The grand entrance - for some - of the Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, where the 2016 Alliance of Artists Communities conference was held. Perhaps the greatest take-away for me from the…
Photo by Erica Thomas, The ARTIST IN RESIDENCE sign is lit whenever someone at the house is doing…
Postcard by Sharita Towne for the Exhibition Our City in Stereo, presented by Newspace Center for Photography in partnership with c3:initiative. Sharita spoke in the session, “Arts and Equity…
Alliance of Artists Communities Annual Conference in Portland, OregonLast week I attended the Alliance of Artists…
I work full time as the Residency Coordinator at the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva, Florida. Seven times a year I watch a group of wide-eyed artists arrive with brainfuls of possibilities, work intensely for five…
MFA Student Interview Series | Gaelin CraigheadGaelin Craighead received a BFA from Louisiana Tech University in 2013. She is now in her third year at Florida State University working toward…
MFA Student Interview Series | Erin Cora TurnerErin Cora Turner received two BFAs from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Photography in 2013. She is now…
MFA Student Interview Series | Eric AdamsEric Adams received his BFA in Ceramics from Jacksonville University in 2010. He is now in his third year at University of South Carolina working…
MFA Student Interview Series | Wei Lah PohWei Lah Poh received her BFA from California College of the Arts in 2013. She completed her MFA in Jewelry + Metalsmithing from Rhode Island School…
MFA Student Interview Series | Kimmie PledgerKimmie Pledger received her BFA in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling from Kent State in 2014. She is now in her second year at Bowling Green State…
This blog is intended as a guide for potential and current MFA students, focusing on those in the craft disciplines. It will primarily focus on tips for prospective students, but will also address the needs of those currently working toward their degrees. By sharing my own experience, articles I find and interviews I conduct, I will work to offer guidance to studio artists who may be nervous to start the journey alone so that they can have the same phenomenal opportunity and experience that I had in my MFA program.