Dear DRN members, 

I am unsure if this is a proper forum for such a question, but I've been considering pursuing a MAFA and wondered if any of you might have any suggestions, or comments you might like to share on the schools I've set my eyes on so far, namely: 

1. Wimbledon and Loughborough for their apparent proximity to a drawing network
2. VCA in Victoria, a recommendation from tutors
3. RMIT/Slade/Goldsmith as general options that have held strong reputations for research. 

Easing out of my BA, my work over the past year or so revolves around adaptive drawing processes as a method of thinking and interaction, which is deeply rooted in the back and forth that happens in collaborative experiments (collaboration being an expandable term, not only between bodies, but minds, concepts, activity between maker, making, and made; forming connection. see Lewitt, Brixey-Williams, Matias Faldbakken). 

A major brick wall I've been faced with so far, however, has been a scarcity of drawing-based research within the confines of Singapore able to look and express ideas on/of/by drawing critically (Matthew Bax's "Is Text Cheating" held at Fost Gallery last month was an exception) and too much of my references/texts/experiences have been overly self-funded and self-selected (neither of which is particularly healthy to the hole I've been nursing in my pocket, or to the direction of my practice, which may, or may not, run the risk of becoming decidedly narrow). It has been equally difficult finding like-minded tutors within the institution that are able to afford me a critical analysis of my direction within the context of drawing, which is as much a good thing as it is bad... As such, many of these choices have been made based on location and an assumed availability of and access to drawing research on site, or in the general vicinity. 

Primary questions therefore are: 
1. How deep an instruction can I expect from tutors and peers in the fore-mentioned schools in relation to drawing? (From what I've read, Wimbledon seems better focused upon sculpture and theatre)
2. What is the intellectual and social environment like in these institutions? (or in institutions you might yourself suggest) 
3. Basic living accessibles in the area. (food, lodging, transport, recreation, costs)

Basic overview of my practice: 
It seems my work has had a tendency to take on aspects of installation and performance, though I still see them distinctly as drawing, if not of a drawing activity that is closely (some may say too much) tied to immaterial concepts and idea. I see no separating the two however; they are mutually inclusive, if not the same thing. I started out in my teens in animation and graphic design/illustration, which seemed a natural course of action for my propensity to draw, but grew weary of the social cultures that sustain such industries in the region.

Also, to avoid flooding the mail-list, might be best to send replies straight to me via [log in to unmask] I am most keen on hearing what others might have to say. 

PS: I am also aware that I have taken on a distinctly euro-centric view on what constitutes a legitimate drawing process, and I cam both perturbed and intrigued by this. However, I don't know quite what to make of it for the moment, and considering the pathways taken in my upbringing, I do not believe it time yet to veer off this tangent. 

PPS: Apologies if this ends up a double post, browser glitched.