Founded after the social movements of May 1968; destined to change art education, the École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC) has been inventing, experimenting, and innovating for four decades. Today ENSAPC is on the cutting edge, producing artists and creatives of international renown.

Determinedly cross-disciplinary, ENSAPC is conceived as a laboratory of artistic practice, standing out as springboard for creative and intellectual production. To nurture a critical approach to contemporary challenges, the school is nimble, responsive, and alert to new fields of knowledge that invite the exploration of new territory.

A locus of sharing and seeking, ENSAPC is explicitly oriented to training committed and assertive artistic personalities. Its student-centered “à la carte” approach to curriculum encourages students to take proactive stances, drawing out their dynamism and autonomy.

The school now delivers a master's degree (DNSEP – Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique) and a bachelor degree (DNA – Diplôme National d’Art).

ENSAPC’s offerings span a wide spectrum of disciplines in the visual arts, writing, film, and the performing arts. Under the guidance of exacting artists and theoreticians, pedagogical projects are conceived and carried out in close coordination with artistic and creative institutions and organizations at the highest levels, both public and private, in France and abroad. The resulting interface with the professional world allows emerging artists to establish their reputations while still in school and helps launch them into careers as soon as they graduate.