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# Carnegie Mellon’s Interdisciplinary MFA Challenges Students to Expand the Meaning of Being an Artist
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/carnegie-mellon-interdisciplinary-mfa-challenges-students-to-expand-meaning-of-being-artist/
- Published: 2021-12-10T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:03:10.000Z
- Description: This top-ranked program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offers a new graduate facility, generous tuition scholarships, guaranteed graduate assistantships, esteemed faculty, and more.
- Author: Carnegie Mellon University School of Art
- Tags: Announcement, Art Education Announcements, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sponsored, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1)

Housed within one of the most respected research universities in the United States, the [MFA program at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art](https://bit.ly/3GqEOvD?ref=hyperallergic.com) is a three-year, interdisciplinary, experimental program that provides its students with a challenging and supportive context in which to expand and develop their work and thinking as artists. The program views artmaking as a vital social, critical, and intellectual pursuit.

The MFA cohort, limited to [18 students](https://bit.ly/3EFrL99?ref=hyperallergic.com), works with highly active faculty members who possess a diverse set of expertise. The program is guided by [four core faculty members](https://bit.ly/3GsBBMk?ref=hyperallergic.com) who — along with the School’s additional [18 full-time faculty](https://bit.ly/3s3zoTF?ref=hyperallergic.com) — provide extensive support and mentorship for each student. Throughout their study, graduate students also have myriad opportunities for critique and studio visits with highly-acclaimed national and international [visiting artists, curators, and critics](https://bit.ly/31Lw848?ref=hyperallergic.com).

The program is housed in a [new facility](https://bit.ly/3rW79pw?ref=hyperallergic.com) exclusively for graduate art students. It includes 18 individual studios, each approximately 300 square feet with large windows for ample natural light; common study and community areas; a fully-stocked kitchen; administrative offices; and a 1,200-square-foot flexible-use space for coursework, critique, seminars, and more. In addition, students have access to all the state-of-the-art facilities, encompassing both traditional and new media, at the School of Art.

[Applications](https://bit.ly/3y7LRX7?ref=hyperallergic.com) for Fall 2022 are due January 17, 2022, and the school will host a [virtual information session](https://bit.ly/3y6QsZL?ref=hyperallergic.com) on December 17 at 10am (EST).

**For more information, visit** [**art.cmu.edu**](https://bit.ly/3GqEOvD?ref=hyperallergic.com).