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Train in cultural management across 5 fields: Art & Heritage, International Art Market, Music, Live performance and Film. Discover all career opportunities in the brochure.
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ICART aims to train agile and versatile professionals, capable of building artistic and cultural projects and evolving them with the changes in the world.
ICART is accessible to students wishing to train for careers in cultural management and the production of artistic and cultural projects. Admission requirements vary depending on the entry level and the chosen program. The school notably offers admissions after the Baccalaureate as well as parallel admissions.
Applicants residing outside of France must submit an online application file, followed by a remote admission interview. Entry is available in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of a Bachelor's degree, as well as in the Specialised MBA Cycle (4th and 5th year), depending on the validated level of study. Proof of proficiency in French or English is required depending on the language of instruction of the chosen programme. Once admitted, the candidate proceeds with their registration and the payment of the deposit (mandatory, as no registration will be processed without this payment), and then initiates their visa application with Campus France or their local consulate, supported by the international development team. Tuition fee payments can be made in instalments.
1-First, you fill the pre-application form
2-Create your applicant account and upload the required documents
3-Online admissions interview and admissions decision
4-Enrolment, deposit payment and visa application process (Campus France or local consulate)
ICART prepares students for a wide variety of professions in the cultural and creative industries. Depending on their specialization, graduates can notably become production managers, programmers, communication officers, cultural project managers, patronage officers, gallery owners, mediation officers, producers, bookers, artist managers, or development managers. Career opportunities vary according to the chosen sector and the professional experience developed during the program.
Tuition fees change annually. Several solutions can help finance your education. Conditions and rates can be found on the "Tuition & Financing" page of the ICART website.
A scholarship can be accessible for the best applications only.
Career opportunities depend on the specialization sector. In the art market, graduates can notably work in galleries, auction houses, fairs, or with collectors. In the performing arts, they can work in production, distribution, programming, or artist management. In cinema, professions notably include production, distribution, programming, and communication. In music, graduates can pursue careers in production, management, booking, labels, publishing, or communication. Heritage and cultural management professions also offer opportunities in cultural institutions, associations, foundations, and companies.
Students can benefit from housing assistance and support schemes available to students in France, depending on their personal situation and place of study.
ICART can also guide students towards relevant resources and organizations to assist them with procedures related to housing, study financing, and student life.
Non-EU students can access work-study programme under certain conditions: the right is only granted after one year in France. Afterwards, as with all students, it remains subject to signing a contract with a company.
It is important to start the process several months in advance.
The “student” VLS-TS is the required visa for a long-term study stay in France.
Requirements vary depending on nationality and country of residence: for certain countries, the procedures go through Campus France before submitting the consular file. The application has to be submitted to the consulate or the VFS Global centre three months before departure. Upon arrival in France, the VLS-TS must be validated online on the ANEF website within three months of entering the country. Upon admission, the international admissions team, in partnership with Studely, guide each student according to their personal situation and provide them with all the necessary documents, from the visa application to the first few months on-site.