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seavacolor

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  1. Yup, I live in Virginia and completed my undergrad at W&M. When I applied for in-state tuition the forms asked me to specify where I had lived for the last 3 years. I had been in VA for 16 months and was working in VA, they granted me in-state but it was a close call. At least a year of residing in the state is required, and having a job in state helps establish this. You'd have to switch over your driver's license as soon as you arrive which requires utility bills in your name to verify your address (this is true for all the 7 states I've lived in). In-state tuition in VA (like CA) is a deal, and if your occupation is full time student, you're not likely to be granted in-state tuition. As my grandmother found out, if you're not paying VA State taxes, you are not a resident! Good luck...
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    Decision Time

    VCU's good reputation stems mostly from its sculpture department, which is awesome. Old profs of mine feel that the program is "not strong for painting and drawing". Those profs are representational artists with diverse backgrounds (one was on the graduate admissions committee at UPenn). When I walked right into the facility and looked at the work there in both undergrad and grad studios, it was a mixed bag: some representational portrait-y stuff in undergrad and some whimsical, imaginative stuff in the graduate racks. By imaginative I mean not drawn from life, kinda flat, and to me, uninspired, uninspiring, and bordering on trite. Tyler has better professors and better work coming out of it, the spouse of a friend of mine is an adjunct there. Philly is a lot better than Richmond, A LOT. Email a professor at Tyler and Richard Roth at VCU (he has an MFA from Tyler), I bet you can begin to get a sense of the programs through a couple of communique forays. Good luck!
  3. I have seen many friends mull over a post-bac, none of them have done it, many now have MFA's but all of them had an academic background in studio art. Without a BFA or BA major in Studio Art (aka "formal training"), artwork is considered naive. I am sure it has been done, however, trying to shed the "naive" label via an MFA is a tough route in a very tough field. A MICA post-bac could get you into schools you dream of, but it most certainly will get you into school studying art. There can be a lot of bs in art classes, but with that experience under my belt, I can at least know how to sort through it and how to produce in the academic machine; how to work my ass off for back to back 3 hour classes, return and produce for another 4-6+++ hours that night, get the most out of my crit the next morning, then wipe it all down and start again. I am not assuming that you don't know this but I have painted both in and out of academia and there is a real difference. Knowing and experiencing fine art classes in academia first hand is extremely valuable to success at the graduate level. I never thought I'd hear myself advising someone to consider a post bac and I have been resisting from replying to this thread because I don't want to sound snobby. With little academic experience in fine art, you could benefit from a post bac and your work will improve exponentially. Just the vibe of being in an art school environment will get you moving in new directions. I am no expert, so take whatever you want from my opinion: I have learned a lot from my profs, my mentors, my friends, and my enemies in art classes. atb
  4. I concur with the above reply. I worked at the Henry (a beautiful facility) and had the opportunity to meet James Turrell when he showed there and built a unique skyspace there. I know Denzel from Hampshire College where he taught while teaching at the Norfolk Summer program for Yale, later her taught at the New York Studio school where my cousin and friends attended after their BA/BFA's. Good artists do come to the Henry, we exhibited Ernesto Neto, a Diebenkorn, and Wolfgang Lieb, but the collection's biggest claims to fame are a Winslow Homer, textiles, and a good photography collection courtesy of the Allens. The student facilities that I saw were dark and cramped, none too inviting and Seattle is expensive. Yes, the people are alternative, open, and kind, but some are either in their own "zone" or oblivious. I have been repeatedly told to go to a program where the profs inspire you, the rest are just amenities, your work will take you where you need to go/where you will be successful. Good luck!
  5. If Denzel Hurley is still there, go work with him. Yale MFA, Guggenheim recipient, a kind man and incredible. If you are on the fence, set up an appointment with him or a phone call, bring/send him your work and discuss it with him. That'll convince you.
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