| About This Project The Surrogate Graduate Project was developed to achieve a very common desire, to allow an individual to be in two places at once. As I have enjoyed my time attending Hunter’s graduate program in fine arts, my time it seems is becoming too limited to continue to “physically” be a part of the program. The film work that I am pursuing is becoming increasingly time consuming, and is further not a viable means of production to fold into the program. My surrogate will make it easier for me to gain the credits I require for the master’s degree, and gain the experience of attending a competitive and respected MFA program in New York. I am offering to my surrogate free use of my large, shared studio space at Hunter College’s times square studio building, and free attendance of the two classes of which I am currently enrolled. The surrogate will be able to make and submit his or her own work, work collaboratively with me on various projects, engage in critiques and discussions, complete given assignments, and participate as me within the Hunter MFA program. Again, this is offered at no cost to you, though there are some necessary things that I will require of my surrogate: Others will refer to you as “Bryan Wizemann,” or simply “Bryan”, while you attend Hunter on my behalf. You will be given various T-shirts each week to assist others in learning how to interact with you as my surrogate. I shall be referred to only as your “host” during the life of the project. The surrogate will further have to email me a brief synopsis of what was covered in each class each week, and discuss your experiences at various meetings throughout the semester. The surrogate must also be willing to be photographed for project documentation, and occasionally wear a wire or other such recording device. The surrogate will not gain actual credit for the classes I am enrolled in, but will gain the experience of attending such classes. If the surrogate is unable to attend a particular class due to illness or emergency, I should be able to attend in your absence with little or no ensuing confusion. |