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drink or go for a hike!

Thanks lfwd! I am still hopeful! I need to just keep painting and stop thinking about it so much. Congrats on your acceptance, and to BU!

Feeling like not hearing anything from MassArt yet is not the best news.

I think I may have misinterpreted it. Not sure really how an interview for a TA position is run. I was just trying to come up with some points that they may be interested in. Of course it is to learn how to teach, but being prepared and knowing what kind of things you'll be learning can never hurt.

Congrats! This is making me nervous, I really want to go to MassArt but have not received an e-mail as of yet. We'll see what the day brings. Does anyone know if massart has a waitlist?

brown06, what are the three schools that have accepted you?

Good Luck! I would just be prepared to talk about general teaching theory, course planning, classroom and course management, resources, and critique methodology. Also show them you are capable of presenting engaging projects and lead in critiques. I feel like we're all going to hear a lot of news this week...I can hardly breathe.

PAFA says extended deadline, but I'm making sure on Monday if that is still the case.

I noticed that PAFA's MFA deadline says "Extended: Applications accepted on a space-available basis" Their initial dead line was Feb. 1. Think I should apply or has anyone else seen this? I thought I may have missed my opportunity but looks like I may have a second shot.

NYAA has an April application

Congrats!

happy friday everyone! hope we hear some good news to celebrate the weekend with! edit: Has anyone heard anything back from MassArt 2d program after interviews?

Congrats! Happy for you, best of luck!

How are you painting if you're out of brushes and oil? hah, maybe just low?

Hope today brings everyone some good news!

Great idea!

You don't need an advanced degree, or degree at all to be a successful artist. Knowing where, how and who with to position your work in current times and context is what's important. Stay true to your inner voice and do what feels right...that's what every artist in the past did that we look at today. In no way am I trying to dismiss the opportunities and possibilities that will arise while attending a mfa program, as I am applying to many myself. But, one must constantly reevaluate their reasoning on obtaining this degree. Is it to teach? gain recognition? study with faculty, visiting artists, and a community of peers? strengthen and develop your work? all these are admirable but it's hard to say for one person to the next. I just don't want an mfa to mean another mother fucking artist. It almost seems that importance has shifted from the artwork itself to where the individual went to school. "Oh...they went to Yale, their work must be great!" I don't buy it.

Rejected by Syracuse University via e-mail this afternoon. Bummed, but kind of saw it coming.

Anyone hear anything from Syracuse for painting?

I think it can push you more and in a different direction. The past year of having little to no contact with people to look at my paintings has really made me miss being around a group of peers all feeling as passionately as you. I often learn more from what other people have to say about my work than I could ever imagine, and this brings a whole new set of ideas to the table that you can play off of. It can however set up an impossible situation in many ways, more feelings of angst if you don't quite meet your own expectations as well as others, but really are giving it all you've got.

dig your work, keep it up. your bio is fun too.

agreed! hope today brings everyone some happiness and peace of mind!

Thanks! and I definitely do not want it sound like I am not for nyaa. you should be so proud and excited that you got in to their program. when i had my portfolio review the professor I had was harsh but supportive, encouraging and honest. this really made me think about my work in a new way just in that twenty minutes. They do know what's up when it comes to representational, figurative-based work. if you've got some cash...do it.

I am working in the figurative realm as well and NYAA was my top pick. I decided not to apply though due to location ( I love NYC though) but the cost of living and school there is immense. I was torn between many aspects there, the studio spaces are not very big and it is NOT 24/7 access so that turned me off a bit. the faculty is great but not sure how much contact you have with them other than a mid year and end year crit. it seemed like a lot of the students were teaching other students, which is fine and how grad school should be but when a school brags about their faculty as much as they do, they should have some more input in your work than twice a year I feel. I have seen many ppl take off after going there and many not do anything so it's all up to how hard you work, which is true with any program. Not so much where you go, but how hard you work. good work is good work no matter where you are or where you went. best of luck with your decisions, are there any other schools you got in to? edit: just saw you only applied to Tyler and NYAA. Wait to hear something back from Tyler and then make your decision as far as funding goes. They are both great programs but being from Paris I'm not sure if you've visited either school. let me know I've been to both.

Congrats as well! Great job!