MFA Programs in Studio and Design
Application deadline: January 5, 2010
School of Art + Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
143 School of Art + Design
408 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-0855
http://www.art.illinois.edu
Tuition waivers are available to almost all students through Fellowships and paid Graduate and Teaching Assistantships. 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 a studio space and 24-hour access to the Schools many production facilities that include installation spaces, dedicated woodshops, computer labs, digital output labs, and an extensive equipment checkout system.
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+ hours away offering destinations for additional galleries, exhibitions, symposia, and professional connections.
The University of Illinois MFA Graduate Faculty are professional artists and designers–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, Alan Mette, 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, and David Weightman.
If you are interested in learning more about the Graduate Programs in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign or even scheduling a visit during our Fall 2009 MFA Studio Critiques, please contact Marsha Biddle, Coordinator in Graduate Academic Affairs: [email protected] or Conrad Bakker, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies: [email protected]
University of Illinois, School of Art + Design: http://www.art.illinois.edu
Art + Design Graduate Program/Admissions: http://www.art.illinois.edu/content/graduate/admissions
School of Art + Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
143 School of Art + Design
408 East Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-0855