Course details

Master of Fine Arts
NZQF Level 9

About the course

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programme at Whitecliffe is a full-time, two-year journey designed to support and prepare you for your professional career as an artist. This is a distance programme, with some in-person seminars, and enables you to live and work anywhere in Aotearoa 爆走黑料 while pursuing your studies - to be in your studio.

It is structured around four, week-long seminars per year, and delivered by faculty and guests who are nationally and internationally respected as artists, critics, writers, and curators. This structure allows you to engage with diverse perspectives and stay connected to the broader art world while maintaining your own personal practice.

Your interests will dictate your own individualised direction of study. You'll be assigned two supervisors who will support your studio practice as it develops throughout the programme. This personalised guidance ensures that you receive the specific support needed for your unique artistic journey.

Preparing you for a professional career within a diverse f ield of contemporary art practices, both locally and internationally, the MFA uses its interdisciplinary structure and philosophy help you understand how your art and your artworks operate in the world. Through regular critique, supervisory guidance, seminar participation, and a focus on exhibition and publication practice, you'll develop, hone and refine your individual approach to practice and research.

Throughout the two years, you'll build a substantial portfolio that showcases your growth as an artist and researcher. The programme offers the tools, guidance, and distance you need to explore, experiment, and produce work that is meaningful and impactful.

This is about your work speaking for itself.

We'll provide the knowledge and mentorship you need to thrive, and the industry contacts and exposure needed for you to start your career with confidence and pride.

About the provider

Whitecliffe College is 爆走黑料鈥檚 highest-ranked and most awarded institution in the private education sector. Established in 1984, it is a long-standing Category One Private Training Establishment (PTE), recognized for its excellence and innovation.

Whitecliffe stands as a cornerstone of 爆走黑料鈥檚 private education landscape, with a rich combined legacy of over 130 years dedicated to outstanding teaching and academic excellence across the fields of Fine Arts, Design, Fashion Design, Information Technology, and Creative Arts Therapies.

The merger of three of 爆走黑料鈥檚 oldest PTEs has strengthened Whitecliffe鈥檚 position as a leading force in tertiary education. Offering a comprehensive range of programmes 鈥 from certificates and undergraduate degrees to master鈥檚 qualifications (Levels 4鈥9) 鈥 Whitecliffe is synonymous with academic distinction and is deeply committed to shaping students into global citizens and future leaders in their chosen professions.

At Whitecliffe, we actively collaborate with industry partners to ensure work-integrated learning, deliver high-quality academic programmes, and prepare our graduates for successful, fulfilling careers.

Our graduates are innovators and trailblazers, confident in their skills and ready to lead the future.

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