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Hello! Just wanted to plug UNLV MFA program, if you are looking for freedom in the wild west this may be perfect for you! Here's the details- message me and I can answer any questions too! 3 year interdisciplinary program, fully funded + stipend. Your GA hrs. can be teaching, gallery work, museum work, sculpture, photo, digital lab etc. Large studios in an old Carl's Jr. (with a drive thru even), amazing material grants, trips (in the past we have gone to Marfa and San Francisco/ NY this year). Weekly visiting artists with studio visits in the fall and AIR program in the fall. Our program is small, taking around 4 each year. Las Vegas is strange, yes- but rent is affordable and we are not far from LA. Vegas has lots of opportunities and you can make of it what you want- again I can't stress the wild west aspect of this program with lots of freedom. It's not for everyone but those who have been out of school for a few years and have been grinding away in a major city- this place is a breath of fresh air. Plus you can go swimming almost year round and visit Double Negative anytime you want! http://finearts.unlv.edu/MFA/program.html

Hey Hopeful! UNLV is a fully funded MFA, with stipend (1,300) a month, teaching and gallery experience, grants (up to 1,500 a year) for materials, tons of visiting artists and critics (each week), artists in residences and great field trips (going to Marfa this year), LARGE studios and lots of freedom! I know, Las Vegas- but coming from San Francisco and LA I thought I would hate it and discovered that it's not that bad. Old downtown Vegas is amazing, everyone has a pool, rent is sooo affordable (you can get a 1 bedroom for 450), the desert sky is beautiful and it's not too far from LA. The school offers lots of freedom and there are only 12 total MFA's in the program. Applications are open till Feb. Good luck out there! XX