Duckdirt

Hello! A while ago, I found a random comment on a post on here talking about the University of Arkansas Art of the Americas MA program. This was the first I ever heard of it. Flash forward, I am a student in the program! I wanted to post here and share more about it to pass the karma on. This is absolutely the right program for me and I want to make sure everyone else who might thrive in this program knows about it too! The program is fully funded. (Application was also free my round and I assume it still is) You get a stipend from a work opportunity which ranges from research assistantships to internships at Crystal Bridges Museum, the program’s partner. Tuition is covered and if you need extra project funding it is there if you know how to ask. Absolutely life changing! The faculty are amazing and there is a real sense that everyone truly wants this program, and therefore us students, to succeed. The facilities are brand new and gorgeous. Northwest Arkansas is really wonderful as well- I moved from a metropolitan city in the US that I am sure most would select over NWA but let me tell you I am finding my life here so full and with almost more to do and see and experience here. Travel is a big part of the program- a travel course (most are international) is required for graduation. My peers include the other art history students (cohorts are on the smaller size) and other MA and MFA students across the School of Art. Everyone I’ve met is so kind and gracious and supportive- truly!! There is absolutely more but I do not want to go on and on. If this seems like a good fit, check the program out!