Hi everyone, I wanted to leave Ayun Halliday’s great interview up longer but I just found this announcement below in my spam folder and wanted to get it out there because the deadline is SOON. I also have something really important to post tomorrow or the next day, plus a ton of new opportunities and yet another interview so keep your eyes open for a lot of things this coming week! If you’d like to read about the amazing zinester and author Ayun Halliday, check out her interview with me HERE. Also, in a recent post, there were some discrepancies that a diligent and kind reader alerted me to. She said the following regarding the residency at the Islip Art Museum Carriage House:The Islip Art Museum Carriage House In Process link to http://jasonparadisart.com/ reports different submission specifications that the Islip Art Museum. Also, this curator is requesting that submissions be sent to him directly; the museum site indicates they should be sent directly to the museum. I also just noticed that the deadlines are different. The museum posts December 1, and http://jasonparadisart.com/ posts December 15.
Okay...here’s the deadline I wanted you to know about...oh, one more thing, even during times when I am incredibly busy and cannot post for several days, I almost always at least post a bunch of quick deadlines on twitter and facebook, and many of these are the kinds of things that I don’t post about on my blog, including contests, book prizes, exhibition oppportunities, etc. If you are on Facebook, just go to my Mira’s List page for late-breaking news: http://www.facebook.com/pages/MIRAS-LIST/72394590508 and if the post isn’t too long, it automatically is fed into twitter (my twitter name is miraslist). And on twitter, I often retweet many great opportunities, including arts jobs, from international sources.
It might be way too late for applying for this program but at least you can check it out for the following year if you don’t make the deadline on Dec. 15th:
(ARTISTS/ STUDENTS) MFA Creative Practice – Three Spaces With Advanced Standing For Spring 2011: Three spaces are available in the MFA program for applicants with graduate level course credits in art, media, design and related fields from other institutions to begin studies in January. With a transfer of a minimum of 15 credits (30 ECTS) accepted applicants can complete the MFA Creative Practice in three semesters by summer 2012. An application form is online. http://www.transartinstitute.org/Admissions.html
Application deadline December 15, 2010!
International Low-Residency MFA Program
Transart Institute offers the MFA Creative Practice, a fully accredited international masters program for working artists with summer residencies in Berlin, winter residencies in New York and one-on-one advisement during two academic years - wherever students work and live. Students are free to pursue work in any art-related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of self-chosen studio and research advisors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program. The majority of Transart students are emerging and mid-career artists and teachers at tertiary institutions.
The new MFA Creative Practice is a student-centered, project oriented postgraduate art program which fosters independent thinking, risk-taking and the creation of an informed and sustainable art praxis. The Institute is also a platform for faculty to expand their teaching praxis by making space for creativity and experimentation. Beyond its educational objectives, Transart Institute is engaged in building an international community in support of students, alumni, faculty and their artistic and academic goals. The institute offers its former students a virtual and material basis for artistic practice, the exchange of ideas, opportunities and critiques, supporting individual and collective growth beyond the duration of the program.
Scholarships
Several scholarships are available to students of the MFA Creative Practice program: Developing Country Scholarships, Achievement and Merit Scholarships are being awarded. The scholarships provide a reduction in tuition from 10 to 50%. More information on scholarships can be found on the Transart Institute website
http://www.transartinstitute.org/admissions.html
Practice-based PhD
An information session will be held at the Transart Institute winter residency on January 9, 2011 in Brooklyn, New York about admissions and the course of studies for Transart Institute's practice-based PhD expected to begin in July 2011. The session will be by invitation only and 50% of seats will be reserved for graduates of Transart Institute's MFA program. To be considered for the information session please send an email with an outline or draft of your proposal including references and resources along with a short CV or bio to cella@transartinstitute.org. Transart is particularly keen on encouraging proposals from the areas of documentary art making, language/image, software studies and network culture. The proposal should demonstrate systematic study, independence, critical competence and originality. It should include a record of the 'practice' element and also serve to contextualize the practice intellectually while cle arly demonstrating its contribution to knowledge.
Portfolio Review for the MFA Creative Practice
Transart Institute seeks independent, inquisitive and imaginative artist to apply to its MFA Creative Practice program starting summer 2011. Interested artists, teachers and all professionals in related fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media are invited to come to the Transart winter residency (January 7-9, 2011) for feedback on their portfolio as suited for admission. In addition, these sessions will give prospective applicants the opportunity to learn more about the program, attend a public lecture and mingle with Transart faculty and students in person. To RSVP please email info@transartinstitute.org
More details for all programs are online. http://www.transartinstitute.org/Profiles.html
Application deadline for admission with advanced standing: December 15, 2010 Application deadline for summer 2011: rolling admissions Application fee for the MFA program: 25 USD Application deadline for the PhD info session: December 11, 2010
For more information please contact Selina Heaton: info@transartinstitute.org
Transart Institute
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