Application requirements and fees

15-20 images submitted via a single URL in the application (e.g., webpage, Google Drive, Dropbox). If media is password-protected, please include password for viewing.

• Images must be saved as .jpg, .png or .gif, under 2MB each. The optimal image size for good image quality is a maximumof 1280 x 1280 pixels @ 72 dpi.
• Images must be correctly rotated for viewing.
• Name each image with your name and a number, with the numbers corresponding to your inventory list.

Example:

LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME01
LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME02

• If your work is best shown via video, you may submit up to 20 minutes of video files by including them in your single URL portfolio link, which can include linking to them directly on the web (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.).
• If you are working with sound, you may submit up to 10 minutes of audio files by by including them in your single URL portfolio link, which can include linking to them directly on the web (Soundcloud, etc.).
• With all time-based media, please make sure to indicate Title, Medium, Duration and Date in the inventory list.
• If media is password-protected, please include password for viewing.

Please create a numbered inventory of the contents of your images or media, including title (in italics), medium, dimensions (height first), date completed, and a thumbnail image of the work in the right-hand margin. The numbers used in the inventory list should correspond to the numbering of your image files. You will upload this through the applicationas a PDF file, under 2MB.

Example:

1. Title, oil on canvas, 50” x 40”, 2013
2. Title, wood, aluminum, and plastic, 16” x 20” x 5”, 201

In 1-2 pages, contextualize your current studio activity and describe how your participation in the low-residency MFA Interdisciplinary Arts will activate your work’s ability to intersect the world in a significant way.

Please spend some time talking about why you feel the low-residency program at the University of Nevada, Reno would be a good fit for your practice. You will upload this through the application as a PDF file, under 500KB.

1–3 pages listing current and recent employment, artistic involvement, and related skills/experience. Can be in resume or paragraph form. You will upload this through the applicationas a PDF file, under 500KB.

Letters of recommendation should come from a college-level instructor, or professional mentor or colleague, who can speak to your artistic goals and academic competencies. These letters should attest to your qualifications as an artist for independent study in a graduate context, as well as how successfully you would interact with others in an intense and collaborative learning environment. You will input the names and emails for your recommendations into the application, recommendation requests are automatically generated.

• An official transcript showing a posted bachelor’s degree with an earned 3.0 grade point average. (Exceptions to the grade point average requirement may be made based on extraordinary qualification including time elapsed since completion of degree, experience in the field, etc.)
• Official transcripts are transcripts received directly by the Graduate School from all previously attended institutions. Official transcripts are required if the application is recommended for admission by the program. Unofficial transcripts can be used for the review of the application.