MA Glass
Study the unique art and refined techniques of studio glassmaking in a course dedicated to the history, material and culture of glass. Based in our world-class, state-of-the-art hot glass and kiln-formed glass studios, you will have the opportunity to study both traditional and contemporary approaches to this ancient art form, and gain the hands-on expertise necessary to master its processes as an independent maker.
You will be taught the fundamental properties and behaviours of glass and how it came to be developed as a material of significant utility and revered for unparalleled beauty. Learning its history and many applications will open up your individual pathway of practice-led research into how glass might be reimagined or innovatively applied in a contemporary context.
<ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Award: MA Glass<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Studios: world-class hot glass and kiln-formed glass studios<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Digital fabrication: Fab Lab South West located adjacent to the hot glass studio<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Professional opportunities: professional placement or study abroad, including Murano, Venice and other glass studios</p></li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">As a student of this course you will learn using:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">A state-of-the-art glass furnace (one of only a small number of electrically powered furnaces in the UK)<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Hot glass glory-holes and kilns<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">A glass-forming workshop with machines for grinding, shaping and polishing poured or blown glass forms<br /><br /></p></li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">The hot glass studio includes three blowing benches, where you will explore the traditional method of working with molten transparent and coloured glass, shaping it by blowing and hot forming it with tools.<br /></p>
Balance 2, Laura Quinn, MA Glass
<p dir="ltr">Focus on a wide range of traditional and contemporary methods from glass-blowing techniques, stained glass and kiln forming, to more contemporary approaches that use digital modelling, 3D mould-making and waterjet cutting technologies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Located adjacent to Fab Lab South West, you can work seamlessly between glass and the latest digital fabrication technologies, offering you unparalleled opportunity to unite time-honoured glass processes with innovative methods.</p>
<p>Learn techniques and theories within an environmentally mindful community of practitioners who are developing new ways of working with recycled glass, local seaweed sourced ash, and other place-based and regenerative modes of practice that are the future of the discipline.</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Learn in one of the few remaining and long-standing university-based hot glass studios in the UK.<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Develop your ideas for glass within a purpose built, multifaceted Materials Lab and in Fab Lab South West, located adjacent to the hot glass studio.<br /></p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Open yourself to a professional placement or study abroad, with opportunities in Murano, Venice and other glass studios around the world through our partnerships and networks.</p></li></ul>
<p>Career opportunities include: Product Designers, Independent Artisans, Glassware Designers, Scientific Glassblowers, Materials Specialists, Studio Glass Educators and Glass Researchers.</p>
<p>It is dedicated to the history, material and culture of glass, studying the unique art and refined techniques of studio glassmaking.</p>
<p>You will be taught the fundamental properties and behaviours of glass, its history and many applications, supporting a practice-led research pathway into how glass might be reimagined or innovatively applied in a contemporary context.</p>
<p>You will learn in hot glass and kiln-formed glass studios using a state-of-the-art electrically powered glass furnace, hot glass glory-holes, kilns and a glass-forming workshop for grinding, shaping and polishing poured or blown glass forms.</p>
<p>You can focus on methods from glass-blowing techniques, stained glass and kiln forming to contemporary approaches using digital modelling, 3D mould-making and waterjet cutting technologies.</p>
<p>With Fab Lab South West located adjacent, you can work seamlessly between glass and digital fabrication technologies to unite time-honoured glass processes with innovative methods.</p>
<p>You’ll learn within a community developing new ways of working with recycled glass, local seaweed sourced ash and other place-based and regenerative modes of practice.</p>
<p>Yes. You can open yourself to a professional placement or study abroad, including opportunities in Murano, Venice and other glass studios through partnerships and networks.</p>
<p>Career opportunities include Product Designers, Independent Artisans, Glassware Designers, Scientific Glassblowers, Materials Specialists, Studio Glass Educators and Glass Researchers.</p>
<p>Arts University Plymouth graduates are offered a <strong>discount of 15% on Masters programme fees</strong>, regardless of when they studied with us previously. The discount applies if you studied on one of our pre-degree, foundation or undergraduate programmes.</p>
<p>MA applicants are normally expected to have an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above. However, the strength of your creative practice and other forms of experience will be taken into account at the interview stage and we encourage you to start a conversation with us.</p>
<p>Your portfolio should give us an indication of the work that you have made, organised or been involved in. For our postgraduate arts, craft and design courses, we expect to see examples of work you have created. <br /></p>
<p>The best deadline to submit your MA application by is <strong>1 July</strong>, however please be reassured that we can take late applications until the start of the course if places are still available.</p>
<ul><li><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:admissions@aup.ac.uk">admissions@aup.ac.uk</a></li><li><strong>Tel:</strong> +44 (0)1752 203434</li></ul>
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