The Art Practice program offers a fully interdisciplinary approach to an MFA degree in a low-residency format.
The Program
We approach artmaking holistically: artists in the program are not defined or separated by medium or discipline. We view process as a kind of critical thinking.
Artists in the program engage in research-based practices, and are encouraged to converse and collaborate across subject matters using a combination of traditional and non-traditional media, technologies and techniques. We aim to create a global community of artists and cultural producers who look beyond a consensus driven approach to how we define what’s important in contemporary art.
To that end, a carefully selected, small group of MFA candidates come together at SVA’s NYC campus for three successive, intensive summer residency periods where they have the opportunity to work closely with artists, designers, writers, critics and curators.
Facilities include a digital sculpture center, a bio-art lab and video and sound editing facilities in addition to a wood shop, metals shop, ceramics studio and fibers lab. In the intervening fall and spring semesters, participants engage in required, rich-media online coursework from all over the world.
Program Dates
The Summer 2024 session of the MFA Art Practice program runs from June 11 - July 30
Mandatory orientation: June 11 - 14
Classes begin: June 17
Classes end for Y1 and Y3: July 26
Classes end for Y2: July 30
Current Practice
