Graduate Program in Art & Technology
The MFA in Art and Technology is a two-year degree offered in the Department of Art. It is an interdisciplinary program designed to foster experimentation and realization of new forms and to help students develop their own unique vision and aesthetic as a fine artist utilizing technological tools.
Our graduate students are focused on conceptualization as the driving force for creative explorations within digital media and advanced technologies. Computers and digital media are powerful tools of expression and we seek to expose our graduates to a wide array of creative approaches to understanding a critical use of technology that acknowledges history and theory while also defining what is next at the intersection of the arts, technology and the sciences. There is no focus on the commercial applications of technology usually associated with the industries of graphic design or Hollywood movies.
To get a sense of the kind of artwork graduate students are making here, visit the web sites of current graduate students, or recent alumni linked to the images on the right of this page. A full list of alumni are linked here.
Faculty in Art and Technology have published widely in international art and scientific publications, such as Artbyte (New York), Leonardo, Circa Magazine (Ireland), Art Press (Paris), Artificial Life, Wired Magazine, Computer Graphics Magazine and Scientific Visualization publications. Faculty and students in Art & Technology have been very active in conferences and international exhibitions such as SIGGRAPH, Prix Ars Electronica (Austria), The New York Digital Salon and the Biennale for Electronic Arts in Perth (Australia).
In addition to two full-time professors in Art & Technology, affiliated professors in photography, glass, physics, the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) and printmaking bring expertise and knowledge to the area, and promote interdisciplinary experimentation. Graduates can also take courses across the university - engineering, biology, comparative studies, film studies, art history, computer science courses and many others are available to our graduate students.
The majority of accepted MFA candidates are offered a teaching assistantship position. This includes free tuition and a monthly stipend in exchange for 20 hours of work per week. Additional financial assistance is available through grants. Graduates are provided with either a shared, or individual studio during both years of their studies.
To apply to Art and Technology there are no specific courses applicants need to have completed as undergraduates, rather, we require a strong portfolio of creative artwork. The graduate course of study is highly independent and students are expected to focus on developing their own art making practice.
Application information, forms and deadlines available online here
For more information about applying to our graduate program please contact the Graduate Secretary for the Department of Art: 614-292-5072
For specific questions about the Art & Technology program, contact Professors Ken Rinaldo or Amy Youngs
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MFA Requirements:
A minimum of 90 credit hours is required for the M.F.A., all of which must be graduate level.
1. A minimum of 40 Major studio hours.
2. Teaching Seminar (896) for 2 credits is required for GTAs in their first quarter and can be credited toward Major studio requirements.
3. A maximum of 18 Thesis hours (999) or two to five credit hours are recommended.
4. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 Other Elective hours with faculty or in classes outside the Major studio area, not limited to one studio discipline and/or technological study.
Examples: Department of Art Studio Other than Major Field of Concentration, Music, Dance and Theater.
5. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 30 credit hours in the Humanities or Social Studies. Examples: History of Art, Creative Writing, Philosophy, and Criticism.
6. A minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 Seminar hours (895) are counted towards Humanities requirements.
7. A 3.0 cumulative grade point average must be maintained with no more than one-third credit hours with grades of C or lower. Graduate students are responsible for knowing their own scholastic standing.
Adornment Tongue, video installation
by, Lauren Kalman
Dionae gryllus aurelia, an Interactive
sculpture, by David J Foster
Lift, an action performance, by Anthony Castronovo
8520 SW 27th Pl., a kinetic installation,
by Fernando Orellana
Interior Other, a multimedia performance installation,
by Jean Haluska
