Overview

What you will learn

The Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere MA program at University of Southern California features courses that focus on new developments in the scholarship and theory of contemporary art and courses that emphasize research and the conception and realization of exhibitions as practices. Course highlights include the Curatorial Practicum, a multi-term laboratory of exhibition-making and theory in relation to the public sphere. Students work collaboratively to conceptualize, research and organize a culminating project.

This includes mounting a public exhibition and presenting a connected publication and programming in Los Angeles. In a Master's Thesis, students develop individual, original research on a topic in contemporary art with the guidance of faculty.

The MA Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere offered at University of Southern California aims to bring students to a high level of understanding of the history and theory of curatorial practices, with attention paid to questions of how curating activates art in relation to a range of publics. The seminars and the Roski Talks/Graduate Lecture Series address theories and histories of art and performance, and focus on theories of social practice, the public sphere, what constitutes art’s publics, and how curatorial practice can address and engage various different kinds of audience.

Accreditation

The University of South Califronia (USC) is accredited by the Senior College and University Commission (WASC Senior or WSCUC) of the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methodologies of Art Writing
Social Space, Publics and Counter-Publics
Curatorial Practicum
Curatorial/Organizational Models
Histories of Art in the Public Sphere
Contemporary Art in the Public Sphere
Critical Conversations
Theorizing the Public Realm

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

39 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History Museum Studies View 77 other Masters in Museum Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, or equivalent, from an accredited school (minimum 3.0 overall GPA)
official academic transcripts
three letters of recommendation from instructors or persons able to comment on the applicant's academic potential
a 1500- to 2000-word personal statement
a writing sample
the GRE General Test

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Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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Overview

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Programme Structure

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