever.


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I am a freelance creative director and have different clients and projects. For leading clients such as Calvin Klein or the trend forecasting studios Nelly Rodi and White Sky, I work the same way as for my small personal collection called L&A Maethger: I research the topic in order to get really familiar with the subject, and then I start designing. Research is the most important step in design. Making a collection is about making decisions, and to make the right one you need to know everything happening around you and the message you want to give.


this affect your process asanartist/designer?

I find inspiration everywhere in an urban environment; I like when different cultures come together and start to influence each other. Paris is the perfect place for that, and I find inspiration in the street where I live in Barbès (in the 18th arrondissement), as well as in movies and music. It does not affect the concept of my work, but it adds a lot of interesting details, and I find ideas to express the message I want to communicate in my collections.


I think the exchange with young designers is very rich and full of emotion, which makes me think about new ideas; it is interesting to understand what influences the next generation and their work. I see my job as a teacher is to give students advice, and to help them learn to make decisions. I want to teach them the importance of believing in the work they do.

What would you say distinguishes PCA

from other schools?

The mix between business and creativity is the right one. In an academic design education you need to learn as well to integrate into a team and understand how the industry works. This balance at PCA makes your creativity even stronger and you are able to use it in a better way.


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Lillian Davies

Why did you choose this location for your portrait?

I lived in the 9th arrondissement when I first moved to Paris from London, and one of my favorite paths through the neighborhood was along the wide tree-lined sidewalks of avenue Trudaine, and down rue des Martyrs.


I am an art historian and critic specializing in modern and contemporary art. Living in Paris, I have had the opportunity to interview, work with and write about a dynamic generation of contemporary French artists.

Why are design and art important?

Why is language important? Why is writing? They’re not just important, they’re essential.


I am often inspired by twentieth century and contemporary American fiction, and I aim to escape “art speak” in my own writing.


get tough?

By looking and reading, and avoiding the Metro.


Learning from the students. I believe that my role as a teacher is to encourage students to look for questions, rather than answers.

What would you say distinguishes Paris College of Art from other schools?

It is small, while at the same time hugely international.

IfyouleaveParis,whatwould you miss most?

What would I not miss? In Paris, I’ve learned how to be more patient, and I’ve learned how to love Parisians.


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STUDENT LIFE

The cultural diversity of Paris College of Art combined with our location atthecrossroadsofEuropemakesstudying here a uniquely rich experi-ence for young artists and designers. Student life is a blend of structured classes, studio time and extracur-ricular events including guest speak-ers, gallery openings, social gather-ings and the discovery of the world beyond the walls of the school. Our close-knit student community is represented by an elected student council that organizes social events and brings issues before the school administration. During the term, ex-cursions are organized both through-out France and beyond its borders.

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Recentstudenttripshaveincludedbiking in the Loire Valley, visiting the ChristmasmarketsinBruges,explor-ingtheartsceneinBrussels,aswellasoutingstonearbyGiverny,Chan-tilly and Versailles.

STUDENT LIFE OFFICE

A resource for students from orien-tation to graduation and beyond, the Student Life office is both the center of student activities and a support network that helps students navi-gate the many practical aspects of life in Paris. The orientation program provides a week-long introduction to the French capital as well as an

opportunity to meet faculty, staff and fellow classmates. Student Life counselors help students obtain resi-dence permits (titres de séjour) and advise on practical matters such as banking, telephone and transpor-tation systems and also insurance and medical referrals. Student Life also provides organizational sup-port for the student council and the on-campus internship program, and provides students with a free, confidential, counseling service in English.

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HOUSING & MEALS

For students who are new to Paris, finding a place to live can be both ex-citing and challenging. The Student Life office provides several different housing options designed to accom-modate students of different needs, preferences and budgets. Whether students wish to live in student resi-dences, in independent apartments, or in homestays, Student Life pro-vides individualized support to both incoming and current students in se-curing housing and settling in Paris.

STUDENT RESIDENCES

Choosing to live in student housing both facilitates the housing search and creates a sense of community among incoming students. Paris College of Art students can choose between living in a traditional dor-mitory-style residence hall located onthehistoricLeftBank,orinsinglestudio apartments in an internation-H

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al student residence located near the PCACampus.Bothoptionsarefully-furnished, secure and fully-equipped to meet the needs of international students new to Paris.

INDEPENDENT LIVING

PCA students are independent and cosmopolitan, so it is not surprising that many students prefer to live in independent apartments opting to share a flat with other PCA stu-dents or live in independent studio-sthroughout the city. Through its wide network of partner agencies and housing placement services that cater to international students, Stu-dent Life guides students through thehousingsearch.Uponacceptanceto PCA, students receive information on the housing search process, in-cluding everything from how to sign a lease to a guide of Paris’s different neighborhoods.

MEALS

Paris is renowned for its food, and most PCA students take advantage of the city’s vast culinary offerings by preparing meals at home, with products procured from local mar-kets, eating in local restaurants or from take-away shops in the neigh-borhood of the school. Additionally, throughtheCROUS,apublicestab-lishment of the French Ministry of Education,studentshaveaccesstofour restaurants and twenty univer-sity cafeterias where they can have a three-course meal for lunch or dinner for as little as three euros.

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SUPPORT SERVICES

LEARNING RESOURCES AND ACCESS

At Paris College of Art we aim to pro-vide a quality learning environment for all our students and are develop-ing a new access initiative to address the needs of students with disabili-ties.Bymakingresourcesavailableto students of different abilities and through methods of assessment that are flexible enough for us to adapt to students’ individual needs, we strive to aid those with learning difficulties to achieve their full potential.

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COUNSELING SERVICE

Students experiencing difficulty ad-justing to life in Paris, in need of help with time management, and other personal matters can meet with the school’s psychologists for one-on-one counseling sessions on a com-pletely confidential basis.

THE RESEARCH AND WRITING LAB

TheResearchandWritingLabpro-vides supplementary support for stu-dents working on written projects in English.Throughindividualappoint-ments and periodic workshops, stu-dents receive coaching on all aspects of the writing process, from content and structuring to research and doc-umentation.

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RESEARCH RESOURCES/ LIBRARIES

UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS 1 PANTHÉON – SORBONNE

Through our partnership with the UniversitédeParis1Panthéon–Sor-bonne, PCA students have access to one of the most prestigious research facilities in social science, art and de-sign in France. Students may receive guidance and support for research and development of their theses, as well as have the opportunity to at-tend seminars and conferences.

For more information see page 20.

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DU CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES

ThecollaborationbetweentheCRCVand PCA allows our students to ac-cesstheresearchtoolsoftheCRCVand provides guidance and support for their research.


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THE AMERICAN LIBRARY OF PARIS

PCA students have access to the American Library of Paris, which houses a collection of more than 115,000books,CD-ROMindexes,ape-riodicals collection of 450 titles (some of which date back to the 19th century) andover350currentperiodicals.

TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART

PCA students have access to the re-search library of the Terra Foundation for American Art that is devoted ex-clusivelytothevisualartsoftheUSfrom the 18th century to 1980, with particular emphasis on the 19th and early 20thcenturies.Holdingscon-sist of nearly 9,500 books and cata-logues, including rare materials and digital resources.

BIBLIOTHÈQUE KANDINSKY AT THE CENTRE POMPIDOU

Originally reserved for museum cu-rators, under specific conditions the library exceptionally allows PCA stu-dents access to the collection, with the academic supervision of our in-structors.


BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS

Demonstrating the school’s commit-ment to research in art and design, PCAsupportstheBibliothèquedesArts Décoratifs through an annual donation dedicated to acquisitions for the collection. This partnership gives our community privileged ac-cess to the library’s resources.


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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

PCA GALLERY

ThePCAGalleryisavitalcomponentof the school, and offers a showcase for artists of all genres. As part of the institution’s cultural mission, thePCAGallerypresentslocalandinternational painters, sculptors, illustrators, photographers, and in-stallation/multimediaartistsaswellas student work from all the depart-ments.

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ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR SHOW

ThePCAEnd-of-YearShowisavisualculmination of student work from each department. Fashion students typically produce a runway show, at-tended by members of the press and the industry.

SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION

For graduating seniors of the Fine Arts and Photography Departments theSeniorThesisExhibition,in2013heldatEoFGallery,actsasacatalyst,propelling them into their profes-sional lives.

FASHION SHOW In2013,theFashionDesignstudentsproduced a runway show and ex-hibited their work for all invitees, including members of the press and fashion and design industries at Showcase nightclub. The graduating seniors each showed their capsule collections that were the culminat-ing work of their four-year program. Leadinguptotheshowtheseniors'collections were reviewed by a jury made up of leaders in the industry includingYiqingYin(JuryPresident),whoalsopresentedtheGoldenThim-bleAwardforBestDegreeCollection.

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Uri Auerbach, fashion photographerJonathan Barnbrook, art director & typographer Ingrid Baron, lead designer, Ideo, LondonEric Baudelaire, artistPascal Beucler, vice-president, Publicis Consultants WorldwideSarah-Jane Blackman, strategic planner, BBDO ProximityErik Boulatov, artistWiliam Brui, painterDavid Carson, art director / graphic designerAlex Cecchetti, artistMichelle & Olivier Chatenet, fashion designers, E2Stéphane Correard, curator, writer, and director, ParticulesRaphael Dallaporta, documentary photographerJuliette Dasmoisel, design strategist, BETC DesignMatteo Delise, SVP marketing, Pininfarina Ferrari Clement Devisnes, senior designer, Karl LagerfeldBertrand Duplat, Editions VolumiquesHelen Evans, new media designer and founder of HeHeKlaus Flugge, publisher, Andersen PresFrederic Gaillard and Nicolas Pelese, intellectual property experts, Germaine & MoreauGeneviève Gauckler, illustrator/art director Michael Grieve, photographerIngrid Guttormsen, Helmut Lang

Everyacademicdepartmentorganizes guest lectures

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Didier Hamey, artistLouise Hervé & Chloé Maillet, artistsTodd Hido, contemporary photographerMiles Hyman, illustratorMarc Jacobs, fashion designer Benoît Jacques, author, illustrator, publisherTill Jaspers, Partner, ClaroYacine Aït Kaci & Naziha Mestaoui, new media designers and founders of Electronic ShadowMartha Kirszenbaum, curatorJoseph Kosuth, artistJean Lecointre, illustratorSeulgi-Lee, artistMario Lefranc, designer, Lefranc-FerrantLion Brand Yarn, manufacturer of craft yarnValeria Llopiz, International Editor, Elle MagazineAriane Martinet, analyst, strategy department, ChanelDavid McKee, illustratorHugues Micol, comic book illustrator/writerNicolas Muellner, photographer, writer and curatorDelphine Murat, fashion designerIrakli Nasidze, fashion designer haute couture Catherine Örmen, fashion historian and curatorMarcus Palmqvist & Frode Fjerdingstadon, film directors

Olivier Peyricot, designerGabriele Pezzini, designer/thinker, design consultant, formerly of HermèsCarine Roitfeld, former editor-in-chief, French VogueJed Root, Inc., artist agencyEvan Roth, digital designer and artist Jérôme Sans, former director, Palais de Tokyo; director, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art de Beijing; Cultural curator, Le Meridien groupShingo Sato, fashion pattern designerMarjane Satrapi, writer, illustrator, film maker, PersepolisSusanna Shanon, art directorDaniel Schweitzer, photographerLeslie Serrero, Vice President for Marketing Strategies, LacosteJean Emmanuel Shein, strategic designer of Fast Retail, UniqloRaina Stephan, filmmakerSushi Suzuki, designer and professor, ENPC Concept developer, PanasonicChristophe Temple, designer, AltranPr[i]meTom van Lingen, fashion designerSergey Vasiliev, fashion designer Seredin&VasilievDeidi von Schaewen, photographer and film directorAddie Wagenknecht & Stefan Hechenberger, open source digital designers and founders of Nortd LabsSabine Weiss, photographer

Michael Daks, Photographer GenevièveGauckler,SpeedDrawing/SpeedDatingWorkshop

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Foundation1 Year

4 Years Photography

4 Years Design Management

= BFA, Accessories Design

= BFA, Art History, Theory & Criticism

= BFA, Communication Design

= BFA, Fashion Design

= BFA, Fine Arts

= BFA, Illustration

= BFA, Industrial Design

= BFA, Interior Design

= BFA, Photography


FRESHMAN YEAR SOPHOMORE YEAR JUNIOR YEAR SENIOR YEAR

= BFA, Photography


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+3 Years Art History, Theory & Criticism

+3 Years Communication Design

+3 Years Fashion Design

+3 Years Fine Arts

+3 Years Illustration

+3 Years Industrial Design

+3 Years Interior Design

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Degree Programs

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Paris College of Art offers American degree programs in art, design and design management wherein stu-dents who successfully complete four years of study receive a Bach-elor's Degree. At PCA, our students may pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in one of nine majors: Accesso-ries Design; Art History, Theory and Criticism; Communication Design; Design Management; Interior De-sign; Industrial Design; Illustration; Fashion Design; Fine Arts; or Photog-raphy, or a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in De-sign Management (Multidisciplinary Design Components). The majority of

our degree programs begin with the Foundation Year; Photography and Design Management students have the option of "direct entry" into their major beginning the first year.

All degree program curricula require students to complete Critical Studies credits including credits in art and design history.

After publication of this catalog we received accredi-tation for a new BA degree; to learn more about our BA in Film & Video visit www.paris.edu.

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AllofPCA'sprogramsaretaughtinEnglishandstudentsmusthaveahighlevelofEnglishproficiencytobesuccessful. As part of the Admissions process,non-nativeEnglishspeakersarerequiredtosubmitTOEFLorIELTStest results so that we may evaluate theirlevelofEnglishproficiency.

ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

All students forwhom English isnot their native language will be re-quiredtotakeamandatoryEISplace-ment test during Orientation at PCA. Through our internal assessment process we have found, regardless of theresultsfromtheTOEFLorIELTS,that some students need reinforced Englishstudiesbeforetakingonthechallenge of our Critical Studies cur-riculum. Should it be deemed neces-sary, students are required to follow EIScoursesduringtheirfirsttwose-mesters of study at PCA.

ForallEISstudents,CriticalStudiesrequirements normally completed in the first year must be completed in subsequent semesters or during the summer and may lengthen the time it takes to graduate.

PATHWAY TO THE BACHELOR'SDEGREE PROGRAMS

A preparatory year focusing on devel-opingEnglishlanguageskillsandanartistic portfolio, the goal of the new Pathway program is to enable stu-dents who have a strong artistic po-tential and need to strengthen their

Englishlanguageskillstoprepareforentryintodegreeprogramsinart&designtaughtinEnglish.Pathwaystudents follow a rich studio curricu-lum that introduces them to design, drawing (including outdoor and life model drawing), illustration, photog-raphy, and sculpture, as well as liberal artscoursesinEnglish,colortheoryand art history.TheintensiveEnglishlanguageclass-es cover oral and written communica-tion, grammar and vocabulary, with special attention to the needs of an art and design student.The Pathway program is composed of seven months of instruction dur-ing the academic year followed by a summer session. While successful completion of the Pathway program does not guarantee entry into the de-gree programs of PCA , it is tailored to prepare the student for our entrance requirements, both in terms of artis-tic portfolio and of language place-ment tests. Students in the Pathway program will have the opportunity to individually meet with PCA ad-missions counselors throughout the spring semester and will receive an early admissions decision before the end of their academic term. Stu-dents will then be invited to pursue thePathwayintensiveEnglishsum-mer course, at the end of which they will be given the PCA placement tests that determine whether the student can enroll in the regular Foundation programorintheEnglishforInterna-tionalStudents(EIS)program.

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Degree Program Policies

ACADEMIC PROGRESS

IntheAmericaneducationsystem,thefirstyearoftheBachelor’sdegreeiscalledtheFreshmanYear,thesec-ondisSophomoreYear,thethirdisJuniorYearandthefourthisSeniorYear.AcademicProgresstowardsadegreeismeasuredby3criteria:

Qualitative progressUndergraduatestudentsmustmain-tain a minimum weighted average of allcoursestaken,calledaGradePointAverage(GPA),of2.0tobeconsideredin good standing and to qualify for financial assistance. Students are assessed by our faculty and exter-nal professionals through a range of exam formats, writings, performanc-es, and critiques.

Quantitative progressStudents are expected to carry a full course load and to enroll in the cor-rect number of Core courses and Crit-ical Studies courses each semester. The academic committee convenes at mid term and after the end of each semester to review academic stand-ing and progress of students.

Level review/curricular progressSatisfactory academic progress also requires that courses be completed in the appropriate sequence and that an adequate level of achievement be maintained in Core courses. Students who fail to meet this standard by per-forming poorly in required courses,

but who are otherwise in good aca-demic standing, will be placed on Academic Probation and required to repeat specific classes, a semester, or the academic year.

THE AMERICAN CREDIT SYSTEM

Students earn “academic credit” for courses they successfully complete. Credit load is calculated based on the number of in-class hours and the amount of homework required. Credits are differentiated into: stu-dio credits for classes that require the creation of artwork; departmental credits for courses that contain ma-terial relevant to a student’s major; criticalstudies/arthistorycreditforclasses emphasizing the develop-ment of critical, analytical, and writ-ing skills.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Student must complete at least four semesters of their undergraduate degree at PCA.

Degree Curricula

The curricula of PCA are designed to prepare students for the rigors and realities of working as a profes-sional artist, art historian, designer or design manager. On the follow-ing pages are the degree program curriculaasintendedforthe2013-14academic year.

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“The success of the Foundation year is based on the fact that we work with who is here - right here - right now. Therefore, courses and instruction

are continually evolving. The students and faculty are from all over the world and bring to the school the diversity of their experience.

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Foundation, the first year of our four-year degree program, is built on the philosophy that there are fundamen-tal approaches, skills and knowledge to be learned that are common to all creative disciplines. We encourage students to have a cross-disciplinary foundation attitude: to take risks, suspend disbelief and generally be open to new experiences and ways of looking at the world. At the same time major emphasis is placed on craft and skill. A primary goal of our foundation program is to give stu-dents confidence in their ability to make ideas. The studio and academic compo-nents of the program are dedicated to using Paris as an, "extended class-room," drawing upon the city’s rich resources to inform and inspire stu-dent learning.Foundation is a diagnostic program; throughout the year students take part in events and workshops de-signed to introduce the specificities

of each major offered at Paris Col-legeofArt.Inthesecondsemesterstudents can choose a studio elective within a department as an extension of their “City as Studio” course. Stu-dents are then able to identify their strengths as artists or designers and to make an informed choice about their future direction.The mix of social and cultural con-texts from which the students and faculty come creates a unique Foun-dation year. In this environment,students are encouraged to think seriously about what contributions an artist or designer can potentially make to the world.

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Curricula and elective offerings are adapted over time to respond to the evolution of professional practices and industry needs. Participation in professional internships is also an essential educational element and preparation for employment after graduation. Elective offerings change from semester to semester.

ENTERING THE FOUNDATION PROGRAM

Fall EntryThe academic year routinely starts at the beginning of September. Sec-ondary school students or transfer students who have not completed a foundation year should apply for the first-year Foundation program.

Spring EntryStudents may apply to transfer into the second semester of the Foun-dation sequence if they have taken equivalent coursework elsewhere.

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Developed by Paris College of Art Fashion Design Senior Coordina-tor and faculty member, Patricio Sarmiento in collaboration with PCA Fashion Faculty and Jewelry Designer,Emmanuel Lacoste, theBachelorofFineArtsinAccessoriesDesign, prepares students for entry into the professional world of acces-sories, and specifically leather goods and jewelry. Studio classes and pro-fessional workshops emphasize the mastery of both traditional hand-craft and modern techniques, while theory-based courses help students develop their personal creative vi-sions. Thanks to the crossover nature of this program, students are best

prepared to enter the professional world of contemporary design, upon graduation.

Inthisprogramstudents:•Gainmasteryoftraditional,mod-

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•integrateconceptualmethodolo-gies that enhance their creativity;

•developabroadknowledgeofartand craft history;

•refinecross-disciplinarytechnicalskills, combining materials, tools and concepts from different indus-tries;

•acquireprofessionalcommunica-tion and presentation skills.

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HistoryofAccessories - 3SocialScienceandCriticalStudiesElectives 3 3Total Credits 17 17

JUNIOR YEAR FALL SPRING

Studio1+2 4 4AccessoriesConceptandDevelopment1+2 2 2StudioDesignElectives 2 2Collection Management 2 -MandatoryAccessoriesDesignInternship - 2ArtandDesignHistory&TheoryElective 3 -CriticalStudiesElectives 3 6Total Credits 16 16

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Studio3 4 -Atelier - 4Final project - 3Portfolio - 2Senior Accessories Concepts 2 -AccessoriesDesignEntrepreneurship 2 -StudioDesignElectives 2 2ArtandDesignHistoryandTheoryElective 3 -CriticalStudiesElective 3 3Total Credits 16 14

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“Paris is a city of such profound art historical significance and contemporary relevance in all creative fields that I truly envy the young student embarking on their studies today. The past, present and the future of art historical inquiry are all embedded in this one place.”

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2001-2004. In addition to chairing the new Art History, Theory, and Criticism program at PCA, Vivian is course director of the Master in Fine Art at the Piet Zwart Institute/Willem de Kooning Academie (Rotterdam, Netherlands). Nationalities: American / French, Languages: English, French.

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TheBachelorofFineArtsDegreeinArtHistory,Theory,andCriticismisdesigned to prepare students to en-ter graduate level study in art history, theory and criticism, curatorial and museum studies, studio art, and lib-eral arts disciplines, as well as pursue careers in museums and galleries, private foundations, magazines and publishing companies, arts and other non-profit organizations or govern-mental agencies.

Interdisciplinaryinnatureandstruc-ture,thisBFAconceivesofthestudioand the classroom as complementa-ry spaces for creative expression, and embraces the interaction of studio practice and academic work while emphasizing the inherent inventive-ness of all research in the visual arts. Traditional studies in world art his-tory are complemented by a special focus on modern and contemporary

art and on art writing. Studio classes in art and design disciplines spotlight traditional techniques and skills, but are also informed by more current and experimental approaches to a wide range of media.

Students will benefit from the ex-ceptional resources for art historical studies available in Paris museum collections and vast network of art galleries, publishers and research centersfurtherafieldinEurope,aswell as our established partnerships with local French institutions, such astheBibliothèqueKandinskyandtheBibliothèquedesArtsDécoratifsaswellastheResearchCenteroftheChâteaudeVersaillesandtheUniver-sité de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne.

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PrimitivismRevisited - 3

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GeneralStudiesElective/ForeignLanguage 3 -

Modernisms and Modernities 3

Pop and Around - 3

ArtHistoryResearchandMethods - 3

PhotographyElective - 3

DigitalImagingandMultimedia - 3

Total Credits 15 15


Artists on Art 3 -

Art Criticism Writing Practicum 3 -

GlobalArtHistoryElective 3 -

StudioElectives 6 -

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CriticalStudiesElectives/ForeignLanguage - 6

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Frédérique Krupa, holding an MA in Design Criticism from Parsons The New School for Design (NY, USA) is currently a PhD candidate at the Université Paris I - Sorbonne Panthéon. She is an Interaction Designer and Partner at game and software design company: Simple Is Beautiful and former Web and Documen-tation Manager: Virtools/Dassault Systemes.

“The digital revolution has opened up communication design to new disciplines that require students to excel not only in traditional design skills, but in design research methodology, human-centered concept development and system design processes.“

Frédérique Krupa, Chair of Communication Design 1

COMMUNICATION DESIGN

Frédérique has taught at Rhode Island School of Design (RI, USA), Parsons the New School for Design (NY, USA), and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia (PA, USA). Former Assistant Edi-tor of I.D. Magazine, her clients include: Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs, Biotherm, Yale School of Medi-cine Child Study Center, ED. Nationalities: Bel-gian / American, Languages: English, French.

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Communication designers give form to information in advertising, pub-lishing and editorial design, corpo-rate and exhibition design, websites, multimedia, environmental graph-ics, signs and maps, service design, interaction design, film and video. Inallthesefields,theneedtoclearlyand succinctly inform, entertain and persuade remains a critical concern.

Located in an internationally re-nowned mecca for artists and de-signers, PCA offers Communication Design majors a unique opportunity to broaden their cultural and creative perspectives.Notonlyisthemetro-politan landscape an ideal setting to experience graphic design in action, but the city’s vibrant community of design professionals is a rich resource for students as they develop their own visual language.

The comprehensive curriculum at PCA establishes a solid foundation in visual form and design principles, as well as addressing the methodolo-gies and issues behind contemporary graphic design. Visits to Parisian art and design institutions like the Pom-pidou Center, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs,LaGaîtéLyrique,andthePalais de Tokyo provide a wealth of opportunities to view the trajectory ofEuropeancommunicationdesignfrom its historical roots through to its latest trends.

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InteractiveMultimedia - 3

StudioElectives 4 3

IntrotoDesignStudies 3 -

HistoryofCommunicationDesign - 3

CriticalStudiesElectives 3 3

Total Credits 18 18


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GlobalDesigninthe21st century 3 -

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SAMPLE COMMUNICATION DESIGN ELECTIVES

Branding&IdentityEditorialDesignService DesignInformationDesign&ProcessingPosterGraphicsPrint MattersBookbinding

Viral MediaUrbanHackingSound DesignDigitalImaging&MultimediaEnvironmentalGraphicsPackaging DesignAdvancedMotionGraphics

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"Creating value through design, the Design Management program is about teaching students to rediscover the world by learning to look at things differently in order to propose innovative solutions to everyday problems."

Alice Peinado, Chair of Design Management 1

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Alice Peinado is an Anthropologist with an MA and an M.Phil from Columbia University (NY, USA). She is currently a PhD candidate at the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Sociale of the École d’Haute Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris, France). She is a founding member of the Collectif Les 6D and the Organe de Concrétisa-tion de Recherches. Her areas of research are

user-centered design, design theory & prac-tice, design anthropology, globalization and art and anthropology. Alice’s clients include: Altran Technologies, Altran Prime, Crédit Ag-ricole, BNP-Paribas, Humanis, La Poste, BPCE, Groupama, Société Générale, ESC Reims, ENPC MBA, UNESCO, UNICEF. Na tionality: Italian, Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish.

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Through a unique combination of courses the Design Management program provides students with a thorough understanding of the com-plexity involved in the management of design, its practice and the social role it plays in everyday life. At PCA, we train students to become Design Managers in a wide variety of fields, depending on their ultimate ca-reer interests, with the goal to have them develop an understanding of design as a strategic, competitive asset alongside traditional business knowledge and skills. Design Man-agement graduates have gained the skills that enable them to identify and manage design that is function-al, ergonomic, aesthetic, sustainable, critical and innovative in a variety of creative fields.

Studentsengagewithart&designboth directly through studio courses and indirectly via design manage-ment projects, learning to identify, assess and develop pertinent design concepts while simultaneously ac-quiring essential skills in marketing, project management, leadership and team building, strategy, inter-national business and ethics. Faculty within the Design Management pro-gram are professionals and academ-ics chosen for their expertise in their respectivefields.Inaddition,whilestudents learn about design man-agement in the classroom, they are exposed to the professional world through workshops, guest speakers, company visits and field trips aimed at enhancing their knowledge of de-sign and management.

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2DStudio1+2 2 2

IntroductiontoDigitalMedia1+2 2 2

The Culture of Design - 3

IntroductiontoSocialTheory 3 -

BusinessModelsinDesignManagement 3 -

Design as Material Culture - 3

CriticalThinking&Writing1+2 3 3


Paris:CityasText&Image - 3

Foreign Language 3 3

Total Credits 19 19


Economics1+2 3 3

Finance and Accounting - 3

Marketing - 3

Managing Creative Organizations 3 -

Design Project Management 3 -

3DDesign 3 -

InformationDesign - 2

DesignandInnovation 3 -

DepartmentElective - 4

Technology,ArtefactsandRevolutions 3 -

CriticalStudies/ArtHistoryElectives - 3

Total Credits 18 17


Critical and Strategic Design 3 -

StrategicandEntrepreneurialDesign 3 -

DesignResearchMethods 3 -

Design Development - 3

BusinessEthics - 3

Internship - 1

Globalisation,Sustainablility&Design 3 -

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CriticalStudies/ArtHistoryElectives 3 3

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DESIGN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATIONS

Students interested in pursuing a career in design management enter directly into the Design Manage-ment Program as freshmen. Over and above core courses, students can choose to specialize in specific fieldsrelatedtoart&designthrougha wide choice of elective courses in conjunction with other departments. Concentrations currently available are: Fashion Management, Commu-nication and Advertising, Branding Strategies and User-Centred Design.


InternationalBusinessLaw - 3

InternationalBusiness - 3

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DepartmentElectives 6 2

CriticalStudiesElective 3 3

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Donald Potard brings 25 years of extensive in-dustry experience to his position as the head of the PCA Fashion Design department. During his distinguished career he has worked most nota-bly with Jean Paul Gaultier (where he served as CEO until 2005), Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Emanuel Ungaro. He has served as the President of the union of prêt-à-porter fashion

“With a lifetime of experience of fashion, in front of and behind the curtain, I am convinced that Paris should be at the heart of a fashion education. No other place in the world has the diversity you find here – from Haute Couture to Ready-to-Wear to market-driven fashion.”

Donald Potard, Chair of Fashion Design 1

FASHION DESIGN

designers and been a member of the French Federation of Couture. In addition to his com-mitment to education, Mr. Potard runs an ar-tistic agency for fashion designers, an innova-tive company that he co-founded in 2006. He holds a Masters in Theatre Studies from Paris III-Sorbonne (France). Nationality: French, Lan-guages: English, French, Italian, Spanish.

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The art and business of fashion give form and function to clothing, a basic human need, imbuing it with mean-ing in the ever-evolving language of style. Fashion Design courses at PCA are intimate and hands-on, allowing for students to be closely followed by their instructors. Our classrooms emulate the working process of a professional design studio from con-ceptual drawings and the selection of colors and fabrics, to pattern-making and the construction of finished gar-ments. Students acquire an understanding of tools, materials, construction tech-niques and textile design methods, enabling them to express their indi-vidual creative visions. With courses such as Couture Craftsmanship, work-ing with real couture ateliers and art-ists, they gain exceptional hand skills and French savoir-faire, learning tra-ditional techniques, including plissé, embroidery,feathers,lace,etc…In-tensive concept and design courses,

weekly critiques, workshops with in-dustry professionals and the study of Parisianprêt-à-porterhelpstudentsto develop originality and acquire an understanding of their craft. For stu-dents interested in costume design, The Art of Illusion exposes them to design for the stage and the famous ateliersoftheComédieFrançaise,ParisNationalOpera,FrenchNation-alLibrary,andtheMoulinRouge.Be-yond the school atelier, exposure to trade fairs, designer shows and exhi-bitions all foster a keen understand-ingoftheEuropeanmarketplace.Visiting critics familiarize students with the design requirements and specificities of various markets, while company-driven projects expose stu-dents to the real world challenges they will face in the business of style. Senior year culminates with the con-struction and presentation of a per-sonal collection and design portfolio.

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FashionDrawing1+2:Digital 2 2

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HistoryofFashion1+2 3 3

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SAMPLE FASHION DESIGN ELECTIVES

Wearable ObjectsIntroductiontoTextileDesignSurface Treatment Mixed Media TechniquesSewing TechniquesPrintmaking for Fashion

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Véronique Devoldère received her BA in Fine Arts from Connecticut College (CT, USA) and her MFA from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. Véronique’s work has been exhibited extensively in France and Germany and her teaching experience includes:

“Teaching art is about initiating total involvement, passion, questioning and questioning the questioning, experimenting, process, investigating ideas, inventing and finding visual answers”

Véronique Devoldère, Chair of Fine Arts

FINE ARTS

ESDI - Polycréa, ENSAD and Atelier Hourdé. Na-tionality: French, Languages: English, French, German.

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With Paris as its extraordinarily rich cultural setting, the PCA Fine Arts Department promotes the develop-ment of artistic skills, the expres-sion of creative processes, and an informed awareness of how art prac-tice intersects with current visual, cultural and societal concerns.

Students gain a strong foundation in the artistic tradition via both estab-lished and new media, thus enriching their capacity for communication and expression as a whole. The curric-ulum balances a full investigation of traditional media: drawing, painting and sculpture, with extensive explo-rations in video, installation, perfor-mance, photography and digital im-aging. The new focus program in the junior year allows students to choose a2D,3Dor4Dorientation.Elective

courses in other departments open students to new and different meth-odsandprocesses.Interdisciplinarypractice provokes students to pursue and develop individual artistic modes of inquiry.

Application of theory and criticism shapestudents'abilitytoworkandthink critically and analytically. CoursesinArtHistoryandCriticalStudies, critiques, debates and tuto-rials, and the considerable resources available in Paris, direct students to an informed exploration within both historical and contemporary art prac-tices. Museum and gallery visits are an integral aspect of the curriculum.

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PaintingInteractions 3 3

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Creative Writing 2 -

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4D Studio 3 3

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“To illustrate is to do more than link images to ideas, it’s the pursuit of creating images to be owned by the viewer rather than the illustrator, yet will have people say: “Oh, wait…that’s your work!”

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Société Générale, Volkswagen, Toys 'R' Us and he is published by Gallimard. Nationality: French, Languages: English, French.

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TheIllustrationDepartmenttrainsstudents to become visual pioneers and innovators who contribute to the evolution of the dynamic field of illustration.

Working directly with the acclaimed Parisian professional illustration community, students learn the French style of illustration to repre-sent ideas in articulate and innova-tiveways.Bydevelopingstrongper-sonal, intellectual and artistic voices, they acquire the tools necessary to effectively compete in the commer-cial fields (editorial, publishing, ad-vertising, corporate, entertainment, etc.), establish their own illustration businesses and be successful in this ever-evolving discipline.

TheIllustrationDepartmentoffersamodern, cross-disciplinary, narrative approach to image-making. Bothtraditional and contemporary illus-tration techniques are taught as well as cutting-edge technologies and animation. The faculty immerses stu-dents in rigorous educational experi-ences which continuously challenge and motivate them to redefine the medium.Imaginative,originalandforward-thinking, the IllustrationDepartment is a place where creativ-ity and ingenuity flourish!

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Character Design - 2

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DigitalIllustration 3 -

ImageandSigns - 2

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Developed by PCA faculty member RomaricleTiec,theBachelorofFineArtsinIndustrialDesignisafouryearprogram for undergraduate students aimed at becoming professional in-dustrial designers. Students acquire a wide range of skills involving objects, processes, services and their systems in whole lifecycles to meet the evolu-tions of society in our complex world.The program is interdisciplinary in nature and structure; studio and the classroom are conceived of as complementary spaces for the devel-opment of design thinking, technical and professional skills and creative expression for design projects.

Inthisprogramstudentswill:•discoverhowdesignandarthistori-

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•understandtheimportanceofhu-man sciences in the development of objects;

• learn toanalyzedesign compo-nents, to apply methodic design processes and acquire the techni-cal skills;

•beimmersedintheindustrialde-signer'sdailyprofessionalpracticeswith professors and guest lecturers who work in the field and projects led in partnership with companies.

The significant studio practice in Industrial Design offered by thisprogram will prepare graduates for immediate practice in industrial or service design in consulting firms, manufacturers or large corporations.

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Total credits for degree 136Curricula and elective offerings are adapted over time to respond to the evolution of professional practices and industry needs. Participation in professional internships is also an essential educational element and preparation for employment after graduation. Elective offerings change from semester to semester.

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Developed by PCA faculty member AnneBugugnani,theBachelorofFineArtsDegreeinInteriorDesignwithanemphasisonRetailandCommercialSpaces is designed for undergraduate students who aim to become profes-sional interior designers specialized in retail, commercial, exhibition and eventspaces.Interdisciplinaryinna-ture and structure, the studio and the classroom serve as complementary spaces for design thinking, technical and professional skills development as well as creative expression in de-veloping an interior design project.

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sciences in spatial perception and space design;

•learntoanalyzespacecomponents,to apply rigorous design project methods and acquire the technical skills related to the interior design profession;

•beimmersedintheinteriordesign-er's daily professional practiceswith professors and guest lecturers who work in the field.

The significant studio practice in interior design and the plurality of choices offered by this program pre-pares graduates for immediate prac-tice in the interior design field in Paris and internationally.

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Andreas Brünglinghaus received an MFA in Photography from Bard College (NY, USA). His client list includes: Museum of Modern Art (NY, USA), Brooklyn Academy of Music (NY, USA), Fashion Week (NY, USA), Deutsche Bank, etc.

“A contemporary photographic practice is no longer limited to the taking of images but needs to include the deliberate construction (making) of images”

Andreas Brünglinghaus, Chair of Photography 1

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The photography curriculum bal-ances analog and digital technolo-gies with an emphasis on developing a creative vision and gaining a solid understanding of the image-making process. The program considers not only the technical aspects of image creation and production, but also examines how photographs are dis-seminated, presented, discussed, used, documented or archived: in short, how they function in today’s image driven society. The depart-ment equally addresses technical and conceptual skills, since both are essential to any successful photo-graphic practice. Students are en-couraged to work cross-disciplinary and may attend courses in other departments such as Communica-tion Design, Fine Arts, or Fashion, in order to think about photography’s broader applications, implications and contexts. Through a progres-

sive core seminar structure, lectures, lab and studio courses as well as an internship, students gain first-hand commercial experience from practic-ing photographers and learn about innovative, cutting-edge approaches relevant to a photographic practice, while defining their own unique way of working.

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FreshmanSeminar1+2 3 3

Black&WhitePhotography1+2 3 3

Drawing1+2 3 3

IntrotoDigitalMedia1+2 2 2

CriticalThinking&Writing1+2 3 3


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SophomoreSeminar1+2 3 3

ColorPhotography1+2 3 3

LightingTechniques1+2 2 2

DigitalPhotographyLab1+2 3 3

StudioElective 2 2

IntrotoVisualCulture 3 -

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Total Credits 19 19


JuniorSeminar1+2 3 3

Advanced Printing 2 2

StudioElectives 4 4

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SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVES

IntrotoDigitalPhotography&LightingStreetPhotography/UrbanLandscapeEarlyFormsofPhotographyAdvanced Contemporary PortraitureSelf-publishing a MonographBeauty&CelebrityportraitsConstructedRealities

Fashion Photography Advanced Fashion PhotographyPhotographyintheExpandedFieldPhotography and Other ArtsPhotography in ParisFashion FilmsAutobiography

The four year photography program includes a direct-entry option, allowing students to spe-cializeinimage-makingfromthefirstyear.However,studentswhohaveenrolledinthemoregeneral Foundation year program can still declare their major in Photography after the end of the Foundation year and will need to do three more years to complete their photography degree requirements.


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“Critical Studies courses ensure that our students graduate from PCA with a good grounding in the liberal arts, equipped with the capacity to think, write and communicate clearly, both about their work and about the world.”

Dr. Noga Arikha, Chair of Critical Studies

CRITICAL STUDIES

historian of ideas and writer, the author of Pas-sionsandTempers:AHistoryoftheHumours (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2007), and co-author of NapoleonandtheRebel:AStoryofBrother-hood, Passion, and Power (Palgrave Macmil-lan, 2011). Nationality: French / American. Languages: English, French, Italian, German.

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The interdisciplinary Critical Studies curriculum provides students with a grounding in general humanities - history, philosophy, languages and literatures–aswellassocialsciencesand sciences. The courses taught within the department help students understand how to place themselves within the world and within the his-tory of their chosen practice, provid-ing the context they need to navigate the complexities of contemporary culture. The curriculum teaches them the basic skills of research and writ-ing that are essential to an education in the arts and to a humanistic edu-cation generally, enriching their ref-erences, their vision and ultimately their creative practice.

The BFA and BA degrees requirestudents to complete Critical Studies credits including credits in art and design history. In theFreshman year, students take “Critical Thinking & Writing,” a foundational “great books” course and a necessary stepping stone to higher levelcourses. Itprovidesageneral education in the humanities that combines literature, poetry, the history of philosophy, and the history of art. Focused on the close reading of influential texts, it is geared at help-ing freshman students develop as analytical readers and thinkers, and acquire or perfect the writing skills theyneed.IntheFallterm,“Dimen-sionsinArt&Design”servesasaninitiation to the historical examina-tion and analysis of art and design across ages and cultures. Students learn to look at, contextualize, and interpret images and artifacts. They then expand upon these abilities in the Spring term with “Artistic Migra-tions: Paris in the World,” in which Paris is studied in relation to the world’s other cultural, artistic, literary centers, through the movements of

artists and writers over the centuries and continents.

Following this, in addition to a set of core courses in the history of art and design for the specific majors and degrees, a wide selection of Critical Studies electives enables students to broaden their knowledge and sharp-en their capacity for analytical inqui-ry. Courses cover an extensive range of disciplines, with a changing selec-tion of electives ranging from cogni-tive psychology or semiotics, to the historyoftechnologyorRenaissancepolitics. French classes are offered overfourlevels.FrenchIIIhasahighliterary component, while French IVisacontent-basedcoursewhosetheme changes each term and may focus on sustainability or the media.

PCA takes special advantage of its campus and location as an ideal envi-ronment for observing and exploring the social and cultural variety that is typicalofaEuropeanandmulticul-tural metropolis in the 21st century. Courses often include visits to a large varietyofvenues–museumsandgalleries, cultural events and urban sites. Senior level seminars and guest speakers address timely and provoca-tive issues that help students develop ideas and make the choices that will enhance their own careers.

Critical Studies requirements for de-gree programs vary. Students should consult their advisor to ensure that these requirements are fulfilled ap-propriately.Underexceptionalcir-cumstances, and with the approval of the Critical Studies Chair, require-ments may be taken out of sequence.

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Beyond our undergraduate pro-grams, PCA offers full-time Certifi-cate and Study Abroad at PCA pro-grams for those students seeking in-depthstudyinart/design,man-agement of design or art history, theory and criticism. Working side-by-side with our degree students, Certificate and Study Abroad at PCA students have access to all studio facilities, services and partnerships that the school has to offer.

Whether a Study Abroad at PCA stu-dent joins PCA for a semester or a year they will have an extraordinary

exposure to the art and design world of Paris and come away with new skills and experiences that will enrich their artistic vision and permanently impact their view of the world.

The intensive curriculum offered in the Certificate programs is an excel-lent preparation for those looking to enter an MFA program or refining a professional level design portfolio.

UponcompletionoftheNonDegreePrograms, participants may request to receive a transcript of their course-work.

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Five recent studies found evidence of a significant link between living abroad and an increased capacity for creativity.1

Students interested in following a cur-riculum completely in French may be interestedintheprogramsoftheCUPAdivision of Paris College of Art (see page 197).FormoreinformationonCUPAvisit www.cupa.paris.edu

Please note that elective offerings are sub-ject to change based on course enrollment numbers.

Students may choose to concentrate in one of the focus areas listed below, or pursue a semester of independent study combining multiple disciplines.

Study Abroad at PCA students choose from our vast array of courses to make up a rigorous and stimulating curriculum that match their academ-ic needs and interest. Students can focus their studies in one departmen-tal area or create a multidisciplinary selection.The sample curricula on the follow-ing page shows the freedom Study Abroad at PCA Students have to cre-ate a program ideally suited to their own interests. To help us develop a program for you, you must, as part of the admissions procedure, complete the course request pre-approval form indicating the courses you would like to take and submit it with your appli-cationforadmission.Youcanexplorethe range of courses we offer by go-ing on the course search section of mon.paris.edu.

STUDY ABROAD AT PCA

1 Cultural Borders and Mental Barriers: The Relationship Between Living Abroad and Creativity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, May 2009 William Maddux(INSEAD)andAdamD.Galinsky(NorthwesternUniversity)

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Accessories Design Fine Arts

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AaltoUniversitySchoolofArt&Design,FinlandArtCenterCollegeOfDesign,USABatesCollege,USABrownUniversity,USACaliforniaCollegeofArts,USACarnegieMellon,USAClarkUniversity,USACollegeofVisualArts,USAColumbiaUniversity,USACopenhagenSchoolofDesign&Technology,DenmarkCorcoranCollegeofArt&Design,USACornellUniversity,USAGeorgetownUniversity,USAHamiltonCollege,USAHongikUniversity,SouthKoreaKansasCityArtInstitute,USAKonstfack, Sweden MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt(MICA),USAMinneapolisCollegeofArt&Design,USANationalCollegeofArt&Design(NCAD),IrelandNationalTaiwanUniversityOfTheArts,TaiwanOntarioCollegeofArt&Design(OCAD),CanadaOxfordUniversity,UKParsonsTheNewSchoolforDesign,USAPrattInstitute,USARhodeIslandSchoolofDesign,USAReedCollege,USARoyalDanishAcademy,DenmarkRoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology,AustraliaSageCollegeofAlbany,USASarahLawrenceCollege,USASchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago,USASchooloftheMuseumofFineArts,USASchoolofVisualArts,USAStanfordUniversity,USAUniversityofMonterrey,MexicoUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles,USASydney College of the Arts, AustraliaUniversityoftheArtsinPhiladelphia,USAUniversityoftheArtsLondon,UKVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity,USAWimbledonCollegeOfArt,UKYaleUniversity,USA

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Drawing JuniorEdinburgh College of Art

Advertising and Communication 3FashionDrawingII 2FrenchIV:Sustainability 3AdvancedDrawingforIllustration 2JuniorIllustrationConcepts 3EuropeanVisualNarrative 3

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Graphic Design JuniorMaryland Institute College of Art

EditorialDesign 2AdvancedMotionGraphics 3HistoryofCommunicationDesign 2CollabII 4ParisInside/Out 1WebII 2

Total Credits 14

Fine Arts JuniorKonstfack

JuniorSculptureII 3StudioConceptsII 3ExperimentalDrawingII 2Photography in Paris 2FrenchI 3TheBuildingsSeminar 3

Total Credits 16

Fashion Design Junior Syracuse University

JuniorDesignStudioII 3DigitalFashionStudioII 3CollectionConceptDevelopmentII 2FashionDrawingIV 2HistoryofFashionII 3Creative Machine Knitting 2Advanced Sewing Techniques 2Advanced Sewing Techniques 2

Total Credits 17

Photography JuniorPratt Institute

Contemporary Printmaking 2Photography and Other Arts 2Fashion Films 2JuniorSeminarII 3Photography in Paris 2FrenchI 3

Total Credits 14

Illustration SophomoreArt Center College of Design

HistoryofFashion 3SophomoreIllustrationConcept 3Digital Concepts 2ParisInside/Out 1FrenchII 3WebII 2

Total Credits 15

Design Management, Junior Parsons The New School for Design

DesignIV 2Economics:Macro 3Managing Creative Organizations 3BusinessEthics 3FashionRetailing 3The Culture of Design 3

Total Credits 17

Art History JuniorColumbia College Chicago

StoryandImage 3Photography and other arts 2Paris:CityasTextandImage 3FrenchI 3TheBuildingsSeminar 3Dimensions in Art and Design 3

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The intensive curriculum of the PCA Certificate Program offers a non-degree option for those wishing to launch a career transition, refine a professional level design portfolio, or prepare for entering a Masters degree program. The Certificate Programs are ideally suited for the mature student who already has an undergraduate degree and wishes tocompletehis/hereducationwitha professional art and design con-centration. These programs empha-size skill development and provide a solid foundation in the process, technology, and language of art and design. Students must complete a minimumof30credithoursfortheone-year Certificate Program. Study-ing full-time (minimum of 12 credits per semester), Certificate Students

choose from courses in an area of concentration. The student, along withhis/heradvisor,willcreateafi-nal curriculum that responds to the student’s interests, abilities, and the course schedule.

Certificate students develop an in-dividualized program with the guid-ance of their Academic Advisor, spe-cifically catered to their needs and interests. On the following page are examples of curricula recent Certifi-cate students completed.

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ACCESSORIES DESIGN FALL SPRINGAccessoriesConcept&Development1+2 2 2Studio1+2 4 4Materials Lab 2 -Technical Drawing - 3Collection Management 2 -DesignResearchMethods 3 -StudioElective 2 4HistoryofAccessories - 3Total Credits 15 15

ART HISTORY FALL SPRINGPrimitivism 3 -Modernisms and Modernities 3 -Pop and Around - 3Artists on Art 3 -Art Criticism Writing Practicum - 3Creative Writing 3 -ArtHistoryElective - 6ArtHistoryResearchandMethods 3 -StudioElective - 3Total Credits 15 15

COMMUNICATION DESIGN FALL SPRINGBrand&Identity 2 -CollabII - 4MarketStrategiesforBrandDevelopment 3 -DesignEntrepreneurship - 3Service Design 3 -EditorialDesign - 2Type: Core Lab 2 -IndependentStudyinPerfumePackaging - 1Type: Core Studio 4 -SeniorStudioII - 3WebI&II 2 2Total Credits 16 15

DESIGN MANAGEMENT FALL SPRINGDesignIII 3 -DesignIV - 2Form: Core Lab - 2Managing Creative Organizations - 3Design Project Management 3 -StrategicDesignManagement&Direction - 3IntroductiontoCreativeThinking 3 -MarketingStrategiesforDevelopingBrands 3 -Branding&Identity - 2Design Development - 3Seminar:Innovation&Design 3 -Total Credits 15 15

FASHION DESIGN FALL SPRINGPatternDrafting1+2 3 33DFashionDesign1+2 3 3FashionDrawingHand1+2 2 2FashionDrawingDigital1+2 2 2TextileElectives 2 2Studio/ManagementElective 3 3Total Credits 15 15

FINE ARTS FALL SPRINGJunior Painting 2 2StudioConceptsI&II 3 33DStudio 3 -4DStudioI&II 3 3Contemporary Printmaking 2 -IntroductiontoDesignStudies 3 -Creative&ExperimentalDrawing - 2HistoryofCommunicationDesign - 3IntrotoDigitalPhoto&Lighting - 2Total Credits 16 15

ILLUSTRATION FALL SPRINGFrom Drawing to Concepts 2 -Character Design - 2Digital Animation 3 -Digital Concepts - 2DigitalIllustration 3 -EuropeanVisualNarrative - 3DrawingforIllustration 2 -IntrotoVisualCommunication - 2Images+Signs - 2ParisInside/Out - 1IllustrationWorlds 3 -Volume+Design 2 -SophomoreIllustrationConcepts - 3Total Credits 15 15

INTERIOR DESIGN FALL SPRINGProjectCommunication1+2 3 3ProjectFundamentals1+2 4 4Materiality 3 -Installation&Comfort - 3Design Project Management 3 -DesignResearchMethods 3 -The City of Tomorrow - 3Light Design - 3Total Credits 16 16

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PHOTOGRAPHY FALL SPRINGBlackandWhitePhotography1 3 -AdvancedPrintingTechniquesII - 2DrawingI 2 -Advertising&Communication - 3FreshmanSeminarI 3 -Lighting Seminar 2 3Managing Creative Organizations - 3Paris Through Photography’s Lens 3 -PhotographyintheExpandedField - 2Video/MovingImage 2 -SophomoreSeminarII - 3Total Credits 15 15

TEXTILES DESIGN FALL SPRINGCreative Machine Knitting 2 2Advanced Sewing Techniques - 2DigitalFashionStudioI 2 -CeramicStudioII - 3FashionDrawingIII 2 -Contemporary Printmaking - 2Creative Textile Development 2 2Multimedia Textiles: Volume - 2Knitwear Studio 2 -ParisInside/Out - 1Printmaking for Fashion 2 -TextileIdentification 2 -Wearable Objects 2 -Total credits 16 14

PRODUCT DESIGN FALL SPRINGDesignProjectFundamentals1+2 3 3DesigninEverydayLife 3 -DesignEntrepreneurship - 3DesignResearchMethods 3 -Design Workshop - 3DesignandInnovation 3 -Morpho-structure - 3Materiality 3 -Technical Drawing - 3Total Credits 15 15

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CUPAstudentscome from the following schools:

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Sinceitsfoundingin1963,thesingu-larmissionoftheCenterforUniversi-tyProgramsAbroad(CUPA)hasbeento provide the highest quality study abroad experience in Paris to Ameri-cancollegestudents.CUPAbecameapartofPCAin2010.CUPAstudentsare highly motivated, have a strong background in French and study in theUniversityofParissystemandcertain Grandes Écoles and special-izedinstitutes.Inone-on-onecon-sultations,CUPAdevelopsanindi-vidualized program of study for each student, over the semester, the full

academic year, or the summer, fash-ioned to meet their individual inter-ests and requirements. The program, conducted entirely in French, pro-vides all students with an advanced immersionorientationatCUPAbe-fore they begin courses at the French universities. While enjoying a home base and a comforting structure at theprogramcenter,CUPAstudentsare directly matriculated, do the same type of work as their French counterparts, and are strongly en-couraged to participate in numer-ous activities in the Parisian context.

Amherst CollegeBardCollegeBatesCollegeBaylorUniversityBenningtonCollegeBrownUniversityBrynMawrCollegeCarleton CollegeCarnegieMellonUniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeThe College of William and MaryThe College of WoosterConnecticut CollegeDrewUniversityFordhamUniversityGeorgetownUniversityGrandValleyStateUniversity

HarvardUniversityIndianaUniversityJohnsHopkinsUniversityKenyon CollegeMacalester CollegeNorthwesternUniversityOberlin CollegePomona CollegePrincetonUniversityReedCollegeRiceUniversitySt. Mary’s College of MarylandTrinity CollegeTrinityUniversity,SanAntonioTuftsUniversityUniv.ofCalifornia,BerkeleyUniv.ofCalifornia,LosAngeles

Univ.ofCalifornia,SanDiegoUniv.ofCalifornia,SantaBarbaraUniv.ofCalifornia,SantaCruzUniv.ofMichiganUniv.ofNotreDameUniv.ofTexas,AustinUniv.ofWisconsin,MadisonVassar College VillanovaUniversityVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityWashingtonUniversity,SaintLouisWellesley College WesleyanUniversityWillametteUniversityWilliams College YaleUniversity

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The Admissions Committee’s decision on applica-tions is based upon evaluation of the PCA Portfolio orDesignAnalysisEssay,thePersonalStatement,school transcripts and test scores, and a phone or in-personinterview.Eachapplicantisreviewedin-dividually with regard to his or her own experience, academic achievement and potential for artistic growth. PCA seeks creative, academically respon-sible, and highly motivated applicants.

ADMISSIONS DECISIONS

The Admissions Committee will review an ap-plication once all required materials are received. Decisions are immediately mailed by post as well as sent via email. The status of the decision is also updated on the student’s personal account on our web portal. All materials submitted to the Admis-sions Office, including the portfolio, transcripts, let-ters of recommendation, etc. become the property of PCA and will not be returned to the applicant.

ACCEPTED APPLICANTS

Admitted applicants receive information about housing, tuition and fees and other important mat-ters in the online “Welcome Packet” that can be accessed on our web portal. The Admissions Com-mittee’s decision to admit an applicant is contin-gent upon successful completion of any ongoing studies and on the receipt of the final transcripts for those studies (see “Official Transcripts”).

DEFERRING ADMISSION

Students can defer their date of entry for up to one year. To defer entry, a letter requesting a new entry date describing the applicant’s plans must be sent to the Admissions Office. A non-refundable tuition deposit may be requested to guarantee space availability for a future semester.

SPECIAL CONDITION ADMISSIONS

The Admissions Committee may require one of the following conditions:

• Pathways and/or English for International Stu-dents (EIS).See page 149 for details.

• ProbationStudents may be admitted on academic probation as a result of substandard academic performance. Students admitted on probation must maintain a minimumGPAof2.0duringtheirfirstyearofstudyat PCA or will otherwise be dismissed.

ADVANCED STANDING CREDIT

StudentswhohaveearnedFrench,EuropeanorInternationalBaccalaureates,aGermanAbitur,orwhohavepassedA-Levels,USAdvancedPlacementExamsorequivalentuniversityqualifyingexami-nations will be considered to receive appropriate transfer credit.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

Transfer applicants wishing to obtain advanced standing in the degree programs must have suf-ficient university coursework and the appropriate skills/abilities(see“TransferCreditPolicy”).To be accepted for transfer as a sophomore into the BFAprogram,astudentmusthavecompletedap-proximately 24 studio credits plus 12 credits of Criti-cal Studies. To be accepted for transfer as a junior, a student must have completed approximately 48 studio credits plus 18 Critical Studies credits.TobeacceptedfortransferintotheBAprogramas a sophomore, a student must have completed atleast36creditswithintherequiredcoursedis-tribution. Junior transfers must have completed approximately67universitycredits.Duetotheunique nature of the Design Management pro-gram, transfer students will likely take courses in the freshman and sophomore levels during their first year at PCA in order to complete the degree requirements.

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Students have until the beginning of their second semester to submit outstanding official transcripts totheRegistrarforevaluationfortransfercredit.Notranscriptssubmittedafterthistimewillbeconsidered. All transcripts submitted must be offi-cial (see below). Transcripts from schools that were not indicated on the application for admission will not be considered.

A grade of “C” or better must be earned to receive transfercredit.Grantingoftransfercreditiscontin-gent upon an applicant’s capacity to maintain the same satisfactory performance level by which the student was admitted. During the first semester of attendance, students should direct their questions abouttransfercredittotheRegistrar.

Applicants who would like to transfer academic creditsfromnon-EnglishlanguageinstitutionsmusthaveofficialtranslationsinEnglish.TheAdmissions Office may require that transcripts beevaluatedbyWorldEducationServices(WES);such an evaluation is strongly encouraged though not required for all foreign transcripts. To contact WES,visitwww.wes.organdinstructWEStosendthe evaluation to the Admissions Office.

• Studio/Departmental CreditTransfercreditforstudio/departmentalrequire-ments and electives will be granted for courses where the content is similar to the curriculum at PCA . Students must present official transcripts and portfolio materials demonstrating proficiency in the subject areas for which the credit is sought in the admissions application.

• Critical Studies CreditPCA awards Critical Studies credits including Art History,Languages,Humanities,SocialSciences,and Sciences that correspond to the Critical Stud-ies requirements.

• Notification of CreditTheTransferCreditEvaluation(TCE)isinitially

completed during the admissions review process and finalized once the applicant has submitted all final transcripts to PCA. Accepted applicants receivenotificationoftransfercreditpriortoReg-istration.

Notransfercreditwillbegrantedfor“lifeexperi-ence.”

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

ALL TRANSCRIPT DOCUMENTS MUST BE:

•WritteninEnglishorhaveanofficialtranslationinEnglish•Printedonsecuretranscriptpaperoronthe letterhead of the school (not a copy) •Stampedwiththeschoolsealorotherofficial marking •Notarized,signedorsentelectronicallyby a school official (registrar, dean, counselor, etc.).

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS MUST CONTAIN:

•Nameandaddressoftheschool•Student’sname(mustappearoneverypage of the transcript) •Datesofattendance•Degreeawarded,ifany,andthedateofdegree conferred •Namesofindividualcoursescompleted•Numberofcontacthoursperweekforeaccourse•Lengthoftheterm•Gradeorevaluationreceivedforeachcourse•Gradingscale(i.e.:A=Excellent,F=Failure) or a description of the grading system.

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ALL APPLICANTS

I. COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION

Complete the online application form:mon.paris.edu, which you can access from the “Admissions”sectionofthewebsite.Youmaysaveyour work and return to complete your application later. The site will lead you through the process of applying where you will be required to provide personal and educational information, identify the program for which you are applying and up-load your essays (see below for essay information). Within two business days after submitting your application, you will receive a login and password that will allow you to keep track of the status of your application. Please follow the instructions on: mon.paris.edu to pay the application fee.

II. SUBMIT THE PERSONAL STATEMENT ESSAY

Write a one-page statement that describes the work of an artist(s), photographer(s), design business(es), design manager(s), art historian(s), or designer(s) that inspires you. Also briefly describe why you would like the opportunity to pursue an education in art and design at PCA.

III. SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS OF PREVIOUS STUDIES

Sendallsecondaryschooland/oruniversitytran-scripts to the Admissions Office. All applicants, except those who have completed at least two years of full-time study at another university, are required to submit secondary school transcripts.See the “Official Transcripts” section above for more information on transcript matters. IV. SUBMIT TEST SCORES: SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS

AllapplicantsforwhomEnglishisnottheirnativelanguagemustsubmitresultsofeithertheTOEFLexam(theTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)orIELTS(InternationalEnglishLanguageTesting

System). The minimum scores required for regu-laradmissionare:92ontheTOEFLIBTexamor6.5bandscoreontheIELTSexam.Thosewhosescoresfallbetween60and91ontheTOEFLIBTexamor5.0and6.0ontheIELTSexamwillbeconsideredforen-trywithPathwaysand/orEnglishforInternationalStudents(EIS)required(seepage149formorein-formation). To obtain registration information and theearliestpossibletestdatesfortheTOEFLexam,visit www.ets.org. Our institution code is 8217. To findtestingcentersandregisterfortheIELTS,visitwww.ielts.org.Requestthatyourscorebesentdi-rectly to PCA.Degree seeking applicants that are currently en-rolled at an American high school must submit eithertheSATorACTexamresults;ourCEEBcodeis4627.

V. SCHEDULE A PERSONAL INTERVIEW

All Degree and Certificate Program applicants must have a personal interview either in-person or by telephone. Study Abroad at PCA Student ap-plicants are encouraged to schedule an interview though they are not required to do so. Applicants mustcontacttheAdmissionsOfficeat+33(0)145773966,[email protected] or by emailing their assigned Admissions Counselor to schedule an interview.Interviewscanbecompletedatanytimeduringtheadmissions process. Applicants who would like to receive feedback before submitting their final ma-terials are encouraged to schedule an interview early in the process. During the interview, an Ad-missions Counselor will ask questions about the applicant’s academic history, portfolio and essays. They will also answer questions about the admis-sions process and general inquires about PCA.

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APPLICANTS FOR:BFA DEGREE - Freshmen & Transfer entryNON DEGREE PROGRAMS - Intending to do Studio Coursework

I. SUBMIT ARTWORK

Submit a portfolio of 10 to 20 images. Applicants are encouraged to submit their best and most re-cently completed work showing a range of skills and creativity. The Admissions Committee is par-ticularly interested in how applicants research and communicate their ideas in a well-edited body of work. The portfolio can contain any combination of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, installation art, video, photography, sound, motion graphics, communication design, fashion design, illustration, collaborative work, etc. Applicants are encouraged to carefully edit their portfolio consid-ering the arrangement and order of their work.

BFATransferapplicantsareencouragedtosubmitworks that align with the area of study for which they are applying.

Choose one of the following methods to submit your portfolio:•Gotoparisedu.slideroom.com, create your own login and password and upload your work in the "add media section" (Preferred).•ProvidetheAdmissionsOfficewithawebaddresswhere you have made your work available.•SubmitworkonDVDorCD-Rom;imagefilesshould be in jpeg or pdf format, have a resolution of 72 dpi and the largest dimension should not ex-ceed 1220 pixels. Do not put adhesive labels on the CD-Rom.

APPLICANTS FOR:BA DEGREE - Freshman & Transfer entryNON DEGREE PROGRAMS - Intending to do Art History, Critical Studies, and/or Design Management Coursework

I. SUBMIT DESIGN ANALYSIS ESSAY

Writeaone-pageessayanalyzingaworkofart/design that is representative of your home culture. Please include a visual reference* of your chosen subject as well as citations of your research in the body of the essay.

Inadditiontosubmittingtherequirementslistedunder“AllApplicantsandIndividualProgramRe-quirements”:

I. SUBMIT COURSE APPROVAL FORM(StudyAbroadatPCAandExchangeApplicantsOnly)

SubmittheCourseRequest/Pre-ApprovalFormthat is available in the "Apply" section of mon.paris.edu. The form is to be completed by all study abroad and exchange applicants and approved by the home institution. Select courses from current PCAcourseofferings.NotethatwhilePCAcorere-quirements run each semester, electives are sub-jects to change. Students are advised into elective courses upon arrival during Orientation week.

* The visual reference can be included as a web link in the essay, or uploaded in the “Add Media” section of the website parisedu.slideroom.com when the application fee is paid.

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PCA SCHOLARSHIP, LOANS & ON-CAMPUSINTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The PCA Financial Assistance Committee awards Degree, Study Abroad at PCA and Certificate stu-dents financial assistance on the basis of three criteria: financial need, merit, and assessed com-mitment to their program of study at Paris College of Art. Awarded need and merit based scholarships defrayaportionoftuition.Inaddition,PCADegreeand Certificate students are eligible for PCA insti-tutional loans, which are made for the period of education at PCA. Provided the student maintains full-time enrollment, these loans will not be due until the student has completed their degree or certificate. There will be no interest levied on the institutional loans. Students awarded scholarships and/orinstitutionalloansmayalsobechosentoparticipate in the on-campus internship program. Acceptance of an internship is a requirement if a student also wishes to benefit from a need-based scholarship.Internsareassignedpositionswithinthe school for which they receive a monthly stipend and a reduction in tuition. All financial assistance awards are valid for one academic year. To retain their financial assistance package, students must remain in good academic standing (a semester GPAofatleast2.5withafull-timeloadofatleast12 credits, including all degree requirements). Stu-dents must also reapply in the spring semester and show continued need each year. Awards may be reduced or discontinued if a student fails to com-plete their awarded internship or if their financial circumstances, academic performance or behavior are deemed to no longer warrant or merit tuition assistance.

To Apply: Applicants apply online on mon.paris.edu where they can submit the online Financial Assistance Application as well as the mandatory supporting financial documents. Applicants who would like to be considered for financial assistance should apply for admission by the Priority Deadlines:February 1, for fall entryOctober 1, for spring entry

Please note that only students who have applied for a pro-gram of study at Paris College of Art will have access to the online portal where they can then apply for financial as-sistance.

TUITION & SCHOLARSHIP

EstimatedAcademicYearExpensesinEuros

2013-2014 Tuition 25,900 € HealthInsurance 210 € Housing 7,200 € Personal/Meals 4,000 €Booksandsupplies 1,375€Local transportation 324€ TOTAL 39,009€

NATIONALFINANCIALASSISTANCEINYOURCOUNTRY

Some countries provide financial assistance to students studying at PCA. Please visit our web-site www.paris.edu for specific information.

* PCA students are not eligible for US federal financial aid. US students, or foreign students with a co-signer in the US are eligible for private loans though Sallie Mae.Visit www.salliemae.com/student-loans/smart-option-student-loan for detailed information on Sallie Mae pri-vate loan opportunities.

Tuition information for the Pathways program is avail-able on our website, at www.paris.edu.

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© 2013-2014 / AFAD / Paris College of Art. This catalog is a guide, the information it contains is, as far as possible, up-to-date at the time of publishing, but is subject to alteration without notice. The Association Franco-Américaine deDesign/ParisCollegeofArtreservestherighttochangeanymattercontainedinthispublication,includingbutnot limited to tuition, fees, policies, degree programs, names of programs, course offerings, academic activities, academicrequirements,facilities,faculty,andadministrators.Inadditiontoauniversityeducation,theinstitutionoffers its students significant resources to help them enter the art and design field of their choice post-graduation, including, but not limited to, career counseling, networking and internship opportunities, interviewing skills, and resumeandportfolioreviews;however,theAssociationFranco-AméricainedeDesign/ParisCollegeofArtmakesno guarantee, expressed or implied, regarding an individual student’s success entering the job market as an as-piring artist, photographer, designer or design manager. Payment of tuition or attendance at any classes shall constituteastudent'sacceptanceoftheadministration'srightsassetforthabove.

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ByenrollingatPCA,studentsagreetothefollowingTerms and Conditions:

•Studentswillnotbeadmittedtoclassuntiltheyhave complied with all regulations concerning registration and tuition payments.

•StudentsarepersonallyresponsibleforfinancialobligationstotheSchool.Unlessspecificallyen-rolled in a PCA Payment Plan, full payment of ac-count balance is due before the first day of classes.

•TheschoolissuestuitionrefundsinaccordancewiththeschedulelistedintheStudentHandbook.

•IfEnglishisnotthestudent'snativelanguage,PCA reserves the right to administer tests in spo-kenandwrittenEnglishbeforeregistrationtoverify a level of comprehension necessary to suc-cessfullycompleteclasses.Ifdeemednecessary,studentmaybeplacedinEnglishforInternationalStudents and therefore may need to do additional coursework in the summer semester to maintain academic progress.

•Studentsareresponsibleforfamiliarizingthem-selves with and adhering to the rules and regula-tionsoutlinedintheStudentHandbook.

•Theschoolreservestherighttosuspendordis-miss any student who, in the judgment of the ad-ministration, does not maintain the required stan-dards of scholarship, or whose attitude or behavior does not conform to the ideals of the school.

•PCAreservestherighttotakeorcausetobetaken,photographs, films or videos, and other graphic de-pictions of students, faculty, staff and visitors for promotional,educational,and/ornon-commercialpurposes, as well as approve such use by third par-ties with whom the university may engage in joint marketing. Such purposes may include print and electronic publications. This paragraph serves as public notice of the intent of the school to do so,

without remuneration, and as a release to the school giving permission to use those images for such purposes.

•Allstudentsarerequiredtosubmitofficialtran-scripts to the Admissions Office for evaluation when applying to the school. All degree students, once admitted, have their first semester of atten-dance at PCA to submit outstanding official tran-scriptstotheRegistrarforevaluationforpossibletransfer credit and the final proof of high school graduation.Notranscriptssubmittedaftertheendof the first semester of attendance will be consid-ered for transfer credit. All transcripts submitted must be original or certified copies in order to be accepted.

•Allinformationcollectedbytheschoolisheldinour database and is for internal use only (i.e. ad-missions, advising, registration, grading, billing, financial aid and student services). Students’ per-sonal information will not be released to any third parties without their explicit permission (i.e. bill-ing to financially responsible person). Anonymous statistical information gathered from the school’s database may be used to complete reports for af-filiatedacademicorganizations.Inaccordancewith the French ‘Computer and Freedoms’ law of January6,1978,youhavetherighttoaccessandrectifyanyinformationconcerningyou.Ifyouwishto exercise this right and be notified of any such informationpleasecontacttheRegistrar’soffice.*

*Les informations recueillies font l’objet d’un traitement informatique destiné à usage interne. Les informations personnelles concernant les élèves ne seront pas divul-guées sans leurs consentement explicite. Des statistiques tirées de ces informations pourront être fournies aux or-ganismes académiques affiliés. Conformément à la loi “informatique et libertés" du 6 janvier 1978, vous bénéficiez d’un droit d’accès et de rectification aux informations qui vous concernent. Si vous souhaitez exercer ce droit et ob-tenir communication des informations vous concernant, veuillez-vous adresser au bureau du Registrar - chargé des inscriptions.

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PCA summer programs run in July, offering courses for Pre-College,UndergraduateandAdultstudents.

Visit www.paris.edu for more information.

SUMMER PROGRAM 2014

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ADMINISTRATION

Serge Guarino, Chairman Reginald de Guillebon, President Céline Bréal, Vice President for Finance & AdministrationMarion Delord, Associate Executive Director

ACADEMICADMINISTRATIONDr. Linda Jarvin, DeanDr. Brigitte Borja de Mozota, Director of ResearchDr. Noga Arikha, Chair of Critical StudiesChloe Briggs, Chair of FoundationAndreas Brünglinghaus, Chair of PhotographyVéronique Devoldère, Chair of Fine Arts Frédérique Krupa, Chair of Communication DesignAlice Peinado, Chair of Design ManagementDonald Potard, Chair of Fashion DesignDr. Vivian Sky Rehberg, Chair of Art History, Theory & CriticismLoïc Sécheresse, Chair of IllustrationEmmanuelle Cospen-Gharibian, Critical Studies CoordinatorPatricio Sarmiento, Fashion Design Senior CoordinatorOlivia Sautreuil, Illustration Coordinator Dr. Maryann Letellier, CUPA Director

ADMISSIONS&STUDENTLIFEMatthew Gallagher, Director of Admissions & Student LifeCéline Aziz, Operations and Communications Manager for AdmissionsCecile Andrieu Kawakami, Japan Admissions RepresentativeMarie Breton, Admissions Manager for Special ProgramsKate Hiley, UK Admissions RepresentativeHadley Johnson, Canada & USA Admissions RepresentativePeggy Noland, USA Admissions Representative Ana Uzelac, Admissions Manager for Financial AssistanceSadie Nachtigal, Student Relations ManagerNele Pyfferoen, Career Services ManagerCarolina Spielmann, International Programs Manager

GENERALADMINISTRATIONSara Krauskopf, Director of CommunicationsRaina Lampkins-Fielder, Director of Academic Advising & Registrar’s OfficeYacine Roudani, IT ManagerVanessa Cittadino, Coordinator of Registrar Databases & IT AssistantChristopher Bouchard, Manager of Finance & AdministrationMargaux Kahane, Human Resources AssistantMartine Bruno, Campus & Business Office Administrative ManagerCoumba Diallo, Campus CoordinatorPierre Fahys, Photography Lab TechnicianJoe Johnson, Sculpture Lab TechnicianJoe Neill, Sculpture Lab Technician

Please refer to www.paris.edu forFacultyListings+biographicinformation.

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