RESIDENCIES After their first year, the Academy offers selected MFA students the opportunity to study abroad during summer break. Residents are chosen through a committee selection process based on merit, academic performance and other variables. Residencies in China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia and Turkey expose students to new cultures and research opportunities, allow for the production of work in a new creative environment and afford the opportunity to exhibit work abroad. Residents return to the Academy with knowledge that enhances their MFA Thesis and inspires the Academy community through exhibitions of the work they produced abroad and through interactions with their peers. Residencies are awarded competitively. The number and location of residencies vary each year. Past residencies include:
Bellas Artes Residency, Mexico City, Mexico Carrara Residency, Carrara, Italy Leipzig International Art Programme Residency, Leipzig, Germany La Ceiba Grafica Residency, Coatepac, Mexico Kylemore Abbey Global Center Residency, Dublin, Ireland Opposite page, clockwise from left: Lujan Perez Hernandez (MFA 2020) Carry What You Can with You, 2019, oil on Mylar mounted on birch panel Leipzig Residency Bahar Sabzevari (MFA 2018). Minia-Saur, 2017, oil on linen Beijing Residency Michael Fusco (MFA 2018), Page from Sketchbook, 2017, mixed media Beijing Residency
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