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Official transcripts should be sent directly to the Admissions Office from each issuing institution. Request your transcripts at the time of or prior to submitting your application. They will be held on file if they arrive before your application form. Transcripts from international schools that are not provided in English directly from the issuing institution must be presented both in the original language form and translated into English by a translation agency or official translator.
If you have attended a non degree-granting school or program, be sure to list it on your application.
Please be aware that once submitted, all documents become the property of the College and cannot be returned to the applicant.
For all graduate programs a completed undergraduate degree must be verified prior to enrollment.
Curriculum Vitae:
Include a short resume covering educational and relevant experience.
Recommendation Letter:
Letters of recommendation are accepted through Slideroom as part of your portfolio submission process. You will be prompted to enter the name and email address for one to three persons who will be providing letters of recommendation on your behalf.
Portfolio:
The MFA program in Art is open to candidates working in any medium. Applicants must present 15 to 20 samples of your most current work.
Letter of intent:
A letter of intent (1,000 words or less) should include discussion of how you think the Grad Art program can help you realize your goals as an artist. Your letter should also discuss the artists and the types of art that have had the biggest impact on your thinking about art. These need not be visual artists, but if not, give us some idea of how their influence is manifested in your work.
Educational goals:
Provide short responses to the following questions:
(i) Why have you decided to pursue a graduate degree in art?
(ii) What kind of artist do you want to be, and how would you like the Graduate Art faculty to help you to achieve this aspiration?
(iii) Why have you chosen to apply to ArtCenter’s Graduate Art MFA program?
(iv) What knowledge do you have of the program’s faculty, and how has this affected your decision to apply to the program?
(v) What knowledge do you have about the program’s alumni, and how has this affected your decision to apply to the program?