Program Overview
Program Overview
The studio art program emphasizes art making as a form of creative inquiry taking place within a broad historical and cultural context. With a curriculum aimed at the development of visual skills, creative and critical reasoning, and comprehension of historical and contemporary contexts, the program prepares its students for a diversity of careers and graduate study in art. Students may take courses in drawing, ceramics, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, graphic design, digital art, and motion picture media.
Type of Degree
The program offers a B.A. in Studio Art.
School or College
The program is part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Area of Study
The area of study is Arts, humanities, social sciences.
Program Format
The program format is On-campus, Full-time.
Curriculum
Popular Courses
- Perspectives on Art Making
- Drawing
- Clay: Wheel Throwing
- Painting: Observation & Image
- Printmaking: Silkscreen
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Graphic Design
- Digital Art
- Intro to Video Art
Outcomes
Upon completing the Studio Art major, students will demonstrate competence in studio art as evidenced by technical proficiency in a studio discipline at the 3000-level (capstone class). Such proficiency is the result of having successfully completed a sequence of foundation, 2000-level, and 3000-level Studio Art classes as well as three Art history courses.
Upon completion of the B.A. in Studio Art, students will be able to:
- Construct/Create and select an exhibition-ready body of work that demonstrates thematic, theoretical, and/or formal continuity.
- Write a short thesis paper/artist statement that positions their work within historical or contemporary art-making practices or other modes of cultural production.
- Document and assemble work for digital presentation and distribution.
- Submit work to the prize competition or other professional organization for review.
After Graduation
Careers
- Digital content creator
- Media assets manager
- Publications editor
- Photojournalist
- Draftsperson
- Muralist
Where Alumni Work
- Burton Snowboards
- Milk Studios
- Paddle8
- School of the Art Institute, Chicago
Graduate Schools
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- School of the Visual Arts
- Maryland Institute College of Art
Related Programs
Art History
- B.A., Undergraduate Minor
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Format: On-campus
Art
- Undergraduate Minor
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Format: On-campus
Art Education
- B.S.AE.
- College of Education and Social Services, College of Arts and Sciences
- Format: On-campus
- Credit hours to graduate: 120 credits
Studio Facilities
The studio areas that support students taking courses in studio art are largely available 24 hours a day. The studios include:
- A drawing studio.
- A ceramics studio for wheel-throwing and hand-building.
- A painting studio.
- A printmaking studio for etching, silkscreen, risograph, and relief processes.
- A sculpture studio.
- A fully equipped wood and metal shop.
- A photography studio with silver-based darkrooms and a lighting studio.
- Digital labs to support motion pictures, photographic printing, printmaking, and graphic design.