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# IDSVA Students Travel the World With Residencies in Mexico City, Athens, and Marrakech
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/idsva-students-travel-the-world-with-residencies-in-mexico-city-athens-and-marrakech/
- Published: 2024-03-28T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:12:36.000Z
- Description: The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts fuses global residencies with a non-studio PhD in philosophy and art.
- Author: Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)
- Tags: Announcement, Art Education Announcements, Sponsored, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:36 (2023, 2024, part 2)

As a true nomadic institution, the [Institute for Doctoral Arts in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)](https://bit.ly/3IRTlUi?ref=hyperallergic.com) does not have a campus. We exist everywhere our students and faculty are. Below is a sampling of notes shared by students during recent residencies in Mexico City, Athens, and Marrakech.

> “IDSVA appealed to me because of the way it was structured. I’m an international teacher, so I wanted to continue working during my program, and IDSVA enabled me to do that. Because of the online format, and then the intensive residencies, I was able to continue working, be with my family, but then have these very rich and intense learning opportunities through the three years of course work.”  
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> Maggie McKee, PhD Candidate, Cohort ’20

> “If I were to create a PhD program, this would be it. I just love how it’s structured. It’s a hybrid program, so you do a lot of the course work, go to lectures online, and then go on these fantastic residencies across the world.”  
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> Monica Bryant, Cohort ’21

> “IDSVA’s blend of online and in-person residencies has taken me on a captivating journey around the world.”  
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> Rikiesha Metzger, PhD Candidate, Cohort ’19

> “The ability to travel is one of the reasons this program is so special, and one of the reasons I chose to do it. Being \[in Mexico City\] is magical.”  
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> Amy Schuessler, PhD Candidate, Cohort ’20

> “I feel very privileged to be able to study with these people, have conversations with these people, and also for them to challenge me in ways that I have never been challenged….We’re in amazing beautiful places, we’re traveling the world, and we’re able to experience it with each other.”  
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> Elliot Bowers, Cohort ’21

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*The testimonials provided were put together by IDSVA videographer, Christopher Andrew.*