The Tasmanian School of Art is a creative hub engaging locally and globally in critical thinking and contemporary art and design practice. Our world class facilities, teaching and research programs and intimate collaborative communities provide a rich learning platform.
Whilst teaching and learning is delivered through a studio specific approach, cross-disciplinary engagement and dialogue forms an important part of our programs.
In addition to compulsory non-studio-specific units such as - Core Studies and Theory of Practice - students are encouraged to participate in cross-disciplinary projects, exhibitions and critiques.
Studio specific facilities, technicians and workshops are accessible to all students irrespective of the studio/s they are enrolled in.
The Tasmanian School of Art provides a rich platform choreographed to inspire the visual artists and designers of the future.
Globally respected for the calibre of its research, quality of its teaching and learning programs, and character of its graduates, The School offers a range of post and undergraduate degree courses in Fine Arts and Visual Communications.
Students have access to in-house studios and facilities that include sculpture, furniture, printmaking and digital production workshops, photographic darkrooms, a specialist art supply shop and an outstanding on campus library.
Housed in purpose-built facilities and situated on Hobart’s spectacular waterfront, students have easy access to general ‘capital city’ amenities, the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre and MONA (the Museum of Old and New Art).
The ‘on site’ Plimsoll and Entrepôt Galleries regularly present challenging contemporary exhibitions that engage the broader community and support our diverse teaching programs.
The Art Forum program hosts weekly public presentations by visiting international scholars and practitioners.
The School of Art has an enviable reputation as one of Australia’s most innovative tertiary art institutions. In 1981 it was the first institution in Australia to introduce a Master of Fine Arts, subsequently establishing a PhD program in the mid 1990’s. Our teaching staff have nationally and internationally respected profiles as artists, designers and writers. Our current students, alumni and staff maintain ongoing connections with local, national and international contemporary art and design exhibitions and events.
“As an undergraduate the TSA has provided me with a wealth of challenges, inspiration to reach personal goals and the motivation by which to achieve the seemingly impossible. Apart from the academic satisfaction of university life, I find myself surrounded by a valued “extended family” where staff and students alike provide unending support, enthusiasm and guidance.”
Leanne Devereaux - Printmaking
“The Art school provides a great environment for developing your artistic practice both conceptually and technically, whilst exposing you to a range of mediums and artwork through theoretical research tasks. The support provided by fellow students, staff and the technicians is amazing!”
Ashlee Irwin - Art and Design Theory/Printmaking
"Undertaking an MFA by research at the Tasmanian School of Art was crucial in allowing for a deeper exploration into a number of key areas of my practice. Particularly, the time and head space it gave me to experiment in my chosen medium, drawing, through studio based practice and rigorous theoretical research that culminated in a body of work that exceeded my expectations. One of the major unforeseen outcomes, was a shift in how I manage certain formal, procedural, and theoretical perspectives when approaching the studio based practice."David Edgar, MFA research drawing