As an animation student, you will develop into an idiosyncratic, artistic creator within the stimulating framework of the KASK & Conservatorium campus. We offer a solid technical and theoretical footing for the personal expression you develop in the practical workshops. Teachers support your quest for the world you want to create. Drawing and 2D animation are the start, your curiosity and tenacity the driving force for your own path and vision within your medium.

Those who learn to make films with us do so in the context of an art school. In our filmmaking course, you immerse yourself in all aspects of creating a film. The teachers guide you intensively and personally in your development into a filmmaker with a supported vision. The programme creates room for experimenting and pushing the boundaries of thought and action. To this end, a lot of films are made. Each assignment results in a personal piece of work that takes shape thanks to constant feedback from lecturers and fellow students.

The drama programme teaches you to develop an artistic practice driven by curiosity and a sustainable research attitude. The programme trains you to relate practically and discursively to current developments in the performing arts but also to experiment and look for new artistic contents and (mixed) forms. The teachers encourage you to collaborate with fellow students and cross-pollinate with other disciplines within KASK & Conservatorium. The programme thus also reaps the benefits of being embedded in a broad multidisciplinary art school.

“Tradition is about passing on the fire, not worshipping the ashes.” This is how Austrian composer-conductor Gustav Mahler paraphrased an animated speech by French politician Jean Jaurès. For the passionate team of teachers at Ghent Conservatorium, this attitude is a matter of course. Studying classical music in Ghent is a conscious and sensible choice.

At KASK & Conservatorium you can study jazz at master's level, but also – and this is unique in Flanders – pop music. Here we train musicians who are strong on their instrument, but also have a distinct artistic vision and individuality. In our building Paddenhoek – with numerous band rooms, recording facilities and our own concert venue Club Telex – we offer you an inspiring environment for this.

In 1999, the music production study programme was established at KASK & Conservatorium. Twenty-five years later, this course has become a benchmark for anyone working creatively with music and sound.

Music is not created overnight. The composer invents and plays music on existing or dreamed-of instruments, improvises, shares, writes down after long consideration or records music on an electronic sound carrier. This field of tension is incessantly evolving to this day.

This course is the first in Flanders to focus on composing music for various audiovisual productions, ranging from fiction film to games. Develop your personal artistic practice and technical knowledge in a curriculum tailored to meet the demands of the field.

The International Master in Composition for Screen (InMICS) is a programme for international students who want to work as composers for audiovisual media. InMICS was founded by European and Canadian partners, four conservatoires on the one hand, and four established organisations from the professional field on the other: KASK & Conservatorium, CNSMD de Lyon, Conservatorio di Musica G.B. Martini Bologna, Faculté de Musique Université de Montréal, Festival International du Film d'Aubagne, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Film Fest Gent, Permission Inc. Montréal.

Musical instrument making focuses on the history and structure of musical instruments, for the purpose of building, reconstructing and preserving these fascinating objects. It concentrates mainly on the study and (re)construction of historical instruments, investigating the acoustic possibilities of these 'sound instruments'. Moreover, it does so in the interest of the performance practice of old, but equally of new music.

From concert hall to lift, from department store to restaurant, from symphony to ringtone, live or on carrier, via internet, radio or in the cloud, ... More than ever, music in all its forms is ubiquitous. Choosing a master's in music theory and writing is choosing to pass on a long tradition of theoretical reflection on the phenomenon of music in an increasingly fast-moving world.

Within KASK & Conservatorium, the fine arts traditionally occupy a central place. In the master's programme, students are given even more space than before to further develop their individual artistic practice.

From its inception, photography has played a pivotal role in shaping our perception of the world. The photography programme at KASK & Conservatorium is grounded in a profound understanding of this influential role, thereby defining the very essence of the program.

Our society needs critical, open minds that reshape the world of tomorrow. For creative makers who address the ecological, economic and social challenges within our contemporary society, and devise smart alternatives to them with pleasure and passion. Through a pervasive sense of research and experimentation, Autonomous Design students develop their skills in applied and artistic making practices. In doing so, they work both independently and collaboratively, engaging in an engaged dialogue with all other actors in the web of life.

The graphic design major in the bachelor's programme is built around three study paths, each with its own studio: illustration, printmaking and graphic design. Together, these three study paths represent all the practices that belong to graphic arts in the field. In the master of graphic design, the distinction between the paths disappears.

During your training in textile design, you will become acquainted with age-old crafts as well as contemporary industrial and digital processes. Expertise in weaving, knitting, embroidery, print design... is a breeding ground for innovation and each time places you in relation to your own artistic process.

We very consciously approach fashion as a multifaceted artistic practice. The aim is not to train you to be a designer 'in service of' an existing system, but to challenge and invite you to develop your own and artistic practice, constantly exploring, questioning and pushing the boundaries of the medium.

You are brimming with dynamism and enthusiasm to take interested parties into a world of artistic development and creation? You want to be an important link in the further development of art education and the performing arts landscape in Flanders? Then the educational master's is definitely for you!

You are brimming with dynamism and enthusiasm to take interested parties into a world of artistic development and creation? You want to be an important link in the further development of art education and the performing arts landscape in Flanders? Then the educational master's is definitely for you!

KASK & Conservatorium offers English-language master programmes in the visual arts, audiovisual arts, drama and music.