Practice-led education

Modern School of Design

A design school built on clarity, intention, and contemporary practice

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Manifesto

The medium changes. The artist remains

At Faculty, we don’t train specialists locked into one tool or discipline

The medium changes. The artist remains

At Faculty, we don’t train specialists locked into one tool or discipline

Mara Izagirre

Founder of FAculty

We prepare artists to move freely across formats. What unites these fields is not technique, but awareness — the ability to see, interpret, and choose intentionally

Programs

Explore Your Artistic Path

All programs

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Core Visual Foundations

Core program in visual thinking and artistic method

Core Visual Foundations

Core program in visual thinking and artistic method

Core Visual Foundations

Core program in visual thinking and artistic method

Identity & Art Direction

A program focused on building a coherent artistic identity and visual language across mediums

Identity & Art Direction

A program focused on building a coherent artistic identity and visual language across mediums

Identity & Art Direction

A program focused on building a coherent artistic identity and visual language across mediums

Image-Making & Photography

A hands-on program focused on photography as a method — not a genre or a tool

Image-Making & Photography

A hands-on program focused on photography as a method — not a genre or a tool

Image-Making & Photography

A hands-on program focused on photography as a method — not a genre or a tool

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Spatial & Object Practice

A program focused on space, objects, and physical presence as artistic material

Spatial & Object Practice

A program focused on space, objects, and physical presence as artistic material

Spatial & Object Practice

A program focused on space, objects, and physical presence as artistic material

Mentors

Learn From Working Artists

Mentors with distinct practices, united by method, attention, and long-term thinking

Learn From Working Artists

Mentors with distinct practices, united by method, attention, and long-term thinking

Join as a Mentor

Mara Izagirre

Founder

Hugo Rinaldi

Art Director

María Suárez

Spatial Artist

Tobias Klein

Installation Artist

Luis Romero

Visual Artist

Tamar Nabidze

Researcher

Victor Hansen

Photographer

Samuel Boyd

Artist, Educator

Mara Izagirre

Founder

Hugo Rinaldi

Art Director

María Suárez

Spatial Artist

Tobias Klein

Installation Artist

Luis Romero

Visual Artist

Tamar Nabidze

Researcher

Victor Hansen

Photographer

Samuel Boyd

Artist, Educator

Mara Izagirre

Founder

Hugo Rinaldi

Art Director

María Suárez

Spatial Artist

Tobias Klein

Installation Artist

Luis Romero

Visual Artist

Tamar Nabidze

Researcher

Victor Hansen

Photographer

Samuel Boyd

Artist, Educator

Who It’s For

Who This School Is For

Designers

Who want to go beyond tools and trends and build a deeper visual foundation

Designers

Who want to go beyond tools and trends and build a deeper visual foundation

Photographers

Who want to work with meaning, authorship, and intention — not just technique

Photographers

Who want to work with meaning, authorship, and intention — not just technique

Artists

Working across mediums and looking to structure their practice and develop a clear visual language

Artists

Working across mediums and looking to structure their practice and develop a clear visual language

Creatives

From related fields (architecture, fashion, visual research) who use visual thinking as part of their work

Creatives

From related fields (architecture, fashion, visual research) who use visual thinking as part of their work

Designers

Who want to go beyond tools and trends and build a deeper visual foundation

Photographers

Who want to work with meaning, authorship, and intention — not just technique

Artists

Working across mediums and looking to structure their practice and develop a clear visual language

Creatives

From related fields (architecture, fashion, visual research) who use visual thinking as part of their work

Talk to us about our programs

Student Work

Fragments of Practice

How It Works

How Learning Works

Practice-led learning

You learn by making — through weekly assignments and long-term projects, not lectures alone

Practice-led learning

You learn by making — through weekly assignments and long-term projects, not lectures alone

Critique & reflection

Regular group critiques help you articulate decisions, receive feedback, and refine your thinking

Critique & reflection

Regular group critiques help you articulate decisions, receive feedback, and refine your thinking

Multi-media practice

Projects move across image, object, space, and form — tools change, method stays

Multi-media practice

Projects move across image, object, space, and form — tools change, method stays

Individual guidance

Small groups and mentor feedback ensure focused, personal development

Individual guidance

Small groups and mentor feedback ensure focused, personal development

Practice-led learning

You learn by making — through weekly assignments and long-term projects, not lectures alone

Critique & reflection

Regular group critiques help you articulate decisions, receive feedback, and refine your thinking

Multi-media practice

Projects move across image, object, space, and form — tools change, method stays

Individual guidance

Small groups and mentor feedback ensure focused, personal development

Testimonials

What Our Students Say

The program reshaped how I see images. I stopped chasing style and finally understood method

Mara Llorente

Visual Artist

Before Faculty, I worked by intuition. Now I work with intention

Sofia Grant

Image-maker

This was the first place where I felt allowed to experiment without losing direction. Faculty gave me both freedom and discipline — a rare combination

Elena Moreau

Painter

The program challenged every assumption I had about what ‘good work’ looks like. Instead of chasing aesthetics, I learned to build intention into every choice. My practice became slower, but infinitely more meaningful

Tobias Klein

Multimedia Artist

I came from graphic design and feared I would get lost among the artists. But the program dissolves the boundaries between disciplines — they become tools, not labels. I learned to build visual systems instead of isolated images. It completely changed my understanding of authorship

Irene Matsuda

Interdisciplinary Designer

The critique sessions were brutal in the best way. My practice finally matured

Luis Romero

Art Director

Faculty didn’t just improve my work. It changed the way I see

Hugo Rinaldi

Image-Maker

By the end of the program, I felt confident not because I mastered a tool, but because I understood my own artistic logic

Samuel Boyd

Contemporary Artist

A school where you’re not told what to make — but how to see

Jonas Petrov

Installation Artist

This program rebuilt my practice from the inside out

Aya Nomura

Photographer

Before joining, I created isolated projects that had no connection to each other. Faculty showed me how to build a personal framework — a way of working that’s coherent across mediums. The critique sessions were rigorous but supportive, and they pushed me into territories I would never have dared to explore alone

Victor Hansen

Interdisciplinary Artist

My practice became slower, but infinitely more meaningful

Tamar Nabidze

Artist

I always thought I understood photography until I finished the first module. Here, you learn attention, intention, and honesty - not just technique

Daniel Weiss

Photographer

I used to rely on intuition alone. Now I have a method. The school teaches you how to think visually, how to edit your own ideas, and how to build a consistent body of work. It’s the closest thing to having a mentor in every module

Lina Park

Art Director

The transformation wasn’t loud. It was structural. And that made it permanent

María Suárez

Spatial Practitioner

Faculty helped me move from making images to making work with meaning

Nadia Ferreira

Visual Artist

The program reshaped how I see images. I stopped chasing style and finally understood method

Mara Llorente

Visual Artist

Before Faculty, I worked by intuition. Now I work with intention

Sofia Grant

Image-maker

This was the first place where I felt allowed to experiment without losing direction. Faculty gave me both freedom and discipline — a rare combination

Elena Moreau

Painter

Tobias Klein

Multimedia Artist

Irene Matsuda

Interdisciplinary Designer

The critique sessions were brutal in the best way. My practice finally matured

Luis Romero

Art Director

Faculty didn’t just improve my work. It changed the way I see

Hugo Rinaldi

Image-Maker

By the end of the program, I felt confident not because I mastered a tool, but because I understood my own artistic logic

Samuel Boyd

Contemporary Artist

A school where you’re not told what to make — but how to see

Jonas Petrov

Installation Artist

This program rebuilt my practice from the inside out

Aya Nomura

Photographer

Victor Hansen

Interdisciplinary Artist

My practice became slower, but infinitely more meaningful

Tamar Nabidze

Artist

I always thought I understood photography until I finished the first module. Here, you learn attention, intention, and honesty - not just technique

Daniel Weiss

Photographer

Lina Park

Art Director

The transformation wasn’t loud. It was structural. And that made it permanent

María Suárez

Spatial Practitioner

Faculty helped me move from making images to making work with meaning

Nadia Ferreira

Visual Artist

The program reshaped how I see images. I stopped chasing style and finally understood method

Mara Llorente

Visual Artist

Before Faculty, I worked by intuition. Now I work with intention

Sofia Grant

Image-maker

This was the first place where I felt allowed to experiment without losing direction. Faculty gave me both freedom and discipline — a rare combination

Elena Moreau

Painter

Tobias Klein

Multimedia Artist

Irene Matsuda

Interdisciplinary Designer

The critique sessions were brutal in the best way. My practice finally matured

Luis Romero

Art Director

Faculty didn’t just improve my work. It changed the way I see

Hugo Rinaldi

Image-Maker

By the end of the program, I felt confident not because I mastered a tool, but because I understood my own artistic logic

Samuel Boyd

Contemporary Artist

Modern School of Design

The medium changes. The artist remains

The medium changes. The artist remains

Explore Your Artistic Path

Explore Your Artistic Path

Core Visual Foundations

Core Visual Foundations

Core Visual Foundations

Identity & Art Direction

Identity & Art Direction

Identity & Art Direction

Image-Making & Photography

Image-Making & Photography

Image-Making & Photography

Spatial & Object Practice

Spatial & Object Practice

Spatial & Object Practice

Learn From Working Artists

Learn From Working Artists

Who This School Is For

Who This School Is For

Designers

Designers

Photographers

Photographers

Artists

Artists

Creatives

Creatives

Designers

Photographers

Artists

Creatives

Talk to us about our programs

Talk to us about our programs

Fragments of Practice

Fragments of Practice

How Learning Works

How Learning Works

Practice-led learning

Practice-led learning

Critique & reflection

Critique & reflection

Multi-media practice

Multi-media practice

Individual guidance

Individual guidance

Practice-led learning

Critique & reflection

Multi-media practice

Individual guidance

What Our Students Say

What Our Students Say

Questions about admission

Questions about admission

Questions about admission

Have questions or want to apply?

Have questions or want to apply?

Have questions or want to apply?