Course General Description

Watkins low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts grounds you in rigorous research and hands-on exploration. The flexible curriculum gives you the opportunity to: reflect on and develop formal, conceptual, and contextual aspects of your artistic practice pursue intensive studio work and independent research projects deepen your grasp of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of your work hone your ability to articulate your vision in spoken and written formats identify and refine the aesthetics and capabilities that will put you at the leading edge of the fine art world

School General Description

Watkins College of Art is a four-year art and design college located on a 13-acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Watkins offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees in film, graphic design, illustration, interior design, fine arts, and photography as well as post-graduate degrees in film and visual arts. As of 2019, approximately 200 students were enrolled, mostly full-time.[1] The college resides in a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) facility in the MetroCenter area of north Nashville and offers on-campus housing. The Community Education Program serves students age four to adult through the Young Artist Program, the Adult Community Education Program, the Artist Lecture Series, and various outreach programs. Classes run on a semester basis: Fall, Spring, and Summer.