From live figure studies to cutting-edge conceptual approaches, as a Bachelor of Fine Arts student at SVA, you’ll gain the creative foundation and analytical skills you need to enter a myriad of professions and graduate programs. The BFA Fine Arts department focuses on nurturing contemporary artists who can apply their aesthetic, cultural and intellectual merits to their communities and the global world at large.
You’ll have access to a diverse faculty of renowned and accomplished artists who will provide you with professional mentorship while fostering novel expression and independent thinking. Our location in the Chelsea Neighborhood puts you in the heart of the art world, just walking distance from a vast number of art museums and galleries.
Most of your studio classes will be held at the BFA Fine Arts building on West 16th Street, which houses a plethora of resources from digital sculpture, wood and metal shops, to bio art, ceramics, as well as video, photo, sound and fibers facilities. Our extensive studio classes in painting, drawing and anatomy take place at both of our West 16th Street and West 21st Street facilities. You will enjoy being able to make oversized artworks in our bright, large-scale workspaces, as well as exploring traditional and innovative printmaking processes at the Fine Arts Printmaking lab.
As a Fine Arts student at SVA you’ll get to choose an individualized course of study that will offer you a window into the international art world and a practical perspective on what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
You’ll choose from concentrations in all art forms, from Painting and Drawing to Sculpture, Performance & Media Arts, Installation and Printmaking among others. You will have direct access to our state-of-the-art facilities including our cutting-edge Fine Arts Bio Art Lab, where students experiment with the tools and methods of science to make art. Our Woodshop, Metalshop, Plaster and Ceramics spaces are extended with our unique 3D Digital Sculpture program, which includes computer-driven cutting machines for fabricating in various materials as well as 3D printers, scanners and the latest dedicated software.
SVA Painting classes range from direct observation, photo-based imagery, as well as abstract, figurative, narrative and representational approaches. Our large drawing and painting studios are also equipped with projectors, props and skeletons. BFA Fine Arts’ highly specialized Printmaking facility is located in SVA’s West 21st Street building. Processes include etching, woodcut, lithography, relief printing, silkscreen and letterpress.
You’ll learn and be mentored by faculty members that are a vital part of the New York creative scene, consisting of practicing artists, critics and curators whose work has earned both national and international recognition. The volume and access to our instructors is unmatched, allowing you to directly connect with an art professional who inspires you and supports your creative efforts. These experts will lead you through an engaging, interactive educational experience that includes events and class visits to museums, galleries and artists’ studios, preparing you for professional-level experience in the fine arts. With Chelsea’s rich art scene of galleries and museums at our doorstep, it is an inspiring neighborhood for you to develop as a contemporary artist.
The Fine Arts Edge at SVA
We offer you opportunities to focus on all avenues of creative production, from hands-on fabrication and 3D digital design to video editing and illustration.
1 December 2024
Başlangıç tarihi
Eylül 2025
School of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street,
New York,
10010, United States
International Applicants who have academic documents from institutions outside of the U.S. are required to provide original, attested or certified true copies of academic records for all institutions attended beginning with the first year of secondary school or high school. These records should be in the original language issued.
All foreign secondary (high school level) and post-secondary (university level) transcripts should be converted into U.S. educational equivalencies. Those records that are not converted into U.S. equivalencies must be evaluated by an external evaluation agency.
Demonstration of English Proficiency:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
Internet-based Test (IBT): A score of 80 or higher is required
TOEFL IBT Home Edition: A score of 80 or higher is required
TOEFL Essentials Test: A score of 8.5 or higher is required
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): A minimum score of 6.5. IELTS is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), the British Council and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia.
Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: A score of 176 or higher, earned within the last five years, is required
Pearson PTE Academic: A score of 53 or higher
Duolingo English Test: A score of 115 or higher is required