Admission Requirements,
Selection and Acceptance

Applicants should have completed a high school level education and be at least 18 years of age in the year of enrolment. Selection is made by members of the admissions board. Typically, a successful applicant is passionate about SARA’s method of training and will also display a certain level of natural talent/aptitude. The admissions board reserves the right to waive some of the admissions requirements in exceptional cases. The admissions board consists of the Co-founders of SARA (Director), the Headmaster, and teachers.

It is very important to us that all applicants are certain that the education and training offered by SARA is what they want. Ours is a unique fine-art education that does not suit everyone, so we ask all applicants to read through the website carefully to gain a clear understanding of the education offered by SARA. Furthermore, applicants are encouraged to visit the school personally, if possible, and talk directly to students and faculty. It is important to us that each student integrates well into the student body and that the student group functions well together as a whole. It is up to each applicant to convince the selection board of their suitability as a student and that they would be a positive addition to the student body. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to keep this fact in mind when completing their application form and to give thoughtful answers. We often encounter people expressing doubts about applying because they fear their skill level is not good enough to be accepted. This is an application to a school of fine art, presumably in order to improve your skills, so we do not expect to see outstanding work in an application. The work examples merely give us an idea of your skill level.  No one considering studying at SARA should hesitate to apply due to his or her lack of skill. The decision of whether or not to accept an applicant is based on the answers to the questions on the application form as much as, if not more than, the quality of the applicant’s submitted artwork.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Visit SARA’s Before & After gallery to see the skill level previous students had
when they began their studies and also the progress they made.

Detailed information about the different application forms.

KK004
The comprehensive 3-year program (includes ET0010, ET0011, ET0012)
For the student who resides within the EU and wants to experience the full course of study and complete training. The applicant must show an interest in art and, through approved work samples, show an artistic ability.

ET0010
The full 1st year of study – The Intensive Drawing Program. For any student. 
Recommended for students who reside outside the EU and need to apply for a student visa/residence permit. The applicant must show an interest in art and, through approved work samples, show an artistic ability.

There are special requirements for qualification for the 1-year programs ET0011 and ET0012:

ET0011 
The full 2nd year of study – Advanced Drawing and Foundation Painting Program.
For students who have completed ET0010, or, the applicant must be able to demonstrate relatively advanced prerequisites in drawing, similar to that which one year of academic realistic art studies would provide.  The applicant must show the requirements above through approved work samples.

ET0012
The full 3rd year of study – Advanced Painting Program.
For students who have completed ET0010 and ET0011, or, the applicant must be able to demonstrate relatively advanced prerequisites in academic drawing and painting similar to that which two years of academic realistic art studies would provide. The applicant must show the requirements above through approved work samples.