The Master of Fine Arts is a full time, two-year, low-residency programme enabling enrolled artists to live and work anywhere within New Zealand.
Whitecliffe Master of Fine Arts students experience intelligent discussion, rigorous critique, and high-quality encounters with exceptional artists, curators, writers, and arts professionals from New Zealand and overseas, graduating with the skills to become leaders in their chosen field.
The Master of Fine Arts is a full-time, two-year (year one at level 8, year two at level 9), low-residency programme enabling enrolled artists to live and work anywhere in New Zealand. Designed around four, week-long seminars per year, the programme is delivered by faculty and guests that are nationally and internationally respected artists, critics, writers, and curators. According to their interests and proposed direction of study, students are assigned two supervisors to support their studio practice as it develops from Semester to Semester in order to best support their direction and research throughout the programme.
February 2025
Auckland Campus
67 Symonds Street,
AUCKLAND,
Grafton,
1010, New Zealand
Completed application form
Passport copy
Minimum Age: Students must turn 18 within their first year of study at Whitecliffe
Official transcripts of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and/or other academic qualifications
Portfolio: A typical portfolio comprises 10-15 digital images of key works or projects and one or two examples of contextual research in written form (digital format only require for application)
A current curriculum vitae
Three referee contact details
A statement of intent outlining the direction/emphasis of the work you wish to develop as part of the MFA programme
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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