Zuider Emmakade 45F, 2012 KN Haarlem

2024 - 2025 Academic Year

Fall Trimester 2024
Early Bird Registration Starts: 17 June
General Registration Starts: 24 June
Trimester Dates: 23 September - 8 December

Winter Trimester 2025
Early Bird Registration Starts: 30 September
General Registration Starts: 7 October
Trimester Dates: 6 January - 22 March

Spring Trimester 2025
Early Bird Registration Starts: 6 January
General Registration Starts: 13 January
Trimester Dates: 7 April - 22 June

Registration:
Course applications are accepted three months before the start of each trimester.

"Early Bird Registration" opens 1 week earlier for current DARA students and applicants who were wait listed from the previous trimester.

To apply, click on a course page below and submit an online application form.

Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. It is therefore advised to apply early before classes are filled. Once a class is full, new applications are placed on a waiting list.

Once a trimester has started, it is not possible to join a class in the middle of the term.

Trimester Programme

Courses at DARA are intended for figurative artists who are drawing and painting in traditional media, and are seeking serious academic study on a long-term basis.

Classes at DARA are technical, skill-based, and are structured around learning drawing and painting from direct observation. We welcome dedicated students of all levels of ability to enroll.

Courses are offered on a trimester basis in the fall, winter, and spring seasons. Each trimester lasts for a period of 11 weeks. Students may enroll in one or more courses for a full trimester at a time. Applications for each trimester open three months ahead of the trimester start date.

New students are strongly encouraged to start with Introduction to Classical Drawing. (In particular, students who have no previous classical or academic training should start with this course.)

All trimester courses at DARA are successive. The curricula is intended for students to enroll in the same course for multiple trimesters in order to advance on to progressively more advanced and challenging studies.

Please review our Studio Policies before submitting a registration form.

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Trimester Courses

Application Status: Applications are currently open for the 2025 Winter Trimester.
Next Intake Period: Starting on 13 January, DARA is accepting applications for the 2025 Spring Trimester.