Art Department Programs
The mission of the Art Department is founded on the need for expression through the visual arts and for an understanding of visual communication in contemporary society.
The Art Department is dedicated to high quality graduate and undergraduate education in the visual arts. Excellence in teaching is the direct result of an active engaged faculty who bring to their students a wealth and diversity of professional experience. Faculty work closely with students to stimulate aesthetic and intellectual inquiry in learning environments that promote curiosity, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. This interactive educational experience allows students to transform information into knowledge through directed practice and research.
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B.F.A., Painting
Students in the B.F.A. Painting Program have the opportunity to work with nationally and internationally known artists and art historians of the Department's permanent faculty. Opportunities to work from observation, to work theoretically and conceptually and in various media are provided in Advanced Painting classes. Subject matter (landscape, figuration) and content are explored experientially and conceptually in Variable Topics in Painting courses. Students are particularly encouraged to participate in dialogues with faculty and each other in these courses.
B.F.A., Sculpture
The sculpture curriculum offers a full range of courses that expose students to fundamental precepts of sculpture through advanced concepts. Fully equipped woodshop, ceramics, and clay modeling studios are available for student projects, while wood and stone carving take place on the surrounding grounds exterior to the studios. Central to our sculpture area is the largest foundry in the Southeast where students are introduced to metal casting and fabricating. Working in teams, the students are instructed on the multifaceted processes of pouring iron, bronze and aluminum. M.I.G., T.I.G. and A.R.C. welding are offered, enabling students to construct small-scale sculptures.
B.F.A., Design
The Design concentration begins with a series of foundation courses in drawing, visual language and principles, photography, digital imaging, and clay modeling. This foundation balances the progressive building of conceptual and technical skills with creative problem solving and prepares students for advanced courses in digital video, photography, web design, graphic design, and variable topics. Advanced Design students are encouraged to innovate new forms, expand media and disciplines, and work toward personal expression and understanding. All studios are state of the art and fully equipped with the latest hardware, software, and peripherals.
B.F.A., Art Education
The BFA-Art Education program offers two tracks, Art Ed I-General Art offers academic breadth, and Art Ed II-Studio offers concentration in a studio discipline. Students in the Art Education program are recommended for "A" teacher licensure in Art K-12 upon successful completion of the program.
Students enrolled in the Art Education program take courses in Studio Art, Art History, and Art Education as well as courses in the School of Education. During the first two years, students concentrate on liberal education, art history and studio requirements. The junior and senior years are spent meeting art education and licensure requirements. Students observe teachers during practicum classes in the junior year and student teach the last semester of their senior year.
B.A., Art History and Museum Studies
The Art History and Museum Studies concentration is those students wishing to pursue careers either in art scholarship or the museum and gallery profession. Those thinking primarily of Art History are encouraged to study foreign language, particularly French and German.
B.A., Studio Art
The Studio Concentration combines a liberal arts education with the development of studio skills.
M.F.A.
The Department of Art offers graduate work leading to a Master of Fine Arts with a major in studio arts. Graduate courses sufficient to constitute a minor in art history are also available.
