Otis is the only West Coast college of art and design that offers a full Foundation Year curriculum. The program is also unique in its approach to preparing students for the competitive, fast-paced 21st century while continuing to honor time-tested fundamentals.
Throughout Foundation, students learn aesthetic fundamentals, sharpen their visual acuity, develop their cultural and information literacy, begin a connection with the larger community as emerging artists and designers, and hone the essential “thinking and making” skills required for creative professionals who will enjoy career success. The faculty — all of whom are working artists and designers—serve as role models. Talented, passionate, and thoughtful professionals, they are accessible to students both inside and outside the classroom.
Organized by: Suzanne Lacy, Chair, and Sara Daleiden, Faculty Member, Otis Graduate Public Practice with guest faculty members Pablo Helguera, Artist, and Sally Tallant, Chief Executive Artistic Director, Liverpool [...]
February 23, 2012
Graduate Fine Arts students acquire the necessary support and theoretical resources to develop an understanding of the demands of a professional art practice. Our program promotes strong interaction and critical dialo[...]
December 16, 2011
Otis College of Art and Design's MFA in Public Practice, founded by artist and author Suzanne Lacy and taught by a team of internationally known curators and artists, offers a rare opportunity for artists interested i[...]
November 30, 2011
Educational theorist Christopher Robbins will offer a keynote presentation and guide intense conversations between artists and educators during a weekend focused on the philosophical underpinnings of critical pedagogy in[...]
February 17, 2011
Throughout her career, Green has used the traditional techniques of craft to achieve unconventional outcomes in the realm of fine art. Cleverly combining such materials as clay, wood and fiber, she produces sculpture tha[...]
January 3, 2011
The Fine Art's Department at Otis is looking for an accomplished arts and academic professional and experienced educator to serve as Assistant Chair. The position will play an important role in the development and direct[...]
September 23, 2010
For the last twenty years, Graduate Fine Arts Chair Roy Dowell and his faculty of artists have trained many accomplished practitioners. To celebrate this anniversary, the exhibition features work by twenty graduates.
April 7, 2010
Otis MFA Public Practice seeks proposals for a studio/artist’s project for the Fall 2010 Semester. Beginning in late August through mid-December, the visiting artists will work with entering graduate students to produc[...]
March 11, 2010
Los Angeles--global center of public practices by artists and collaborative groups--is the dynamic setting for Otis' MFA in Public Practice (http://www.otis.edu/gpp) with studio facilities in the historic 18th Street Art[...]
February 11, 2010
Otis Public Practice Studio and 18th Street Arts Center present Love in a Cemetery, an unprecedented visual arts learning laboratory led by L.A.-based visual artist Andrea Bowers and curator Robert Sain. Young artists fr[...]
January 4, 2010
