2020 - 2021 Academic Year

Fall Trimester 2020

21 September - 5 December

Winter Trimester 2021

11 January - 27 March
*** Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Winter Trimester has been cancelled.

Spring Trimester 2021

5 April - 19 June

Registration:
Course registration for new students begins three months in advance to the start of each trimester. Students may apply by completing an online application form available on our website.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and students are therefore advised to enroll early before classes are filled. Continuing students are given first priority. Once a class has filled, subsequent applications are placed on a waiting list.

part-time programme

The Part-Time Programme at DARA is intended for figurative artists working in traditional media who share our core philosophy of "technique before style." Our classes are skill-based and designed to teach fundamental principles of naturalistic drawing and painting according to the academic tradition. We welcome dedicated students of all levels of ability to enroll.

Part-time courses are offered on a trimester basis, with each trimester lasting for a period of 11 weeks. Students may enroll in any course(s) of their choosing for a full trimester at a time. All courses are designed in such a way that students may attend for multiple trimesters. Students who enroll in the same course for successive trimesters will advance on to progressively more advanced and challenging studies.

Please review our Studio Policies before submitting a registration form. New students (particularly those who have not completed prior academic/atelier training) are strongly encouraged to start with Introduction to Classical Drawing.

COVID-19 NOTICE: Due to the coronavirus crisis, the Winter 2021 Trimester has been cancelled. Our part-time programme will resume in April for the Spring 2021 Trimester, with courses scheduled from 5 April to 19 June.

Please note that students originally enrolled in the winter term have been given first priority to reserve their spaces for the spring. As such, there are limited spaces available, and new applicants are therefore advised to enroll early.

spring 2021 trimester

5 APRIL - 19 June

REGISTRATION OPEN

During the trimester, open studio hours run every Saturday from 10:00 - 17:30 for students in any part-time class to work independently on their projects, or to participate in the extracurricular Saturday Portrait Sketch sessions.

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