143 School of Art + Design
408 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-0855
http://www.art.illinois.edu
As a tier-one research university, Illinois offers a climate of rigorous production and inquiry by nationally and internationally recognized faculty and students. Frequent research and education partners for the School of Art and Design include Landscape Architecture, Computer Science, English/Creative Writing, Theater, Music, the Krannert Art Museum and the Institute for Communication Research. MFA students may take classes in any campus unit. The twin cities of Champaign-Urbana present many opportunities for creative cultural production and larger urban centers (Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis) are only two and half hours away offering destinations for galleries, exhibitions, symposia, and professional connections.
The School of Art + Design makes every attempt to provide tuition waivers and stipends for graduate students in the form of specifically named fellowships, graduate assistantships, teaching assistantships, and federal work-study. Teaching Assistants teach independently or with faculty for as much as two years of their time at the University of Illinois. Each student is provided with studio space and 24-hour access to the Schools many production facilities that include installation spaces, wood shops, computer labs, digital output labs, and a comprehensive equipment checkout system.
The University of Illinois MFA Graduate Faculty are professional artists and designersЃ\active at the highest levels of academic, professional and creative production. Current faculty in the MFA Program include: Conrad Bakker, Luke Batten, Stephen Cartwright, Nan Goggin, Ryan Griffis, Kevin Hamilton, Patrick Hammie, Laurie Hogin, Ron Kovatch, Melissa Pokorny, Linda Robbennolt, Joel Ross, Tammie Rubin, Ernesto Scott, Joseph Squier, Billie Theide, Timothy Van Laar, Deke Weaver, Eric Benson, Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, John Jennings, Jimmy Luu, Mark Arends, William Bullock, Deana McDonagh, Kevin Reeder, Cliff Shin, and David Weightman.
A+D Graduate Program: http://www.art.illinois.edu/content/graduate
A+D Graduate Admissions: http://www.art.illinois.edu/content/graduate/admissions
A+D MFA Student Organization: http://artgraduatestudentorganization.wordpress.com/
