SAIC vs CCA MFA Graphic Design

jchouston
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:32:12 +0000

Drae:
Mica does have a really good program with Ellen Lupton & Jennifer Cole Phillips, but they wait listed me. I’m sure I won’t hear from them until after some people turned them down.(If that happens)

Loveblue:
MFA does really matter if you’re trying to teach on the collegiate level. I don’t know how much it matters to someone with a BFA, but you should definitely ask. I’m guessing the BFA maybe more about technical art making, but the MFA is solely about conceptual art making. I’m sure it has some effect on the way individuals approach their work. I actually don’t have a BFA. I studied business for undergrad.

But I think a PHD in humanities or social studies or philosophy etc would do amazing things for an artist and their work. One of the reasons I wanted to go to Yale is I would have access to classes in all those departments along with my art courses. It was my dream. Art schools do offer these types of courses of study, but no where close to the extent of a liberal arts college.

Bearsanddogs:
I have pretty good hygiene, at least good enough for a 22 yr old male. And I clean up pretty nice, I think. Honestly, its Yale Art not Yale Law. They probably would have love me if I showed up looking like a panhandler.