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    Sequential Art

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    Hi all,

     

    I'm posting here on behalf of someone I know who is interested in pursuing art. Since she would be enrolling at the undergraduate level, this may be an inappropriate place to post this. But I thought the pool of people here might have the requisite knowledge since you are all probably fairly familiar with the academic art world. I also don't of know anywhere else to ask. 

     

     She is primarily interested in comics and so presumably would be looking for programs with a sequential art (or cartooning?) major. Does anyone have any suggestions for resources that would list good schools for those majors?  The information I have been able to find while googling is disorganized and minimal. Does anyone have any suggestions themselves? Proximity to California is ideal but not at all necessary. 

     

    Thanks! I hope I'm not cluttering up the message board inappropriately.

    School of Visual Art, NYC is supposed to be very good.

    The PhD in Art Practice

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    Sounds like a MFA the way you describe it.. Also, I know there are some programs in Europe but I haven't heard of any in the U.S. so, are you interested in PhD's that could potentially be offered in the U.S. or programs abroad? Given the current state of higher education in the U.S. I'm highly suspicious of PhD studio programs spreading as yet another way to fill universities' coffers.

    The PhD in Art Practice

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    Yes, that's true but an MFA may be the first time a student is able to work with a group of peers who are truly committed to what they're doing. A PhD just seems like overkill. If someone's work is going badly post-MFA I seriously doubt A PhD will fix that. It's perhaps time for reflecting on what someone's priorities are. Of course I'm only referring to studio work. For art history and other paths of research I think a PhD can absolutely be worthwhile, I just question an institution's motives for implementing such a long-term studio program (smells like money).

    MFA 2014 All Art ADMISSIONS freak-out forum!!!!!!!!

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    I didn't receive any information about funding in my acceptance email or letter. I saw that print&draw has been notified of 25% scholarship, so I'm starting to think I didn't receive anything...

     

    However, I did receive an email last Thursday, saying that my financial aid award packet had been sent out. I'm holding out hope, however misguided. I'm sure they're just referring to an outline of the costs, but I want to believe that there will be some aid in the packet.

     

    What department have you been admitted to, Alpha-numeric?

    The Painting and Drawing Dept. I got a voicemail from a Professor this afternoon. He's supposed to call me in the morning. Hopefully that sheds some light on the funding situation.

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