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Gradschool? San Francisco? Opinions please!
February 20 at 2:49pm Only Friends · Comment · LikeUnlike · View Feedback (16)Hide Feedback (16)
Neil Freeman
Neil Freeman
Yes. Yes.
February 20 at 3:12pm ·
Matthew C. Wilson
Matthew C. Wilson
insufficient information for opinion generation
February 20 at 3:22pm ·
Paul Tyree-francis
Paul Tyree-francis
once you told me that you hated san francisco because it was like disneyland. i think you may like it there, however. especially the ocean and the dinosaur botany. but grad school? i always recall the verseless animal collective song with the chorus 'you don't have to go to college'. which school?
February 20 at 5:14pm ·
Carissa Carman
Carissa Carman
whoot whott. It's great! there!
February 20 at 5:35pm ·
Jon Byler
Jon Byler
only if they are paying. not worth the time if they make you pay. someone will pay for talent like you.
February 20 at 5:47pm ·
Jenny Zhang
Jenny Zhang
return on investment?
February 20 at 6:02pm ·
Erin Marie Sickler
Erin Marie Sickler
I think the MFA is essentially the carving out of significant time and space to perform the following activities:
*doing a whole lot of work badly, or, if not badly, without the pressure of being good
*engaging with a supportive and critical body of peers
*establishing a relationship with a mentor(s)
*getting a seal of approval from an institution... See More
*being able to put more emphasis on core art practice versus day job (perhaps setting up unrealistic expectations about life after grad school)
*being given an edited, and therefore more manageable (or censored), depiction of the relevant strains of art right now

If you don't want these or can get them without paying for it, no need. If you want them or cannot, might be a good idea.

San Francisco--unequivocally thumbs up!
February 20 at 6:14pm ·
Neil Freeman
Neil Freeman
Erin - I think that's a really good summing up of any grad school, and especially MFAs.
February 20 at 6:38pm ·
Jesi Khadivi
Jesi Khadivi
Where? CCA? Are you there now? I have some artists to recommend that i just discovered. I think one of them just completed an MFA there. Maybe she has insight? Why SF?
February 20 at 6:39pm ·
Carolyn Soling
Carolyn Soling
I agree with Neil and caressa. Yes yes. San Fran is wonderful.
February 20 at 6:52pm ·
Beat Valley
Beat Valley
have christine put you in touch with jess wallen, she's trying to get in a program for curation at CCA right now
February 20 at 6:54pm ·
Sofía Olascoaga
Sofía Olascoaga
wow!! tell us more! i'd love to retake erin's critical bullets and work on... which school/program? say say besos
February 20 at 7:23pm ·
Diego Leal
Diego Leal
nope.
February 20 at 10:44pm ·
Cassie Thornton
Cassie Thornton
ok. it's CCA MFA in social practice... thanks for all the opinions! i just applied on a whim last weekend, late, and the welcome mat rolled out for me. i think the decision depends a lot on what happens with funding.
February 21 at 1:09pm ·
Matthew C. Wilson
Matthew C. Wilson
Hope everything works out w/ CCA, but, if not, check out Portland State's MFA in Social Practice... might be cheaper. The program is less established, I think, but as a city, I'd take Portland over SF any day.
February 21 at 8:01pm ·
Maya Erdelyi-Perez
Maya Erdelyi-Perez
for selfish reasons, yes> for you...could be really good but difficult too. I like Erin's breakdown. She sounds like she knows whatsup. we will talk more.
February 26 at 6:26pm ·