Master of Fine Arts

Guided by our active faculty and Memorial University’s progressive model for distance and blended learning, we provide a flexible course of study tailored to the student’s individual area of research, incorporating both critical theory and practice-based research. Students have access to studios, research facilities, and faculty across a range of disciplines within the Visual Arts program and beyond through the broad Memorial University network. There are further residency opportunities through Memorial’s other campuses and locations in St. John’s, Norris Point, Labrador, and Harlow (UK).Grenfell Campus is located in Corner Brook, on ElmastukwekBay of Islands, in traditional Mi’kmaw territory. The Grenfell MFA delivers a blended learninglow residency program that can be completed in five or six semesters over a two-year period of study. The program begins with an on-campus intensive during May and June of the spring semester followed by fall and winter terms completed in the student’s home community or at another campus of Memorial University with distance learning supervision and contact. Students return to Grenfell Campus for a second on-campus intensive the following spring. The final project is presented during the second fall, andor winter term at Grenfell Campus. We also offer options for part-time study as long as the courses are taken in appropriate order (up to six years).Duration (Full-time students):Full time: 2 yearsApplication Deadline:September 15 for Spring admission