Norwich University of the Arts

MA Fine Art

Unrivalled fine art heritage

NUA has a long and well-established reputation as one of the leading providers of fine art education in the UK. Our students and graduates have been selected for countless prominent exhibitions and prizes, including Bloomberg New Contemporaries, MOSTYN Open, Aesthetica Art Prize, Signature Art Prize, Jerwood Drawing Prize, and the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Enterprise.

Our strong links with local, regional and national galleries, museums and festivals mean you’ll have the chance to contribute to debates around the contemporary practice. You’ll hear from visiting artists as part of the Fine Art Lecture Series. Our very own East GalleryNUA provides a showcase for high-quality public exhibitions that augment the MA Fine Art experience.

Master your skills in a stimulating environment

You may choose to specialise in – or combine – areas including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, spatial and time-based practice. You’ll master skills relevant to your artistic interests and you’ll be supported in the development of wider expertise, from exhibition and presentation to ethics and audience awareness.

Working alongside students from other postgraduate degree courses at NUA, you’ll be part of a community of artists, makers and visiting artists that forms a stimulating and active research environment.

Graduates work in a broad range of careers including:

• Practising Artist
• Artist-Curator
• Exhibition Organisation
• Arts Administration
• Teaching/Lecturing
• Research/PhD Study
• Research/PhD Study