What are the curriculum details?
MGSoA has a rigorous curriculum that is truly a training camp for painters interested in high performance learning.
This is a typical weekly schedule, please note that there are two museum trips, usually the 1st weekend and another later in the session.
Contact time in painting and drawing exceeds full semester requirements for a typical college-level course.
Students have access to independent studio time for an additional 16 hours or more per week. 24-hour studio access.
4 or more regular individual critiques from visiting artists.
10 or more artist lectures.
Includes 1 student show where art exhibit business skills are learned.
Includes 2 art trips to major metropolitan areas for a total of 12 hours of museum study. We're planning an artist studio visit tour again for this coming session. (Covid 19 restrictions may modify these trips)
General Program Type
The purpose of the Mount Gretna School of Art's Intensive Program is not to try and define the entirety of someone’s art education but to provide a temporary, immersive, and intensive education in a specialized discipline. Our aim is to provide students with a preexisting interest in our course topics a chance to complement their education with an extended period of singular focus and depth. We liken this to the effect that a semester of cultural immersion abroad has on the fluency of a foreign language major. Our program hopes to achieve this same effect with regard to the language of painting and drawing.
Course Credit
Mount Gretna School of Art is an independent organization currently unaffiliated with a credit-granting institution, however, we may be able to provide assistance in obtaining credits from a student's home institution on a case-by-case basis. Advanced planning is highly recommended to increase the likelihood of your coursework at MGSoA being applied to fulfill requirements in your major, minor, or General Education (possible internship credit through your work/study assignment, elective credit, full course credit, independent study). Please research your institution's credit requirements thoroughly before seeking credit approval. With signed approval from your home institution, you will receive an evaluation from us upon completion of coursework. We at MGSoA have assembled an "all-star" group of faculty from Colleges, Universities, and Art Schools nationwide including independent visiting artists, lecturers, and critics. We seek applications from students whose first goal is to benefit from the excellence of our program and do not see course credit as a make or break factor in their participation in the program. That said we are happy to help students interested in this option as best we can.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Mount Gretna School of Art prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, genetic information, or age in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid, employment, or any other program or activity.
Part-Time
In rare and exceptional cases students may be permitted to attend part-time, for reasons such as severe economic inconvenience requiring a student to continue working a job, or academic schedules on the quarter system that do not align with program start times. These are permitted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of Mount Gretna School of Art. Certain faculty, critics, lecturers, and other activities may not be available to part-time students depending on the calendar.
*Currently our main studio space does have a wheelchair ramp and restroom but may not meet every ADA standard. We will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations to students with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation. With advance notice, we may be able to make reasonable updates to accommodate students with disabilities.
The terms and descriptions above may change due to the developing nature of our exciting new program. Please check back for updates.