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My name is Hector Acuna, I'm in my second
year of the MFA program. I'm a painter
primarily but I also work in some
aspects of sculpture. So you know I grew
up in Wisconsin and I went to a small
state school in Wisconsin, and this
program reminded me of that. It's similar
in size, if not the same size, even though
it's a Big Ten University. Our program is
reflecting sort of a desire that the
larger art world is having, but
I'm seeing as a shift in that there's a
lot of potential to be able to work
outside of your background.
There's a set of credits that you're
given that are flexible, so if there's a
class on campus that you would like to
take outside of your discipline there's
a really good chance you'd be able to
find a spot in that class.
Since I got here I think it's been this
continuous experience where I find
myself doing things I never thought I
would be doing. Or thinking in a
way that's beyond where I thought I
would be as graduate student. In a way I
think this just the whole thing has been
like that feeling.
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