Interested in Art Education? Apply! The application for ERASMUS persists of two steps: The application at the Department of Art Education (ERASMUS-Coordinator, ascertainment of the artistic aptitude) and the application at the University of Leipzig (Academic Office). Please, take note that you have to apply for admission to studies before the designated deadlines. Further information regarding the application can be found here.
We are glad to know that you are interested in studying art education at our institute, be it for teaching in schools or teaching in non school-related areas. Apart from obtaining information through the homepage, you can also receive a personal consultation and be professionally advised about matters concerning the goals, subject matter, and organisation of the different degree programmes.
Welcome to the Department for Art and Education of the University of Leipzig! The institute is located in the heart of Leipzig’s historical downtown. The university’s main buildings, the buildings for seminars, as well as the libraries and the cafeteria are all within the same vicinity. Spacious rooms, located in an architecturally prominent building (Werkbund 1908) are the premises of a modernly equipped lecture auditorium, a seminar room, rooms for group work, workshops, and studios. Here students work either under
In the courses which familiarize students with the nature of artistic works and processes, insights in the structure and development of artistic production, reception, and reflection are gained. Students also learn about the language of form and colour, as well as about the particular nature and development of artistic creativity. In dealing with these topics, examples of modern art are viewed and students gain insights into the important developmental tendencies and conceptual problems of art as well. The courses in
Leipzig, as an important worldwide center for painting, graphic arts, book art, photography, and media art is the ideal place for studiying art education. The Museum of Fine Art, the Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Museum for Applied Arts, the art halls of the Sparkasse, and the gallery centers in the old factory halls of the spinnerei with internetionally renowned galleries like the gallery EIGEN+ART, offer the best invorinment for those interested in art.
Apart from museums and galleries, the variety of small clubs, theaters, and cinemas with extensive cultural programmes, including alternative programmes make up the cultural fundaments of the city of Leipzig – one of Europe´s most traditionally rich music towns. Not only is Leipzig a place for classical music, for example through the world famous Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Tomaner Choir.
During the semester there are a lot of projects, events and exhibitions which are often developed and organized by students. For the temporary exhibition called „Schicht“, for example, students‘ works are displayed and are made visually accessible to the public. Once a semester a tour organized by the student council where students‘ works are viewed takes place. Students allow others to look over their shoulders and their works are put up for discussion. Apart from student exhibitions, teachers‘ works as
Interested in Art Education? Apply! The application for ERASMUS persists of two steps: The application at the Department of Art Education (ERASMUS-Coordinator, ascertainment of the artistic aptitude) and the application at the University of Leipzig (Academic Office). Please, take note that you have to apply for admission to studies before the designated deadlines. Further information regarding the application can be found here.
From 16 to 20 June 2014 the students of Leighton Academy got to know one of the most famous German expressionist painter August Macke.