Join the pioneering low-residency MFA program all others have imitated.

 

Become part of a vibrant, creative community of  interdisciplinary, artist/activist practitioners

 

 

  VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

  MFA IN VISUAL ART

 

…where art practice becomes critical.

 

  • Design your own educational program of studio practice combined with critical research.
  • Consult one-on-one with an internationally known core faculty of artists, art critics, theorists, and historians.
  • Participate in intensive ten-day Vermont College residencies twice a year for two years.
  • Engage in lectures, workshops, and critiques about your own work and urgent questions in contemporary art.
  • Work face-to-face and year-round with artist mentors in your own studio.
  • Explore an unlimited range of media, from painting to new media art, video, digital sound, performance art, site-specific sculpture, community and environmental arts, and more.
  • Tap into extensive resources in the local, national, and international art and academic worlds.
  • Access a changing roster of exciting and prominent visiting artists and scholars.
  • Collaborate with a wide range of motivated and interesting artist students.
  • Develop lasting creative networks for your ongoing individual projects.