Master of Fine Arts in Art - Studio Art (Photography)

California State University - Long Beach

The CSULB Photography Program helps students develop an expanded understanding of image-making through photography, performance, and video art. Students learn a range of technical, analytical, and critical skills while also pursuing their creative expression and exploring sensorial aspects of photography. We introduce students to artists, collectives, exhibitions, and writings from a wide range of perspectives that reflect the diversity of the student body and critically examine issues of the historical moment. Distinguished emerging and established artists engage with students through visiting artist lectures, panel conversations, and studio visits. Graduates emerge from the Photography Program with a strong skill set and point-of-view, qualities that are required to pursue competitive MFA programs, residencies, and exhibition opportunities. While the emphasis of the program trains students within the context of art, students who have an interest in fashion, editorial, or commercial image-making also flourish within the program. Images are uniquely and increasingly a part of our daily communication in ways similar to language and writing, and we seek to help students understand how to construct and read them, and to be thoughtful in their circulation.