Presentation

The École supérieure d’art et de design des Pyrénées is a center for artistic creation and training. Based in Pau and Tarbes, the school offers training in the fields of art, ceramic art and multimedia graphic design. It offers post-baccalaureate training for students and public workshops and courses open to all (children, teenagers, adults).

The school is a public establishment for cultural cooperation. It is a territorial partner in an active network of cultural and artistic structures in the Pau and Tarbes conurbations.
It is also active at international level. Situated at a crossroads with Spain, ÉSAD Pyrénées is extending its reach by joining the Erasmus network Erasmus. Every year, it welcomes foreign students, while fourth-year students have the opportunity to spend a semester studying at a partner school abroad.
Located at the foot of the Pyrenees and close to the Atlantic coast, the school offers an exceptional learning environment and benefits from the proximity of university campuses in Pau (12,500 students) and Tarbes (6,000 students).

The school’s primary vocation is higher education in the arts. It trains authors and creators in the fields of art, culture, visual creation and communication. Teaching is provided by artists and designers working in the professional world, and by theoretical lecturers who hold doctorates or are working on their theses.

ÉSAD awards national plastic arts diplomas recognized by the European higher education network:

In Pau

In Pau, the school offers two main courses of study: art and multimedia graphic design:

In Tarbes

In Tarbes, the school offers a wide range of training courses: art-ceramics.

ÉSAD Pyrénées also aims to provide access to artistic education for as many people as possible. It offers everyone - young and old - access to the practice of plastic arts through public workshops and courses.

The school regularly opens its doors or leaves its walls to offer conferences and exhibitions to the general public.

The founding and contributing members of the École supérieure d’art et de design des Pyrénées are the Ville de Pau, the Ville de Tarbes, the Directions régionales des affaires culturelles de la Nouvelle Aquitaine et de l’Occitanie and contributing member, the Région Nouvelle Aquitaine.

ÉSAD Pyrénées receives support from :

• ville de Pau
• ville de Tarbes
• ministère de la Culture, Drac Nouvelle-Aquitaine and DRAC Occitanie
• Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation
• Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA) and École Nationale d’Ingénieur de Tarbes) (ENIT) are also founding members.

ÉSAD Pyrénées is a member of ANdÉA (association nationale des écoles d’art), CÉSAR (Conférence des écoles d’enseignement supérieur artistique de la région Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée), le Grand huit (groupement des écoles d’art publiques de la région Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and CUTP (center universitaire Tarbes-Pyrénées).

The École supérieure d’art et de design des Pyrénées is :

• A school accredited by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
• Courses at bac+3 and bac+5 (DNA and DNSEP) recognized nationally and internationally
• Two options: art and design
• A privileged setting, between mountains and ocean, close to Spain
• Over 250 students trained each year in higher education
• Over 300 participants in workshops and public courses