Dual degree VCS students please make note: Do not register for this course, but you must attend the following sessions for the Exhibitions portion of the class: 10/30 (Intro), 11/6 (Studio Visits sections), 11/13 (Studio Visits sections), 11/27 (Exhibitions Proposals Due- sections), 12/4 (Announce Exhibition Assignments- Walk through MSP- full group). This course is one of two courses taken over the final year in Grad Fine Arts in which students develop their written thesis and thesis exhibition project. It encompasses both preparation and practicum for writing the MFA thesis and the preparation and development of work for the thesis exhibition. Both projects are completed in the student's final semester at CCA. The first 7 weeks of the course (September 4-October 16) will focus on the development of the written thesis. Section times for these will be as listed on Webadvisor when you register. Please note there will be no class on Tuesday, October 23. The exhibitions curriculum will pick up at Week 9: October 30-December 4. All students will meet Tuesdays 4-7pm and will focus on studio production, exhibition making and other important aspects of an art practice in a global Contemporary Art context. The primary element of the course is the planning and installation of students' final MFA exhibitions. At the end of this first semester, each student will have completed an outline and draft of their written thesis and an exhibition proposal. The semester will conclude with each student being placed in the Thesis exhibition layout. The MFA thesis is a document that articulates the nature of an artist's work. A typical thesis includes a synopsis of the work's historical and philosophical context, incorporating research on a topic agreed on by student and thesis advisor, and an exposition of the thesis exhibition work presented.

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