LibGuides: Master of Fine Arts: Finding Journal Articles

Searching for Journals

The library has 200 current print journal and magazine subscriptions, and back issues; and a number of special collections journals. Additionally, the library databases provide electronic access to thousands of journal articles.

To search by title for journals held in the library's print journal and electronic database collections use the Journal Search.
To search by keyword for journal articles held in the library's electronic database collection use the General Search or an journal articles database.

A-Z Database List
A list of the databases that the library subscribes to, along with open access online resources that we recommend.
General Search
The General Search on the library homepage allows you to search in multiple databases at once. From the search results screen, you can limit the search by format, date, subject, and other facets.
Journal Search
Select the Journal search on the library homepage to search for journal and magazine titles.

Recommended Journals for MFA Students

Journal for Artistic Research
The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is an inter-national, online, Open Access and peer-reviewed journal for the identification, publication and dissemination of artistic research and its methodologies, from all arts disciplines. - from website. Available through website.
Visual Arts Research
Visual Arts Research provides a forum for historical, critical, cultural, psychological, educational and conceptual research in visual arts and aesthetic education. Unusual in its length and breadth, VAR typically publishes 9 - 12 scholarly papers per issue and remains committed to its original mission to provide a venue for both longstanding research questions and traditions alongside emerging interests and methodologies. - from publisher. Available through Art and Architecture Source database.
e-flux
Launched in 2008, e-flux journal is a monthly art publication featuring essays and contributions by some of the most engaged artists and thinkers working today. The journal is available online, in PDF format.