Identification of Museum and Community Resources

STUDIO ART

A C A R E E R I N A R T

The Studio Art program is designed to prepare students for careers as professional artists, for employment opportunities in a wide variety of art-related fields or for admission to graduate school. Studio majors work closely with their advisor and teachers in the department to best plan their career or graduate education path. Most graduate MFA programs require that students have a broad range of studio courses with an exceptional portfolio of creative work. Students in the Studio Art BFA are required to complete the Foundation Program, three levels of Drawing and Painting, two levels of all other studio courses, 12 hours of Art History and present a Senior Exhibition of their work.

CONCENTRATIONS

Ceramics

Introduces the techniques of hand-building and throwing that are relative to both contemporary and historical clay work around the world. This approach offers individuals freedom to fully express themselves in both the sculptural and utilitarian aspects of ceramics.

Drawing

A fundamental tool used by visual artists and designers, the discipline of drawing enhances a student’s ability to envision and execute projects across all courses within the BFA. Students explore realism, abstraction and a wide variety of dry and wet mediums.

Painting

Exploring a full range of color theory, composition, painting techniques, acrylic, oil and open media, students learn in a collaborative studio environment the foundation of painting to advanced methods and applications. Traditional, conceptual and contemporary approaches to painting combined with criticality encourage visual thinking and individual creativity.

Photography

Students first study the basics of composition, design, lighting, processing and printing film and producing effective prints, allowing an exploration of photography as an expressive, personal tool, reflecting its status as a fine art medium. Both traditional and non-traditional darkroom techniques are taught, as well as digital techniques.

Printmaking

Combining traditional techniques with contemporary processes, students are presented with an engaging study of silkscreen, relief, intaglio, lithography and digital processes, fully synthesizing design and studio processes into printed images.

Sculpture

Beginning sculpture classes are assignment-driven but are structured to allow for students to find their own path toward their unique and creative voices, allowing for the realization of individual expression and craft.