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Right here.\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynell Bonner is an Army veteran from Hawaii who is most comfortable with a camera in his hand and a story to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dena Jones, from North Carolina, is a mixed-media artist who welcomes having her work critiqued from her \u201cblind side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anneli Skaar runs a book art studio in coastal Maine and is wary about getting \u201ctoo comfortable\u201d with her creative direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their backgrounds and ambitions may diverge, and their geographies are certainly scattered, but these artists share a connection: the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/masters\/visual-arts-mfa\/\">Clark University Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts<\/a>. The two-year program allows students to work on their art from their home studios, then convene for twice-a-year residencies, one at Clark each June and the other in January at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams. In both residencies, students learn from accomplished artists and creative entrepreneurs who are&nbsp;painters, sculptors, filmmakers, art critics, historians, curators, photographers, and interactive artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program concludes with a residency where students defend their written thesis and present a professional artist talk. All graduates are included in an exhibition catalog and participate in a thesis show at MASS MoCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past June,&nbsp;a cohort of 50 students, double the participation of the inaugural residency in 2024, participated in the 10-day immersive residency at Clark, which&nbsp;exposed them to renowned national and international artists, curators, and art professionals as presenters and mentors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Program director Ben Sloat and the faculty have been teaching within this low-residency MFA program model for over fifteen years, beginning at the Art Institute of Boston, which transitioned to the Lesley College of Art and Design after moving to Cambridge. Sloat had been the MFA program director there since 2016, and brought the faculty, and MFA Assistant Director Rebecca Joy, with him when he started the Clark MFA in Visual Arts program in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to be the top low-residency MFA visual arts program in the country,\u201d Sloat says.&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m very pleased with all of the national attention the program has been getting, which I think plays into the increased recognition of Clark as being a center for the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The access to MASS MoCA has been a boon to the program, Sloat notes. \u201cMASS MoCA, for its size, is very hands-on and open. They\u2019ve been very welcoming to our MFA community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe expose our students to the curatorial world, the museum world, and the art professional world during the program. It helps demystify those aspects of the art world and creates an opportunity for our students to show their work at an incredible scale at MASS MoCA for their thesis exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-1024x682.avif\" alt=\"MFA in Visual Arts exhibit at MassMOCA\" class=\"wp-image-29124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-1024x682.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/062726_MFA_Thesis_101.avif 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cbread and butter\u201d of the MFA are the critiques conducted by faculty and visiting speakers \u2014 assessments and encouragement \u201cthat you cannot reproduce anyplace else,\u201d Sloat says. Speakers and guest critics in the recent June MFA residency on Clark campus, for instance, included Ian Alteveer, the chief curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and Josephine Halvorson, the new assistant director of Graduate Studies in Painting\/Printmaking at the Yale School of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo have this&nbsp;level of critique is so important,\u201d Sloat says, \u201cand you&#8217;re getting a whole variety of voices. People can sign up for between ten and twenty critiques during the residency, and they might hear from an art writer, a mixed-media artist, a painter, an art historian, and a curator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe question about critique is: How do you separate yourself from the work? How does the work communicate to the audience and live a life different from what you intended?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MFA students have also interacted with faculty from other academic enterprises at Clark, like the Visual Arts program in V&amp;PA, Master\u2019s in Public Administration program, and the School of Climate, Environment, and Society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sloat says the program emphasizes \u201ccreative entrepreneurship\u201d that fosters connections and develops skills needed to navigate the professional art world. The MFA\u2019s thriving alumni community remains a touchpoint, \u201cso people always have a home base where they can help each other and offer each other opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the skill-building is learning to persevere in the age of AI. Sloat has brought in speakers specifically to address the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence, as well as the opportunities for applying human-centric \u201csoft\u201d skills into the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven AI companies want people with human skills; people who can be flexible with technology and be adaptive,\u201d Sloat says. \u201cI feel that artists have those skills. There are a lot of different kinds of futures for them, and I\u2019m incredibly excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-mfa-student-snapshots\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">MFA Student Snapshots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-lighter-teal-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dynell-Bonner-200x200-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dynell-Bonner-200x200-1.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dynell-Bonner-200x200-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dynell-bonner\">Dynell Bonner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked how long he served in the Army, Dynell Bonner gets granular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwenty years and 12 days,\u201d he says with a laugh (not that he\u2019s counting). Retirement from the military has allowed Bonner to devote more time and attention to his photography, a passion that dates back to his days taking photos for his high school yearbook in Houston. He\u2019s done substantial commercial photography work but wanted to find new avenues for expression when he applied to the Clark MFA program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey were in constant communication with me, which set them apart from other schools,\u201d he recalls. Bonner\u2019s first experience with Clark was the January 2026 residency at MASS MoCA, mingling with fellow artists in the former mill complex-turned-artists\u2019 showcase. \u201cIt was like, \u2018All right. This is where I belong. Right here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonner says that thanks to his intensive and energizing experiences with faculty mentors and fellow students, he wields his camera with a deeper and more nuanced appreciation for his subjects and his art. \u201cI no longer see myself as just a photographer. I see myself as somebody who does his research, gets to know the people, captures the moment, and tells the story that needs to be told.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Anneli-Skaar-200x200-1.avif\" alt=\"Anneli Skaar\" class=\"wp-image-29128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Anneli-Skaar-200x200-1.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Anneli-Skaar-200x200-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dena-jones\">Dena Jones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone enjoys having their work critiqued, but Dena Jones welcomes it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mixed-media artist values the conversations with MFA faculty and students that have allowed her to see her art in ways that otherwise might have eluded her. \u201cThe critiques have been very good for me because I\u2019ve been able to see somebody\u2019s perspective from my blind side. When you have a blind side, you never know what you may be missing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A retired YMCA director and former curator of art at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, Jones said she decided to enroll in the MFA program after enjoying a robust professional career and raising her four children. The ceramicist opted to experiment with collage that is focused on Black cultural experiences and incorporates archival photos into her work. \u201cI really wanted to try something different, with guidance, and apply my storytelling to it,\u201d she says, lauding the program\u2019s low-residency structure, which gives students the ability to work within a flexible schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed the process,\u201d says Jones, who is slated to graduate in 2028. \u201cI\u2019m meeting people from all over the country, which I find enriching because they come with different perspectives and experiences. I\u2019ve been able to lean on some of that, and it\u2019s been especially rewarding to get insight into how I can make my work better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/anneli-skaar-200x200-2.avif\" alt=\"Anneli Skaar\" class=\"wp-image-29131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/anneli-skaar-200x200-2.avif 201w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/anneli-skaar-200x200-2-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anneli-skaar\">Anneli Skaar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A painter and book artist, Anneli Skaar decided it was time to explore fresh applications for her creative impulses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to push myself a bit from where I was,\u201d says Skaar, who is the faculty chair in the Book Art Studio at Maine Media. \u201cIt\u2019s really easy to fall into this comfort area where you know what you\u2019re doing, and you have your network. But I wanted to expand on some of my ideas, and when the opportunity for the Clark MFA came up, I said, \u2018Okay, this is it.\u2019 \u201d She attended her first residency at MASS MoCA and returned to campus for the June residency. \u201cIt was a very different experience, and I love the fact that it alternates,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with MFA faculty has provided her both the guidance and freedom to work with different media, like fabrics and metals, and create in three dimensions. \u201cIf someone had shown me what I would have been creating at the end of the semester, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it because it\u2019s so completely out of character for me. But that was sort of the point. 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