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  1. The thing I did find appealing about Rochester though is that they let the MFA holders in their PhD program teach studio arts classes...according to their website. Not sure if I would want to live in Rochester though. I'm pretty fond of the West Coast.
  2. losemygrip, thanks for recommending Arizona State University. I'm a current MFA Painting student there, just finished my first year. Here's some info. about ASU. The painting facilities, Art Annex, are the best studio facilities on campus. They're really nice in comparison to what the sculpture students and other 3-Dimensional grads get to work in. The studios are nice sized, private, there's a lounge/computer room. ASU is a 3 year program. There are A LOT of opportunities to teach as a graduate student. In general each semester there are about 8 color theory classes, 8 2-D design classes, 5 drawing classes. They are really generous about letting graduate students teach for a couple years. Also, it is required that Grad students who teach 2-D, Color Theory, or 3-D design take an ArtCORE class which helps you to develop your teaching portfolio, communicate with other grads about teaching concerns/lessons. To be fair, here's some things you should be aware of. Arizona doesn't have the greatest art scene. Scottsdale is alright and Grad students can visit the Phoenix Art Museum for free as well as Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA.) There are a few cool galleries in downtown Scottsdale. Other than that you might have to make a day trip to LA. Here's some more detailed information about the painting program in particular. The faculty are committed to the discipline of painting in particular. Working in a cross-disciplinary approach can be a little challenging, however, with 7 full time painting faculty members there's almost definitely going to be a faculty member that you can mesh well with as it pertains to your work. Also, the entire painting faculty are AWESOME. They also emphasize craftsmanship quite a bit. They wont' let you make shoddy work that only has conceptual strengths. They will require your work to be sound conceptually as well as visually and tangibly. Hope this info. helps prospective painting grads. Also, if you're ever interested in visiting ASU please call the art department. We'd love to open our studios to who ever is interested and show you around to see if it's a good fit for you. PS, it's always sunny here. CHEERS!
  3. William, what school are you talking about when you say, "The Department of Visual Arts?" A lot of universities have department's of visual arts.
  4. Hey Chombo. I've done a lot of research along the same lines as you in looking for PhD art practice programs. A great book on the subject is "Artists with PhD's" by James Elkins from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He and many others in the book talk about what a potential PhD in studio might look like in America. The end of the book has a few dissertations by studio artists completing their PhD's. Here some school information that I've found: University of Rochester: PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies. MFA students entering the program teach studio classes. One foreign language requirement. Full tuition remission and stipend. Also, the individual who started the program at Rochester is now the art department chair at UC San Diego. Texas Tech University: PhD in Art Practice. This sounds similar to the UC San Diego program. There's a strong studio component. Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Art (IDSVA) : PhD in Philosophy and Art Theory. For practicing artists. This is basically a distance program. You meet with a cohort for three years in January and in July. You study in New York, Italy, Venice Biennale and France. They currently have candidate status for accreditation. The presidentm, George Smith, is an Ivy League PhD and taught at art institutes for years. Stanford University: PhD in Art History. The only reason I mention this school is because at least one of their PhD candidates is an MFA holder who also teaches studio classes. UC Irvine: I mention this school because they admit students who hold MFA degree's. Hope this helps! Please let us know if you find out any more information.
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