Maryland Institute, College Of Art

Program Information

Degree Offered

MA in community arts (MACA)

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The MA in community arts (MACA) is a 39-credit program spanning two summers and one academic year. Administered through MICA's nationally recognized Center for Art Education, the MACA program integrates intensive classroom experiences and coursework with extensive field experience. Most fieldwork is conducted in the Baltimore area. Students complete 9 credits in the first summer, 10.5 credits each semester during the academic year, and 9 credits in the final summer.
Grounded in the principles of social justice, the MA in community arts features intensive, ongoing work with children, youth, and adults in community settings.
Students are encouraged to develop their own voice as they simultaneously investigate the relationship of the citizen artist and art to community building. This is accomplished through dialogue with community members, leaders in government and nonprofit organizations, and professional community artists along with the integration of individual production and theory. Real-world experiences are supported by classroom study of community arts theory and practice and work in the studio. These investigations prepare students to develop proposals for and implement their own community arts projects.
During the academic year, students are placed as resident artists with community organizations, where they work with community leaders to conceive, implement, and manage projects and programs that engage children, youth, and adults in meaningful art experiences; design and implement projects and events that support community initiatives; document and assess the effectiveness of their projects in meeting community interests; gain hands-on experience in fundraising and curriculum planning; and determine their uniqueness as public/community artmakers.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Schools of Art and Music

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999