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MFA in Ceramic Art

The MFA Program in the New York State College of Ceramics School of Art & Design at Alfred University is a two-year program of study in the fields of glass, ceramics, sculpture, or electronic integrated arts. Graduate assistantships are offered to each accepted student, including a full tuition waiver and a stipend for the academic year.


The New York State College of Ceramics has offered the MFA in Ceramic Art since 1943. Today, this program is ranked number one by U.S. News and World Report.


The School of Art & Design is a growing community of artists, designers and students dedicated to the teaching, creation, research, exhibition and communication of fine art and design. Our location, in rural Western New York, has few distractions and is a great place to make art.


Competition for admission is rigorous. Every effort is made each year to select a class of considerable diversity, from functional potters to object makers, from vessel makers to those working with mixed-media installation. The MFA faculty consider the mastery of conceptual and technical skills to be essential. Additionally, a national and international cultural awareness, along with a knowledge of history, are expected. Students work closely with individual faculty members on a day-to-day basis, developing a body of work which is presented in a final MFA exhibition. Expectations are high. Encouragement, support and challenge are the foundations of a MFA program which requires specific course work, as well as an attitude of openness and willingness to risk. After graduation, the lines of communication remain intact. Graduates can expect to receive continuing career assistance.

The Ceramic Art program has six full-time faculty: Anne Currier, Andrea Gill, John Gill, Linda Sikora, Wayne Higby, and Walter McConnell.

Take a look at the work of our past graduates.

For an application, contact:
Graduate Admissions
Alumni Hall, One Saxon Drive
Alfred, NY 14806
607.871.2115
800.541.9229

For specific questions, contact:
Linda White
Graduate Program Coordinator
607-871-2442

 

Student Work

Ceramics Art
Electronic Integrated Arts
Sculpture/Dimensional Studies
(Sculpture/Glass)

 
 
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