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With an undergraduate class representing 49 countries and more than 38,000 alumni across 75 nations, SVA is one of the most diverse and influential artistic communities in the world.
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Table of Contents Undergraduate Programs 16 Advertising 22 Animation 28 Comics 34 Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects 40 Design 46 Film 52 Fine Arts 58 Illustration 64 Interior Design: Built Environments 70 Photography and Video 76 Visual & Critical Studies 82 Humanities and Sciences 84 Art History 85 Honors Program Student life
Admissions
86–87 Connecting / Orientation / Student Engagement and Leadership
114–119 How to Apply / Portfolio Guidelines / English and Visual Arts Program / Accepted Students Day
88–89 Destinations / Clubs 90 City Living 92 SVA Library 94 Galleries and Exhibitions
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Advertising at SVA believes that in order for students to be successful, they must know how to think big and have the ability to bring those big ideas to life. Innovative ideas, extraordinary creativity and an understanding of the real world have been at the foundation of our acclaimed program for decades. To achieve this, the department offers students an immersive and complete education that provides and prepares students with the skills, knowledge and opportunities necessary to excel and thrive in the advertising industry today. Year after year, SVA’s Advertising students dominate Graphis New Talent Annual, Red Dot, Clio, The One Club for Creativity, D&AD, Communication Arts and Addy Awards, winning platinum, gold, silver and bronze awards in various categories. In addition, our students have received national and international recognition for projects addressing and imagining solutions for the most pressing issues today. Situated in the heart of New York City—the advertising capital of the world— the BFA Advertising program at SVA draws faculty from the best of the advertising industry and trains the next generation of elite professionals.
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The oldest child of immigrant parents, Gin Chen fought to get herself to SVA. After graduation, she started a full-time role at Grey. Two years later, she took the dive and went freelance. Her biggest accomplishment in the last 10 years hasn’t been working on big brands or winning million-dollar pitches — it’s having a life where she feels empowered to make professional and personal decisions for herself. 21
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Special working relationships with alumni-owned Plymptoons, Titmouse and Augenblick studios, as well as with other independent animation creators throughout New York, provide extraordinary opportunities for internships and part-time employment. Within the industry, SVA Animation students are considered prospective rising talents that are prepared to readily contribute, and they have participated in SVA’s recruitment initiatives with larger studios, such as Disney TV Animation, Nickelodeon, Pixar, Hornet, Buck and Cartoon Network.
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Animation Department, we help emerging storytellers find their own voice in telling imaginative stories using the art form of animation. Whether through 2D animation, stop-motion or experimental techniques, students are immersed in a hands-on experience through a curriculum that offers a special focus on story development as a key element of the animation pipeline. Students are given a full range of techniques for completing independent and collaborative animated film projects that prepare them for a career ahead in the animation industry. There are regular internal and external events, artist talks, portfolio reviews and studio visits as well as extracurricular activities to enrich the overall SVA experience.
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Jake Kaplan has worked at Pixar Animation Studios on films ranging from the Incredibles 2 (2018) to Academy-Award-winning Soul (2020) to the highly anticipated upcoming film, Lightyear (2022). Jake also produced an LGBTQ+ animated short that will premiere this year at Tribeca Film Festival called Pete. He currently works in the Marketing and Communications department at Apple. 27
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one of the very first colleges to offer cartooning as a major, is considered the vanguard of this discipline and by some even “the Harvard of Cartooning.” While studying, a cartoonist’s goal is to find a clear path to storytelling by focusing on their artistic voice and ideas. You will develop a portfolio that reflects your vision, style, abilities and talent, effectively introducing you to the fascinating and diverse comics industry. Graphic novels, autobiographical, superhero, underground comics, Amerimanga, in print or online, you will master plot development, building dramatic narrative tension and breaking down the sequential action of your stories. Legendary faculty along with some of the hottest property creators will lead you through this process frame after frame.
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Publications: Each year, the department publishes a Cartooning magazine, which serve as compendiums of the best work from the current graduating class.
Scholarships: Each year, the department awards several Cartooning scholarships: • Robert Frankenberg Scholarship • Archie Goodwin Scholarship • Harvey Kurtzman Scholarship • Joe Orlando Scholarship • Lou Stathis Scholarship • Wally Wood Scholarship
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91 360 58 is a production-based curriculum that gives students the competitive edge to stand out in an industry that thrives on creativity and collaboration. We complement the art of 3D and visual effects with fully equipped green screen and motion capture studios. Students will learn narrative and story development skills that will last a lifetime. Students will develop the personal and professional capabilities to succeed in the highly competitive creative industries of animation, VFX, virtual and augmented reality, and more.
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Learn: 3D Modeling / Lighting / Texturing / Character Animation Motion Capture / Visual Effects / Green Screen Studio Techniques / Compositing / Rotoscoping / VFX Animation / Fluid, Smoke, Fire Simulation / Hair and Fur Simulation / Real-Time Rendering / Visual Storytelling
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Notable screenings: Animafest Zagreb / Animation Dingle / The American Pavilion at Cannes / Annecy International Animation Film Festival / Cannes Short Film Corner / Hiroshima Stars of Students Showcase / Siggraph / Siggraph Asia / Tricky Women / Tricky Realities Festival
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80 759 81 after year, the BFA Graphic Design program at SVA produces some of the most conceptually and visually innovative designers in the industry. As students progress through their education, they learn to blend fundamental design principles and fresh ideas with cutting-edge software including Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch and Figma. In the classroom, students not only study with elite industry professionals but also visit and have classes at the studios, agencies and media companies at which they work—including Facebook, Google, Instagram, R/GA, The New York Times, Collins and Pentagram.
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We specialize in: Graphic Design / Motion Graphics / 3D Design / Interaction Design / Integrated Advertising / Visual Storytelling / Branding and Systems / Critical Thinking and Infographics / Entrepreneurship / Zines
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Our students and alumni garner more than half of the 500 entries to design competitions, an unparalleled achievement in design education. These include: Graphis New Talent Annual / Graphic Design USA / The One Club for Creativity / D&AD / The Type Directors Club / / Red Dot / Cannes Future Lions / Print magazine / The Art Directors Club
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Shantanu Sharma designed and illustrated KFC’s 2021 holiday bucket and co-designed it’s Beyond Meat campaign in early 2022. He is also the recipient of a 2021 ADC Young Ones Portfolio Award.
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a filmmaker today is to master the art of change. At SVA BFA Film, you will get rigorous, competitive training to do what you choose—and a solid skill set that allows you to do whatever is necessary. You will be plugged into new and virtual technologies to prepare for what comes next. You’ll experience the business of filmmaking with its ever-proliferating means of distribution. Our faculty are working professionals who bring their worlds into the classroom. You will learn on the same equipment and technologies they use, and you will meet the people they work with. You’ll talk to the experts, innovators and decision-makers who open doors in their fields. Professionals know who they can rely on. SVA Film alumni are in every field and at every level of moving-image-making, creating and changing culture far beyond themselves. That’s real power.
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Paula Cury Melo is a producer and director born in the Dominican Republic. Her award-winning documentary short film Adrift was nominated for Oscar consideration. Her feature documentary Scarlet Girls won the national film fund FONPROCINE in the multiple categories. She holds degrees from the Universidad Nacional de Villa María (2021) and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (2022). 51
102 192 BFA Fine Arts
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offers several concentrations in traditional media—such as painting, drawing and sculpture—and in new media, including video art, digital sculpture, embroidery and bio art. We also have collaborations with a bronze foundry, a glass atelier and a ceramics studio. In addition to studio work, courses in art history and contemporary art theory inform creative approaches and aesthetic practices. Our program engages in project-based, multidisciplinary learning with experts in several fields. We are committed to creating networking opportunities for our students within the larger art and design worlds—including inviting gallerists and curators to Open Studio events twice per year to give our students a chance to make connections and be seen. [STUDENTS]
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[Li Fang Hsieh, Fine Arts]
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Tiffany Alfonesca, an emerging Bronx-based Dominican American mixed-media artist and curator, held a residency and her first institutional solo show at The Mistake Room, Los Angeles, just one year after graduation.
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Scholarships: The department selects recipients of the Thomas Woodruff $10,000 scholarship and the Gilbert Stone scholarship, a full-tuition award to a student entering the senior year of study. Publications: Our alumni have been represented in: American Illustration, Communication Arts, Creative Quarterly, GQ, Juxtapoz, Mad Magazine, Scholastic magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times, UCDA Designer and The Village Voice.
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74 27 41 create in a studio environment with their own workspaces starting their first year and continuing into their senior year; students have dedicated computers in the studio and computer lab for their own use. Learning also occurs outside the classroom. Classes visit furniture, fabric, stone and industry-related showrooms and manufacturing facilities. Students are taught not just to specify and purchase products but to design products themselves, such as furniture, tile, lighting and carpet. Real sites are given as studio problems, and hard-hat tours of actual construction sites, led by our faculty of working professionals, are a common part of the curriculum. Our graduates have been employed within the interior design and architecture industries as designers, product specialists (furniture, lighting and finishes), project managers, sustainability specialists, interior entrepreneurs and adaptive rehab specialists. We teach design and technical skills, along with communication and professional practice skills, to provide a comprehensive education in interior design.
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Career Outreach Students learn the necessary computer software and design skills by the end of their sophomore year to compete for internships in the NYC market. The faculty assists students with portfolio and CV preparation and connects them to interior design and architecture firms for internships. The Interior Design: Built Environments program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). We educate students to be professional
interior designers. An accredited degree is essential to prepare graduates to join the professional design, architecture and construction industries and to compete for certain scholarships. We are abreast of the latest technology, including virtual reality, where you can walk a client through a design. Students present their work to internationally renowned interior designers and architects along with real-life clients.
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Our cutting-edge facilities and equipment include: full-frame, medium and large-format cameras / video and sound recording equipment / industry-standard lighting equipment / analog darkrooms / fully equipped photo studios / dedicated video-editing suite / digital labs with professional large-format printers
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grounds you in every aspect of analog and digital photography and video through working experts, preparing you for all opportunities. The forward-thinking curriculum ensures that you can decipher how still and moving images have operated for the last two centuries, how they function today and how they will work in the years to come. That knowledge, paired with rigorous technical training, prepares you to make original work with meaning and purpose now and in the future. This education will empower you so you can speak about photographs and moving images with authority and form strong connections in the professional world, where you will ultimately put your valuable skills to work at the job of your choice. From your first day of classes, you’ll be connected to our unprecedented network of professionals—your teachers and mentors—who will instruct you from their experience exhibiting and working at major art galleries and video production companies, shooting for the best brands and fashion houses, and being connected to major institutions, corporations and publications, including MoMA, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, International Center of Photography (ICP), The Studio Museum in Harlem, Whitney Museum of American Art, New Museum, HBO, MTV Networks, Ralph Lauren, Thom Browne, Apple, Facebook, Spotify, United Nations, Condé Nast, Magnum, Aperture, The New York Times, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, TIME, GQ and Vice Media.
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Students have the opportunity to pursue all genres and aspects of the mediums, including: Art / Fashion / Portraiture / Documentary / Landscape / Still Life / Experimental / Narrative / Videography / Advertising / Photojournalism / Curatorial / Editorial / Performance / Theory / Social Engagement
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VCS students enjoy a personalized learning experience with facilities that include: our own private digital lab and library and a department-run gallery, the Flatiron Project Space, in the heart of Chelsea.
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Students choose and design their own studio course of study. Options include: Drawing / Photography / Sculpture / Graphic Design / Digital Photo / Film and Video / Sound Art / Performance Art / Printmaking / Programming / Animation / Computer Arts / Web Design
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Visual & Critical Studies (VCS) program is an extraordinary opportunity to unite students’ interests in art and design with a cross-disciplinary and individualized education that explores critically important societal questions. Highly respected artists, designers and scholars from fields such as art, design, visual studies, film and philosophy serve as the teachers and mentors to students who choose to embark on this critical path to visually creative careers. Our program helps students explore, deepen and enhance their skills and techniques while pursuing their intellectual passions. The emphasis on a flexible and unique course of study—personalized to meet students’ needs and interests—reflects our focus on helping them become a versatile and adept creator in an ever-changing and expansive visual culture.
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102 more than 200 courses in 10 liberal arts disciplines, Humanities and Sciences provides the knowledge and tools to help you think independently, communicate effectively and imagine perspectives other than your own. Our wide range of courses will allow you to gain a better understanding of yourself, the world we live in today and how we got here. Studying Humanities and Sciences is an integral part of your education as a future artist and designer. You’ll discover that the deeper your awareness, the more impact your work will have on the planet.
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The Writing Program: A 15-credit nondegree concentration that fosters artistry with language through critical and creative writing courses. The Writing Resource Center: Where students can access computers and meet with H&S faculty for writing consultation. A variety of English language course offerings for international undergraduate and graduate students; workshops to improve language proficiencies and academic skills; and the English and Visual Arts (EVA) Program, a three-semester pathway program.
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Wandering in the Boneyard: The Horror Film Genre • Video Art as Avant-Garde Practice • Counternarratives: The Art and Visual Culture of Racial Justice • Religion and Visual Arts • The Diasporas Emerge: Filling in the Gaps • The Experimental, Electronic Moving Image: 1965 to the Present • Sound Art: Theory and Practice • Art and the Colonial Experience • Gender, Sexuality and Visual Culture • History of Video Art I: 1965 – 1985 • Chinese, Japanese and Korean Art • Altered States: Ritual, Magic and Meditation • Experimental Movies: 1918 – 1980 • The Arts of Egypt and the Near East • Cinema and Revolution • The Chinese Avant-Gardes • Transgender Visual Culture • A Survey of Styles from the Late 19th Century to the Present • Feminist Approaches to Media • Art and Machine • Issues in Contemporary Art: Globalism—New Patterns of Practice, Shifting Grounds of Discourse • The Origins of Art • Public Art and Social Activism • History of Video Art II: Flourishing • The Interdisciplinary Black Arts • History of Contemporary Photography • Beyond Genre: The Structure of Comics and Graphic Novels • Women in Animation • Contemporary Latin American Art • The Cinema of David Lynch • The Art of Telling a Lie • History of Graphic Design • Women Make Movies
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HONORS PROGRAM Highly motivated students can apply to the SVA Honors Program, an intensive, interdisciplinary course of study that unites the liberal arts with studio practice. Through an integrated curriculum of philosophy, literature, political science, sociology and art history, the honors program situates the contemporary artist in their time. Our program is augmented by public and private lectures, museum visits and events in artists’ studios and theaters—utilizing the many opportunities attending art school in NYC has to offer. Honors students are offered a special opportunity to travel in their third year. Previous destinations have included Istanbul, Cuba, Oaxaca and Sicily.
From left to right: celebrating Holi in Mumbai, India; on safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa; overlooking Cusco, Peru; hanging out in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Welcome to
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The Welcome Center, located in the lobby of the 24th Street Residence, houses the offices of Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Accounts and is close to the offices of Student Affairs and the International Student Office. The custom-designed space, opened in 2017, includes a 40-seat presentation room where prospective students and parents can be introduced to the College, as well as glass suites for one-onone portfolio reviews. The space highlights original work
by students, alumni and faculty from across SVA’s programs, including reproductions of SVA’s iconic subway posters adorning the windows facing First Avenue and 24th Street, a large-scale indoor mural created by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay graduate and faculty member Riccardo Vecchio and a custom-wallpapered vestibule by BFA Design alumnus Zipeng Zhu.
From top: The Welcome Center resides at the corner of First Avenue and 24th Street. The reception area at the Welcome Center.
“When the games are over, the students have made connections.”
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Orientation is a time for new students to get acclimated to our campus and the New York City neighborhoods of Chelsea and Gramercy, which host the bulk of our campus buildings. Practical help for students is available, such as checking into residence halls and getting SVA IDs. Students also have the chance to meet the chair of their department, as well as discuss financial aid and health insurance with school staff, explore career counseling and internship opportunities on and off campus, and more. Neighborhood tours and open-house events at various SVA facilities are also offered.
Student Engagement and Leadership The office of Student Engagement and Leadership is devoted to enhancing the overall college experience, from orientation through graduation. The office oversees a number of student-run organizations, including the student government (VASA, see below), the student radio station (WSVA), student clubs and Visual Opinion—the student magazine (VO, see sidebar at right).
Visual Opinion
(VO) is a student-run magazine founded more than 20 years ago. It publishes several issues each year and serves as a showcase for student artwork from across all departments.
Here to Help Student Health and Counseling Services provides health and wellness information and mental health support for the SVA student body. This includes helping international students navigate the U.S. health-care system, promoting important health initiatives such as vaccinations and providing short-term, confidential, free-of-charge counseling services for students in need. We like to say: “Not everyone needs therapy, but everyone can benefit from therapy.” The office hosts a number of events on campus to promote health issues and bring awareness of its services, including yoga classes, dog-therapy visits, aromatherapy workshops, and more.
VASA: Be a Leader and Gain Great Experience VASA (Visual Arts Student Association) was formed in the 1960s to represent the interests of SVA students, acting as a liaison with faculty and staff. Elected VASA officers work with Student Engagement and Leadership to develop and manage events and programs based on students’ needs. VASA has regular meetings with the president of the College to discuss student concerns. One of VASA’s biggest missions is to foster community at SVA by providing opportunities where students from all majors can meet and get to know one another. In addition to overseeing student clubs, VASA hosts events such as the annual Halloween Party, as well as Finals Week, a weeklong series of programs that give students opportunities to focus on wellness and managing stress.
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Students who would like to spend some time studying art while traveling or residing outside of New York City have a number of opportunities, either for fully immersive semester-long living or for shorter weeks-long courses.
“My experience abroad was absolutely life changing and helped me understand myself more as a professional and a person, and to push myself beyond limits that I never thought I could overcome.”
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—Paula Trivino, BFA Interior Design, on her experience studying in Oslo, Norway
The International Exchange Program allows students to attend a partner school abroad for a full semester. We currently have partnerships with universities in the following countries: the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Norway, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain and Japan. SVA in Rome is a unique program that offers a small group of students a chance to experience living in the Eternal City in the spring semester. Students will study and work with local artists as well as a historian of ancient and medieval Rome. SVA Destinations offers shorter opportunities to get away. Most of the programs are one to three weeks long and may offer credits. Current destinations include Alaska, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Mexico in the United States, and England, France, Cuba, Mexico, Italy, Ireland, Japan and Spain abroad.
Clubs at SVA Asian American Student Union Promoting Asian American awareness and education, encouraging our culture within the SVA community. Black Student Union Empowers, unites and shares knowledge among those who identify with the African Diaspora. Cartoon Allies Its mission is to foster a spirit of camaraderie among cartoonists of all majors. Chinese Student Organization This club provides a place for students to come together to develop and promote Chinese culture. Fiber Arts Club This is a space for students to share and work on their fiber arts projects with fellow fiber artists. Figure Drawing Club All majors who are interested in getting together to improve their drawing ability are invited.
Music Club Presents an opportunity for members to share and discuss music and attend music events. SVA Cosplay Club We’ll discuss cosplans, prop making, sewing, styling wigs, makeup, cosplay conventions, and more. SVA Waffle Club Where Astute Food Friends Laugh at Entertainment. We gather together to watch a carefully curated movie selection and have a great time, no matter where we are. Veterans Coalition of Arts A collective of veteran-artists whose work reflects their personal experiences, which have shaped their artistic practices.
“I got a family out of this club, and I feel that any student who joins one will say the same.” —Lewis DeRogene, Black Student Union
Women in Animation We aim to inspire and motivate young female students in the community as well as create opportunities to learn about the industry.
Gamer Guild We focus on building stronger connections throughout all the departments with fellow gamers. La Bodega Provides an opportunity to learn and appreciate Latino/Hispanic culture through games, music and food. LGBTQ+ SVA Provides students with a community space and a platform for them to be activists.
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CITY LIVING S
VA’s Residence Halls give students the opportunity to live in Manhattan among other artists within a safe, supportive environment with full amenities as well as fantastic communal spaces to meet and forge friendships with peers across all disciplines at the College.
24th Street Residence
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This hall hosts double and triple rooms in a micro-apartment format. All rooms have climate control and an HDTV with cable TV included. Each room has a full bathroom and a kitchenette with a mini fridge, a microwave and a sink. A larger dining space with a dishwasher, a convection oven and an ice maker is located on every floor, and there’s a communal kitchen for group cooking on the seventh floor. Additional communal spaces include a fully equipped fitness center, a student lounge and an expansive terrace with lounge chairs, grills, grilling equipment and a screening area.
23rd Street Residence [PRIME SPOT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS]
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This apartment-style residence, with two- and three-bedroom options, is for freshmen only. It’s also connected to the Student Center, a communal space for students. Each apartment has a full kitchen with a gas stove, a microwave, a refrigerator
and a dishwasher, as well as a full bathroom with a shower and tub. A community room features a TV lounge and PingPong and foosball tables, in addition to drafting tables and easels. There are also laundry facilities and free Wi-Fi and cable TV.
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Gramercy Women’s Residence This residence, located on the south side of beautiful and historic Gramercy Park, provides female students with a safe, comfortable living environment. It is composed of fully furnished studio and two-bedroom apartments. The red-brick building was built in 1938 and boasts pre-war charm, including parquet floors and crown molding. The apartments have air-conditioning, full kitchens with a dinette set and full bathrooms with a shower and tub, along with free Wi-Fi, Ethernet and cable TV. A roof deck is also available for respite and gorgeous views of the city skyline.
Ludlow Residence This residence is situated in a super-hip downtown neighborhood, surrounded by trendy shops, restaurants, galleries, museums, and more. It offers suite-style single and double rooms with adjoined bathrooms. The high-rise building in an otherwise low-rise part of town means many of the rooms have killer city views. An outdoor terrace boasts a grill and tables where you can gather with friends and watch the sun set over Manhattan.
And there are free laundry facilities and a community room with foosball and pool tables and a TV lounge. The subway and buses are available nearby 24/7—and students are provided with a free monthly MetroCard for transport to campus buildings.
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SVA LIBRARY A major resource for art and design study developed over the course of 60 years, the SVA Library fosters the College’s intellectual and creative life. Its rich print and digital collections directly support SVA’s undergraduate and graduate curricula, providing inspiration, establishing context and widening perspectives.
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SVA Library West
The Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives This archive is dedicated to preserving and making accessible design works of significant artistic, cultural and historical value by preeminent designers, illustrators and art directors who have close ties to the School of Visual Arts. It is named after SVA’s former acting chair and design legend Milton Glaser. The School of Visual Arts Archives documents the history of the College and provides source material for those who seek to evaluate the impact of its activities within the context of the institution as well as on the art and design communities at large.
opened in 2018 to better serve our expanding campus, features a selection of books, DVDs, video games and magazines on display to browse or borrow, and all materials from the main library can be delivered by request. A group study room equipped with a flatscreen monitor is available, along with other spaces for students, faculty and alumni to relax, study and collaborate. Staff is on hand to assist with collections and services.
Any title from the main library can be requested to be delivered to Library West.
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The College has three galleries, with SVA Chelsea Gallery serving as the premier exhibition facility. It is located on the 15th floor of the landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building, on West 26th Street in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, in the heart of one of the city’s most renowned gallery districts. The space, which underwent a renovation in 2016, comprises four stateof-the-art galleries and has a large terrace with a commanding view of Lower Manhattan and the Hudson River. The gallery has a full-time staff and offers select students the opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in the same environment as some of the country’s leading artists. Since SVA Chelsea Gallery moved from 137 Wooster Street in SoHo (where it was known as the Visual Arts Gallery) to its present location in 2004, it has featured pieces by notable SVA alumni such as Renee Cox, Inka Essenhigh, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Lazzarini, Sol LeWitt, Vera Lutter, Elizabeth Peyton, Alexis Rockman, Collier Schorr, Lorna Simpson and Sarah Sze. Works by Richard Avedon, Milton Glaser, Anish Kapoor, Stefan Sagmeister and Sebastião Salgado have also been showcased at SVA Chelsea Gallery. Two smaller galleries—Flatiron and Gramercy—provide additional spaces for students to exhibit their work, either as part of a department-organized show or as a juried student exhibition. SVA students of every discipline derive great educational benefits from being able to study the work of celebrated artists, hear them speak at lectures or even get the chance to meet them in person—right at the College.
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w o H to apply Find detailed instructions and online help at sva.edu/howtoapply. Updates and reminders will be sent via the email address you use to apply. Stay in touch and access the SVA Applicant Portal using the same email account.
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Application: sva.edu/apply $50 Application Fee: nonrefundable Portfolio: sva.slideroom.com (See portfolio guidelines, following.) Statement of Intent: 500 words Official Transcripts: For all high schools and colleges attended
International Applicants English Proficiency (if your primary language is not English). To demonstrate your proficiency in English, please submit test results from the TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson PTE or Duolingo English Test. For more information, visit sva.edu/intl. ▶ ▶ ▶ Optional for All Applicants: SAT/ACT test scores and letters of recommendation
Portfolio Guidelines BFA Photography and Video 10–20 photographs or videos (3-minute max per video). Applicants submitting video work must also include at least 5 photographs in their portfolio. BFA Film Film essay or reel (3-minute max). All other majors 15–20 images, which may include drawings, paintings, printmaking, collage or 3D work. Portfolio should have a minimum of 3 pieces created from direct observation. Visit sva.edu/howtoapply for more detailed portfolio requirements. Upload portfolio to sva.slideroom.com.
EVA: English and the Visual Arts Program ● English and the Visual Arts Program allows artistic development through BFA studio courses while improving English language skills through EVA courses. For more information, visit sva.edu/eva.
● Majors available for the English and the Visual Arts Program: Advertising; Cartooning; Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects; Design; Fine Arts; Illustration; Interior Design: Built Environments; and Photography and Video. ● After successfully completing three semesters of the English and the Visual Arts Program, students may transition into a BFA program. ● Transfer students may qualify for upper-level placement based on accredited studio courses from other institutions. Sophomore (second) year is the highest placement possible.
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Get inspired k r o w o t and get [Portfolio Tips]
How do you get to SVA? Practice, practice, practice. The only way to get better is to challenge yourself and keep going.
Be brave.
Experiment. Try new materials. Take risks!
Take on a 30-day, 30-project challenge:
Complete one new project every day for a month— a snapshot, a poem, a sketch or a short video.
Make
a series. Choose a favorite piece and create three more works that relate to it.
New to filmmaking? Close your eyes
and imagine scenes from a film you want to create. Use your phone and capture a few moments. String them together into a 2- to 3-minute film reel using iMovie or another editing program. Don’t forget music!
Recycle! Hate that piece you did
↓
last week? Cut it up and make a collage.
• When photographing your work, use neutral backdrops and even lighting. A tripod is your friend—unless blurring is part of your process! • Place 3D objects on a sheet of paper that completely isolates the object—your messy desk in the background takes away from the impact!
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• Don’t ignore your sketchbook— spreads may be just as strong as finished pieces. • When preparing your portfolio for submission to SlideRoom, a series of small or related works can be combined in Photoshop onto one slide. This can save space and elevate pieces that might not be as dynamic on their own.
• Get honest critique— ask faculty, artists and/or admissions reps for input. Their perspective can improve your portfolio.
At SVA, [Here are some tips:]
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we are looking for potential, creativity and ingenuity in your portfolio.
Does your Cyclops have a cat? Does he knit? Don’t forget about the background when creating new characters—it can give lots of clues and help inform your character.
Draw something big really small. Draw something small really big.
Think differently. Got an assignment to draw a hand? Who said it had to be a human hand?
You don’t need a professional model to practice figure drawing. Sketch your family. Bribe friends with pizza. And tell them to keep their clothes on!
Don’t try to be perfect. Loose drawing and gestural work can often express an idea better than a tightly rendered portrait or figure—but we like those, too!
Change your perspective. Draw upside down (the scene, not you—you’ll get too light-headed).
[Illustrations by Zak Tebbal • BFA 2015 Design • @zaktebbal]
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DEADLINES Admission to the College operates on a rolling admissions basis. Applications will be accepted throughout the year as space remains available in each program; however, we highly encourage you to apply by the dates listed.
Important Dates Freshmen Early Action Deadline (nonbinding) December 1
Application materials can be emailed to admissions@sva.edu or mailed to: School of Visual Arts Undergraduate Admissions 209 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010
Scholarship Consideration Deadlines
Fall Entry Freshmen: February 1 Fall Entry Transfers: March 1 Spring Entry: November 1 Freshmen Honors Program Deadline: February 15
To be reviewed for a merit scholarship, all application materials and a digital portfolio must be submitted to SVA by the postmark deadlines listed here. For more information about merit scholarships, visit sva.edu/scholarship.
Contact Us Admissions Tel: 800.436.4204 or 212.592.2100 Fax: 212.592.2116 admissions@sva.edu Visit Us: sva.edu/visit 118
We offer many opportunities for you to get to know us better. Please go online to find out about: Campus Tours • SVA Admissions Events • Fall Open Houses • Class Visits • Portfolio Interviews • National Portfolio Day • Virtual Events • Accepted Students Day
Accepted Students Day
sva.edu/asd
@SVA_News
Want to learn more about SVA’s undergraduate departments, facilities and curriculum? We encourage prospective students to attend our Fall Open House events for the chance to interact directly with the SVA community. Attendees will meet their department’s chair, take tours of our state-of-the-art facilities, watch demonstrations and
/SVANewYorkCity
Open House
@svanyc
Each year, we invite accepted students and their families to Accepted Students Day. This full-day event is designed for students who have applied and been accepted to the College to explore our urban campus and revel in the vibrancy of SVA’s community! Attendees get the chance to hear from current SVA chairs, students and alumni of our 11 undergraduate programs. Representatives from Admissions, Residence Life, Financial Aid, Student Health and Counseling Services, Career Development, and more are also present to assist incoming students. Learn more at sva.edu/asd.
participate in Q&A sessions with current students. Admissions will conduct presentations on how best to prepare your application and portfolio, and Financial Aid will discuss methods to finance your education. Student Affairs and Residence Life will also highlight living on campus and student engagement opportunities.
Learn more at
sva.edu/openhouse.
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CREDITS The School of Visual Arts Viewbook is published yearly by the School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. © 2022, Visual Arts Press, Ltd. Executive Creative Director:
Anthony P. Rhodes
Creative Director: Gail Anderson design Director: Brian E. Smith art director: Mark Maltais
Designer: Anthony Carhuayo
ACCREDITATION
The School of Visual Arts has been authorized by the New York State Board of Regents (www.highered.nysed.gov) to confer the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts on graduates of programs in Advertising; Animation; Comics; Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects; Design; Film; Fine Arts; Illustration; Interior Design; Photography and Video; Visual and Critical Studies; and to confer the degree of Master of Arts on graduates of programs in Art Education; Curatorial Practice; Design Research, Writing and Criticism; and to confer the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching on graduates of the program in Art Education; and to confer the degree of Master of Fine Arts on graduates of programs in Art Practice; Computer Arts; Design; Design for Social Innovation; Fine Arts; Illustration as Visual Essay; Interaction Design; Photography, Video and Related Media; Products of Design; Social Documentary Film; Visual Narrative; and to confer the degree of Master of Professional Studies on graduates of programs in Art Therapy; Branding; Digital Photography; Directing; Fashion Photography. The School of Visual Arts is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (msche.org), 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, 267-284-5011. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. The Interior Design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (accredit-id.org), 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 305, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503-4014. The School of Visual Arts’ Department of Art Education is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The School of Visual Arts’ Department of Art Education is currently pursuing accreditation of its educator preparation programs under the AAQEP standards with an anticipated quality assurance review in fall 2023. Pursuant to Section 52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, the educator preparation programs offered by the School of Visual Arts are therefore considered to be continuously accredited for purposes of meeting the New York State requirement that all such programs maintain continuous accreditation. The School of Visual Arts’ Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education program was previously accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy degree program is approved by the American Art Therapy Association, Inc., and as such meets the Education Standards of the art therapy profession.
content writer and editor: Laura Valenza
editors: Joanna Citrunbaum, Abby Kreh photography: Jeremy Cohen, Diana
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Intellectual Property Rights of Students SVA does not have any ownership or other interest in any “Works” (including any artwork, writing, research, animation, film, video, design, software, application or other works that may be protected by copyright) created by a student while enrolled at SVA, unless the student agrees otherwise in writing, except that SVA has a limited right to use the student’s Works for educational and accreditation purposes. Intellectual Property Rights of Faculty SVA does not have any ownership or other interest in any “Works” (including any artwork, writing, research, animation, film, video, design, software, application or other works that may be protected by copyright) created by an SVA faculty member while employed at SVA, unless the faculty member agrees otherwise in writing. The School of Visual Arts does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or any other legally protected status.
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Sa m Lee Sam Lee is a Korean American designer, illustrator, and animator. Originally from Ohio, she is now based in New York. She has worked as a design intern with Zipeng Zhu at Dazzle Studios and has done work for Oreo, Lemonade Inc., Money Magazine, Link NYC x NYC Votes, and the LATimes.
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