Visual Arts applicants must specify a field of study on their application, but if they are accepted into the program they will not be held to that field.


ALL applicants must submit the following:

1. Statement of Intent: No more than 500 words. (Statements typically include your reasons for applying to the Visual Arts Program, a discussion of those aspects of your work you consider significant to your artistic practice, and an exploration of your work's relative place in the history of contemporary art.)

2. Resume: Detailing your academic career and professional accomplishments.

Applicants MUST ALSO submit portfolios ONLINE for the field of study they specify, as outlined below.

Painting:
Please submit 15 digital images of your work in SlideRoom. You will be required to list the title of each image, the media, year and dimensions.

Photography:
Please submit 20 digital images of your work in SlideRoom. You will be required to list the title of each image, the media, year and dimensions.

Printmaking:
Please submit 20 digital images of your work in SlideRoom. You will be required to list the title of each image, the media, year and dimensions.

Sculpture:
Please submit 20 digital images of your work in SlideRoom. You will be required to list the title of each image, the media, year and dimensions.

Website addresses will only be accepted for Sculpture and New Genres fields. The address(es) must be on a separate piece of paper included with the application materials. Do not submit websites or work in which your participation was in a production capacity only. Examples of work must be posted on a site no later than January 15, 2012. Websites may be submitted in addition to, but not in lieu of, digital images.

Video will only be accepted for Sculpture and New Genres fields. Video may only be submitted as a QuickTime formatted video on DVD with your application materials. DVD must be a data disc with .mov files, not a converted DVD with a menu. Video can be a compilation of various works, but the total running time CANNOT exceed five minutes. Genres appropriate to video documentation include video art, performance, and kinetic art, NOT documentation of sculptures or exhibitions. Videos may be submitted in addition to, but not in lieu of, digital images. We do not accept VHS-formatted videos.

New Genres (Video, Installation, Performance, Digital Media):
Please submit 20 digital images of your work in SlideRoom. You will be required to list the title of each image, the media, year and dimensions. If video is your only medium, you must still submit stills from your videos via SlideRoom (otherwise your application will be flagged as incomplete). Please make a note in SlideRoom that your stills are from videos submitted via DVD.

Website addresses will only be accepted for Sculpture and New Genres fields. The address(es) must be on a separate piece of paper included with the application materials. Do not submit websites or work in which your participation was in a production capacity only. Examples of work must be posted on a site no later than January 15, 2012. Websites may be submitted in addition to, but not in lieu of, digital images.

Video will only be accepted for Sculpture and New Genres fields. Video may only be submitted as a QuickTime formatted video on DVD with your application materials. DVD must be a data disc with .mov files, not a converted DVD with a menu. Video can be a compilation of various works, but the total running time CANNOT exceed five minutes. Genres appropriate to video documentation include video art, performance, and kinetic art, NOT documentation of sculptures or exhibitions. Videos may be submitted in addition to, but not in lieu of, digital images. We do not accept VHS-formatted videos.
 

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