UPDATE: We’ve added documentation of these events where possible. Join the MCAD MFA Program for our Fall 2020 professional practices workshops, which are all online, free, and open to all. Use the links below to register for each Zoom event. The Business of You – Ruby Lerner Thursday, Sept 17, 6:30 pm Register for the [...]

Last week we had a 3-evening series of professional practices workshops focused on higher education teaching job applications. Please find the recordings, presentation links, and downloads available below. Presentation Slides Handout 1 – Sample cover letter Presentation Slides Handout 1 – Research Statement Handout 2 – Teaching Philosophy Presentation Slides Handout 1 – Diversity Statements [...]

The Teaching Place Conference took place last week, and we are excited to post all the recordings with links to each speaker on our conference agenda page. Check it out and share your favorite talks far and wide! If you haven’t yet, be sure to click on that awesome crowd-sourced reading list on the agenda [...]

We’re catching up on some posts from late spring! On April 30, 2020, we were pleased to host comic artist Kyle Harabedian ’13, and illustrators Ry Macarayan and Dennis Madamba ’14 for an informal panel discussion covering best practices and tips for presenting illustration and comic work at conferences. The recording starts with conversation (without [...]

Join the MCAD MFA Program for three summer professional practices workshops focused on higher education teaching application materials. Director, Ellen Mueller will lead each of these brief talks and provide worksheets/guides for these documents. As with most of our professional practices talks/workshops, these are free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Cover Letters [...]

On May 14, 2020, we were lucky host a panel discussion featuring three of our talented alumni: Peng Wu ’13, Liyuan Tong ’14, and Jo Yeh ’15. Each of them presented a brief overview of their studio practices, and discussed their creative responses to Covid. You can view a recording of the event here. This event was [...]

On May 7, 2020, we held an online studio visit with two of our recent alumni, Erin Sandsmark ’17 and Clare Odin ’19. Both are figurative painters, and they presented a brief overview of their studio practices and discussed their approaches to painting the female form. You can view the entire talk here. This event [...]

  Yesterday we concluded our 3-part “Do It Together” Series on Fulbright Grants. Please find recordings below. We recommend this article about creating a Fellowship Application Plan. You can also access three worksheets to help with the planning and writing process: Brainstorming Worksheet Partners and Reaching Out Worksheet Writing the Proposal Worksheet And here are [...]

Last week on April 22, 2020, we had the second in a series of three professional practices webinars focused “Doing It Together: Fulbright Grant Applications.” This webinar focused on finding partners and reaching out. Last week’s presenters included Ellen Mueller, Director of the MCAD MFA Program, and Dr. Frenchy Lunning, Fulbright Fellow and MCAD faculty [...]

Last week on April 15, 2020, we had the first in a series of three professional practices webinars focused “Doing It Together: Fulbright Grant Applications.” The first webinar focused on brainstorming ideas for projects; it was originally presented in-person on February 18, 2020 with MCAD Professor and Fulbright Fellow Katherine Turczan. We decided to shift [...]