Program Overview

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting

Overview

The Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program that provides students with a comprehensive education in the principles and practices of drawing and painting.

Program Details

• Program Type: Major
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 120

Description

The Drawing and Painting program excels in supporting students as they expand their artistic capabilities by providing and cultivating an intellectual and creative environment for students to explore, experiment, and think critically.

Requirements

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Why Earn a Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting?

Students in the Drawing and Painting program have generous access to accomplished creative professionals and visiting artists who provide excellent mentorship: encouraging an adventurous exploration of media and modeling a dedication to their creative research, interdisciplinary experimentation and professional practices.

Marketable Skills

• Creative thinking
• Adapting techniques
• Autonomous working
• Oral and written communication
• Multiple approach assessment

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting Highlights

• Graduates of our B.F.A. program have been admitted to some of the nation's top graduate programs.
• Our faculty members are accomplished artists who are active and respected participants in the professional art world.
• A Living-Learning Community in UNT Housing brings together art students who live on campus to enhance academic and social experiences.
• The construction of the new UNT Art Building was completed in 2019 with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
• We provide many opportunities to exhibit your work as you progress through the program with competitive exhibitions held in the Art Building's Paul Voertman Gallery and Cora Stafford Gallery.

What Can You Do With a Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting?

• Education — continues in a graduate program. May instruct private lessons or public workshops and classes at colleges, universities, local arts organizations, museums, galleries, community centers, artist residencies, or studios.
• Fine Artist — creates and sells artwork to individuals through galleries, private collectors, websites or other digital outlets for a creative career as an artist and entrepreneur.
• Commercial Artist — produces art for greeting cards, logos, branding, advertisements, books, magazines and billboards. May work as art director.
• Other Areas and Freelance — may work as a muralist, studio assistant, restorationist, portrait artist, face and body painter, tattoo artist, cartoonist, animator, visual display or storyboard creator, illustrator, framer, art handler or work in an auction house.

Studio Art Degree with a Concentration in Drawing & Painting Courses You Could Take

• Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I (3 hrs)
• Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting II (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Figure Drawing I (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Experimental Approaches (3 hrs)
• Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Themes, Variations and Series (3 hrs)
• Postmodernism and the Visual Arts 1945–Present (3 hrs)

Related Programs

• Sculpture Studio Art Degree
• Drawing and Painting Studio Art Master's

Similar Areas of Study

• Arts & Design
• College of Visual Arts and Design
• Department of Studio Art

Contact Information

• Art Building, Room 230
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