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Old 11-26-2008 at 09:36 PM   #1
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mac's studio program
any reviews about Mac's studio programs? which classes are good?
Old 11-26-2008 at 10:46 PM   #2
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Old 11-27-2008 at 10:01 PM   #3
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Mac has a Fine Arts program, if that's what you mean. I am in my first year of the program. There are only two classes first year, it's considered a 'general year' where you are in first year Humanities and then after first year you can actually major in Fine Arts, and there's a lot more classes.

It's a really great program. It's really unique from other art programs because there's really small class sizes. There's only about 25 students in every class, so you really get to know your profs and the other students.

To apply you have to have a portfolio interview around February/March (there's more info about it on the McMaster website). Let me know if you have any questions!
Old 12-03-2008 at 04:42 PM   #4
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yep! i meant Mac's studio program, how is it? how are the classes? how are they structured? uhm not to mention how they grade your work hehe
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It's a really great program. First year is structured in two parts, first semester is a course on sculpture and second semester is painting and drawing. I am not really sure how the other levels are because I am only in first year. So far we've learned to work in so many materials, we even learned a little about bronze casting, which was really cool, Mac is one of the few universities in the country that has a bronze foundry. We also did a bit of printmaking, which you do more of in upper years. There aren't any photography classes, but you can still do some photography if you want to, same with video work, etc. You're really encouraged to work in your own direction.

As for grading, I can't really say since I am still fairly new to the program. Part of the grading process is to have a critique session when your projects are due, where you present your work, and the professor and the other students talk about it. It's pretty common for a lot of schools, but I think that's where the small class sizes work very well, everyone gets along really well and is very encouraging. I can't imagine being in an art program with like 300+ students. So yeah, it's a sweet program!



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