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Public Art
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The Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts offers a Graduate Certificate in Public Art. The certificate program gives students a comprehensive background in the historical roots and contemporary issues related to the field of public art. Art in public spaces, unlike art created for a museum setting, requires a thorough knowledge of materials, conservation and maintenance, site evaluation, and the importance of social context and community involvement in the process. This 18-semester-hour program is designed to prepare graduate students to manage public art collections and/or apply for public art commissions.
Students working toward a graduate degree in studio art, art history, art education, architecture, landscape design, creative writing, or environmental studies with the intention of working in the public art field benefit from the academic and experiential approach of this program. The certificate offers a professional perspective and provides a leadership role in improving artist preparedness. Students have numerous opportunities to talk to professionals in the field and learn firsthand about practical public art issues. A six-semester-hour internship with local arts agencies gives students direct experience in working with professionals in the field.
The Certificate in Public Art program is open to all ASU graduate students irrespective of their majors and to nondegree graduate students provided they meet the following criteria. Students must have a U. S. bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution. A bachelor’s degree in the United States is a four-year degree program that follows 12 years of primary and secondary school work. The student must have a GPA of 3.00 (4.00 = A), or the equivalent, in the last two years of work leading to the bachelor’s degree. International students seeking admission to the certificate program as a nondegree graduate student must already hold a valid visa.
Preference for admission to the certificate program is given to individuals with a degree in the visual arts or who have experience in the field of arts administration with either a municipal arts commission or an established public art program.
No more than six semester hours of the certificate program can be shared with any other degree or certificate program at ASU. No course work can be transferred from another institution to the ASU certificate program. Students are required to maintain a 3.00 cumulative GPA in graduate certificate course work to remain in the program. Students not currently enrolled in a degree program at ASU may be admitted to the certificate program as nondegree graduate students. To obtain nondegree status, applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or college.
For more information, call the Office of Public Art at 480/965-0951. For eligibility and course requirements, access the Web site at herbergercollege.asu.edu/public_art/certificate.
Students must currently be enrolled in a master’s-level program at ASU, or be accepted by the Graduate College with nondegree status before they apply to the Certificate in Public Art program. There is no deadline for applications. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all materials arrive. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For more information about the Graduate College application process, access the Web site at asu.edu/graduate. The Certificate in Public Art program application for admission is available on the Web at herberger.asu.edu/public_art/certificate/apply.html.
The following materials must be submitted for an application to be considered complete:
1. a written statement of purpose and experience;
2. one official copy of all college or university transcripts;
3. three letters of recommendation; and
4. a curriculum vitae or résumé.
Materials should be submitted to:
Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts
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