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Master of Fine Arts

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Study Level

Masters

The M.F.A. program offered by the Division of Art at SMU is a two-year program that prepares artists for professional careers as cultural producers. Students who earn the M.F.A. in Art develop a substantial body of work of high quality and have a clear intellectual grasp of the broad contexts, historical and current, within which they and their work function. The degree is an intensive period of focused study, terminating with the M.F.A. qualifying exhibition. SMU offers up to six full fellowships each year supplemented by teaching assistantships. Funds are also available for supplies and travel. This generous bulwark of support is offered to aid students in the development of their art practice so that they can begin their careers unencumbered by debt. The M.F.A. program is interdisciplinary so that students are free to explore a wide range of materials, processes and histories. Each year, the most competitive, ambitious and thoughtful artists are admitted - regardless of medium. In addition to a core faculty with rigorous practices of their own, SMU's Division of Art hosts an ongoing series of lectures and panels by an exciting group of artists, critics and curators. This series of discursive events is not only a crucial part of the graduate and undergraduate curriculum, it also provides a space for the Dallas community to engage with art and ideas.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Study Level

Masters

The M.F.A. program offered by the Division of Art at SMU is a two-year program that prepares artists for professional careers as cultural producers. Students who earn the M.F.A. in Art develop a substantial body of work of high quality and have a clear intellectual grasp of the broad contexts, historical and current, within which they and their work function. The degree is an intensive period of focused study, terminating with the M.F.A. qualifying exhibition. SMU offers up to six full fellowships each year supplemented by teaching assistantships. Funds are also available for supplies and travel. This generous bulwark of support is offered to aid students in the development of their art practice so that they can begin their careers unencumbered by debt. The M.F.A. program is interdisciplinary so that students are free to explore a wide range of materials, processes and histories. Each year, the most competitive, ambitious and thoughtful artists are admitted - regardless of medium. In addition to a core faculty with rigorous practices of their own, SMU's Division of Art hosts an ongoing series of lectures and panels by an exciting group of artists, critics and curators. This series of discursive events is not only a crucial part of the graduate and undergraduate curriculum, it also provides a space for the Dallas community to engage with art and ideas.

Admission requirements

6+

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