This full-time, hybrid program combines intensive on-campus residencies with remote learning, allowing students to work from either campus or home studios, allowing for deep artistic exploration while maintaining professional and personal flexibility. The curriculum fosters artistic development of individual visual arts projects by balancing structured guidance of curriculum, regular faculty and peer feedback and time for independent exploration within a committed learning community.
During weeks 1-2, students attend an on-campus residency that introduces our learning community to theoretical foundations and practical methodologies through materials workshops and research seminars, while developing individual project proposals.
Weeks 3-7 shift to online instruction, comprising eight hours of live sessions weekly featuring lectures, seminars, artistic salons, and faculty meetings, supplemented by recorded lectures, peer reviews, and critiques. Students can continue to work in the campus studio or from home.
Weeks 8-10, the final three weeks, bring students back to campus for final critiques, presentations and collaborative curation and installation of a group exhibition, applying their theoretical and practical skills.
To participate fully, students need a computer with video/audio capabilities, reliable internet connection, and a dedicated workspace, either at home or on campus. Throughout the quarter, students attend the Artist Lecture Series via Zoom, complete two museum visits with written reports, and participate in seminar readings and discussion exploring issues in contemporary art. This program helps self-motivated students develop a contemporary creative practice while building a theoretical foundation and practical collaborative exhibition experience.
Internship Opportunities:
Students who have already secured an internship or who are researching internships in areas related to this program are welcome to do an in-program internship. Students should register first, then contact faculty once they have researched their internship options. Please go to Individual Study for more information.
Signature application for entry required. Students are encouraged to take the time to fill out the application if they are interested in this program. Feel free to email Shaw Osha, oshas@evergreen.edu if there are further questions.
Variable credit options are available: contact faculty for permission to register for 12 credits in this program.
Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:
4 – Studio Fundamentals and Critique
4 – Visual Studies: Modern and Contemporary
8 – Independent Project in Visual Art, Research and Writing
Registration
Students will be expected to have successfully completed at least 2 quarters in an interdisciplinary arts and/or humanities Evergreen program or its equivalent (coursework in art history and studio art/media). This program will not include instruction in specific art techniques or skills, so students will be expected to have prior college-level experience in the creative approach they use in their projects. Students will be expected to have intermediate academic writing, reading and critical thinking skills.
application for entry required
Academic Details
Cultural non-profit or private organizations and institutions in art, writing, curating, education, and administration; Entrepreneurial or contract work in art, writing, curating, and education; Graduate school in philosophy, aesthetics, curating, critical writing or visual art
Schedule
Revisions
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Program description revised, including new link to application needed for faculty signature approval. Prerequisites information added. |
| 2024-05-17 | Program title has been updated. This program was previously called Student Originated Studies in Painting and Drawing. |