<h2>A Three-way Approach to Artmaking</h2> <p>The Master of Fine Arts degree program in art embraces the broadest definition of artmaking in and outside of the studio. It connects artmaking to a variety of contexts on and off campus, tapping into the wealth of resources at Carnegie Mellon, in Pittsburgh, and beyond. No comparable art program is found in the <span class="caps">USA</span>. In 2008, our program ranked #1 in multimedia and #7 in overall ranking; it has been listed among the top 10 <span class="caps">MFA</span> programs in the country since 1997. The three-part curriculum is interdisciplinary and contextually oriented.</p> <h3>I. School of Art:</h3> The School of Art is the cultural home base of the program, where the student is nourished by the heritage and processes of artmaking, participates in a peer community and is guided in integrating the three components of the program. <p>Each student takes the initiative to develop supportive faculty connections in the School of Art. Two art faculty members serve on the student&#8217;s culminating Project Advisory Committee. All full-time art faculty participate in the graduate program and may serve as graduate advisors for any student.</p> <h3>II. University:</h3> This outreach aspect of the program enriches the student&#8217;s artmaking processes through connections to fields outside of art. Through course work, projects, and interaction with faculty members the student develops in-depth connections to other disciplines at the university, selected from: <h4>the College of Fine Arts and its affiliated research centers,</h4> <blockquote><a href="http://www.hss.cmu.edu/cas/">Center for the Arts in Society,</a><br> <a href="http://www.arc.cmu.edu/cbpd/index.html">Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics,</a><br> <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/studio/"><span class="caps">STUDIO</span> for Creative Inquiry,</a><br> the College of Humanities and Social Science,<br> the Mellon College of Science,<br> the Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering),<br> the H. John Heinz <span class="caps">III</span> School of Public Policy and Management,<br> the Tepper School of Business,<br> the School of Computer Science and its affiliated institutes,<br> <a href="http://www.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/">Human Computer Interaction Institute,</a><br> <a href="http://www.ri.cmu.edu/">Robotics Institute</a><br> </blockquote> Each student takes the initiative to develop supportive faculty connections in a discipline outside of art. A faculty member from this outside area serves on the student&#8217;s culminating Project Advisory Committee. To date, faculty from a wide variety of academic disciplines have enthusiastically served as advisors in this unique degree program. <h3><span class="caps">III</span>. Pittsburgh:</h3> This outreach aspect provides opportunities to produce works in the public sphere. Projects within the Contextual Practice course respond to the social and cultural dynamics of a given place or audience. Students expand the parameters of artmaking through direct involvement with diverse communities, sites, and conditions, developing imaginative and productive relationships that transcend degree requirements. Each student takes the initiative to develop supportive professional connections related to their contextual practice projects. The fourth advisor on the on the student&#8217;s culminating Project Advisory Committee is to be drawn from outside of academia. To date, individuals connected to the students&#8217; contextual practices have brought a wide variety of expertise and fresh perspective in their volunteer advisory roles. mfa pspan classcapsmfaspan program a threeway approach to artmaking the master of fine arts degree program in art is designed to connect artmaking to both the university community at carnegie mellon and the greater pittsburgh community no comparable art program is found in the us our program has been listed among the top 10 span classcapsmfaspan programs in the country since 1997 and currently shares second place in the category of multimedia the threepart curriculum is interdisciplinary and contextually oriented i school of art the school of art is the cultural home base of the program where the student is nourished by the heritage and processes of artmaking participates in a peer community and is guided in integrating the three components of the program each student takes the initiative to develop supportive faculty connections in the school of art two art faculty members serve on the student39s culminating project advisory committee all fulltime art faculty participate in the graduate program and may serve as graduate advisors for any student ii university this outreach aspect of the program enriches the student39s artmaking processes through connections to fields outside of art through course work projects and interaction with faculty members the student develops indepth connections to other disciplines at the university selected from the college of fine arts and its affiliated research centersp pa hrefhttpwwwhsscmueducas center for the arts in societyap pa hrefhttpwwwarccmueducbpdindexhtml center for building performance and diagnosticsap pa hrefhttpwwwcmuedustudio span classcapsstudiospan for creative inquirya the college of humanities and social science the mellon college of science the carnegie institute of technology engineering the h john heinz span classcapsiiispan school of public policy and management the tepper school of business and the school of computer science and its affiliated institutesp pa hrefhttpwwwhciicscmuedu human computer interaction instituteap pa hrefhttpwwwricmuedu robotics institutea each student takes the initiative to develop supportive faculty connections in a discipline outside of art a faculty member from this outside area serves on the student39s culminating project advisory committee to date faculty from a wide variety of academic disciplines have enthusiastically served as advisors in this unique degree program span classcapsiiispan pittsburgh this outreach aspect requires the student to develop and establish a connection as an artist outside of the university students may work within governmental industrial or service organizations with offcampus sites or audiences with less formal identities to complete a 8220community affiliation project8221 these projects expand the students8217 contexts for artmaking through direct involvement with diverse communities students in the program have developed imaginative and productive relationships throughout the pittsburgh community often leading to postgraduation relationships each student takes the initiative to develop supportive professional connections related to their community affiliation project an individual from this affiliation usually serves on the student39s culminating project advisory committee image ben kinsley mfa class of 2008 conducts the quotpoke orchestraquot as part of the april 2006 performance event quothomo ludensquot presented by first years grads at the brewhouse on pittsburgh39s south side slide projected cues of hand signals prompted the rear row of performers to poke pinch slap tickle or otherwise prompt their blindfolded partners to audibly and physically react partners changed places during the performancep 2007-09-24T07:22:24-04:00 11 false 6 4 mfa MFA 2008-04-11T15:59:23-04:00 iZwFmVZzmgMPiZFojd0fWmFHSpo2FILn9pBS0gIb