Master of Fine Arts in Studio
Sculpture saic.edu/sculpture Our distinctive Sculpture program encourages experimentation while giving form to social, environmental, and theoretical concerns. Students are encouraged to embrace a wide variety of approaches—from casting bronze to organizing public spectacles, from growing food to digital fabrication. Expansive curriculum The program emphasizes experimentation and engagement with a wide range of contemporary and interdisciplinary processes and skills—from metal casting, mold-making, and figure studies to site-based projects, mixed-media installations, video- and web-based projects, puppetry, 3D digital modeling and fabrication, and more. The curriculum includes research-based and science-related projects, as well as engagement with exhibition and curatorial practices. Graduate sculpture seminars immerse students in critique, writing, and theory, and may include peers from the department of Ceramics.
A collaborative community The department is committed to a culture of artistic growth through collaboration. Students and faculty forge lasting bonds through shows and critiques in the Sculpture Base Space, work in the Knowledge Lab courtyard gardens and greenhouse, and special events such as off-campus iron pours.
Beyond the studio The department encourages students to move outside the studio through interdepartmental collaborations, open exhibitions, and interdisciplinary seminars and critiques. Workshops, such as Sculpture Boot Camp, provide specific skills and opportunities for professional practice.
For more information on the program and application requirements, please visit:
saic.edu/sculpture
Serena JV Elston Fountain of Youth