DOA Booklet-Draft 7/24/24 by pittstateart

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Art boasts excellent studio facilities and a dedicated faculty, offering ample opportunities for personal artistic and professional growth. You will have the chance to explore your chosen studio area within an environment conducive to skill and stylistic development, while also gaining insights from the study of art history and contemporary art cultures. Moreover, the Department of Art houses the Galleries in Porter Hall, a vital part of the Pittsburg State University Museum of Art. Our galleries host regularly changing exhibitions featuring emerging to mid-career artists from across the country. Accompanying each exhibition is our ongoing visiting artist lecture and workshop program, where contemporary artists share insights and practices related to their work. We encourage you to visit our department and discover how Pittsburg State University can play a significant role in your future.

STUDIO PRACTICE AND ART EDUCATION

The Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Pittsburg State offers a comprehensive and well-rounded curriculum designed to foster creative and technical development within both emphasis areas: Studio Practice and Art Education. The components of the curriculum equip students with the tools and experience necessary to succeed in various artistic careers. Our curriculum provides a balance of foundational training, advanced knowledge in chosen areas, art history, professional practices. Coupled with mentoring through studio critiques and exhibition opportunities, consistent interaction with the faculty focuses the student on their artistic growth. Within the program there are a series of stackable certificates that students are awarded as they complete that portion of the program (See Certificate page).

STUDIOS

GALLERIES

HARRY KRUG GALLERY

UNIVERSITY GALLERY

BFA CURRICULUM

Foundational Courses (39 hours): Students in both emphases begin with foundational courses that build core skills in different media and processes. The core includes two certificates, the Foundational Practice Certificate and the Core Studio Media Certificate, both encompassing 15 hours. Please refer to the page related to certificates

Art History (15 hours): Both emphases require a working knowledge of art history. This provides students with a context and understanding of artistic developments throughout history from pre-history through contemporary art. Completion of the art history courses lead to a certificate in art History.

Advanced Studio Practice (18 hours): To deepen expertise, students choose their area of study at the advanced level. The Department of Art Offers advanced studio courses which can lead to an Advanced Studio Practices Certificate (15 hours). These courses advance the student’s technical, formal, and conceptual aspects of their chosen media.

Professional Practices (14 hours): To prepare students for careers in the art world or teaching art, our program includes professional practices courses specific to their chosen career path.

Studio Practices Emphasis Professional Practices coursework covers the business side of the art world, writing for artists, as well as presentation and gallery practices. Completion of the Professional Practices (Studio) coursework leads to the certificate in this area (14 hours).

Art Education Emphasis Professional Practices coursework includes pedagogy courses for elementary and secondary teaching of art, an overview of Art Education theory, as well as the College of Education requirements that lead to licensure. Completion of the Professional Practices (Art Education) coursework leads to the certificate in this area (13 hours). This emphasis area culminates with the capstone semester, the Student Teaching Professional semester.

BFA PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Art Media Skills: Upon completion of our program students will create technically proficient works of art.

1. *Technical proficiency includes mastering the use of formal elements of art and principles or organization within a composition; ability to work with a variety of media; knowing the qualities and limitations of each medium; and attaining a high level of craftsmanship.

Conceptual Skills (Creative Artworks): Upon completion of our program students will create conceptually proficient works of art.

3. *Conceptual proficiency includes ideation and iteration to develop rich and multilayered content within works of art; relating abstract ideas and theory into visual forms; evaluation and explanation of works of art in both contemporary and historical context through critique.

Contemporary and Past Cultures: Upon completion of our program students have a general knowledge of the historical and contemporary context of artworks from art history to promote awareness of art and its societal context.

Professional Practices: Upon completion of our program students will work at a professional level and have the skills necessary to function independently as an artist or art teacher.

CERTIFICATES

Foundational Practice - 15 hours. (Both Art Ed and Studio take all of these)

ART 100- Visual Thinking: 2D Processes

ART 200- Visual Thinking: 3D Processes

ART 233- Drawing I

ART 312- Visual Thinking: Digital Studio

ART 352- Color Systems, Theory and Application

Core Studio Media- 15 hours

ART 217 Crafts 1 3 hours

ART 222 Jewelry 1 or ART 266 Sculpture 3 hours

ART 244 Ceramics 13 hour

ART 275 Printmaking 1 3 hours

ART-277 Painting I 3 hours

Art History Certificate- 15 hours (Both Art Ed and Studio take all of these)

ART 178- Intro to Visual Arts- 3 hours

ART 288- Art History I – 3 hours

ART 289- Art History II – 3 hours

ART 688- Modern Art History – 3 hours

ART 689- Contemporary Issues in Art- 3 hours

Professional Practices (Studio) -14 hours-

ART 401- Independent Study- 3 hours With Faculty Approval or Internship

ART 325- Presentation of Artworks (Soph Level)- 2 hours

ART 450- Research Methods and Writing for Artists 2 hours)

ART 573- Business and Self Promotion for Artists- (2 hours)

ART 676- Exhibition Design and Development (2 hours)

ART 350- Art Practices III: Studio Critique 1- 1 hour

ART 550- Art Practices V: Studio Critique 2- 1 hour

ART 650- Art Practices VI- Studio Crit 3- 1 hour

Professional Practices (Art Ed) -12 hours

EDUC 261 Explorations in Education 3 hours

ART 325 Presentation of Art Works- Sophomore Level 2 hours

ART 379 Art Education: Elementary 2 hours

ART 441 Art Education: Theory and Practice 2 hours

ART 479 Art Education: Secondary 2 hours

ART 579 Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-up of Teachers 1 hour

Advanced Practice Certificates

Illustration Certificate- 15 hours- Any Combination of the following

ART 336 Drawing with Ink- 3 hours

ART 338 Hand Lettering for Comics and Illustration- 3 hours

ART 346 Traditional Watercolor- 3 hours

ART 436 Concept Design- 3 hours

ART 530 Editorial Illustration- 3 hours

ART 534 Scientific Illustration- 3 hours

ART 535- Book Illustration- 3 hours

CERTIFICATES

Painting Certificate- 15 hours- Any combination of the following -

ART 377 Painting 2- 3 hours

ART 346 Traditional Watercolor- 3hours

ART 348 Advanced Oil Painting- 3 hours

ART 349 Digital Painting and Drawing- 3 hours

ART 448 Portrait Painting- 3 hours

ART 542 Mural Painting 3 hours

ART 546 Plein Air Painting- 3 hours

Printmaking Certificate- 15 hours- Any Combination of the following courses

ART 355- Printmaking II

ART 455- Serigraphy

ART 555- Printmaking III

ART 595- Relief

ART 485- Intaglio

ART 655- Lithography

Ceramics Certificate- 15 hours- Any Combination of the following courses

ART 344- Ceramics II – 3 hours

ART 365- Ceramics- Wheel Throwing- 3 hours

ART 363- Ceramics Hand building- 3 hours

ART 367- Ceramics- Tile Making- 3 hours

ART 444- Ceramics III- 3 hours

ART 461- Casting and Mold making in Ceramics- 3 hours

ART 467- Ceramics (Sculptural) 3 hours

ART 472- Life Sculpture- Change Pre- Req to ART 433- Structural Anatomy and Figure Drawing

Crafts/Jewelry Certificate- 15 hours – Any Combination of the following courses

ART 317- Crafts II- 3 hours

ART 361- Crafts III- 3 hours

ART 322- Jewelry/ Metals II- 3 hours

ART 422- Jewelry/Metals III- 3 hours

ART 469- Soft Sculpture- 3 hours

ART 558- Wearable Art- 3 hours

ART 561- Small-Scale Metalsmithing- 3 hours

ART 563- Toy Design- 3 hours

ART 475 Hand Bound Books- 3 hours

Drawing- 15 hours

ART 341 Perspective Drawing 3 hours

ART 336 Drawing with Ink 3 hours

ART 349 Digital Painting and Drawing 3 hours

ART 433 Structural Anatomy and Figure Drawing 3 hours

ART 434 Advanced Figure Drawing 3 hours

STUDENT WORK

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

University Art Association - UAA

To promote fraternization of all Art Department students, as well as any other PSU student interested in the organization To promote art awareness and appreciation of association members through guest lectures, films, field trips, and member presentations To provide exposure to artists at association sponsored showings and sales To promote awareness of the importance and impact of Art Education within the educational system

Kappa Pi - International Art Honor Society

Founded in 1911 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, Kappa Pi is an International Collegiate Art Honorary Fraternity It is open to any student who has a talent for or supports visual art Kappa Pi has 360 collegiate chapters across the United States and Internationally

Kansas Art Education Association - KaEA

Dedicated to the advancement of the human experience and cultural understanding through the study of art by providing opportunities for professional growth and development, exchange of knowledge and ideas, and service and leadership for the advancement of quality art education