MFA Creative Practice – Scholarships and Three Spaces With Advanced Standing

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MFA Creative Practice – Three Spaces With Advanced Standing For Spring
2011.
Three spaces are available in the MFA program for applicants with
graduate level course credits in art, media, design and related fields
from other institutions to begin studies in January. With a transfer
of a minimum of 15 credits accepted applicants can complete the MFA
Creative Practice in three semesters by summer 2012. An application
form is online.
http://www.transartinstitute.org/Admissions.html
Application deadline December 15, 2010

International Low-Residency MFA Program
Transart Institute offers the MFA Creative Practice, a fully
accredited international masters program for working artists with
summer residencies in Berlin, winter residencies in New York and one-
on-one advisement during two academic years - wherever students work
and live. Students are free to pursue work in any art-related genre
and to create their own course of study, working independently and
with the support of self-chosen studio and research advisors. Short
periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their
professional work and keep a balanced personal life while
participating in the program. The majority of Transart students are
emerging and mid-career artists and teachers at tertiary
institutions.

The new MFA Creative Practice is a student-centered, project oriented
postgraduate art program which fosters independent thinking, risk-
taking and the creation of an informed and sustainable art praxis. The
Institute is also a platform for faculty to expand their teaching
praxis by making space for creativity and experimentation. Beyond its
educational objectives, Transart Institute is engaged in building an
international community in support of students, alumni, faculty and
their artistic and academic goals. The institute offers its former
students a virtual and material basis for artistic practice, the
exchange of ideas, opportunities and critiques, supporting individual
and collective growth beyond the duration of the program.

Scholarships
Several scholarships are available to students of the MFA Creative
Practice program: Developing Country Scholarships, Achievement and
Merit Scholarships are being awarded. The scholarships provide a
reduction in tuition from 10 to 50%. More information on scholarships
can be found on the Transart Institute website
http://www.transartinstitute.org/admissions.html

Portfolio Review for the MFA Creative Practice
Transart Institute seeks independent, inquisitive and imaginative
artist to apply to its MFA Creative Practice program starting summer
2011. Interested artists, teachers and all professionals in related
fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media are
invited to come to the Transart winter residency (January 7-9, 2011)
for feedback on their portfolio as suited for admission. In addition,
these sessions will give prospective applicants the opportunity to
learn more about the program, attend a public lecture and mingle with
Transart faculty and students in person. To RSVP please email
in...@transartinstitute.org

The Transart Experience
Students’ experiences at the Institute are unique and often
transformational. NY based artist Virgil Wong found "The community
I've become a part of through Transart is already much more immersive
than what I've developed in ten years of living and working as an
artist in New York City." For composer and artist David Dunn "perhaps
the most important aspect of the program, to me personally, has been
the realization of just how constrained my professional life can be. I
have no lack of colleagues or opportunities to present my work but my
network of association tends to reinforce a particular set of
intellectual and aesthetic assumptions that become 'the' set of
assumptions. Transart succeeds at prying apart some of those
entrenched viewpoints to provide space for new ideas and concerns. The
truly international makeup of the students and faculty reinforces
this." More details online.
http://www.transartinstitute.org/Profiles.html

Application deadline for admission with advanced standing: December
15, 2010
Application deadline for summer 2011: rolling admissions
Application fee for the MFA program: 25 USD

For more information please contact Selina Heaton:
in...@transartinstitute.org

Transart Institute
http://www.transartinstitute.org
USA: +1 (347) 410 9905
Fax: (508) 682 2853
Mail:Transart Institute,
228 Park Ave S. #34726,
New York, NY 10003