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The Hartford MFA program is designed for documentary/photojournalism oriented photographers, since traditional academic programs would be inconvenient to those who have to travel a lot. Because of this a lot of the work that comes out of the school tends to be very same-y. The Mossless book that came out last year which consisted almost entirely of very similar film-based straight-forward documentary work had an advertisement for the Hartford MFA program. Look at that book and decide whether or not you want to align yourself with that mode of photography.
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heeey.
my statement was about why ideas are outdated.
UCLA New Genres
NYU Film Production
I really like the way you've incorporated digital work into your website. What website design platform did you use?
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The two programs that I can think of off the top of my head for photojournalism are ICP's one-year photojournalism certificate program and Syracuse's Newhouse School.
http://www.icp.org/school/one-year-certificate/documentary-photography-and-photojournalism
http://newhouse.syr.edu/academics/degrees/masters/photography
They aren't necessarily MFA programs, but both are good, intensive forays into the journalism end of photography. Newhouse also has arguably one of the nicest buildings on Syracuse's campus. From what you're interested in it seems that a standard mfa fine art program wouldn't really help you.
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ICP-Bard is a very interesting school. A lot of very important people come in and out of that institution, and their facilities aren't bad either.
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I have to make a decision between Rutgers and Suny purchase. The funding difference equates to an extra 17000 worth of debt to attend Rutgers. Is the reputation of Rutgers worth this extra expense? I have been unable to attend either campus and need to make my decision quickly. Can anyone share any thoughts?
Thanks so much!
SUNY Purchase by far. I don't think Rutgers is worth more in terms of reputation
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the International Center for Photography occasionally streams lectures from their school live. They had Richard Prince not too long ago.
Also, CCA has a fairly decent series of lecture recordings. Dawoud Bey's was phenomenal.
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Has anyone else been offer admission to SUNY Purchase? I've already passed the deadline for a different program that is waiting on my decision and I think Purchase is the school for me but I won't be able to visit the school. Have anyone visited or went to Interview day at the campus? Any extra insight into the program or its reputation would be fantastic.
I'm Canadian and I have to make decision between attending Purchase with some great funding but still not a full ride and staying in Canada where I will be paid for school. I know there's been some discussion on this forum regarding money vs reputation but I feel the decision between schools here that are fantastic programs and schools close to NYC with some debt is more complicated than that. I'm not looking for a clear answer on what to do but maybe more of any thoughts on Purchase SUNY if anyone has any.
Thanks so much!
I'm wishing everyone the best of luck in their applications and decision making!
I would choose Purchase personally. I was very close to applying to their MFA/MA program but saw somewhere that the person I wanted to study with (John Lehr) was going to be on leave in 2015. Even then, the rest of their faculty is top notch, and they seem to have a very strong concentration of artists & musicians studying there.
I guess it also depends on specifically which Canadian school you get into.
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now to choose: RIT (large faculty & reputation) or Syracuse (funding & networking)
they're both good schools but so different at the same time. any advice?
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Have any other photography applicants here heard back from Syracuse yet?
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Just got an acceptance phone call from RIT for Imaging Arts!!
Did anyone else here apply to RIT?
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Its funny how many artists I've found just from researching schools.
Btw, I see that Mike Kelley was mentioned a couple of times in the other thread... Did anyone get to go to the PS1 retrospective? I couldn't really fly across the country just to go so I'm curious.
I visited last fall with a friend. It was likely one of the most extensive retrospectives I've seen in a while. I was there an for hour and a half and didn't even get to see all of it. They even had his Paul McCarthy collaboration "Heidi" on display.
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Congrats! How did Syracuse inform you, email? - I applied to 'Cuse as well, different department
email from the program coordinator for photography. this only happened a couple hours ago though, and it might be different for the departments depending on how long it takes to review the submission materials.
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Just got an skype interview request from Syracuse!!! Surprising that they responded so soon
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Syracuse tuition for grad students is reduced significantly to those who get in, making it roughly 10K per year. Even that amount could easily be taken care of through fellowships/scholarships/loans/etc...
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In my recent experiences, there were schools that I considered and began applying to, but once it came to writing out my reasons for attending (who I wanted to study with, how it would help my professional goals, etc...) I couldn't really think of anything.
Its important to apply to schools that you have a thorough understanding of, and can articulate why you wish to attend, rather than applying to everything you can.
I think 3-6 is manageable if you want to spend time with the applications, contact former MFAs, teachers, etc...
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Avoid SVA, as they don't offer Teaching Assistantships (to my knowledge).
A lot of other schools (especially ones with a large amounts of undergrad art students) make it fairly easy to find opportunities to teach. RIT is a great example.
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Hello,
Is anyone familiar with SUNY Purchace MFA painting program?
The proximity to NY is a plus, so this usually means several artists will be coming in for studio,talks,shows and crits, however I am not sure of how much financially they offer MFA students.
Anyone know?
thanks
The Purchase MFA is interdisciplinary, but the last time I looked they seemed to have a pretty decent faculty.
Also their funding seems to be fairly sufficient. They offer tuition aid/remission, stipend, guaranteed loans, etc... They're also good with teaching assistantships. Not to mention how cheap the tuition is, even out-of-state.
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Just drafted these two project statements for the work on my new website. Unsure if I should post them both, or a more condensed single statement.
Photographing arts facilities has been a way for me to create connections between my recent circumstances as an artist and my childhood living with parents who were also artists. My early experiences growing up in a converted studio/loft in a former factory in Brooklyn still influence my perception of the world today. Industrial architecture, exposed pipes, high ceilings, wooden floors, and the accumulation of artists’ materials are as present in the School of Visual Arts at Penn State as they were in my initial surroundings as a child. Despite their familiarity, the spaces belong entirely to the creative pursuits of others, and photographing the physical setting of their endeavors shifted my attention from my own experiences to a larger community. Universities allow immensely personal and private experiences to occur in areas that are both public and accessible.
The photographs in Walking Images were the result of a summer I had spent working and living near Penn State’s campus. Over the course of the summer, I began a process of visual note-taking through my photographs. While wandering both on and off campus, my response to the variety of surfaces, objects, and materials, all within walking distance, were recorded as images. The university setting often makes accessibility to any variety of locales by foot possible, a fact that has come to my full advantage as a photographer. The high concentration of seemingly urban, natural, academic, and residential scenery within a fairly small geographic area is identifiable to Penn State, often described as a city in and of itself.
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Great info douchamp and agrobaby, thanks! Here's that Brooklyn Rail article on Bard.
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2012/12/art/figuring-it-out-bards-low-residency-mfa-program
If only more MFA review articles could be this comprehensive! Thanks for sharing
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How heavily do grad school admissions committees take exhibition history into account? I'm in a situation in which I really haven't had many aside from a solo show coming up in september and a couple group shows.
I have a friend who got his MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute who hadn't had any exhibitions prior to grad school, and he said it didn't matter. I just want to get other people's perspectives on the matter.
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The work and website look great! What website service/platform are you using? I'm trying to set up something similar, but haven't been satisfied with a lot of what I've tried (livebook, viewbook, squarespace, etc...)
In the meantime I've been using tumblr as a way to publish some of my work, but it is still a limiting platform in some ways.
fully funded "safety" schools?
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Have you looked into Northwestern? If I was dead set on a school that offered full funding + stipend that would be it. Small, but critically rigorous, and close to chicago too so that would be a huge plus.