Contemporary art allows you to bring your creative concepts to life. You can explore a range of artistic disciplines and develop concepts regardless of your previous art education. You learn how to interpret your own ideas and those of others, how to problem-solve through art, and expand your conceptual thinking.

Elam School of Fine Arts has a range of technical and digital workshops to support your making. Elam staff are internationally successful artists and researchers who are committed to developing New Zealand art.

Postgraduate study in Fine Arts extends and empowers your personal practice. Through creative research and studio practice, you’ll investigate themes in contemporary art that are of personal interest.
Your final submission, by way of exhibition or performance, is accompanied by a written component outlining the methodological directions relevant to your creative project.