CAA News
Directories of Graduate Programs
CAA has begun to collect information from schools and programs for the Directories of Graduate Programs in the Visual Arts. Departments and institutions with visual-arts graduate programs in the United States and worldwide were e-mailed in late November and asked to provide information about their programs via an online questionnaire. If you think your school or program may not have been contacted, please write to Laurel Peterson, CAA directories project coordinator, or call 212-691-1051, ext. 222.
CAA expects to publish the directories in fall 2008. They will comprise programs in the following areas: Art Education, Arts Administration and Arts Policy, Conservation and Historic Preservation, Film Production, History of Art and Architecture, Library and Information Science, and Studio Art and Design. This represents a major expansion in scope and depth of information on programs compared with the last editions, issued in 1999.
Each school or program entry will offer descriptions of curricula, course requirements, lists of faculty, faculty specializations, financial aid, services, facilities, studio health and safety, specialized libraries, internship opportunities, and other detailed information. This is a great opportunity for schools and programs to promote themselves to students considering graduate degrees. The directories will also serve as a rich resource for foundations, publishers, faculty, and the public.