Master of Fine Arts in Print Media & Photography Thank You
Contemporary, Interdisciplinary, and Honed to Your Needs
The center of our program is where photography and printmaking meet within a contemporary art context. The MFA in Print Media & Photography at Boston University School of Visual Arts (BU SVA) is an ideal incubator for artists interested in the image and who engage in multiple studio disciplines. The MFA in Print Media & Photography is interdisciplinary yet sharp and focused. It prepares students technically, aesthetically, and professionally for a future professional practice. Students will deeply engage in the study of printmaking and photography, while also benefiting from the rich opportunities available in a major research university. We encourage collaborations among the humanities, sciences, fine arts, and exposure to a range of perspectives, and a command of making and understanding images in the 21st century.Gain the Skills You Need to Innovate Across Print Media
Imagery is the driving force in modern communication. The MFA in Print Media & Photography will teach you to:- See and think more critically about your work, tools, and materials;
- Deeply engage in and master technical training in printmaking and photography to support creative growth;
- Develop a distinct personal vision evident in studio work;
- Gain a command of appropriate professional level studio protocols and professional practice in making and understanding images in the 21st century;
- Understand the history of the photography and print form in Western and other civilizations;
- Communicate and achieve a coherent set of artistic/intellectual goals as an independent professional; and,
- Communicate persuasively in spoken and written language about your own and others’ artwork.
The MFA in Print Media & Photography is Experienced-Based
It’s about deeply questioning artists’ assumptions about themselves, their work, and their world in order to gain strong innovative artistic growth. First-year students may collaborate with the MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the MFA Painting program here at BU SVA. Students will be encouraged to do arts-based research using the BU Libraries, including the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center’s source materials which include an artist book collection, photography and other important archival materials. MFA Print Media & Photography students have access to the Engineering and Product Innovation Center (EPIC) and its 3D printers, lasers, and scanners. Here, they learn to expand the boundaries of multiplicity and utilize advanced technologies in the creation, dissemination, and documentation of work. In addition, the program offers direct experiential learning and expansive professional contacts including:- Opportunities to serve as teaching assistants within SVA;
- Development of international study tours that combine print and photography, and draw from faculty and University contacts in China, Belgium, Italy and India; and,
- The creation of a new course involving projects that connect to professional opportunities in Boston and globally.
Resources for the MFA in Print Media & Photography
MFA in Print Media & Photography students will be supported by the following College of Fine Arts resources:- Multiple digital labs with current Adobe software dedicated to printmaking and photography;
- Black and white darkrooms that support 35 mm to large format printing;
- 35 mm and large format film cameras and digital medium format equipment for graduate student use only as well as lighting kits and studio access;
- Outstanding printmaking studios supporting all print media (both traditional and “green”);
- A three-color RISO printer with large array of color drums for limitless color potential;
- Access to courses in printmaking along with state-of-the-art print facilities that include lithography, etching, relief, digital printmaking, and silkscreen;
- Book Arts classes and facilities including type and graduate typography classes;
- The School of Visual Arts Resource Library; and,
- Proximity to 90 graduate students across art education, painting, sculpture, graphic design, and print, media and photography.
- The Build Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center is home to people, programs, and collaboration space that helps all BU students and recent alumni transform their ideas into something real and develop innovation skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a strong community along the way;
- 3D printers, lasers, and high-powered scanners at the Engineering and Product Innovation Center (EPIC) at BU’s College of Engineering;
- The Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, whose mission it is to convene researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to figure out novel and practical ways to understand, explain, and solve seemingly intractable problems of racial inequity and injustice; and,
- Boston University Libraries, including the African American Library, the Krasker Film/Video Library, the Mugar Memorial Library, the Music Library, and the The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, which captures and documents history by collecting the manuscripts from individuals who play a significant part in the fields of journalism, poetry, literature and criticism, dance, music, theater, film, television, and political and religious movements.
Rankings
Boston University has been ranked as one of the best national universities by U.S. News & World Report.
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Accreditation
Boston University is regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC, Inc.).
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NASAD ACCREDITED
Boston University holds accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 363 accredited institutional members.
Affiliated Faculty
Lynne Allen
Professor of Art, Department of Printmaking
Deborah Cornell
Associate Professor of Art, Department of Printmaking
Toni Pepe
Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Photography
Boston: One of the Hottest Design Cities in the U.S.
Education within BU’s College of Fine Arts extends beyond the walls of the studios. You’ll also benefit from the rich centers of art and culture throughout the city of Boston from the Institute of Contemporary to the Museum of Fine Arts. The Boston area is a vibrant and thriving cultural center that’s just the right size. It’s big enough to offer you extensive professional opportunities and small enough to meet professionals, mingle with other graduate programs and get you noticed.
About Boston University College of Fine Arts
Established in 1954, Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) is a community of artist-scholars and scholar-artists who are passionate about the fine and performing arts, committed to diversity and inclusion, and determined to improve the lives of others through art. With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, CFA prepares students for a meaningful creative life by developing their intellectual capacity to create art, shift perspective, execute expansive research, and master relevant 21st century skills. CFA offers a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates.