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Launch or Expand your Professional Career as an Artist
Join a community of eclectic creators in our two-year online MFA degree program that fosters innovative thinking and activism through art. Program highlights include:
- Low-residency, distance-learning format designed for working professionals
- Passionate faculty committed to developing your unique voice and career
- One-on-one mentorships with working artists in your medium
- Six-day intensives in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area twice a year
- Progressive pedagogy and multifaceted arts education
- Accelerated MFA degree options
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"I've infused a lot of the things that I've learned from my classmates into my work."
Lucy Mathews Heegaard, Class of 2023
About CIIS
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an accredited university that strives to embody spirit, intellect, and wisdom in service to individuals, communities, and the earth. CIIS expands the boundaries of traditional degree programs with transdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and applied studies utilizing face-to-face, hybrid, and online pedagogical approaches. Offering a personal learning environment and supportive community, CIIS provides an excellent multifaceted education for people committed to transforming themselves, others, and the world.