Institute for Doctoral Studies
in the Visual Arts
The IDSVA PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory is a research-based, low-residency PhD for artists and creative thinkers. A school without walls, we aim to foster a global sense of community that generates new visions for a changing world.
IDSVA’s pioneering curriculum—fusing interactive online education with intensive residencies—allows working art professionals to pursue rigorous advanced scholarship without having to interrupt or abandon their teaching careers, art practice, or other professional responsibilities.
Artist-philosophers reimagine the world
IDSVA’s cross-disciplinary curriculum is based on the relationship of contemporary theory with art, media, and culture. The course of study nurtures the artist-philosopher as a nomadic, polyphonic, risk-taking, and generous thinker of the future, presenting a vital opportunity for the development of new knowledge
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Where we are
The IDSVA experience fuses interactive online education with intensive residencies in Rome, Spannocchia Castle (Tuscany), Siena, Venice, Berlin, Athens, Madrid, Marrakech, Mexico City, and NYC.
Who we are
Artists, architects, curators, educators, philosophers, and creative scholars. Throughout this experience, IDSVA students are joined by world-leading artists and philosophers who make up the Core Faculty and Visiting Faculty.
What we do
Our innovative curriculum explores the deeply intertwined relations between the history of ideas and theories related to different art forms and practices. IDSVA grants a PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory.
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