PhD in Art in Cheltenham United Kingdom | University of Gloucestershire

Course summaryAn art research degree provides a platform to investigate your creative practice as scholarly inquiry, producing original work while situating it within both contemporary and historical artistic contexts. You'll build upon established knowledge while demonstrating how your research contributes new insights to the field.Our program helps refine specific elements of your practice as a research methodology - aspects that may or may not have been traditionally linked to artistic practice or other investigative creative research forms. We foster critical analysis of both others' work and your own motivations as an artist-researcher.You'll create a written thesis alongside practice-based research, with guidance on developing appropriate methodologies and refining effective communication strategies for disseminating your findings.For those pursuing a theoretical approach, the PhD in Art can follow conventional academic thesis formats. Some candidates use doctoral studies to advance their academic careers by establishing research credentials, while others seek deep examination of practices to make original scholarly contributions. Regardless of motivation, the PhD represents a rigorous exploration of personally meaningful subjects, culminating in expert peer review through the viva process.Research opportunities include presenting work through various platforms, engaging with interdisciplinary colleagues via seminars and conferences (both digital and physical), or conducting field research with key figures in your specialization.Research specializationsFaculty expertise spans diverse areas including:art and wellness initiativesbiblical interpretation through artecological art practicesAI in creative processesartist publications and publishingcontemporary drawing techniques and teachingmodern painting approachesconcrete poetrycraft methodologies and practicecuratorial studiescommunity-based curationinnovative research methods and ethnographyenvironmental art projectsEthiopian art and architectureheritageperformance and video art expansiongraffiti and sign systemsre-examining International Modernism in contemporary artnarrative illustration techniquespublic education through artsculptural practicessensory exploration in artsocially engaged art formssound art practices