MFA in Art Writing
MFA Art Writing is a new programme for practitioners who want to develop work that addresses art as writing, writing as art, and writing about art – with the aim of encouraging and debating diverse potentials in the new field of contemporary art writing.
Claire Nichols, MFA in Art Writing
2 years full-time or 3 years combined full-time and part-time.
Due to the popularity of this programme we ask you for a deposit of £450 to secure any offer made to you after applying for the programme. The deposit will be credited against your tuition fees when you enrol.
Application deadline: Thursday 2 December 2010 for entry the following September; we may consider late applications if there are vacancies. You should not normally expect to receive a decision until the end of March.
Please enclose with your application your recent work in an appropriately documented form. Please supply publications, written work and/or CDs/DVDs (these must be Mac compatible) as appropriate to your work. All materials must be clearly labelled with a covering inventory of contents. Please ensure that all materials are securely packaged and clearly labelled with your name and address; Goldsmiths cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage. Please see Returning your work. Admission is normally by interview and portfolio inspection. We may ask international (non-EU) students who cannot attend for interview to supply additional examples of their work.
Please see How to apply.
Applicants for Part One (diploma stage): an undergraduate degree of at least second class (or international equivalent) plus element of professional experience (developing self-generated projects, independent practice, publication etc).
Applicants for entry directly onto Part Two of the programme for either full-time or part-time routes must show through interview and, where appropriate, portfolio that they have established a professional practice in the field and have already fulfilled the criteria demanded at the end of Part One of the programme through professional experience.
If your first language is not English, you normally need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or equivalent.
AHRC
Independent artists, writers, academics and critics. Other professionals working in related institutions within the field of art production, exhibition, reception and distribution.
Written, verbal, critical and analytical skills to professional and academic standard.
Please see Tuition fees.
The postgraduate Art Open Days will take place on Wednesday 6 October 2010 (2pm) and Wednesday 27 October 2010 (2pm). You can also visit our Exhibitions and Events Archive.
Art
This unique programme is expansive in its approach to contemporary art writing, and is supported by the appointment of three new Professors – Yve Lomax, Michael Newman and Adrian Rifkin, together with the Director of Art Writing, Maria Fusco. Practical exploration will be contextualised through critical and analytical seminars in which art writing, as an intrinsic element of contemporary art production and its distribution, is debated.
The programme draws on the international scope of contemporary art practice at Goldsmiths, and in London, and extends through practical exploration the interplay of artworks and art writing in innovative ways.
What you study
The programme is divided into two parts – Part One (diploma stage; one year full-time) and Part Two (MA stage; can be taken either full-time or, where appropriate, part-time [one academic year followed by one calendar year]). Students who successfully complete Part One proceed to Part Two. You may be able to enter the programme directly onto Part Two if you have relevant professional experience.
MFA Art Writing has collaborated with a number of well-known institutions including:
- Art on the Underground
- Chisenhale gallery
- David Roberts Art Foundation
- FormContent gallery
- Resonance FM
- South London Gallery
- Whitechapel Gallery
- 176 Project Space
To see work produced by current Part Two students please visit: www.antepress.co.uk
Application enquiries
Please see how to apply for information on applying to this programme.