Since 2015, Beaux-Arts International has hosted: 375 international students of 40 different nationalities. Among these students: 105 in the API 1 degree program and 270 in the International Equivalency Program (IEP)
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Licence 1 - API
The year dedicated to new baccalaureate holders
La licence 1 API 28 hours of artistic subjects and 10 hours of French language training per week. This year is intended for future students with an international baccalaureate who wish to continue their studies in a higher school of art and design in France or Europe. Depending on the orientation of each student and their end-of-year results, this year can prepare them for entry into the L2 program at the Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire or for the entrance exam or equivalence in other art and design schools.
Training provided at the Saint-Nazaire site
Objectives
Program
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Workshop practices: drawing, color, space, volume, sculpture, object design, space design, printing techniques, multimedia, video, sound, photography
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History of art and design, current artistic events, research
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Workshops supervised by artist teachers (four one-week sessions)
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Meetings with artists and curators invited by the contemporary art center Le Grand Café
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Film programming in partnership with the Jacques-Tati art cinema, national stage of Saint-Nazaire
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Discovery of the contemporary art scene
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Individualized accompaniment and follow-up of the orientation project: creation of a portfolio and preparation for art or design school competitions (optional)
- French courses - FLE Intensive French courses applied to the artistic field
- Visits to exhibitions and study trips to Europe to discover major collections
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Duration
One academic year: approximately 720h (480h of artistic subjects and 240h of FLE);
32 hours of supervised and compulsory weekly classes; 24 weeks from September to May.
Prerequisites
High school diploma or equivalent
Recommended level of French language A1/A2.
Language of instruction: French.
Contact
Beaux-Arts Nantes - Saint-Nazaire - site de Saint-Nazaire
24 avenue Léon-Blum
F-44600 Saint-Nazaire
future address :
1 boulevard Paul Leferme
F-44600 Saint-Nazaire
T. + 33 2 40 00 42 61
saintnazaire@beauxartsnantes.fr
www.beauxartsnantes.fr
PIE - programme équivalence international
A year of upgrading combining artistic subjects and intensive French language courses
The International Equivalence Program prepares students for parallel admission (License 2, License 3, Master 1) to the Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire or to other art and design schools in France and Europe.
This program is designed for students who have already received higher education in the arts in their home country.
Based on cross-disciplinary courses and studio practice adapted to their level, students in the International Equivalence Program approach all mediums related to image practice (drawing, color, photography, video, new media), installation (sculpture, modeling, molding, ceramics), painting, performance, print (lithography, silkscreening, publishing), and, if they wish, design (object, space, graphic design)
The program includes personalized guidance and French language training to reach the B2 level at the end of the year. Students take advantage of the region's rich cultural and artistic environment by attending conferences, visiting exhibitions and other events organized by the school.
Training provided at the Nantes site
Language of instruction: French.
Many PIE teachers are also bilingual in French and English.
Objectives
Program
- Workshop practices: drawing, color, space, volume, sculpture, object design, space design, printing techniques, multimedia, video, sound, photography
- History of art and design, research
- Theoretical and study seminars, contemporary criticism
- Workshops supervised by the teachers-artists
- Masterclasses with French or international artists and guest curators
- Individualized support and follow-up of the orientation project: creation of a portfolio and preparation for art or design school competitions (optional)
- Discovery of the contemporary art scene
- Visits to exhibitions to discover great collections
- French courses - FLE: intensive courses applied to the artistic field
Pôles techniques
Les ateliers gravure, lithographie, offset et sérigraphie forment le pôle print avec des équipements adaptés pour tous les aspects de l’image graphique : presses diverses, plan de travail chauffant, poste de travail à extraction des vapeurs, châssis d’insolation, poste de grainage…
Atelier lithographie : Benoît Pascaud
Atelier sérigraphie : Jérôme Chardon
Les ateliers bois, métal et moulage/modelage composent le pôle construction, dédié à la sculpture et à la création tridimensionnelle sous toutes ses formes (du moulage classique aux matériaux composites). L’atelier bois permet les usinages divers dans des actes très variés tels que les tailles directes ou l’action des machines outils : scies à formats, combinés bois, tours, outillages manuels…
L’atelier métal propose des actions d’addition (postes de soudure), de soustraction (tours, fraiseuses…) et de déplacement (forge, pliage, fonte…) de la matière.
Atelier métal : Nicolas Rambaud
Atelier bois : Céline Huneau
Atelier volume : Sabine Corbet
Les ateliers bois, métal et moulage/modelage composent le pôle construction, dédié à la sculpture et à la création tridimensionnelle sous toutes ses formes (du moulage classique aux matériaux composites). L’atelier bois permet les usinages divers dans des actes très variés tels que les tailles directes ou l’action des machines outils : scies à formats, combinés bois, tours, outillages manuels…
L’atelier métal propose des actions d’addition (postes de soudure), de soustraction (tours, fraiseuses…) et de déplacement (forge, pliage, fonte…) de la matière.
Atelier métal : Nicolas Rambaud
Atelier bois : Céline Huneau
Atelier volume : Sabine Corbet
Le pôle image et multimédia est composé des ateliers photographie, son, vidéo et multimédia. Il est équipé d’un parc informatique conséquent, de nombreux laboratoires et studios et d’appareils très performants (appareils numériques et argentiques, caméras, traceurs, cyclo, agrandisseurs…).
Atelier multimédia : Alexandre Mairet & Christophe Cathalo
Atelier photographie : Marc Dieulangard
Atelier vidéo : Marek Walcerz
Atelier son : Alexandre Mairet
Impression grand format : Daphné Boussion
Informatique et réseaux : Aurélien Crétin
Les ateliers gravure, lithographie, offset et sérigraphie forment le pôle print avec des équipements adaptés pour tous les aspects de l’image graphique : presses diverses, plan de travail chauffant, poste de travail à extraction des vapeurs, châssis d’insolation, poste de grainage…
Atelier lithographie : Benoît Pascaud
Atelier sérigraphie : Jérôme Chardon
Les ateliers gravure, lithographie, offset et sérigraphie forment le pôle print avec des équipements adaptés pour tous les aspects de l’image graphique : presses diverses, plan de travail chauffant, poste de travail à extraction des vapeurs, châssis d’insolation, poste de grainage…
Atelier lithographie : Benoît Pascaud
Atelier sérigraphie : Jérôme Chardon
PIE's Brochure
Duration
One academic year: 720h approximately (480h of artistic subjects and 240h of FLE)
32 hours of supervised and compulsory weekly classes
24 weeks from September to May
Prerequisites
Minimum level of Bachelor 2
Recommended level of French language A1 / A2l
Further studies
Admission to the Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire in the 1st cycle - national art diploma DNA approved at the grade Licence or in the 2nd cycle - national superior diploma of plastic expression - DNSEP approved at the grade Master.
Parallel admissions to other art and design schools in France and Europe.
Admissions
Do you have a question? Please contact us !
The International Department is available to help international students with their application procedures.
To guide you in your application for one of the two courses offered, the L1 API or the PIE, you can contact
Teresa BOGADO
teresa.bogado@beauxartsnantes.fr
Phone : 02 55 58 65 14
M. : 06 80 34 34 68
Estelle CHEON
estelle.cheon@beauxartsnantes.fr
Phone: +33 (0)2 55 58 65 15
M. : +33 (0)6 31 24 69 50
Calendar
Documents to be provided
- Personal artistic file (10 pages maximum): presenting your plastic practice (completed works, research, projects, etc.);
- Letter of motivation (10 lines): a synthetic presentation of your academic and extracurricular career;
- CV that specifies your background and contact information (contact, date of birth...);
- Copy of passport;
- Birth certificate (sworn translation into French);
- Copies of diplomas or certificates obtained by the candidate and sworn translation into French;
- For Chinese candidates: a copy of the CDGDC;
- TCF, DELF, DALF certificate (proof of French level).
For the high school graduates of the 2022 session
Application Form
For the candidates to the licence 1 API, the plastic and general culture tests must also be submitted on the registration platform:
- Plastic test (subject sent by email after study of the application)
- General culture test: Text presenting the relationship between the candidate's practice and tastes with the field of visual arts (works, artists) and with other fields of artistic creation (cinema, performing arts, literature...), about 1 A4 page, PDF format.
Interview (admission test)
A 30-minute interview (remote) with a jury of two professionals.
- Presentation and commentary of the plastic arts test and the general culture test
- Presentation of the artistic file
- Discussions with the jury about the candidate's motivations and project
The PIE
To prepare for the equivalence commissions for bachelor's and master's degrees, art and design schools, or the higher level of the Beaux-Arts
Poursuites d'études
93% success rate
for the class of 19-20 for API and PIE
These students are destined for creative professions:
Contemporary art
Photography
Digital art
Object, space, graphic, culinary and interactive design
Communication
Illustration
Landscape
Fashion
History of Art
Art market...
Portraits d'étudiants
First Name : Jesus
Nationality: Venezuelan
Program: Equivalency Program
Specialty: Design
Class of 2018
School integrated and degree obtained:
DNSEP (master level) at TALM - le Mans École supérieure d'art et de design
"I had a dream to continue my artistic studies in France, learning French was a challenge to overcome. The School of Fine Arts in Nantes was an excellent compromise because it allowed me to deepen my knowledge in art and design, and also to define my orientation while taking intensive French courses. In addition to a study trip to other European countries and exchanges with established artists, the school is a hub of students and professionals from all walks of life."
First Name : Zhitong
Nationality: Chinese
Program: International Equivalency Program
Specialty: Art
Class of 2015
School and diploma obtained : DNSEP (Master level) of Beaux- Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire with congratulations of the jury
News : PhD in progress at the University of Lorraine. Exhibition at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
"After my bachelor's degree in China, I researched art schools in France that welcomed foreign students and out of the 40 that I found, I finally selected three: Paris, Nantes, Toulouse. A friend who had studied at the Beaux-Arts de Nantes advised me to come there. I don't regret this choice. I have always wanted to study in France. It is a dream for many artists.