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NAIS has created a NAP master art cultivation program for those young students dreaming to be admitted to the world-renowned art institutions. This program is aimed to cultivate students with full potential in the field of art and has a solid cultural foundation.

The team of NAP is made up of master/doctoral experts from leading art institutions around the world, such as the University of the Arts in London, the Royal College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design, and so on. In order to help each student plan and realize the future of the art road, they combine the situation of art education and learning characteristics at home and abroad and provide students with comprehensive art professional learning resources. Based on this, a set of professional curriculums have been set which are suitable for our students.

Following the traditional model of foreign art education and synchronizing with foreign art professional institutions, Master Art Project (NAP) covers a full range of multi-level courses, including product design, spatial design, visual design, landscape design, jewelry design, graphic illustration, pure art, art writing, etc.

  • NAP Course Introduction

    The aim of NAP Program is to cultivate students to learn the main themes and skills of art and design through a structured and thematic approach. The initial design of this course is to encourage students to explore themselves and then explore the relationships with people, the environment and possession of objects. Therefore, this program can help students express their feelings about people and things in the world in the form of art. Besides, students can also learn how other arts and designs achieve this by experimenting with different media, tools, and skills. The courses of this program are carefully designed to help students find their artistic inspiration and artistic expertise by enhancing their comprehensive abilities, skills and interests.

    Me, My world, My people, My stuff

    Me= Basic Art Skills and Expression: Self Examining, Personal Emotions, Personal Truth, Choice

    My People= the Meaning of Art/Narrative: Observing others, Family, Social Relations, interpersonal relationships, Society

    My World=Architecture /Architecture Environment/Nature: Man-made World, Nature, Location, Space, Location, Identity

    My Stuff =Product Design/Packaging/Personal Identity: Daily, Ordinary, Normal, Fashion, Consumerism, Ownership, Collection

    • Project: Me Term 1,Weeks 1-8
      Project 1 2 3 4
      Ttitle
      Emotional Me Broken Me Hero Me Hiding Me
      Aim
      Expressing Emotions in Art See differently in Art Create Meaning in Art Abstraction in Art
      Artisitic Themes
      Observed
      Realism
      Expressionism
      Lateral Thinking
      Composition
      Expressionism
      Naturalism
      Humor
      Narrative
      Primitivism
      Naive Art
      Surrealism
      Skills Techniques
      Painting
      Drawing
      Photography
      Collage
      Drawing
      Paper Clay
      Additive
      Reductive
      Paper Folding
      Mono Print
      References
      Bacon
      Van Gogh
      Zhang
      Picasso/Cubism
      Futurism
      Vorticism
      Giacometi
      H.Moore
      Comics
      Chinese Opera
      African Art
      Aboriginal Art
      Material
      Pigment / Ink
      Pencil/Brushes
      Paper
      Camera
      Photocopier
      Scissors/Glue
      Card
      Clay
      Wooden Tools
      Mono Print
      Mask Template
      Painting Tools
      Output
      Drawing/Painting
      Self Portrait
      Photographic
      Collage
      Self Portrait
      4 Sculptures
      Self Portrait
      2 Masks
      Self Portrait
      • Project: My People   Term 1, Weeks 9-16
        Project 1 2 3 4
        Title
        My Family Broken Me Hero Me Hiding Me
        Aim
        The Meaning of Family Hierarchy in Art Recording through observation National pride
        Artisitic Themes
        Expressionism
        Deconstruction
        Modernism/PoMo
        Composition
        Perspective
        Leading the eye
        Objective
        Truth
        Realism
        Propaganda
        Fictional Design
        Skills Techniques
        Graphic Design
        Text/Font/Type
        Image
        Photography
        Collage
        Drawing
        B&W Photography
        Print Photography
        Screen Printing
        References
        Neville Brody
        Punk
        Dada
        Last Supper
        Monty Python
        Martin Parr
        French Documentary
        Magnum
        Chinese opera
        African Art
        Aboriginal Art
        Materials
        Photocopier
        Computer
        Video Camera
        Photocopier
        Scissors/Glue/Card
        Editing Software ScreenP-rint
        Rollers/Paint
        Tea Shirt
        Output
        Poster
        “Why i like my...”
        Animation
        Stop Frame
        Single shot Photo
        My Old Neighbour
        Painting
        Tryptich
        • Expressionism

        • Realism

        • Project: My World    Term 2, Weeks 1-8
          Project 1 2 3 4
          Title
          My Space My Place My Natural World My Human Made World
          Aim
          My Mechanical Home Way Finding Nature in Art How Things Stand Up
          Artisitic Themes
          Observation
          Still Life
          Exploded view
          Photorealism
          Identity
          Mapping
          Navigation
          Biomimicry
          Sustainablity
          Cradle to Cradle
          Physics
          Structures
          Pilotti
          Cantilevers
          Skills Techniques
          Drawing
          Illustration
          Infographics
          Graphic Design
          Card Modelling Construction
          Spaghetti
          References
          Hockney
          Da Vinci
          Maps
          Cartography
          World Map
          Art Nouveau
          Timber Frames
          Sydney Bridge
          Materials
          Pencil/Ink/ Paper Found Objects Card
          Foam Core
          Scalpel
          Hot Glue
          Elastic Bands
          Output
          Drawing
          Still Life
          Exploded View
          A map
          Navigation
          Instrument
          Architectural Model< A Bridge Model
          • Man vs Nature

          • Physics

          • Project: My Stuff Term 2, Weeks 9-16
            Project 1 2 3 4
            Title
            My Style My Food My Treasure My Tech
            Teaching Aim
            User research
            Measuring
            Logic/ Rationality Designing Value Imagination and Creativity
            Artisitic Themes
            Personal Identity
            PatterTainment
            Protection
            Construction
            Branding
            Emotional Design
            Hacking
            Upcycling
            Speculative Design
            Future Thinking
            Ergonomics
            Product Design
            Skills Techniques
            Pattern making and Cutting Cardboard Modeling
            Egg Packaging
            Folding Sculpture
            Assemblage
            Jewellery
            Product Design
            Drawing
            Rendering
            Reference
            Fashion Plates David Huffman New Jewellery
            Felieke Van Der Leest
            Seymour Powell
            Product Design
            Bel Geddes
            Materials
            Paper Patterns
            Clo3D
            Scissors/Glue
            Card
            Found Objects BBlue Foam
            Marker Pens
            Output
            Fashion Item
            Basic Garments
            form Own Patterns
            Egg Package
            Egg Drop Challenge
            Jewellery
            Earrings/Brooch/Necklace
            Prototype Model
            Tech Product