Q. What is IA?
Q. Where is the Integrated Arts program located?
Q. What kind of work do IA students produce?
Q. If students are working in more traditional art forms like painting and dance, why do they need the IA program to do so?
Q. I've been integrating art forms for most of my life, why can't I moderate into IA directly?
Q. Well, if I've already moderated into something else, why would I moderate again into IA?
Q. So, how and when would I moderate into IA?
Q. If I moderate into IA do I complete two senior projects?
Q. If I join IA, do I have to leave my old advisor behind?
Q. If I graduate IA, what does my transcript say?
Q. What kind of student are you looking for?
Q. Do I have to be an IA concentrator to enroll in the classes?
Q. What is IA?
A grouping of faculty that teach courses and advise students who seek to work creatively across one or more related arts disciplines.
Q. Where is the Integrated Arts program located?
As a grouping of faculty and courses that pulls from resources across the college, IA does not have one physical location on campus. The program director's office tends to function as administrative hub and the Integrated Arts Colloquium Room (Avery Arts 116) is available for presentation of projects.
Q. What kind of work do IA students produce?
Majors produce works in forms ranging from installation art and interactive music performance to painting, sculpture and dance.
Q. If students are working in more traditional art forms like painting and dance, why do they need the IA program to do so?
Although many students join IA to pursue the space between traditional art forms, many also join the program to interact and converse with others about a cross-disciplinary practice or to experiment with art forms they have not tried before. The program does not dictate what mediums students work in and welcomes all students with a commitment to our programmatic ideals.
Q. I've been integrating art forms for most of my life, why can't I moderate into IA directly?
IA is a secondary program and as a concentration is only available to students who have already moderated and been promoted to the Upper College. In our experience all students require and/or benefit from the advising structure, concentrated focus and historical/technical grounding of a Lower College program.
Q. Well, if I've already moderated into something else, why would I moderate again into IA?
Although you don't have to moderate to participate in the program, many people do moderate into IA primarily for the conversation, camaraderie, technical resources, faculty and the commitment to cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Q. So, how and when would I moderate into IA?
Many students choose to moderate using the combined major framework. This entails the inclusion of one IA faculty member on their primary program moderation board and a joint advising/critique session between the IA and primary program faculty. Others prefer to do their IA moderation after they have entered the Upper College and organize a moderation board prior to beginning their senior project. Students interested in moderating should seek out the advice of the program director.
Q. If I moderate into IA do I complete two senior projects?
No, IA concentrators produce only one senior project that integrates one or more creative disciplines.
Q. If I join IA, do I have to leave my old advisor behind?
Students are encouraged to seek the advisement of faculty in both their primary program and the IA program. As you work between multiple disciplines you will continue to rely on the support structure you have developed in the Lower College.
Q. If I graduate IA, what does my transcript say?
Your transcript details your major (the program of your primary moderation: Music, Studio Arts, Creative Writing, Theater, etc.) and then states your concentration as Integrated Arts.
Q. What kind of student are you looking for?
Although we welcome all students in good academic standing, those who seem to fare best in the program are those who are self-directed, highly motivated and eager to pursue new areas of interest for their upper college careers.
Q. Do I have to be an IA concentrator to enroll in the classes?
Not at all, in fact any upper college student who is able to fulfill the course prerequisites is encouraged to participate in the IA experience.
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