The application deadline is February 1. All materials must be received and in-office by this date and not postmarked.

There are two parts for applying to the M.F.A. in studio art:

Part I.
Follow the instructions outlined by NYU Steinhardt's Office of Graduate Admissions for filing application materials. More detailed information can be found at www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/graduate_admissions/how_to_apply

In Part I, you submit your completed application, application fee, resume, letters of recommendation and official college transcripts. If you are using the online application, you may submit your artist statement (see Part II) as your statement of purpose.

Part II.
Submit the materials noted below directly to:

Mary Ann Santos
Graduate Student Services Counselor
NYU Steinhardt
Department of Art and Art Professions
34 Stuyvesant Street, New York, NY 10003

Materials sent to any other address cannot be guaranteed the fullest consideration.

1. Artist statement (300-500 words): please describe your interest in art and the ideas and media you wish to explore as part of an MFA community. Please include information about your current work and influences in any discipline that have been important in shaping your practice. The statement of purpose is to be submitted in lieu of the personal statement requested on the application form. If you are using the online application, you should submit your Artist statement in place of the Statement of Purpose.

2. Digital portfolio: 20 images of recent work must be on a Mac compatible CD-ROM (standard size, not mini-disk) or DVD in JPEG FORMAT ONLY, sized at a maximum of 1280x1024 pixels (maximum 4 mega bytes) for viewing on a Macintosh computer via video projection. Please DO NOT submit PowerPoint or Keynote presentations.

Each image must be numbered (corresponding to the order of viewing) and include title, if any, and your name.

Quicktime or DVD-formatted videos can be a compilation of various works but the total running time cannot exceed five minutes per video. Genres appropriate to video documentation include video art, performance, and kinetic art, NOT documentation of sculptures or exhibitions. We do not accept VHS tapes.

3. Submit a digital image inventory with your name in the top right hand corner. List the images in order of viewing, file name, dimensions, date of work, medium and title (if any).

4. Legibly print your name on all disks, sleeves, and/or cases. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your portfolio returned to you. Do not send original work.

5. If you would like notification of receipt of your portfolio please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

For general information pertaining to admission and financial aid please visit http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/graduate_admissions/.

For questions related to Part II and submission of your portfolio, please contact Mary Ann Santos at 212 998 5702.

information sessions

Informal MFA information sessions and tours of the Barney Building facilities are offered on most Fridays at 11:00am.   Contact Leafe Zales to sign-up for a session.

for further information:

Prof. Peter Campus, Director

Mary Ann Santos, Advisor