Priority application deadline: January 15, 2013

Maryland Institute College of Art
Office of Graduate Admission
T 410 225 2256

Through collaborative group and self-directed individual thesis projects and interaction with acclaimed faculty and visiting artists and curators, students step beyond conventional contexts to develop more relevant, timely, and accessible exhibitions.

MICA is currently seeking MFA in Curatorial Practice applicants with diverse backgrounds from all over the world, including liberal arts and science graduates, designers, writers, and artists-as well as working professionals in education, social work, arts, or nonprofit management—who wish to engage in advanced research and use projects to explore the role of a curator.

Students in the two-year, 60-credit, full-time program can expect to:
• Gain hands-on experience by researching, proposing, planning, and presenting major exhibitions in concert with selected institutions throughout Baltimore.
• Combine intensive study of art history, theory, and criticism with study of the ethics and politics of the art world.
• Study both traditional and evolving methods of exhibition creation.
• Focus on discipline-specific writing skills, including catalog essays and interpretive materials such as wall text and promotional brochure copy.
• Form enduring relationships with artists and the regional arts community through MICA’s longstanding partnerships with arts venues, educational institutions, and neighborhood organizations.
• Work in individual studio offices in their second year.