The Academy features outstanding painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture facilities, and exhibitions of contemporary and historic American art in the Academy’s museum. All students are provided a private studio in the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, with 24 hour secure access to facilities.

The intention of the Masters program is to provide an intense and transformative immersion in contemporary art making practice. The program is centered in the studio arts of painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture, but within these disciplines displays a considerable diversity in approach. Students are expected to possess an unusually strong work ethic and to be highly productive and able to work independently.

The Studio Critique system is the heart of the program, and allows a student to choose three different faculty critics each semester from a large faculty representing a wide range of studio practice. During both years of study, every MFA student enrolls in graduate drawing and seminar class