Our MA in Arts Politics offers an intimate and intensive one-year experience that expands the possibilities of cultural production. We rigorously explore the interplay between critical theory and creative practice. We provide a one-of-a-kind encounter with activists, artists, theorists and curators from diverse disciplines and interests.
Admissions
All graduate applicants to the Tisch School of the Arts are required to submit the General Graduate Application, as well as a department-specific portfolio or creative supplement. Each of these can be submitted online.
See Graduate Admissions for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.
At least two electives must be taken in the department. The remaining three electives may also be taken in the department, or any graduate level courses in departments across the university.
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At least one elective must be a theory course. This course may be taken in fall or spring, and may be an APP course or an approved offering from another department.
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have:
A critical understanding of the relation between art and society and the role of the artist in civic life, including the political implications and social significance of their own work so that they can activate or sustain its impact and efficacy.
The leadership skills, tactical and strategic means to create new institutional venues and public forums for creative work and to become advocates for the arts from within the arts.
Proficiency in oral and written communication, rhetorical prowess, synthetic capacity, dialogic and critical abilities, projection and imagination of possible futures.
Mastery in information literacy and the technological and artistic tools relevant to the field.
Capacity to remain engaged in practical solutions to concrete problems in the art world while imagining and developing alternative forms for the future.