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# IDSVA’s Non-Studio PhD in Philosophy and Art Theory Is for Artists and Creative Thinkers
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/idsva-non-studio-phd-philosophy-art-theory-for-artists-creative-thinkers/
- Published: 2023-01-09T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:15:08.000Z
- Description: The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts fuses interactive online education with intensive residencies around the world.
- Author: Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)
- Tags: Announcement, Art Education Announcements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:29 (2023, 2024, part 1)

**Low-Residency**  
The [Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)](http://bit.ly/3ig4PHA?ref=hyperallergic.com) has been pioneering and refining blended education since 2007\. The PhD program fuses interactive online education with rigorous global residencies, allowing working art professionals to pursue rigorous advanced scholarship without having to interrupt or abandon their teaching careers, art practice, or other professional responsibilities. Intensive residencies are held in Rome, Spannocchia Castle (Tuscany), Venice, Berlin, Paris, Athens, Madrid, Marrakech, Mexico City, and New York City.

**Community**  
What may be most surprising about IDSVA is the strong sense of community, even though it is largely a distance learning program. The intensive residencies create a sense of communal belonging among members of a cohort and their faculty. The shared meals, museum visits, and travels together forge a bond that carries over into the virtual seminars and discussions of the online semesters.

**Faculty**  
The IDSVA Faculty, Visiting Faculty, and Special Lecturers bring together major international philosophers, artists, and scholars. These renowned educators join students on residency and lead seminar discussions about the site’s historical, aesthetic, and ideological significance. This impressive list includes Emilia Kabakov, Carmen Boullosa, Mel Edwards, David Webb, Giovanbattista Tusa, Jane Taylor, and Santiago Zabala, to name a few.

**Tuition & Scholarships**  
IDSVA offers generous scholarships, and our low-residency format allows students to keep their job while working on their degrees. IDSVA students also qualify for Federally Guaranteed Student Loans that can help with tuition and the cost of living. [Learn more about scholarships and tuition](http://bit.ly/3GF5Ylr?ref=hyperallergic.com).

[Book a conversation with Molly Davis, Director of Admissions](http://bit.ly/3vHsTGp?ref=hyperallergic.com).

**Visit** [**idsva.edu**](http://bit.ly/3IonFXF?ref=hyperallergic.com) **to apply by April 3 for September 2023\. Email** [**info@idsva.edu**](mailto:info@idsva.edu) **for more information.**