Online Master’s in Art

Elevate your creative career with our online Master’s in Art. These flexible programmes offer advanced training in studio art, art education, or art history, preparing you for leadership roles in education, curation, or professional art practice.

Earn your master’s degree in art online and refine your creative practice

An online master’s in art gives you the freedom to explore your artistic vision, experiment with new techniques, and critically engage with contemporary art discourse — all while studying flexibly from anywhere. Whether you’re developing a studio practice or pursuing curatorial, academic, or interdisciplinary work, this degree helps you grow as a professional creative thinker and practitioner.

Why choose an online master’s in art?

Study on your schedule

Balance your artistic development with work, family, or other responsibilities. Online programmes allow you to study at your own pace while accessing expert feedback and peer collaboration from anywhere in the world.

Deepen your creative and critical skills

Go beyond technical proficiency to explore conceptual frameworks, artistic research, and cultural theory. You’ll be encouraged to take creative risks and evolve your personal practice.

Advance your career in the arts

Graduates go on to exhibit their work, teach, curate, or lead creative projects in cultural institutions and community settings. Some also continue into PhD research or establish independent studios or art practices.

What you’ll learn in an online art master’s degree

Refine your creative voice and engage deeply with the theory and practice of contemporary art:

Studio practice and experimentation

Pursue your chosen medium — such as painting, sculpture, digital art, performance, or installation — through guided creative development and critique.

Contemporary art theory

Examine key debates, philosophies, and global perspectives that shape current art practices and inform your own work.

Research and conceptual development

Learn how to frame your artistic work within a critical and academic context through reflective practice and research-led inquiry.

Professional practice and exhibition

Gain experience in presenting your work professionally, preparing for exhibitions, and articulating your ideas to different audiences.

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Many programmes offer opportunities to work across disciplines and engage with design, media, performance, or technology.

FAQs

Graduates often work as practicing artists, curators, educators, arts administrators, or researchers. Others develop careers in galleries, museums, community arts, cultural programming, or continue into doctoral studies.

Most online art master’s programmes take 1 to 2 years to complete, depending on whether you study full-time or part-time. Flexible learning options are available to suit your schedule.

Costs vary by institution and country. Online programmes are generally more affordable than on-campus alternatives. With FutureLearn, you can access respected online art master’s degrees from leading universities at competitive rates.

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