NYU Steinhardt announces a new focus on curatorial practice in the Visual Arts Administration master’s program, a revised MA in Art Education program that can be completed in just twelve months, international study opportunities in Art Therapy, and a new Advanced Certificate in Studio Art.
In the MA in Visual Arts Administration program, Professors Melissa Rachleff Burtt, formerly of NYSCA, and renowned artist Peter Campus introduce students to curatorial praxis – exploring the creative and practical aspects of curating contemporary art exhibitions. In addition to devising exhibition proposals for projects to be presented either at NYU or a collaborating museum, students meet curators, visit studios, interview artists, write interpretive materials, develop exhibition budgets, devise a design/installation plan, and determine communication strategies. This curatorial studies initiative is part of a revised curriculum that offers a broader range of competencies including arts advocacy and museum education, urban development, business, marketing, and cultural policy. Global study includes intensive courses in London, Berlin, and the Netherlands.
Art Education students can now complete an MA degree in just twelve months through three semesters of full-time study. This revised curriculum meets all state certification requirements. Students participate in the Visionary Art Education for Urban High Schools Program, which brings free art training as well as social justice and critical pedagogy to New York City high school students. Department studio classes combine theory and practice, and include opportunities for intensive summer study in Venice, Italy or New York.
NYU Steinhardt’s Art Therapy MA Program, well known as a pioneer in the field, will expand its international scope with new global courses in Tanzania, North Africa, India, and the Caribbean. Art Therapy students work with those who have experienced the full spectrum of the human condition, from tsunami victims in Thailand to aging populations in New York City. The program continues to develop a support network across the globe for those in need.
These Art Professions programs complement the Studio Art MFA and BFA programs by bringing Visual Arts Administration, Art Education, and Art Therapy into dialogue with studio art practice.
The Studio Art area is accepting applications for a new Advanced Certificate in Studio Art, with classes beginning in Summer 2010. This 12-credit program of study combines cultural theory with intensive studio art practice. Faculty include internationally respected artists and visitors, with studio space in the heart of downtown New York available during summer sessions. The Advanced Certificate provides prospective MFA applicants with additional training in interdisciplinary art and theory as a means of expanding their artistic skills and improving their portfolios, allows international artists to work in New York, and gives art teachers the opportunity to gain additional professional credits.
Department of Art and Art Professions
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
34 Stuyvesant Street
New York, NY 10003
212 998 5700
For information, faculty bios, and a current schedule of visiting artist talks, events, and exhibitions: http://www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/art
