The Master of Fine Arts program in Sculpture provides the tools and language for students to become rigorous thinkers and artists in the twenty-first century. The program interweaves the significant demands of creative production, intellectual and theoretical inquiry, critical engagement with cultural history and contemporary art discourse. It offers expansive dialogue with peers, faculty, and distinguished visitors. It challenges students to embrace creative risk, to productively engage with difference through dialogue and collaboration, to accelerate and intensify the relationship with their own work, and to participate in cultivating an expanded vision for the future of art.
Degree Requirements
Our program balances individual creative production with a wide range of curricular activities, such as: reading and research; topical seminar courses; critical analysis and interpretation of student work; collaborative projects; film screenings and discussions; and travel to galleries, museums, and cultural events within the Boston area and beyond. At the end of each semester, student work is reviewed by the core faculty and a guest critic from the field. At the end of the fourth semester, the graduating student mounts a public thesis exhibition in a professional gallery, where the work is reviewed by a thesis panel. The exhibition is accompanied by the MFA exhibition catalogue, which includes a written thesis statement by each MFA student.
Application Requirements
All graduate Visual Arts degree and certificate programs require portfolios. Portfolios must be submitted within the application, along with transcripts from colleges you’ve attended.
Ready to apply?
Excellent candidates for the MFA in Sculpture program will have a demonstrated knowledge in form, as well as a clear artists’ statement.
Dates & Deadlines
Spring Semester
Jan 1, 2021
Application Deadline
Spring Semester
Feb 20, 2021
Classes Start
Fall Semester
Jun 30, 2021
Application Deadline
Fall Semester
Sept 1, 2021
Classes Start
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a sustained, self-directed, professional level of studio practice.
- Demonstrate a robust individual vocabulary and specific area of focus within one’s creative work.
- Demonstrate versatility and expertise with regard to the material and technical aspects of one’s creative practice.
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of and critical engagement with art theory, art history, and an awareness of the range of material and technical approaches within the field of Sculpture.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically apply knowledge of art theory and art history within one’s studio practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret one’s own artwork and that of peers and other artists.
- Demonstrate the ability to situate one’s practice within the field of contemporary art and in relation to the history of art.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and articulate specific cultural, ideological, political, and ethical positions within one’s work.
- Demonstrate the ability to articulate the complexity of one’s work verbally.
- Demonstrate the ability to articulate the complexity of one’s work through writing.
- Demonstrate the ability to work with others and as a collective group.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of professional practices, platforms, and venues available to artists.
- Demonstrate an appropriate level of pedagogical skills.
Alumni
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Jane Doe (’18)
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Rankings
US News & World Reports
Ranked #11
Best Art School
US News & World Reports
Ranked #11
Best Art School
US News & World Reports
Ranked #11
Best Art School
Contact
855 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
Phone: 617-353-3350