Research
Department

ECAL encourages creative activities which, although not originally identified as R&D, can lead to original research problems in the fields of visual and applied arts.

R&D department maintains narrow links with regional and national bodies. He is a member of the Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels de la HES-SO (RCDAV), the Swiss Design Network (SDN) and the Swiss Art Research Network (SARN).

Among its missions, ECAL leads activities of research and development (R&D) at various levels:

• design and experimentation of original and innovative artistic contents in the fields of visual communication, product design and visual arts
• project methodology
• history and theory of visual arts and applied arts.

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R&D activities aim at:

• deepening theoretical and practical knowledge in the disciplines taught at the ECAL
• widening the teaching, particularly at Master level, to new topics, artistic practices and techniques
• stimulating interdisciplinary experiences and practices
• developing collaborations and exchanges with academic, professional and institutional circles on a regional, national and international scale.