In the Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design (IAMD) program you’ll join a community of emerging and established makers, thinkers, researchers, community leaders, explorers, mentors, writers and performers. With your instructors, peers, visiting artists and diverse creative communities you will build and share global, local and intercultural dialogue through art, media and design methodologies. You’ll explore interdisciplinary processes of making and research to expand the context of your practice with ancestral traditions, performance, media and digital fabrication, building capacities for the future.
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Your portfolio demonstrating a practice of art or design will determine the degree of pathways to an MFA or MDes.
- Master of Fine Arts: Develop and articulate your studio practice as research in a thesis document based on a creative body of work shown in solo and group Graduate exhibitions.
- Master of Design: Demonstrate methods, theory, strategy and design process into a research document and creative body of work shown through public workshops, launches, moderated discussions, and exhibitions.
Through the IAMD program you will:
- Develop critical methodologies in research
- Position and articulate work in relation to traditional and contemporary Indigenous knowledges and decolonial pedagogy
- Participate in graduate level studio-based practice
- Take part in seminars in critical theory and research methods
- Explore your research and practice through electives, self-directed study and residency opportunities
- Contribute to new knowledge in the areas of interdisciplinary art, media and design methods, discourses and creative practices.
- Promote the development of practices that facilitate sustainability, social responsibility and diverse social and cultural perspectives.
- Have opportunities to showcase work in group shows and individual thesis Graduate Exhibitions
- Your primary discipline and chosen emphasis in art, design or critical theory will determine the degree pathways to an MFA or MDes.
Check out the course calendar here for current courses offered.
Explore the IAMD Program Guide here.
In this program your learning environment includes:
- material-specific studios, labs and maker-spaces with the support of dedicated technicians.
- open studio engagement that supports practice-based research and collaboration
- a dedicated advisory committee that includes leading scholars and practitioners to guide you through your thesis.
In IAMD, you’ll take part in experiential learning through:
- workshops, seminars, local and international guest lecturers
- curatorial talks, walks, studio visits and symposiums
- bringing your practice to open-studio, galleries, exhibitions, artist-run centres, research forums and residencies in local and international cultural centres and communities
"The IAMD program gifted me with the opportunity to think deeply and expansively about my design practice through studio exploration and stitch possibilities of making and theory together. "
- Justine Woods, recent IAMD graduate
"The Interdisciplinary Arts Media and Design program at OCADU has been transformative for me. Graduating in 2022 with an MFA, the program provided the perfect platform to discover myself, shaping my artistic practice and providing a language for authentic express"
- Vridhhi Chaudhry
"The IAMD program helped me grow as an artist – expanding my thinking and making practices many times over. The sense of community and diversity of backgrounds and artistic practices made my MFA experience truly transformative."
- Nicole Neidhardt
