This seminar addresses the question which skills, tools, and competencies graduates of art universities have or still need to acquire in order to access a labour market that is not limited to the traditional art market but aligned with the general conditions of contemporary employment.

Starting from the reality that creative graduates increasingly work across diverse fields, the seminar focuses on transferable skills relevant to academia, cultural institutions, public administration, the creative industries, and design-oriented or innovation-driven sectors. Emphasis is placed on roles where creativity, critical thinking, and complex problem-solving are essential, even when the job title itself is not explicitly “artistic.”

Rather than focussing on the intrinsic characteristics of the art market, the seminar frames artistic education as a resource for future-oriented work: the ability to deal with uncertainty, to work across disciplines, to translate abstract ideas into actionable concepts, and to navigate complex social, institutional, and technological contexts.

The core aim is to enable students to understand and articulate their competencies beyond the art system—and to strategically position themselves within a plural, evolving labour market that values creativity as a general capability rather than a niche specialisation.