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Graduate Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Studio Art - MFA
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Program
Hunter’s ideal location in Manhattan offers students and faculty many intellectual, cultural and creative resources. In New York, as nowhere else, the student has access to the changing ideas and forms of contemporary art. This is crucial to the achievement of our educational goal: to develop professional artists capable of continued growth once they leave the relatively structured university environment. The program is designed to offer broad training for the artist in the development of critical and analytical visual thinking as it relates to their work. In this programmatic context students are encouraged to develop their own art through constant peer contact in the studios, individual work with faculty tutors, critical seminars focusing on student work, and classes in the theory, criticism and history of art. Electives in a range of studio practices are also required. In addition, many artists, curators, critics and historians are invited to meet with students. Admission Requirements
Applications are reviewed once a year. The applicant must have completed at least 24 credits of undergraduate courses in studio art and 9 credits in art history, as well as an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution. Applicants who have a previously completed an MFA in art cannot be considered for admission to the studio art program at Hunter College. Applicants must submit the on-line Hunter College Graduate Application for Admission. This application, with all supporting materials, must be submitted prior to the January 15 deadline. In addition, applicants must upload their portfolio and statement of purpose to slideroom.com. Further instructions can be found on the Art Department website at: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/art/MFA/mfa_application.htm. The Art Department Graduate Admissions Committee will select finalists for admission to the MFA program. All finalists will be scheduled for an interview. Final decisions will be determined by mid-April. MFA Application Deadline: January 15 for admission in the following academic year. Curriculum
Each candidate for the MFA must select one field of concentration in studio art: painting, sculpture, printmaking/drawing/works on paper, photography, clay & casting, or combined media, and present an MFA project in that area. Candidates must complete 48 credits, distributed as follows: - 9 credits of tutorial work;
- 9 credits of seminar work;
- 9 credits of studio electives (exclusive of the area of concentration);
- 9 credits of liberal arts electives in the history, theory, and criticism of art;
- 6 elective credits which may be used for additional art history or studio electives, graduate level courses in other departments or colleges, or non-traditional courses or projects such as apprenticeships, teaching assistantships or participation in the foreign exchange program;
Mid Program Review: Eligibility to continue to work toward the degree is evaluated by a committee of all MFA faculty in the semester of the second tutorial and seminar. 6 credit MFA Thesis Project (ARTCR 79100) completed under the guidance of a faculty Thesis Advisor. All students are provided individual work spaces in the MFA Studio Building and are required to work in them throughout their residency. There are three floors (approximately 10,000 sq. ft. each) for student studios, seminar rooms, and workshop and exhibition areas. The regular curriculum is supplemented by talks and critiques by visiting artists, critics, historians, and theorists. Foreign Exchange Program
Several MFA students are selected each year to receive stipends for a period of one semester at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland; the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris; the Royal College of Art, London; the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, Frank Mohr Institute, the Netherlands. Scholarships and Travel Grants
Strong MFA students are supported by scholarships and fellowships from the Ruth Stanton Scholarship Fund, the Esther Fish Perry Endowment, and the Rita Glasser Endowment. Support for foreign exchange or study abroad is provided through the Leeman-Boksenbaum Endowment. Hunter undergraduate Studio Art students continuing at Hunter for the MFA are eligible for the Edna Wells Luetz-Frederick P. Riedel scholarship for their first year of graduate work. |
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