The National College of Art & Design offers a range of art and design degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The college dates to 1746, when Robert West started a private drawing school in George's Lane, Dublin. Since then, many acclaimed artists and creative types have graduated from the school, including William Butler Yeats, the Irish poet and Nobel laureate. The college enrolls about 1,500 day and evening students, as of 2011. Courses include ceramics, graphic design, painting and textiles, visual arts, educational psychology, philosophy of education, sociology of education and history of education.
The School of Art, Design and Printing is part of the Dublin Institute of Technology and enrolls about 600 students. It offers degree and non-degree programs, ranging from apprenticeships and undergraduate programs to Ph.D. and post-doctoral research programs. It offers courses in visual communication, typography, imagemaking, digital and online design, moving image, interior design, product design, furniture design, painting, sculpture, printmaking, printing management, printing technology and publishing.
The Limerick School of Art & Design is a college within the Limerick Institute of Technology. The college offers programs in ceramics, fashion, painting, printmaking, visual communications, sculpture and teacher education. Bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees are available.
The Connacht College of Design in Connacht, a western province in Ireland, offers art-related courses within its interior design curriculum. Students can study at schools in five cities of the Connacht Province: Portlaoise, Galway, Limerick, Roscommon and Castlebar. Students can learn how to use color and materials in interior design, with a focus on many design styles, such as Louis XVI, Victorian, Feng Shui, Minimalist, Islamic and Art Deco. Upon graduation, the student can receive a Diploma in Professional Interior Design.
The Centre for Creative Practices in Dublin offers a range of art classes, workshops and seminars related to the arts. The programs offered in early 2011 include monotyping; photography; Kwyer practice, an improvised group vocalizing and singing; and illustration.