This program aims directly at enabling the whole artist: body, mind, and spirit. We foster the development of soulful artists who make art to nurture and to challenge all that is best in human life.

on a chilly December night. Emma Suarez is a student in the BFA Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts, set to graduate in 2026.

Comics, as a medium, has always had the ability to blend visual and narrative elements to create emotional and intellectual resonance. Unlike other visual storytelling forms, comics are uniquely able ...

Life often feels like a monotonous cycle. Seligman well describes life as a series of repetitions. We eat and sleep and talk every day, and settle into the routine of it. It might feel like we are ...

Jason Forrest, chair of the MPS Data Visualization and Communication program, has published a new opinion piece in Fast Company titled “We Need More Data Communication, Not Data Visualization.” In the ...

In 2016, artists Marina Zurkow (BFA 1985 Fine Arts) and Sarah Rothberg formed their More&More collective, aiming to create card games and interactive workshops that inspire participants to envision a ...

Cold outside; screens glowing inside: Winter break is when the School of Visual Arts’ annual list of noteworthy community animation, film, and television projects finally gets its moment. This year’s ...

As we shared in April, Sammi Wu, a current BFA Illustration student and lifelong resident of Queens, was selected as the winner of the Queens Public Library’s first-ever Banned Books Library Card ...

Zach Cregger (BFA 2004 Computer Art) has built a career on versatility and reinvention, moving fluidly from sketch comedy to horror filmmaking without ever losing the experimental spirit that first ...

When Gail Anderson (BFA 1984 Media Arts), chair of BFA Advertising and BFA Design and creative director of SVA’s in-house design studio, the Visual Arts Press, reached out to BFA Comics and BFA ...

Amid the frenzied back-to-school hubbub, SVA’s galleries and gathering spaces offer a respite and reminder of the creative community blossoming all around. September is always a full month, and this ...

In this edition of “The Five,” SVA alumni are focused on the environment and sustainability across animation, immersive installations, and design, and two international filmmakers are on the rise, ...