{"id":26711,"date":"2026-01-16T16:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&p=26711"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:25:35","slug":"visual-arts-mfa-residency-includes-learning-creating-and-building-community","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/16\/visual-arts-mfa-residency-includes-learning-creating-and-building-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual arts MFA residency includes learning, creating, and building community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The January 2026 residency of the Clark MFA in Visual Arts<\/a> recently unfolded across the vast MASS MoCA campus, where industrial architecture and contemporary art installations created a charged backdrop for a week of intensive learning, creating, and community-building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students from across the country engaged in critique-space installations, advisor meetings, and faculty-led seminars, and guest-artist talks brought fresh perspectives and deep expertise to the 10-day session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student interaction and community building remained at the heart of the residency, visible in shared meals, peer\u2011led workshops, salon\u2011style critiques, and the steady hum of collaboration in every corner of the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week\u2019s activity culminated with a curated thesis show installed in a MASS MoCA event space, standing as a testament to the program\u2019s immersive model: a community of artists in a groundbreaking MFA program, gathering twice a year to push their practices forward within one of the country\u2019s most inspiring contemporary art spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n