2020 SAFA Intl. Art PhD Program Application

International Art PhD Program About SAFA Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, formerly the Shanghai Technical Art School, was established in 1959 It inherited the creative art spirit of the Shanghai College of Fine Arts, founded by Liu Haisu in 1912 Following its 1983 merger with the new Shanghai University, the school name was changed to the Art College of Shanghai University In December 2016, it was officially renamed Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA) At present SAFA has three National First Class doctoral majors (Fine Arts, Arts Theory, and Design) and a post-doctoral program The total student enrollment is currently about 2000, including 1200 undergraduate students, 580 graduate and PhD students, and 30 overseas students Program Introduction Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts offers, to international students, a program of instruction leading to the PhD in art history or art practice that prepares graduates to teach the history and theory of art at the college level, to conduct museum work, and to engage in independent art research, critical writing, and art practice, including experimental high tech for the visual arts The curriculum of the International Art PhD program is designed to ensure breadth across the discipline, both in terms of field distribution and methodology The program covers a diversity of art history, theory, and criticism with specializations such as museum studies, digital art, or new media offered in any of the cultural areas in which the faculty conduct research The PhD with a concentration in art practice is for artists whose work engages in art historical, cultural and artistic research The applicant can choose one of the three PhD majors as following codes regulated by The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China : 1301 Arts Theory 1304 Fine Arts 1305 Design This International PhD program has a unique curriculum instructed by a group of internationally known scholars and professors from, for instance, the University of California, Rhode Island School of Design, San Francisco Art Institute, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Tokyo University of the Arts, and Tate Modern (UK) with a wide range of research specialties, chronologically spanning ancient to 21th-century art history, and geographically Asia and other countries of the world They will bring their experience in their areas of expertise, including art history, theory and criticism, art practice, and new media, including new technology, to benefit the curriculum and to provide practical opportunities for art students Program Objectives This PhD program is a unique four-year curriculum that is closely integrated with art practice The program is also distinctive in that it is designed to cut across traditional categories of history and contemporaneity, art and media (film, video, photography, digital media), history and theory, and to promote cross-cultural inquiry on questions crucial to the study of art of diverse cultures, art forms and historical epochs Chinese Language Students are required to take classes in Chinese language during the first academic year at Shanghai University According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education of China, each student must pass the Chinese test HSK level three as a PhD degree requirement Schooling System The Program is four years, and the maximum time is six years There are public required curriculums at the Academy in the first year, while the later 3-year research and thesis composing are subject to the plan by supervisors, in accordance with the regulation and requirements of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and Shanghai University Main Research Fields 1301 The Arts Theory [Art Administration and Museum Studies] - Prof Frances Morris [Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Socially Engaged Art, Public Art]- Dr Grant Kester [Public Practices/Art in the Public Domain]- Dr Jeannene Przyblyski [Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art, Sino-Japanese Art Exchange] - Dr Kuiyi Shen [Art History, Art Criticism, Aesthetics, Museum Studies, International Artistic Events]- Dr Yongwoo Lee 1304 Fine Arts [Comparative Studies Between the East and West Modern and Contemporary Art with Emphasis on the Practice and its Theory] - Dr Gan Yu [Computational Augmented Media and Art]- Dr Hansong Zhang [Oil Painting, Contemporary Art, Public Art, Art Project] - Dr Hoshina Toyomi [Lithography Practice]- Prof Ingrid Ledent [Contemporary Approaches to Acrylic Painting and Processes]- Prof Jeremy Morgan [Research in Spatial Dynamics]- Prof Ken Horii [Multi-Media Arts and Materials]- Prof Ming Ren 1305 Design [Creative Education, Contemporary Glass, Art in China] - Prof Andrew Brewerton [Design History and Design Theory]- Prof Shouzhi Wang [Interactive Multi-user Immersive Multimedia Environments]- Prof Timothy Gruchy Supervisory Team of International Scholars and Professors Prof Frances Morris - Director of Tate Modern, UK frances.morris@tate.org.uk Dr Grant Kester - Professor of Art History, University of California San Diego, USA gkester@ucsd.edu Dr Jeannene Przyblyski – Professor of San Francisco Art Institute , USA jprzyblyski@sfai.edu Dr Kuiyi Shen - Professor of Art History, University of California San Diego, USA kshen@ucsd.edu Dr Yongwoo Lee - Artistic Director, Shanghai International Art City, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts yongwoolee@shu.edu.cn Dr Gan Yu - Postdoctoral Fellow of Harvard Chinese Art Media Lab, Harvard University ganyu@fas.harvard.edu Dr Hansong Zhang - Chief scientist, Niantic Inc., California, USA hansong@gmail.com Dr Hoshina Toyomi - Vice President and Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan hoshina@fa.geidai.ac.jp Prof Ingrid Ledent – Professor, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts ledent.ingrid@telenet.be Prof Jeremy Morgan – Professor, San Francisco Art Institute, USA jmorgan@sfai.edu Prof Ken Horii – Professor, Rhode Island School of Design, USA khorii@risd.edu Prof Ming Ren - Assistant to the President and Professor, San Francisco Art Institute, USA mren@sfai.edu Prof Andrew Brewerton, Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth College of Art ajbrewerton@gmail.com Prof Shouzhi Wang – Professor, Art Center College of Design, USA wang_shouzhi@126.com Prof Timothy Gruchy – Director, Digital Media Department, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts timeg@shu.edu.cn Admission Eligibility The International Art PhD program is only for applicants seeking a PhD who have already completed the MA or MFA degree Prior to matriculation, students must have obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree in art history, art practice, or another field approved by the admissions committee of the International Art PhD Program of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts To be eligible, applicants should be non-Chinese students Online Application Starting from December, 2019 Application Deadline Jun 30, 2020 Date of Registration at School Late August, 2020 (will be informed after admission) Application Materials  ID photo A recent (within six months) bareheaded, full-face, one-inch certificate photo (390*570); in JPG format, less than 100K  Passport copy A clear copy of your valid passport with your name, photo, birth date, place of birth, date of issue, date of expiry Visa page is required for applicants who are not in their home country  Graduate Degree Certificate and Official Transcripts Official certificate and transcripts are those that bear the facsimile signature of the registrar and seal of the issuing institution If the originals are not in Chinese or English, they must be translated and notarized; *For applicants who haven’t graduated, pending graduation certificate and transcripts available at the date of application are also acceptable Official graduation certificate and transcripts of all grades shall be submitted upon receipt English Competency Applicants from countries that not speak English are required to submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing system (IELTS) All applicants must have a good reading knowledge of at least one language other than English at the time they enter the program Graduate Record Examination GRE scores no older than three years must also be submitted  Research Plan for Applying to International Art PhD Program (download the format here)  Personal statement A statement of purpose (no more than 2000 words) This statement often illustrates the applicant’s research interests and notes potential advisors  Writing Sample A sample of written work (e.g., senior honors thesis, MA thesis, or other research or critical paper, preferably in art or media history)  Three recommendation letters From people who know the applicant’s work One letter may come from a faculty member on the Team of International Professors and Scholars (see list above)  A portfolio of art works Applicants to the PhD in art practice are also required to submit a portfolio of art works, which may include digital works, video, images of art works, limited to 12-15 images Application procedures During the application period, the applicants log in to the application system for international students of Shanghai University and create a new account: www.apply.shu.edu.cn; Select majors, upload application materials and then submit application; Pre-admission notice will be received by the applicants who have passed the first trial; Submit the supplementary materials as required and pay the registration fee; Wait for review of materials, confirm the admission results online; Accept paper admission materials and apply for visas to China Fees and Scholarships Application fee (non-refundable) 500 RMB Online payment by credit card, or bank wire transfer is acceptable Bank Account Information For Foreign Currency such as USD, JPY Beneficiary's Name: Shanghai University Beneficiary's Account No.: 98211454800000228 Beneficiary's Bank Name: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Jingan Sub-branch, Shanghai, P.R.China (SWIFT NO SPDBCNSHXXX) For CNY Gonghe Sub-Branch, Zhabei District, Agricultural Bank of China, P.R.China Account No.: 033584-00801000968 Beneficiary: Shanghai University Scholarship This program is specially supported by Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts scholarship The scholarship will cover tuition fee, accommodation, and stipend, either fully or partially For further information on SAFA scholarships, please refer to Implementation of International Doctoral Scholarship at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Contact Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Address: 520 Zhenda Road, 4th floor, Room 348 Baoshan District, Shanghai, P.R.China Tel: 0086-21-36033332, 0086-21-66696795 Email: safa-global@oa.shu.edu.cn Abroad Prof Ming Ren 001-650-2554647 Email: usmingren@gmail.com International Students Enrollment Office College of International Education, Shanghai University Add: No 99 Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai 200444, China Tel: 0086-21-66136615 Email: apply1@oa.shu.edu.cn Contact: Ms Xie Wenbo, Ms Zhang Li 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 上上上上 Implementation of International Doctoral Scholarship at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 2019 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上“上上上上” 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 In order to facilitate the enrollment of international talents, cultivate high-end researchers for the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts (SAFA) and integrate international resources, SAFA has been recruiting international doctoral students from 2019 Fall The international doctoral program supports “offsite study” with scholarships to attract and support outstanding Ph.D candidates for studying in Shanghai and researching internationally 上上上上上上上 Requirements for Scholarship Application 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 International doctoral candidates approved and enrolled by Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and Shanghai University are eligible for this special scholarship 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 International doctoral candidates shall guarantee their first whole year of study and research in Shanghai 上上上上上 Details of the Scholarship 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 42,000 上上上上上上 3,500 上/上上 上上上 140 上/上/上上上上上上上上 In the first academic year, all eligible international doctoral candidates can receive full scholarships (including 42,000 RMB for the first-academic-year tuition, 3,500 RMB/month for subsistence allowance, and the accommodation which is around 140 RMB per person per day) 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 From the second to fourth year, scholarships will be awarded according to the following categories: 学学 Tuition 上上 Full Amount ✔ 上上 Half Amount 上上 Half Amount 上上上 Tuition Only ✔ 学学 Accommodation 学学学学 Living Allowances ✔上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 上上上上上上上上上上上上 (Applicable only to the full residence in Shanghai at the dormitories arranged by Shanghai University) 上上上上上 Half Amount (if any, with above mentioned conditions) 上上上上上上 No allowances ✔ 上上 Half Amount 上 None 上上上上上 Scholarship Review 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 In the first year, students shall consult with the supervisors within one month after the admission to complete his or her personal research plan during the four-year doctoral study The international doctoral supervisors team will collect the research plans and organize the presentation by each student Those who fail in the evaluation shall revise and polish the research plans until approved 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 “上上”上上上上上上上上上上“ 上上”上上上上上上上上上上“上上”上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 At the end of each academic year, doctoral students are required to submit a periodic report of the research progress in the current academic year The supervisors team shall evaluate the implementation of the plan If the student gets A in the evaluation, he/she can be granted full scholarship If he/she gets B, half scholarship will be granted, and the student who gets C in the evaluation will be granted tuition only The evaluation results made by the supervisors group shall be submitted and approved by the International Doctoral Academic Committee 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 From the second academic year, scholarships will be checked and distributed on the basis of the evaluation results of the research progress in the last academic year 上上上上上上上上上上 The Distribution of Scholarship 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 Tuition and accommodation fees: SAFA will send the tuition and accommodation fees directly to Shanghai University 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 Living allowances: SAFA will remit to students’ bank cards which is bound with the campus cards 5上上上 Others 上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上上 SAFA only provides the scholarships within four academic years In case of the delay in graduation, the doctoral candidates shall bear all the costs by themselves  ... provide practical opportunities for art students Program Objectives This PhD program is a unique four-year curriculum that is closely integrated with art practice The program is also distinctive in... Fine Arts and Shanghai University Main Research Fields 1301 The Arts Theory [Art Administration and Museum Studies] - Prof Frances Morris [Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Socially Engaged Art, ... Public Art] - Dr Grant Kester [Public Practices /Art in the Public Domain]- Dr Jeannene Przyblyski [Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art, Sino-Japanese Art Exchange] - Dr Kuiyi Shen [Art History, Art