Basic MFA Exhibition requirements for students of Louis Katz.

Mount an exhibition of work meeting the quality requirements of the committee. The exhibit must be mounted in a professional manner. It must be documented with 20 still images unless this requirement is waived by the art faculty. Documentation must be included in the Supportive Statement (thesis). The exhibit must include an artist's statement approved by the committee or committee chair. This requirement may be waived by the committee or committte chair in cases where the parties conclude that a statement is not needed.

The supportive statement will demonstrate that the artist is the expert on their work. That they understand how it fits into contemporary and historical work in its genre. The statement will demonstrate a formal understanding of the work and a technical understanding even where this appears obvious to other clay workers.

The supportive statement's purpose is not to be easy reading for the general public, although it should be technically well written.The supportive statement will demonstrate that the artist is the expert on their work.

The supportive statement is due in a rough form 2 months before the exhibit. At this point it needs to only be turned in to the instructor, although early circulation to the committee is encouraged. The finished version (unbound but stapled And electronically )is due to the faculty 1 week before the thesis defense. Any agreement for a late statement must be agreed upon by all members of the committee.

There is no length requirement for the supportive statement. It must demonstrate that the artist is the expert on their work.

Supportive statements may be submitted to plagerism checking services.

Thesis Defense

The thesis defense is the opportunity for the faculty to ensure that the students supportive statement adequately demonstrates their expertise. If the committee deems this not to be true, corrective measures will laid out for the student and a timetable for completion will be given the student.

Hopefully the work will already be of MFA exhibit quality. If the committee deems this not to be true, corrective measures will laid out for the student and a timetable for completion will be given the student.

Supportive Statements will be bound unless this requirement is waived by the committee.

Required Notices

• The College of Arts and Humanities complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. If you need disability accommodations in this class, please see me as soon as possible. Please have your accommodation letter from TAMU-CC Services for Students with Disabilities Office with you when you come see me. If you suspect that you have a disability (physical impairment, learning disability, psychiatric disability, etc.), please contact the Services for Students with Disabilities Office (located in Driftwood 101) at 825-5816.
• It is a College of Liberal Arts recommendation that students meet with an academic advisor as soon as they are ready to declare a major. The Academic Advisor will set up a degree plan, which then must be signed by the student and a faculty member.
• Because art studios use materials and tools that could be dangerous, safe and cooperative behavior by students is absolutely necessary. The studio course instructor will be the ultimate judge of cooperative as well as safe and unsafe behavior. Individuals engaging in uncooperative and/or unsafe behavior will be cautioned and instructed once by the instructor. If a second occasion of uncooperative and/or unsafe behavior occurs, that student will be un-enrolled from the course and given a “wd” with no refund of tuition and fees. (per Dean Richard Gigliotti) I
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