Art – exploring artistic devices
Communication – graphic arts and languages

EXTRA -TEXTE – Research program

GAIA workshops : Governance Architecture Engineering Administration

Gouvernance Architecture Ingénierie Administration (GAIA) brings together the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (ÉNSA) in Nancy, the École Européenne d’Ingénieur-es en Génie des Matériaux (ÉEIGM) in Nancy, the École Nationale Supérieure en Génie des Systèmes et de l’Innovation (ÉNSGSI) in Nancy and the École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine (ÉSAL) in Metz.

For the past four years, the ÉSAL Electrical Research and Creation Workshop has been part of the GAIA workshops. It is carrying out research into the reinvention of a place; reflecting on the relationship between users and space and time; studying and inventing ways of listening, moving around, stopping, etc. Passages, circulations, interstices, rhizomes, movements: he explores ways of inhabiting and constructing sensitive environments.

The GAIA workshops, which have been running for over 20 years, are distinguished by their research into the reinvention of a place. In this pedagogical format, students reflect on the relationship between users and space and time, studying and inventing ways of listening, moving around and stopping. Working as part of a team with a wide range of backgrounds, they explore ways of living in and building sensitive environments, with the aim of gaining experience in operational multidisciplinarity.

Page Institute (text — space — edition)

The Page Institute is constructed as a laboratory for textual, graphic, and editorial research. It unfolds in various forms: a research program, two seminars, two workshops for research and creation — ARC, workshops and workgroups (see Student Handbook — course outlines A4, A5). The Page Institute is interested in the production of content arising from discussions and conferences organized at the school; in the design of textual and editorial graphic forms based on different corpora from all the workshops; in taking into account technical and economic constraints; in defining audiences and publishing. The institute reports on its activities through printed or online editions.

• Instagram account of the Institut Page: @institutpage
• Digital platform of Institut Page: institut-page.com
• Document to download: 2018-2024: Trajectory of the laboratory of textual, graphic, and editorial research of the Fine Arts Pole, Metz site, of the École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine.

Research in the sound

Founded in 2009, L.A.R.S provides a context in which to develop sound projects (methodology and implementation). Éléonore Bak, artist, doctor of architecture and associate researcher at the CRESSON/ÉNSAG laboratory (Centre de Recherche sur l’Espace Sonore et l’Environnement Urbain, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble) gives a specific flavour to the research. She relies on specialist scientific partnerships to establish sound ‘as a plastic and construction material’ for natural and artificial environments.

The dissertation committee

The dissertation committee – part of the ÉSAL ‘Institut Page’ laboratory – is a genuine student editorial committee working in a professional way. The Comité mémoire undertakes actions to disseminate, promote and enhance research at ÉSAL by publishing a selection of dissertations by graduates of the school.

Since its creation in 2020, the Memory Committee has produced three graduate publications.

The Messine – typography

With Alejandro Lo Celso, type designer.
As an extension of the Typography workshop, an introduction to type design research has been offered since 2011 in the form of occasional workshops in partnership with the Argentinian foundry PampaType. This seminar is designed as a cross-generational group project. It focuses on the design of typefaces that can withstand the demands of long reading, and on tailor-made designs to meet specific needs (sizes, media, functions) and contribute to the school’s graphic identity.

Writing in Action study days

At ÉSAL, the text is conceived as much as possible as a complete artistic gesture, in more or less direct, or even oblique, dialogue with a plastic production and a network of intellectual interests. It can therefore take a multitude of forms; autobiographical narratives, fictions, or reflections on contemporary art. To help students grasp the editorial stakes, Institut Page — a laboratory for textual, graphic, and editorial research at ÉSAL — has been implementing various educational formats since 2018: seminars, research programs, workshops, conferences, editorial committees…Following several study days, during which artists, graphic designers, authors, editors, and researchers came to present their work, ÉSAL continues its research field around publishing, text in all its forms, and writing.

http://www.esalorraine.fr/metz/publications/

Institutional publications

Diplomas publication, since 2017

Publication des diplômes, édition, 2011-2021, Crédits photo : Romain Gamba

Exhibition catalogues

• Dependant Participation, projet Vitrine , ÉSAL / Vittorio Santoro, Metz, 2022.
• Prix d’art/Kunstpreis Robert Schuman, 2018, catalogue de l’exposition
• Pangramme, 2016

Publishing works

• Catabase, Antonin Caniparoli’s artistic dissertation (a graduate student) published, as part of the “Groupe de pratique expérimentale et créative du mémoire”, Institut Page of École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine, 2021.
• BLX, as part of the “Zone À dessins” workshop, partnership with the city of Metz, 2021.

Catabase, édition, 2021, Crédits photo : Romain Gamba

Graphic design

• Monsieur P s’allia au sonneur pour passer à l’échoppe réclamer ses envois, mais troua dans son sillage un petit livre à moins de 5 euros. Quelle aubaine!, édition de l’ARC Édition de l’ESAL Metz, dans le cadre de la Biennale de l’Edition Exemplaires, mars 2019
• Messine, research publishing work as part of the Type design workshop, 2021.
• D’os, as part of the Exemplaires réalisée pour la Biennal, with Institut Page of École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine, 2021.
  

  Publication des diplômes, édition, 2011-2021, Crédits photo : Romain Gamba

Seminars, lectures, exhibitions…

Current events : http://www.esalorraine.fr/metz/actualite/

Non-exhaustive list :

Partenaires particuliers
The “particular partners”comes to the school to introduce themselves and the annual Programming of the year to the students. Guests: Centre Pompidou-Metz, FRAC Lorraine, Centre of contemporary art La Synagogue de Delme, MUDAM, Vent des fôrets, Le Signe – national Centre of graphic design, etc.

Exchanges Metz-Épinal / Several times per year
Workshops between the plastic students of Metz and Épinal.

Journée portes ouvertes / Open doors
Open Doors of the school for one day (conferences, exhibitions, group visit,)

Graphic novel week 
A week about illustration and the comic book. Workshops, exhibition. In collaboration with the festival le Livre à Metz

Artist Card exhibition
Annual exhibition of the Graduates of the school

Traineeship for the young people (16—21 year) / February

Traineeship for the young people who want the experiment the plasticart for one entirely week (painting, etching, video, etc.). Help for the competitionof art schools.

Hands-on art workshops – public courses

ESAL hosts art workshops on weekdays. These convivial workshops are open to everyone, from begining to experienced artists, and are led by artist-teachers or professional instructors.

http://www.esalorraine.fr/metz/ateliers/ 

Numerous international exchange initiatives, which are a priority for the school, through the Erasmus network. The elaboration of politics for international exchanges is one of the priorities of the Ésal which disposes of Erasmus agreements in ten European countries.

Foreign students from outside the European Union
Foreign applicants residing abroad and graduates from countries outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) must apply via the portal CampusArt and submit their application to the equivalency committee (admissions only via the Metz Visual Arts website).
campusart.org

European Union students
Foreign students from the EU who would like to complete an entire ÉSAL course programme may integrate the school in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th academic year. Just like French students, they must take the competitive entrance exam and submit their application to the equivalency committee. Otherwise, for a shorter period, students may
request a study mobility via their own institution.
The Erasmus application form’ available on our website must be filled out and sent in no later than November 6, along with all other necessary documents. More information on the website
http://www.esalorraine.fr/metz/erasmus/

Gallery of the Esplanade : A 400m2 space located in the heart of the city

Installation du DNSEP Communication de Sarah Lampaert, 2022, Metz. Crédits photo: Pancake! photo

Installation du DNSEP Communication de Sarah Queraud, 2022, Metz. Crédits photo: Pancake! photo

Spanning over 3,000 m², ÉSAL Metz is structured around workshops, laboratories, multimedia resources, and spatialization facilities. In addition to the auditorium and cinema projection room, the school now features three new educational spaces dedicated to photography, publishing, and moving images.

In 2023/2024, ÉSAL installed an elevator to improve access to workshops for people with reduced mobility.

PAN Photo – Analog and Digital Photography Hub

For many years, ÉSAL has been offering both analog and digital photography education. With the PAN Photo space, students benefit from a comprehensive approach to photographic development and printing – from the initial shot to the final print. Transversal and open to both Art and Communication options, PAN Photo is designed as a multifunctional and diagonal workspace. The new analog color printing facility is a unique feature among art schools in the Grand Est region.

EDIT*ON – Editorial Creation Space

Publishing is a core part of the school’s identity, particularly through a pedagogy driven by writing. The editorial program focuses on acquiring practical skills in visual culture and design creation. The school encourages students’ creative engagement in all practices, emphasizing publishing, printmaking, typography, and graphic design. EDIT*ON combines several functionalities into one space: a FabLab, a printing area, a cutting space, and a bookbinding workshop.

DUPLEX – Space for Video and Sound Production

DUPLEX is a flexible space dedicated to the practice of moving images through various approaches.
Designed to be a hub for audiovisual creation, experimentation, production, exhibition, and dissemination, it stands at the crossroads of artistic practices:

Photo and sound recording studio
Control room for audio and video recording
Live streaming and direct manipulation
VJing space
Live audio-visual performances and staging
Installation and spatial arrangement of moving images (from screen to immersive space)
Black-box space for exhibiting moving images

Wood and Metal Workshops, complemented by the FabLab at Bliiida

ÉSAL and Bliiida, a third place of inspiration, innovation, and collective intelligence, have partnered to provide students with access to specific equipment and expertise in digital fabrication. In addition to a local woodworking workshop, this long-term partnership integrates training and professional development. The teachings, which support students’ projects, are enriched by access to high-performance technical equipment, training on computer-controlled machines and tools, and guidance from the FabLab MIDO technicians.
Each year, Bliiida also supports a graduate with the “Coup de cœur Bliiida” award.

Other Workshop

– Hypermedia workshop
– Graphic, editorial, and typographic design workshop
– Drawing workshop
– Modeling workshop
– LabVIES workshop
– Sound research workshop
– Printmaking and printed image workshop
– Local woodworking workshop (in collaboration with Bliiida)
– Video capture studio (green screen)

For more information: http://www.esalorraine.fr/metz/materiel-et-ateliers/

• ANdEA : National Association of Higher Schools of Art
• ANESCAS : Association Nationale d’Établissements Supérieurs de la Création Artistique dans le domaine des arts de la Scène
• Great-Eastern Network of Higher Art Schools.
• AGEM (association of the great schools of Metz),
• ELIA,
• Art Accord France,
• Metz Campus,
• Isseetech (Advanced European Institute for the enterprise and its techniques)
• Réseau des écoles supérieures d’art du Grand-Est,
• Erasmus,
• Réseau LORA, Network of contemporary art in Lorraine
• Plan d’Est,  visual arts center of Grand Est
• CGEL : Conférence des Grandes Écoles de Lorraine,
• PLES : Centre of Higher Education in Lorraine
• PR2A : Centre of Competence in Research of Art and Architecture,
• Pôle Images

Management

Nathalie Filser, *
General Director of ÉSAL and Visual Arts Division, Metz

Administration

Gilles Balligand, *
Administrator

Sabrina Gerber, *
Human Resources and Payroll Manager

Cassandra Kirchhoff, *
Human Resources and Payroll Manager

Virginie Widloecher, *
Human Resources and Payroll Manager

Billal Mebarki, *
Financial and Budget Manager, Cash Office, and International Relations

Valérie Massonnet, *
Finance and CVEC Administrative Assistant

Academic Division

Marion Sztor,
Head of Academic Affairs and Student Life

Diana Mariucci,
Academic Affairs Assistant

Thibaud Schneider,
Librarian / Media Center Coordinator

Communication

Juliette Férard, *
Head of Institutional Communication

ÉSAL, École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine — Metz/Épinal
1, rue de la Citadelle
57000 Metz
+33 (0)3 87 39 61 30
metz@esalorraine.fr

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