Why?: I've known a few people who went to Bard and I admire them for their experience, openness and creativity in their respective fields of study. I also really like the whole community feel of the college and the intermingling of different artistic backgrounds in critique.
"At Bard, the M.F.A. community itself is the primary resource for the M.F.A. candidate—serving as audience, teacher, and peer group in an ongoing dialogue. Immersion in this community ultimately influences each artist’s practice, within the program and beyond. The community promotes diversity of approach, fosters imaginative responses and insights, and develops innovative solutions to aesthetic problems in all disciplines. In interdisciplinary group critiques with 80 students and 30 faculty, discipline caucuses of 20 artists, and one-on-one conferences, our students learn to address video, writing, painting, sculpture, photography, and sound. Our summer session provides intense critical response to students’ artistic practice, enabling them to reflect upon and refine their work over the 10-month independent study period." - Bard College graduate section of website
2. School of Visual Arts
Why?: Good school, good proximity to tons of art from around the world.
"While many universities offer graduate studies in the fine arts, most programs are oriented toward training students as teachers. Our program in Fine Arts focuses on training students whose primary interest is the making of art. The Master of Fine Arts in Art Criticism and Writing examines the visual arts within a philosophical and historical framework, and incorporates intensive study in the writing of art criticism. The MAT in Art Education offers rigorous academic study, coupled with requisite teaching experience, providing graduates with the essential knowledge and tools to teach art to children."- School of Visual Arts graduate section of website
3. San Francisco Arts Institute
Why?: I love the work that has come out of the bay area, good atmosphere.
"All of SFAI's Graduate Programs are committed to creative research that investigates the relationship between inquiry and practice and how this dynamic manifests itself in contemporary and historical approaches to cultural production in a time of accelerated paradigm shifts. The Summer MFA program has the same rigor and faculty as the Academic Year MFA program except it is designed for those graduate students who choose an alternative academic schedule for the pursuit of the MFA degree. The Post-Baccalaureate program is excellent for students who want to better prepare themselves and their portfolios for entrance to an MFA program or for those who simply want to enhance skills and knowledge without plans to enter a graduate degree program. In the MA programs students are trained to be challenging thinkers within an environment of rigorous studio practice and interdisciplinary study, affording them the ability to imagine a myriad of solutions that are applicable in a variety of fields."- San Francisco Art Institute graduate section of website
4. University of Chicago
Why?: Also a good school in a city with plenty of great art.
"The University of Chicago offers a Master of Fine Arts degree through the Department of Visual Arts, located at Midway Studios. Our MFA student body is comprised of artists working in sculpture, photography, painting, installation, performance, video and new media. Students are expected to work with all faculty, whose expertise cross a number of disciplines. We admit students to the program based on the quality of their art and their interest in working in an interdisciplinary art program within a university environment. We believe that art should not be an isolating activity and that students/artists benefit from the cross-fertilization of daily contact with people working across different media and dealing with similar sets of issues.Art is a cultural product, and as such, we encourage students to explore the specific artistic concerns pertinent to their work, as well as relevant theoretical, social and historical issues."-University of Chicago graduate section of website
5. University of Colorado
Why?:I feel like it would be an inspirational place to work and learn,not as stuffy and as uptight as most city scenes.
"One of the greatest strengths of the Department of Art and Art History is its productivity. The faculty are extremely active in both research and creative work, with strong emphasis on the quality of teaching and mentoring. The creative arts faculty exhibits regionally, nationally and internationally. The Art History faculty has distinguished itself with a large number of important publications. A second strength of the Department is the accessibility of its faculty and open communication between the various disciplines. This combination of professional activity and quality instruction makes the graduate program at the University of Colorado exceptional." University of Colorado graduate section of website
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