Prospective Students Visiting

Visiting Bard

We welcome visitors to Bard MFA at any time. Visiting in June or July while we are in session, or during one of our fall Information Sessions, is recommended to get the best feel for the program.

For a summer visit, we recommend coming when we are holding critiques (June 12 - 22 and July 2 - 12) or during our Thesis Exhibition and Presentations (July 22 - 29).

To schedule a summer visit, please contact our office at 845-758-7481 or email mfa@bard.edu.

We cannot accommodate weekend visits (though you are welcome to walk around campus on your own on weekends), nor can we schedule portfolio reviews or meetings with faculty.

Directions to Bard

Bard College is in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston.

GPS address: 51 N. Ravine Rd., Red Hook, NY, 12571.

By automobile

• From southern Connecticut, follow I-84 to the Taconic State Parkway, take the Taconic north to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, and drive north 1.6 miles.
• From northern Connecticut, take Route 44 to Route 199 at Millerton, drive west on Route 199, and proceed as from southern Connecticut.
• From Massachusetts and northern New England, take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit B-2 (Taconic Parkway), take the Taconic south to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit, and proceed as from southern Connecticut.
• From New York City, New Jersey, and points south, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to Exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G; at the second light, turn left onto Route 9G and drive north 3.5 miles.
• From Albany, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 and proceed as from New York City.

From 9G, turn at the light onto River Road. Keep right at the fork and merge onto Annandale Road. Turn left onto N. Ravine Road (following signs for Admissions) and park in the first lot on the left. You will see a large brick building adjacent to the parking lot (Fisher Studio Arts). To it's right is a small metal-sided building. This is not a storage shed, it is Fisher Annex. The Milton Avery Graduate School office is located in Fisher Annex, room 118, last door on the right.

By train:

Amtrak provides service from Penn Station in New York City, and from Albany, to Rhinecliff, about 9 miles south of campus. The train ride from New York City takes approximately 1.5 hours. Taxi service is readily available at the Rhinecliff station, a 15-minute drive from campus.

By air:

Bard College is accessible from Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York City; and from the airports in Newark, New Jersey, and Albany and Newburgh, New York.

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