LABA Valencia.
School of Art, Design & New Media
is the first international campus of the prestigious Italian university of Art and Design LABA – Libera Accademia di Belle Arti, with 24 years of history and 2,500 students enrolled each year.
It opened its doors in Spain in the academic year 2021/2022, with the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Digital media HND in Graphic and digital design and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Photography HND in Photography and video, two of the areas with the greatest employment prospects in the field of creative industries, together with the International Master in Multimedia Creation for Live Shows. The 2nd edition culminated this June, with the edition of MICME. Interactive Art Festival, open to the public. The Master’s students occupied LABA Valencia with installations and events around interactive art: light art, video mapping, interactivity and sound art.
At the end of January 2024 we will start the 2on edition of the MA of Arts in Photography, which allows students to work in collaboration with publishers and agencies of global prestige: SCHÖN! Magazine, the international agency Magnum Photos, among many others.
LABA Valencia is a living space, open to the city and to new trends, where you can develop your creativity and talent. With a clear international vocation – 70% of the student body is international – and a strong market orientation, it is committed to sectors where art and technology converge, the professional future together with personal expression. Classes with first class teachers and constant stimuli await you. LABA Valencia hosts numerous exhibitions and events and collaborates with national and international festivals and projects: the exhibition Miradas y recorridos íntimos which could be visited at Las Naves, as part of the 10 Sentidos Festival, with a selection of works by students from all degrees and MA’s, Designers of the Univers, Augmented Worlds, Photo LABA Firenze, SMTH ART 2003 and 2024, or the BlablaNights cycle on design, technology and new media which is now in its 17th edition. Laba Valencia collaborates with professionals, artists, museums and galleries such as the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, the Museum of the Image in Portugal, the National Museum of History in Slovenia, the Labyrint Gallery in Poland and many others.
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Master of Photography
[fashion & editorial]
Enrolment open
The Master of Arts in Photography at LABA Valencia aims to explore contemporary practices and the creative possibilities of photography, with a particular focus on fashion and editorial. The Master allows students to learn about trends in fashion, culture, editorial, photojournalism and art by working in collaboration with globally prestigious publishers and agencies: SCHÖN! Magazine, the European reference magazine in fashion and trends; prestigious photographers, art directors and curators, along with Magnum Photos, the most important photojournalism agency in the world.
The master’s degree is aimed at students and professionals interested in exploring the contemporary practices and creative possibilities of photography; lifestyle publishing in fashion and trends, art direction and visual strategy.
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) IN PHOTOGRAPHY
HND IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
You will have access to a wide and attractive range of job opportunities. From audiovisual artist to freelance professional with your own audiovisual production company and/or studio. From roles in the entertainment industry and festivals, film and television, to art director for advertising agencies, or the tourism sector. The rise of video and photography as a means of expression, documentation and advertising in all work areas, ensures that professionals in these sectors will remain in high demand.
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Scholarships for international students
LABA Valencia offers a mobility scholarship for international students. If you require information, contact us: [email protected]
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) IN DIGITAL MEDIA
HND IN GRAPHIC AND DIGITAL DESIGN
you will develop your creativity as a professional in web design, cross-platform apps, multimedia creation, digital art, advertising, and transmedia storytelling.
You will gain a solid foundation in a sector with a large international presence and a high demand for professionals, developing the profile of a multimedia digital designer who is prepared to meet the growing needs of a rapidly expanding market.
From day one, you will aspire to become a professional in digital design and multimedia, creating a multidisciplinary portfolio, learning the most current languages and tools used by pioneering firms at a national and international level through lessons, masterclasses, and workshops with the best active teachers, as well as internships in several companies.
Scholarships for international students
LABA Valencia offers a mobility scholarship for international students. If you require information, contact us: [email protected]
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MICME. International Master in Multimedia Creation for Live Shows
Throughout the master’s degree, students receive the necessary knowledge related to multimedia creation for live shows, installations and immersive proposals, with a solid training in the most important professional software: Madmapper for videomapping and video-scene, Touchdesigner language for light art, interaction and visual and sound creation, Ableton for sound editing and live composition, among others.
A series of core subjects converge in the final practice: the MICME. Interactive Art Festival, whose 1st edition was held in LABA VALENCIA on 15 and 16 June 2024, with installations and events around interactive art: light art, video mapping, interactivity and sound art.
