Summertime at MFAVN | 2023 Edition - MFAVN

MFA Visual Narrative hosts our summer studio intensive in NYC every year where our students, who are otherwise remote during the fall and spring, get to learn and collaborate on campus. It’s always a joyous time of the year when our community comes together, new friendships are forged, and new stories, characters and their worlds are developed and crafted. This year, we welcomed back the Classes of ’23 and ’24 just as we welcomed the Class of ’25 for the very first time. From the start, it was clear we had a fun and enriching term ahead of us.

Here are just a few captured moments from the summer…

A teacher and a student evaluate a print.

Three students ham it up for the camera.

A student holds his glasses up in front of his face. One lens highlights his face in its entirety creating an odd special effect.

A student sleeps on the floor in the background as a small dog smiles for the camera in the foreground.

A student wears a hat and two pieces of paper over his eyes that have eyes drawn on them

Three students pose for a photo. One has a four foot long tube of paper around his head, covering his face.

A student poses in front of an SVA posted on the subway.

Three students pose for the camera with ice cream cones.

A student flashes the peace sign and a smile for the camera.

A student glances through their peace sign finger gesture.

Four students are in funny poses recreating the birth of Jesus.

Students gather outside of SVA to relax and chat.

Three students take a high angle selfie while sitting and lying on the floor. They're working on laptops.

A student rests in the nook of a tree branch.

Two students carry potted plants to the thesis exhibit.

Two students smile for the camera in the 23rd St subway in NYC

A student holds up her thesis story book in front of a window looking out on NYC.

The Class of 23 poses with admin and faculty

Four students stand in the wain on the streets of NYC. One holds a red umbrella.

Students sit at a table in a restaurant and pose for the camera.

The incoming Class of ’25 showcased the creative writing and visual narrative skills they learned over the summer and crafted adaptations of Little Red Riding Hood for modern times.

The returning Class of ’24 explored the power of story, visual research, and developed and pitched their thesis projects, which included comics, illustrated novellas, hybrid graphic novels, and animated series.

The graduating Class of ’23 celebrated their achievements, honed their professional practice, and presented their work at a stellar thesis exhibition titled ‘We Made This!’

If you’re looking to advance your storytelling skills and searching for an inspired community interested in the same, applications are now open for Summer ’24. A calendar of our fall and winter events can be found here. Please join us!

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