Arts with Community - BA

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

BA Arts with Community is a three-year programme for artists who want to explore performing and/or production arts in community contexts. Whether you are a performer, writer, musician, dancer, storyteller, production artist or filmmaker, this programme will encourage you to develop your own artform, facilitation practice and voice, as a socially engaged practitioner. It is ideal for self-determined learners who are motivated by the positive impact that that the arts can have. Students will investigate the performing and/or production arts creatively, collaboratively, and ethically, with a range of people and settings, all underpinned by practice, theory and research.This practical course is underpinned by theory and full of playful experimentation. Over 3 years, you will broaden and deepen your understanding of what it is to become a community-arts focused practitioner. You will evolve as a community artist who is imaginative, creative, reflective and who can make change. As a self-determined learner, you will be able to understand people, communicate effectively, and problem-solve. You will learn to design creative projects ethically and sensitively with and for a range of people. By Year 3, you will expand your leadership and (creative) autonomy, enabling you to make work in a range of contexts and settings. Throughout the course, you will gain experience by experimenting in a safe and structured environment. You will explore and evolve ideas, learn to express your opinions and test theories practically.Over the 3 years, you will have opportunities to engage with communities, community artists and cultural organisations, developing your own practice playfully, creatively and critically resulting in a developed safer praxis.This programme is subject to validation for AY26-27We do not offer deferred entry on this course