Explore Interdisciplinary Art with WashU Sam Fox School’s MFA in Visual Art Program

**Applications Open for the MFA in Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis**

Applications are now being accepted for the MFA in Visual Art program at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). This two-year, fully residential program fosters a rich diversity of creative expression, spanning traditional methods, cutting-edge media, scholarly research, and socially engaged practice.

At WashU, a premier research university, the MFA program offers an intimate environment for artists and researchers. Students have access to extensive facilities and studios, which include a digital fabrication lab, printmaking and book studio, wood and metal shops, textile studios, and a time-based media art studio. These resources promote intellectual and material innovation across different artistic disciplines.

The curriculum is designed to equip students for a multifaceted approach to contemporary art, supporting long-term engagement and acknowledging various career paths in the arts. Students can enhance their studies through the Office for Socially Engaged Practice and unique opportunities like the Counterpublic triennial fellowship and Berlin Sommerakademie. Throughout the program, students develop work for several exhibitions, including those held at WashU’s prestigious Kemper Art Museum.

The dedicated core faculty includes Chair Tiffany Calvert, alongside accomplished artists and educators like Jamie Adams, Heather Bennett, Lisa Bulawsky, Joe deVera, Amy Hauft, Meghan Kirkwood, Arny Nadler, Patricia Olynyk, Jack Risley, Cheryl Wassenaar, and Monika Weiss.

Furthermore, the Sam Fox School attracts renowned artists, designers, architects, historians, and critics to campus for engaging workshops, studio visits, and lectures. Recently, the program has hosted figures such as Mark Dion, Jess T. Dugan, Mariam Ghani, Katharina Grosse, Blas Isasi Gutierrez, Dana Levy, Catherine Opie, Sarah Oppenheimer, Gregory Volk, and others.

Alumni of the program may pursue residencies at Paris’ Cité internationale des arts, apply for the $25,000 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award, and benefit from residencies and fellowships for recent graduates in St. Louis. Distinguished alumni include Layla Ali, Jill Downen, Addoley Dzegede, Kahlil Robert Irving, Lavar Munroe, Yvonne Osei, Ebony G. Patterson, Carlie Trosclair, and Cayce Zavaglia.

Applications are due by January 10, 2026, and those who apply by December 14, 2025, can do so free of charge.

For more information, visit [samfoxschool.washu.edu](https://bit.ly/48RFHPm).