Any Progams Similar To; University of Texas Art and Technology

[scribbulus]

Don't know if this post works better here or the visual arts forum, but is anyone aware of any MFA programs that provide a true mix of both studio art and the newer digital/computer/new media areas. UT has a MFA in art and techonoly. Clemson offers an MFA in DIgital Production Art, but they want their artists to have programming skills and their programmers to have art skills. I hold a BFA, and unlike a lot of my art major friends, I did take programming classes to fufill my computer class requirements, so I have some programming knowledge but it's very limited and I can't meet their prereqs for the programming. University of Denver has a MFA in Emergent Digital Practices and I thought at one time I saw some information about a MFA in Art and Science or Art and Engineering, but I can't seem to find that again.

The other programs I've looked at that are called New Media, or Emerging Media seem to be 96% computer based art and I don't want that. What I'm envisioning for the future is starting my own preschool with after school/summer programs for older kids that truly melds the arts with technology. I want my students to take the traditional skills that every artist needs and blend them with the technolgy. For example; doing the traditional figure movement studies in charcoal and then animating that series of figures. Anyone have any suggestions for a program that works along those lines at the graduate level?

[DrF8]

I realize this is an old thread, but I just wanted to suggest the Studio Art and the Computer track within the MFA in Emerging Media program at UCF (http://www.graduatecatalog.ucf.edu/programs/program.aspx?id=1464&tid=3846&track=Studio%20Art%20and%20the%20Computer#program_desc) for other people with similar interests.

[DrF8]

I just found two more programs that would be perfect for you:

Iowa State University - Integrated Visual Arts (http://www.design.iastate.edu/integratedstudioarts/graduateprogram.php);

Montclair State University - Studio Art (http://www.montclair.edu/arts/art-and-design/academic-programs/graduate-programs/art-studio-mfa/)

Both would allow you to mix traditional art with new media/technology.

Edited June 8, 2013 by DrF8