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Graduate Advising

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • Art & Visual Culture Education (AVCE)
  • Art History Graduate Handbook (PDF)
  • Studio Art Graduate Handbook (PDF)

ADVISING INFORMATION

The Graduate Program Coordinator, Megan Bartel (mbartel@email.arizona.edu, 520-621-8518), is the liaison between the graduate students and the School of Art administration and University of Arizona Graduate College. The Program Coordinator is here to help all graduate students from first inquiry to graduation, and to help graduate students understand and navigate the requirements of the graduate programs.

Please click here to schedule an appointment with Megan.

All graduate students are advised by their faculty. Faculty advisors work with their graduate students to determine what courses each student should take and what courses can be used to fulfill the program requirements. All program requirements are listed in the handbook.

Art & Visual Culture Education

Each student will be initially assigned a temporary advisor, a professor from the Division of Art and Visual Culture Education, to help him/her with academic and other education matters. During the first year of study, the student will ask one of the AVCE professors to serve as her/his M.A. thesis or M.A. report advisor.

Art History

In the first semester, Masters students will be advised by the Art History Graduate Advisor. Students must select a major area of concentration by the end of the first year. Students should solicit the agreement of a faculty member to direct the thesis or orals examination, and henceforth should discuss all academic decisions with the major advisor. PhD students will enter the program only with the prior acceptance of a dissertation advisor.

Studio Art

In the first three semesters all students will be advised by their division chairs. After Candidacy Review, the student selects the thesis committee. The chair of the students’ thesis committee will be the students’ advisor.

GRADUATE STUDENT FORMS & DOCUMENTS

Graduate Student Resources Booklet (PDF)

Registration Forms

  • Graduate Independent Coursework forms (for independent studies, practicums, graduate studio, oral exam, Master’s report, thesis or dissertation) and Internship forms will be completed via Adobe Sign.  Please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator, Megan Bartel (mbartel@arizona.edu), and tell her which faculty member you are working with. If you are completing an Internship form, please also tell her who your internship supervisor will be. She will initiate the form. You will receive the form via email from Adobe Sign. Once the form is complete and approved, the Graduate Program Coordinator will register you.

School of Art Forms

  • Special Member Form (PDF or Word Doc)
  • Master’s Completion of Degree Requirements (PDF or Word Doc)
  • School of Art Petition (PDF and Word Doc)
  • School of Art Appeal (PDF and Word Doc)

Studio Art

  • Candidacy Review Results (PDF)
  • Thesis Committee Agreement (PDF)
  • Thesis Exhibition Image Requirements + List (PDF or Word Doc)
  • Studio Art Coursework Checklist (PDF)
    • Painting & Drawing Sample Plan of Study (PDF)
    • Photography | Video | Imaging Sample Plan of Study (PDF)
    • Printmaking Sample Plan of Study (PDF)
    • Illustration + Design Sample Plan of Study (PDF)
    • 3D & Extended Media Sample Plan of Study (PDF)

Art & Visual Culture Education

  • MA AVCE Sample Plan of Study
    • Art and Visual Culture Studies Option (PDF)
    • Community and Museums Option (PDF)
    • Teaching Option (PDF)
  • AVCE PhD Preliminary Plan of Study (PDF)

Art History

  • MA Art History Plan of Study (PDF)
  • PhD Art History Plan of Study (PDF)
  • Art History MA Annual Report (PDF or Word Doc)
  • Art History PhD Annual Report (PDF or Word Doc)

TA & Adjunct Handbook

  • TA and Adjunct Handbook (PDF)

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Graduate Program Coordinator at mbartel@email.arizona.edu or 520-621-8518.

Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize Competition

Building on the excellence of its graduate programs, the Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize Competition is intended to provide MFA-seeking graduate students with up to $10,000 to support the completion of work in the sculptural/3D arts. The work supported by this award can be presented on or off campus; possible projects include:

  • Land-art
  • Site-specific sculpture/installation
  • “Traditional” sculptural work
  • Performance-based work incorporating 3 dimensional components.

Helen Gross Award

The Helen Gross Award is a generous gift from Joseph Gross to support talented young artists who have shown remarkable ability in their areas of study, along with a record of exhibitions of their own work as well as others. The scholarship is intended to provide MFA seeking graduates who have passed candidacy review with a $1,000 award to support the cost of their thesis exhibition. This award is presented at an annual luncheon hosted by Joseph Gross for the award recipient and the School of Art Director.

Advising

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Art Advising Center

Megan Bartel - Grad Students Program Coordinator
mbartel@arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 11B
520-621-8518
Christina Beasley Academic Advisor I
cswanson@arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 11A
520-621-2618
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Daryl Flores Academic Advisor I
darylc@arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 110
520-621-2618
Wilma Pinedo Program Coordinator
wpinedo@arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 11C
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Ashley S Rubin Senior Academic Advisor I
arubin@arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 11D
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Kimberly Ann Valdez Academic Advisor I
kavaldez@arizona.edu Music Bldg, Room 111
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The College of Fine Arts honored 2023 Alumnus of the Year John Meyer (BFA '82, Studio Art) last night in the School of Art atrium. Before the reception, John conducted portfolio reviews with eight students. He's being honored by the university at a luncheon today. Arizona Arts The University of Arizona ... See MoreSee Less

The College of Fine Arts honored 2023 Alumnus of the Year John Meyer (BFA 82, Studio Art) last night in the School of Art atrium. Before the reception, John conducted portfolio reviews with eight students. Hes being honored by the university at a luncheon today. Arizona Arts The University of ArizonaImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment
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Congrats to Nathan Abel (MFA '09, Printmaking), who will host the opening reception for his exhibition "Nesting" on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming.

"In Nesting, the work tells the story of when my wife and I began planning a family. We anticipated problems but had no idea of the long and traumatic path ahead of us. It is through my work I hope to shed light on infertility, child loss, and adoption. I want to show the hardships and joy that can come with creating a family and honor the experience we and so many others have been through." - Nathan Abel

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Congrats to Nathan Abel (MFA 09, Printmaking), who will host the opening reception for his exhibition Nesting on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming. 

In Nesting, the work tells the story of when my wife and I began planning a family. We anticipated problems but had no idea of the long and traumatic path ahead of us. It is through my work I hope to shed light on infertility, child loss, and adoption. I want to show the hardships and joy that can come with creating a family and honor the experience we and so many others have been through. - Nathan Abel

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Thanks to Peter Pappas, a School of Art Advisory Board member, who kicked off our five-part Student Development Series with a workshop on "Career Paths for Artists." Future Tuesday workshops are "Marketing for Artists" (Feb. 28), "Working with Galleries" (March 21), "Legal Tools for Protecting Your Work" (April 4) and "Life Lessons from Art Alumni" (April 25). Arizona Arts The University of Arizona University of Arizona Museum of Art ... See MoreSee Less

Thanks to Peter Pappas, a School of Art Advisory Board member, who kicked off our five-part Student Development Series with a workshop on Career Paths for Artists. Future Tuesday workshops are Marketing for Artists (Feb. 28), Working with Galleries (March 21), Legal Tools for Protecting Your Work (April 4) and Life Lessons from Art Alumni (April 25). Arizona Arts The University of Arizona University of Arizona Museum of Art
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John Meyer (BFA '82, Studio Art) will be honored Thursday as the College of Fine Arts' Alumnus of the Year. He calls his Walgreens branding campaign ("At the Corner of Happy & Healthy") as his favorite. Go to tinyurl.com/SOAMeyerprof to read his profile. @absolutmeyer @uarizona ... See MoreSee Less

John Meyer (BFA 82, Studio Art) will be honored Thursday as the College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year. He calls his Walgreens branding campaign (At the Corner of Happy & Healthy) as his favorite. Go to https://tinyurl.com/SOAMeyerprof to read his profile. @absolutmeyer @uarizona
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The Rodeo de Tucson Group Show features four paintings by Moira Geoffrion, chair of the School of Art Advisory Board and professor emerita. The opening reception is Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Medicine Man Gallery, 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. The show will showcase more than 30 artists, including Howard Post (BFA '72, MFA '78). Go to tinyurl.com/y6uases9 for more details. Arizona Arts The University of Arizona Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery ... See MoreSee Less

The Rodeo de Tucson Group Show features four paintings by Moira Geoffrion, chair of the School of Art Advisory Board and professor emerita. The opening reception is Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Medicine Man Gallery, 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. The show will showcase more than 30 artists, including Howard Post (BFA 72, MFA 78). Go to https://tinyurl.com/y6uases9 for more details. Arizona Arts The University of Arizona Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery
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Congrats to Dwayne Manuel (MFA '14), whose art collaboration with the Phoenix Suns was featured on the team's main scoreboard last week. www.dwaynemanuel.com/ ... See MoreSee Less

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