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The MFAVN One-Stop (Holiday) Shop
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1 year, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Looking for a last minute gift? Check out these comics, photography books, ornaments and more — all created by our students, alumni, and faculty! Rubber Bones Rash Guards (Maria Schweitzer […]
The 2022 Digital Short Story Exhibition is Now Live
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1 year, 10 months ago
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by Ben
From animation and interactive apps to comics and picture books, the digital short stories and their accompanying physical artwork are the culmination of the students’ work in visualizing narratives that […]
It’s time! The annual ‘And Then…’ thesis exhibit is packed with stories for you.
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2 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We’re excited and proud to announce the launch of the 2021 ‘And Then…’ thesis show. Enjoy the show! The online exhibit is a collection of 11 stories by the graduating […]
Susanne Reece talks about her Continuing Ed writing class for visual artists | ‘Creative Writing for Visual Artists’
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2 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Tell us a little bit about your Continuing Ed class ‘Creative Writing for Visual Artists’ The class is for people who have maybe always wanted to write, but didn’t know how […]
We’re observing Women’s History Month with a spotlight on storytellers and their stories
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3 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
It’s Women’s History Month! We’ll be celebrating with a spotlight on stories and storytellers who embody the struggles, opportunities, and aspirations of women around the world. Follow us on these […]
WATCH: Three Educators Scholarship Recipients Talk About Balancing Work and Education
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3 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
The MFA Visual Narrative program is proud to offer an Educators Scholarship award for instructors currently teaching two or more classes at an accredited university or college, with at least two years experience. Other full-time educators […]
Get a Peek at the Summer Life at MFA Visual Narrative
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3 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Our students gather together to learn in New York City in June and July for the beloved summer term! See what it’s like. It’s not called the summer intensive for […]
Sign-Up to Meet the Storytellers- Alumni Panel on 11/19
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3 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Alumni will talk frankly about their diligence, the supportive MFAVN community and applying their advances in storycraft. Bring your questions for the panel! Sign up here. At MFAVN, each student’s […]
We’re proud to announce the Summer 2020 (online) Open Studios!
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3 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Visit the Gallery The Open Studios show represents the culmination of the intensive summer semester at SVA’s MFA Visual Narrative program. This daring body of work by first and second […]
WATCH: The Game | Character & Empathy
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4 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
The Game | Character & Empathy | Christina Roussos Character choices create plot and together they tell a story. Character choice-what they want-is based on the character’s experience. Over the […]
WATCH: Life Of / Jesse
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4 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Life of/ is an annual visual prototyping challenge. This year, we present “The Life of Jesse”, a collection of visual stories based on randomly selected “defining moments” in the life […]
National Graduate Portfolio Day is here. Can we see your work?
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4 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Graduate National Portfolio Day is upon us. We’ll be at the following events. Click on the link for an event near you and show us your work! We can’t wait […]
WATCH: Filmmaker Ben Snyder talks about The Foundation of Narrative Storytelling
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4 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
MFA Visual Narrative and SVA Library West present “The Foundation of Narrative Storytelling,” a talk by screenwriter, filmmaker and playwright Ben Snyder, as part of their Storyteller’s Lecture Series. […]
What misbeliefs do you carry with you?
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4 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Misssbelief is a series of short narratives illustrating the surreal world of childhood through the lens of misbeliefs held by the narrator that informed their worldview as a child. Watch the […]
MFA Visual Narrative Info Session – November 8, 2019
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4 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Register for a spot here Hello Storytellers! In the MFA Visual Narrative program, creative writing and image-making are considered a single language—visual storytelling. Only when we have mastered this language, […]
WATCH: One-Minute Mood (short films)
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4 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
One-Minute Mood (short films) Black, White and One Color | Taught by Nathan Fox and Anna Eveslage with work by the Class of 2021. In this project, students were challenged […]
WATCH: Sean Rodrigo: Dreaming With Your Eyes Open, Virtual Worlds in Physical Spaces
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4 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
MFA Visual Narrative and SVA Library West present “Dreaming With Your Eyes Open, Virtual Worlds in Physical Spaces,” a talk by London-based digital artist Sean Rodrigo (a.k.a. Continuum), as part […]
Sign up for our CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES and tell stories your way
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4 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Our new season of Continuing Education courses approaches! We have a wonderful selection of classes that will help you craft that story you’ve been carrying around in your head. Whether […]
AND THEN . . . 2019 is here and it has something special for all story lovers!
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4 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Get your FREE tickets to the reception on July 19th here. Please join us to celebrate the projects from the MFA Visual Narrative’s 5th graduating class in this year’s thesis […]
Digital Short Story 2019 spotlight: “Searching for Shelly” by Sarah Shaw
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4 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
“Searching for Shelly” is a multimedia narrative featuring a man named Jay on a quest to find his missing girlfriend in Nepal. Completely unprepared for the harsh terrain, Jay struggles […]
It’s time. Digital Short Story 2019 is ready to entertain and inspire
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4 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Starting on June 12th, you can lose yourself in story at Digital Short Story 2019. MFA Visual Narrative’s Digital Short Story (DSS), each student must channel their inner author and […]
Join us for our Continuing Education Visual Narrative Information Session TONIGHT
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4 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
What is visual narrative? What is a Risograph? How does children’s book publishing work? How do you self-publish comic, zines, photo and artist’s books? What do you need to begin […]
Gabi Berkers tells us about her life as a student of MFA Visual Narrative
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5 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
WATCH: Story First | Summertime at MFA Visual Narrative
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5 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
Apply now Chair Statement Nathan Fox, Chair, MFA Visual Narrative: The Visual Narrative MFA at SVA responds to the needs of today’s evolving creative markets by merging the artist and […]
WATCH: Nathan Fox, faculty, students and alumni tell you what we’re all about. #StoryFirst
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5 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
If you like what you see, we want to see your work. Applications are open to begin Summer 2019! Be a part of the Class of 2021! When you put “Story […]
Students got to learn about story from the best! TWO DAYS with Pixar…
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5 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
One of the benefits of being part of a school like SVA is that you get access to extraordinary people and unique professional practice opportunities with industry leaders. Derek Thompson […]
Get the story juices flowing! Sign up for our Story Of/ workshop
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5 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
We are seeking established and emerging filmmakers, performers, artists, artisans, strategists, designers, gamers, programmers and all visual thinkers looking to push the boundaries of what a story can be. Story […]
We’re looking for a few good storytellers… Info Session Nov. 10th!
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5 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
If you’re a hard working, ambitious storyteller who is looking for a community to grow with, we want to meet you. We put story first at MFA Visual Narrative. We […]
STORYTELLERS! Get your portfolio reviewed by Nathan Fox on November 3rd in Chicago!
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5 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Chicago Graduate Portfolio Day Saturday, November 3, 2018 10:00am – 2:00pm School of the Art Institute of Chicago 280 South Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603 Graduate National Portfolio Days […]
Mary Georgescu (Class of 2017) interviews Jenny Bee (Class of 2018)
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5 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
We’re delighted to see this interview by Mary Georgescu (Class of 2017) interviewing Jenny Bee, who just walked down the hall of graduates this past summer. The two of them […]
WATCH: One Minute Mood | A student story challenge
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5 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
In this project, students were challenged to employ filmic devices learned in an intensive week-long video visual storytelling workshop to create a piece that communicates a specific tone or mood […]
STORYTELLERS! INFO SESSION on 11/10… JOIN US
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5 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
REGISTER HERE Join Nathan Fox, Chair of MFA Visual Narrative and learn about the MFAVN curriculum and our philosophy and approach to visual storytelling, and meet faculty, alumni and current […]
The Class of 2018, Masters of Fine Arts!
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5 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We bid farewell to the Class of 2018, a group of talented and hard-working storytellers. We look forward to all the tales you’ll tell, the lives you’ll improve, and the […]
‘And Then…’ 2018: The people!
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5 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We’ve seen peeks at the show’s installations but now let’s remember the people who attended our annual thesis show. Thanks to all who came out to enjoy the storytelling, the […]
And Then… 2018 is over but you can still get a peek at the show here
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5 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
And Then… 2018 is a thing of the past but thanks to Tom Sobolik we have some detail shots of the show. The students put an amazing amount of work into […]
What a show! Thanks for coming to our annual thesis reception for ‘And Then…’
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5 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We had a wonderful time with you at the ‘And Then…’ thesis show. 2018’s class was packed with talented storytellers who will now go off to the wide world and […]
WATCH: Ethan Gould’s PERICARDIA promo
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5 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
PERICARDIA is Ethan Gould’s thesis story. This video gives you a peek at what you’re in for. Be prepared! Ethan is asking the questions “What if a city never stops […]
CLASS: Exposing Stories with Stacy Renee Morrison, Photographer
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5 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
This Continuing Education course at SVA will explore the art of storytelling and the art of photography as a collective means of communication. How do words affect an image? When […]
WATCH: Analog to Digital: Dynamic Transformations explores the histories of our characters
Matt Rota had his students study the history of their characters and give them life. The Class of 2018 made some beautiful shorts with this assignment!
Kenny Nam slowly reveals the characters from his story, Medicine Man, an upcoming Tribal Punk Graphic Novel
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6 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
For the next three days, three of the characters from Medicine Man will be revealed puzzle by puzzle. Watch out for the next clue! #Tribal #Punk #MedicineMan #SVA #MFAVN #Thesis […]
WATCH: MFA Visual Narrative Info Session with Nathan Fox, faculty and students
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6 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
From our Chair, Nathan Fox: Many thanks to all who attended and tuned in online. It was a great evening and a pleasure meeting and speaking with everyone about their […]
Watch our Info Session on Facebook 11/11 at 4pm ET
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6 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Can’t join us at our Info Session on 11/11? Then participate with Facebook Live! Just drop in at 4pm ET on Saturday 11/11, watch the presentations and ask us anything! […]
2017 Thesis Presentations: Liz Enright’s ‘The Sprout’
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
We are extremely proud to present the Third Annual MFA Visual Narrative Thesis Exhibition, “And Then. . .” These driven, hardworking students have devised exciting and wildly diverse bodies of […]
Want to apply to MFA Visual Narrative ? Start on this page.
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Alison Paul, Steven Little and Ross MacDonald in Ross’ studio Information session: November 11, 4-7 pm 136 West 21st Street, Room 418-F, New York, NY 10011 Application deadline: February 1, […]
MFA Visual Narrative partners with Pop-Up Magazine!
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Pop-Up Magazine will be in NYC 10/30 at Lincoln Center! The MFA Visual Narrative program is proud to partner with Pop-Up Magazine, the live storytelling event heralded by the New York Times as […]
Visual storytellers! Join us for the MFA Visual Narrative Info Session on November 11
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6 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Register for the event HERE Can’t make it in-person? Join us on Facebook Live HERE! Hello Storytellers! We have created a groundbreaking approach to visual storytelling. Comprised of three eight-week […]
Join us at SVA for the Continuing Education Open House on September 7
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6 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Register here What is visual narrative? What is a Risograph? How do words manipulate images and vice versa? How do you self-publish comics, zines, photo and artist’s books? How is […]
Ella Romero discusses her thesis story, ‘There, Once’
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6 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Ella’s Artist Talk, July 18th, 6pm at 209 E. 23rd St Come to the closing reception on July 21st, same time and place! We spoke with Ella Romero, Class of […]
Instagram Gallery for our thesis show, And Then… [a treasure trove of visual narrative]
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6 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
A post shared by Thomas Slattery (@tetsuobulletman) on Jul 11, 2017 at 8:16am PDT join us on July 21 6-8pm 209 East 23rd Street, NY for the closing reception #thesis […]
And Then… 2017 is the MFAVN Thesis Show (& you’re not going to want to miss it)
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6 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Snag your free tickets here before they’re all gone Join us on July 21 for the closing reception for the And Then… thesis show. This year’s stories are amazing and […]
Join us for an amazing set of stories at Digital Short Story 2017! #DSS2017
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6 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Snag your free tickets here School of Visual Arts presents the fourth annual “Digital Short Story: Small Bytes / Big Fiction,” an exhibition of work by MFA Visual Narrative students. […]
Have a kids book ready to hit the world? Get some pointers from Leonard Marcus first!
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6 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
We’re proud to have Leonard Marcus as a faculty member of MFAVN. His decades of experience in kids book publishing gives our students a long-term view of the market. If […]
Join us for an online hangout and learn about MFAVN’s low-residency MFA
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7 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Register here. Interested in applying to the MFA Visual Narrative program? Applied and have an inquiry? Have questions about the process and the program? Bring ’em on! Register now for […]
MFAVN’s Bill Wehmann (Class of 2018) at Comic Arts Brooklyn this weekend!
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7 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
What will you be showing at CAB this year? (at table D15) I printed up two new comics for CAB this year; PRS, and Abyssal Yawn Supplemental/Duckhole. I’ll also have issues […]
Find your story! Join us for an Info Session at SVA on Nov 12 and online Nov 16.
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7 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Find your story. Interested in applying to the MFA Visual Narrative program? Applied and have an inquiry? Have questions about the process and the program? Bring ’em on! Register for […]
FIND YOUR STORY at MFAVN
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7 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
“The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” —Muriel Rukeyser “FIND YOUR STORY” is the mission of the MFA Visual Narrative program at the School of Visual Arts in […]
Presenting the Sweaty Palms comic anthology!
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7 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
We’re so proud to support Liz Enright, MFAVN student, on her latest publication, Sweaty Palms! She and her partner-in-comics Sage Cofey are gathering some of the brightest talent in comics in […]
MFAVN 2016: Summer Memories: Mapping the Met
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7 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
One of the highlights of the summer was our Second Year students’ Mapping the Met project. What is Mapping the Met? It’s a wonderful new way of looking at the […]
MFAVN 2016: Summer Memories: And Then… thesis show preparation)
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7 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
What a summer! MFAVN was as hot as Broadway asphalt. Combining new students with stories to tell, second year students with high-visibility shows and thesis students with projects to complete…well, […]
MFAVN Thesis Presentations, July 19th at 6pm
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7 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Please join the MFA Visual Narrative program as our thesis students proudly present their eight cutting-edge multi-media storytelling thesis installations. The projects in the exhibition, “And Then”, reflect the uniquely […]
Presenting Matthew Weise and “Where Stories Come From: How Pop-Culture Fuels Our Imaginations”
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7 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Matthew Weise will speak on “Where Stories Come From: How Pop-Culture Fuels Our Imaginations” Why do we love the stories we love? Why are some stories more popular than others? Does […]
Congrats to our RisoLab Artists in Residence, Thu Tran and Harvey Redding!
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7 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
We’re delighted to announce the winners of the Artists in Residence for our RisoLab summer program. Both of them will have access to the Riso printer to work on their […]
Welcome Class of 2018! Profile of Alexandra Barsky
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7 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
We’re so delighted to welcome our incoming class, the Class of 2018! What a group of talented storytellers. We want to give them all a proper welcome, so let’s show […]
Come enjoy our Digital Short Stories by MFAVN students
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7 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Snag your free tickets here School of Visual Arts presents the third annual “Digital Short Story: Small Bytes / Big Fiction,” an exhibition of work by MFA Visual Narrative students. […]
Sponsored content isn’t just for big biz anymore
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7 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Here in MFAVN-Land we like to keep an eye on the latest in promotional trends. Sponsored content is a huge business. $30bn huge. What is sponsored content? As banner ads […]
Unusual tools for uncommonly creative people (yes, you)
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7 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
We all get up every morning with every intent to create. A million things can get in the way, but we do everything we can to beat them back and […]
Pop-Up magazine: A sketchnote of the event by Jenny Goldstick
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7 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Welcome to the first of many sketchnote posts! What are sketchnotes? Simply put, they’re illustrations that tell the story of an event. Our very own Jenny Goldstick (alum) has agreed to […]
MFAVN talks to photographer (and alum) Anna Eveslage
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8 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Anna Eveslage to talk about photography, constructed visual narrative and her thesis project, Eating Alone. In the podcast we discuss one piece […]
Five innovative storytellers to watch
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8 years, 1 month ago
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by Ben
There’s enough storytelling talent out there to choke Galactus. Yes, that Galactus. Everywhere you look you see stories that can pull you in and keep you in. If you’re not careful […]
Emmy Award-winner Ed Valentine will help you write that script
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8 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
We’re delighted to announce a new course in partnership with the Continuing Education program at SVA! Ed Valentine, the Emmy Award-winning writer of Sesame Street, Ultimate Spider-Man and The Fairly […]
Virtual Reality animation tests ways to keep control of the scene
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8 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
VR Cinema recently ran a virtual reality meetup where storytellers showed off their latest attempts to tell a story — even when the audience controls the perspective. As it turns […]
Learning from the grads: Alex Beguez interviews MFAVN alumnae about their thesis projects
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8 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
Wow. It seems like only yesterday I set about my journey as grad student, blissfully unaware of all the hard work, sleepless nights, and hair-pulling sessions that awaited me. These […]
Storytelling Tools: The best blogs for your Virtual Reality
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
VR is getting a lot of attention from a lot of different professions. Hollywood senses an opportunity. Gaming is on top of it. Marketers are trying to get their heads […]
Join Nathan Fox at our next Info Session
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8 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Come one, come all! We’re running an Info Session for the 2016 registration period. Info Sessions are designed to give you a deep look at what MFAVN is all about. […]
The stories of New York City: The Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital Building
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
We love NYC. It’s so big and blanketing that every step can feel like changing the channel. Case in point, the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Just this one area is so […]
Our inaugural class! Looking back (Part 1)
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
We’ll be doing some reflection in the coming weeks as our inaugural class, the class of 2015, finish their theses. I’m a sentimental guy, so I spent an hour browsing through […]
SPX 2015 is MFAVN-heavy!
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Be sure to swing by SPX 2105 Table F2 and say hi to Feifei Ruan, Jenny Goldstick, Ryan Weber, Craig Coss, Alexandra Beguez and Masami Kiyono! They’ll have their latest projects on hand and we […]
NO|ON 2015: Mary Georgescu’s “Undercurrents”
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8 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Mary GeorgescuWhat is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the […]
Looking back on the class of 2015’s thesis show, “And Then”
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8 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Have you ever had a show of your work? Seeing your efforts on the wall, or on the pedestal, or behind the glass can be delightful, but getting to that […]
MFAVN’s Third Annual Summer Storytelling Exhibition & Open Studios
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Join us for our third annual extravaganza of storytelling work from our wondrous first and second year students. Exhibited work […]
And Then: A Series of Gallery Presentations by MFAVN Thesis Students
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Join us for a series of presentations by thesis students of the Visual Narrative MFA at School of Visual Arts. From reconstructing memories to exploring the act of eating alone, […]