The Visual Art Program is a nationwide arts community. Twice a year, in August and February, students join a diverse group of artists on our Montpelier campus for a ten-day residency, attending lectures and seminars presented by the faculty, as well as critiques, exhibitions and lively discussions with both faculty and students. These visitors also offer critiques of student work or provide workshops. The residency includes an all-student exhibition. Graduating students present a one-person exhibit at a campus gallery.
Students also show slides of their work.
There are numerous opportunities to attend critiques. Twice a semester you and the Artist-Teacher write evaluations of the work, the process, and the dialogue that has occurred. During the semester you read relevant books and, with your advisor's help, write a critical paper. Both you and your advisor write a midterm and a final evaluation each semester. In the final semester, instead of a research project, you write a Process Paper detailing your experience in the Program, including an analysis and appraisal of the work you've done.