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Art Professor Dishes MFA Graduate Program Secrets

RISD Adjunct Professor Clara Lieu hosts a live Q&A session on how to prepare an art portfolio to apply to MFA (Master’s of Fine Arts) graduate school programs in studio art. Prof Lieu discusses concrete strategies for how to approach creating artworks for the portfolio, suggestions for what art media to include, potential subject matter to explore, and discusses tutorials that will provide the resources and information to do so. Ask Prof Lieu your questions in the chat box during this live Q &A!

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TIME STAMPS
02:05 General intro of what an MFA program is
02:56 Why get an MFA degree?
04:30 Opportunity for concentrated studio practice
05:53 Necessity of an MFA is dependent on the field you want to enter
07:53 An MFA provides professional connections

09:00 No need to rush from a BFA straight into a MFA program
09:47 Work experience helps
12:28 Keep in touch with your professors
13:57 Post baccalaureate programs
14:55 Critical thinking and themes

18:01 Written statement: be specific, don’t be the cliché
18:45 An intensely competitive environment
20:45 Leave the options open
21:48 Pick reference letter properly
23:04 Location of an MFA program matters

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How do I Choose an MFA Program? https://artprof.org/emerging-artists/choosing-an-mfa-program/
Is a Graduate MFA Program Worth it? https://claralieu.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/ask-the-art-professor-is-graduate-school-worth-it/
How Do I Choose a Field for a Graduate MFA Program? https://claralieu.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/ask-the-art-professor-how-do-i-choose-a-field-for-graduate-school/

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Clara Lieu is an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.

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