The MCAD MFA program maintains a full-time Visiting Faculty position as a core part of the teaching, programming and administration team of our program. Since fall semester of 2022, we have been extremely fortunate to host artist Ziba Rajabi in this role. Learn more about her, here, in a Q&A framed by multiple MFA students [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel | Photos by Alexis Schramel What is a day in the life of a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)? To answer this question, it is important to remember that not all successful GTA positions look the same. These positions can feature lecture-based to studio-focused classrooms, in-person to virtual learning, and a variety [...]

The MCAD MFA has several resources to support students and alumni interested in teaching. The recently created, Teaching Art and Design Online Certificate (3 credits) each fall through MCAD Continuing Education is very popular and counts as one of our MFA electives. We also offer the Teaching in Higher Ed Seminar (3 credits) as an MFA elective each [...]

With courses such as the Graduate Teaching Seminar: Theory and Methods, the MCAD MFA program helps to prepare its students for positions in higher education, both nationally and abroad. We caught up with some of our MFA alums who have begun their careers on the other side of the lectern. Known hires so far: Camilo Aguirre ’20 [...]

With courses such as the Graduate Teaching Seminar: Theory and Methods, the MCAD MFA program helps to prepare its students for positions in higher education, both nationally and abroad. We caught up with some of our MFA alums who have begun their careers on the other side of the lectern. Known hires so far: Alanna Stapleton [...]

With year-round programming, the MCAD Continuing Education Department (CE) offers art and design classes for all ages taught by professional working artists. This summer, MCAD MFA Alums and current students taught several of these classes either as the lead instructor or as a teaching assistant. We caught up with four MFA alums and students to [...]

With courses such as the Graduate Teaching Seminar: Theory and Methods, the MCAD MFA program helps to prepare its students for positions in higher education, both nationally and abroad. We caught up with four MFA alums who have begun their careers on the other side of the lectern. Recent graduate Sherry Muyuan He ’18 began her [...]

Every summer, high school students from around the country travel to Minneapolis to attend MCAD’s Pre-College Summer Session (PCSS), a three week long intensive art program. Students choose a major discipline and through a combination of personal investigation and group collaboration, the program encourages them to explore new concepts, share ideas, and develop their studio practice.  This [...]