SVA Graduate Studies Info Session & Portfolio Review 2025
When: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time: 11am – 5pm EST
Where: SVA Graduate Center, 136 W 21st Street, NYC (first floor)
FREE
Learn more about the MFA Design for Social Innovation Program and meet chair, Miya Osaki, and DSI Director, Ailsa Petrie.
Join our combined School of Visual Arts Graduate departments for an in-person portfolio review and information session. Prospective graduate students can get feedback on their portfolio and speak with graduate department representatives about curriculum, SVA campus life, and new interdisciplinary options.
Featuring 18 SVA Graduate Programs hosted at SVA’s new Graduate Center.
- MA/MAT Art Education
 - MPS Art Therapy
 - MPS Branding
 - MFA Computer Arts
 - MA Curatorial Practice
 - MPS Data Visualization and Communication
 - MFA Design
 - MFA Design for Social Innovation
 - MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism
 - MPS Digital Photography
 - MPS Fashion Photography
 - MPS Film Directing
 - MFA Fine Arts
 - MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
 - MFA Interaction Design
 - MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
 - MFA Products of Design
 - MFA Visual Narrative
 - Graduate Admissions
 
2026 APPLICATION FEE WAIVER: One graduate application $80 fee waiver will be awarded to each attendee after the conclusion of the event. The waiver will be applied to the email address used to register for this event. It is important to use the same email address consistently throughout the entire SVA graduate application process.
ACCESS:
SVA wants to ensure persons with disabilities have access to this event. If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodations to access or participate in this event, please email SVA Disability Resources at disabilityresources@sva.edu at least 7 business days prior to the event.