Application deadline for all material for the MFA in Photography at The Ohio State University is January 9, 2009. For complete application procedures visit: http://art.osu.edu/?p=d_application

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Ohio State University is one of the nation's largest, most comprehensive universities. The Columbus campus enrolls more than 57,000 students, 3,600 of whom are international students representing more than 100 countries. Ohio State offers approximately 13,000 courses in over one hundred departments, including graduate programs in virtually every profession. For more information about OSU visit: http://www.osu.edu/

PHOTOGRAPHY AREA
Photography has a long tradition at Ohio State, dating back to the 1880s, when it offered one of the first courses in the medium. The Photography Area is committed to a continuous exploration and redefinition of what it means to use photography as an art endeavor. Part of the strength of our program comes from being part of a very large university community; we encourage cross-fertilization not only with other areas in the Department of Art, but also with areas outside the department.

Students complement studio practice with a historical and theoretical understanding of the medium and to that end, we offer History and Theory classes within the Photography Area as well as outside of the Department of Art including offerings from the Department of Art History and from Art Education, which offers several courses about the critical process of writing and talking about images. For more information about Photography visit:
http://art.osu.edu/?p=d_photography

PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY
Ardine Nelson
Associate Professor
BS, Northern Illinois University
MA, Northern Illinois University
MFA, University of Iowa City

Tony Mendoza
Professor
BS, Yale University
MS, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Robert Ladislas Derr
Assistant Professor
BFA, Art Academy of Cincinnati
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design

GRADUATE SEMINAR
Ann Hamilton
Professor
BFA, University of Kansas
MFA, Yale University School of Art

FACILITIES
A technical assistant supervises the photographic facilities which are located in Haskett Hall and include: a black and white labs, a color gang lab with a 30'' processor for C prints, an alternative processes lab, large print lab, enlargers and view cameras through 8'' x 10'', and a lighting studio. The Photography Area now incorporates digital medium and has a digital photo lab with 22 Mac stations, 8K film recorder, 4 flat bed scanners, 4 - 17'' Epson printers and two 44'' 9800 printers. Haskett Hall has semi-private studios for graduate students in photography.

The Fine Arts Library houses the Rinhart Collection of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and 19th-century paper prints, as well as a collection of 20th-century prints. The library also houses over 6000 photographic titles, which constitutes one of the top five university collections in the country.

In addition, photography students have access to extensive computer facilities for digital imaging and manipulation such as the state of the art Fergus-Gilmore Computer Studio that features high-end archival inject printers, high resolution glassless slide scanners, film burner for 35 MM and 4x4 film sizes, and colormatch software. The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design and numerous other University computer labs are also available to graduate students in photography.

RESOURCES
As members of the University community, students in the Department of Art have the opportunity to draw on a wide variety of resources that may be pertinent to their work. The University Fine Arts Library holds over 40,000 volumes. Ohio State's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design is known internationally as one of the top centers for graduate students focused in animation and 3D modeling. The Department of Art History has a comprehensive slide and print collection of more than 450,000 items. The Wexner Center for the Arts presents exhibitions, dance, film, and performances by nationally and internationally known contemporary artists: http://www.wexarts.org/

EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, VISITING ARTISTS
Vito Acconci, Erwin Wurm, Vicki Goldberg, Wendy Ewald, Phil Collins, Nato Thompson, Louise Lawler, Andrea Fraser, Robert Storr, Nan Goldin, Stelarc, Gregory Crewdson, Martha Rosler, Uta Barth, Lynne Cohen, and The Yes Men to name just a few

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
An average of 90% of the enrolled studio art graduate students receive Graduate Teaching Assistantships or University Fellowships. The GTA receives a stipend for nine months of service; a Fellow is compensated for 12 months of study. Both receive a full waiver of tuition. A competitive University Fellowship Program provides grants for first year graduate applicants, including special fellowships for under-represented students.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application process for the MFA goes through the Department of Art and Graduate School Admissions, please read the procedures carefully:
http://art.osu.edu/?p=d_application

For additional questions, please email: artmfa@osu.edu