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College of Fine Arts and Design

We are the first choice for talented students who aspire to become creative, innovative and skilled artists and designers. The College is located in the vibrant and multi-faceted UAE city of Sharjah, an inspiring city with a culturally rich and diverse community. It will provide you a dynamic and stimulating environment in which to study creative areas such as Fine Art, Interior Architecture and Design, Graphic Design and Multimedia, Fashion Design with Textiles, and Jewelry Design.
Our program is designed to encourage and nurture creativity, innovation and independent thinking, working towards graduating students who are skilled and respected professional artists or designers within their chosen field. At the heart of our curriculum is an ideas-led approach to creative risk, exploration, questioning, entrepreneurship and collaboration in pursuit of the most innovative and creative work.
Our College provides a supportive teaching and learning environment that enables students to develop their intellectual and creative potential. Students are made aware of the professional opportunities and contexts that are available for artists and designers in a rapidly changing world. Our main focus is to develop your talents and equip you with the necessary skills for employment. The College establishes international collaborations with centers of excellence specialized in offering academic programs to provide an innovative curriculum to challenge its students’ intellect and encourage students to become independent thinkers both within their region and in other cultures.
We teach our graduates to tackle the future, continue their own development autonomously and to develop the skills which prospective employers are progressively recognizing. We have developed a distinctive provision that equips graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to foster a generation of original art and design concepts that will contribute to wealth creation in the region. The curriculum encourages students to integrate the culture and values of their society in many aspects of their work.
The College of Fine Art