Applications open for design degree course in Kilkenny
Applications are open for Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) Academy three-year Bachelor of Arts Honours course in Ceramics Skills and Design in Thomastown.
The full-time degree course has 16 available places and will be delivered in the former Bank of Ireland building in Thomastown, which is undergoing a redevelopment into a ceramics learning centre of excellence.
In partnership with Atlantic Technological University (ATU), the closing date for applications is April 30 and the course starts in September. The programme aims to enable learners to find and develop their identity through dynamic work practice and the knowledge and skills required to support quality in design and craftsmanship.
It specialises in production skills; clay and glaze technology; kiln theory and operation; surface treatments; drawing and design; history of ceramics, and contemporary practice.
See dcci.ie/dcci-academy.