Applications currently being accepted for fall 2014
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This MFA Program, headed by Suzanne Lacy, is the only educational program in the Southern California region dedicated exclusively to providing artists with advanced skills to work in the public sphere.
Graduate Public Practice, taught by a team of nationally and internationally prominent curators and artists, prepares students in visual arts-based practices based in collaboration, context, and contributions to the public good. The emphasis on field-based learning, opportunities to intern, and a professional practice curriculum that examines teaching methods produces graduates who are highly creative problem solvers in their communities. Connections are vital among students, among students and professionals, and between Los Angeles and international art scenes. Students explore cultures as diverse as a small farming town in the San Joaquin Valley or hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.
This year, students did fieldwork in the Camino Verde neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico, where they collaborated with artists, researchers, community leaders and organizations. The semester-long research project was led by faculty member Bill Kelley Jr., along with cognate collective (San Diego, CA) in collaboration with Polen Audio-Visual (Tijuana, MX).
Faculty: Andrea Bowers, Sara Daleiden, Sandra de la Loza, Dana Duff, Kate Johnson, Bill Kelley Jr., Consuelo Velasco Montoya, Julio Morales Karen Moss, Renee Petropoulos, and S.A. Bachman.
Recent visitors: Kim Abeles, Judy Baca, Dan cameron, Mel Chin, Karla Diaz, Sam Durant, Pablo Helguera, Grant Kester, Lucy Lippard, Rick Lowe, Mary Miss, Sally Tallant and stephen wright.
Alumni have performed and exhibited their work at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE); MAK Center; Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery; Open Engagement at Portland State University; TCB Art Incorporated in Melbourne, Australia; Watts Towers Arts Center; Festival for Wirikuta in Mexico City; and Casa Del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico. They have received grants and fellowships from the Queens Museum of Art; Center for Cultural Innovation; LA County Arts Commission; Arts Council of Kern County, CA; and the City of Milwaukee. They have held positions at the Armory Center for the Arts; Farmlab/Metabolic Studios; Northeastern University School of Law; Side Street Projects; 2011 Encuentro internacional de Medellin; WInter Special Olympics in PyeongChang; Heart Project; P.S. Arts; Teach for America; and UC Santa Barbara. They have participated in residencies at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Santa Fe Art Institute, SOMA Mexico, and DeLuxe Lab Australia.
