Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art - Drawing and Painting

Goals specific to the drawing area are to develop and demonstrate the ability to establish an intellectual, historical, and aesthetic awareness of the drawing experience, to maintain a working knowledge and appreciation of drawing as a major component of the creative process, and to increase artistic sensibility and self-expression within the drawing process.
The undergraduate drawing curriculum is composed of four major components. These include Drawing Studio (foundation drawing), Intermediate Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Life Drawing. It is recognized that drawing is fundamental to the study of fine and applied arts regardless of a specific area of focus. The full range of drawing problems and issues are presented throughout the drawing curriculum from introductory to advanced levels. Whether enrolled in classes or taking independent study, drawing is available for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to study the human figure and incorporate it into their work. Students in advanced drawing are provided individual workstations. Graduate students are provided with individual studios.

Introductory level classes in painting assign students various projects in which they paint subjects that range from still life, to figure, to landscape, as well as their own imaginative compositions. This instruction is primarily concerned with the perception and recording of the three-dimensional world on a two-dimensional support. Other projects are based on art-historical concerns (e.g., abstraction, expressionism, realism), while students are introduced to a range of contemporary practices and ideas. Stretcher construction, canvas stretching and priming, color mixing, paint handling, and framing are introduced. The overriding goals are for students to develop skills and a conceptual grasp of painting approaches. As Introductory classes move on to intermediate and advanced levels, students engage with expanded practices of painting, working with different materials, objects, and surfaces, as they develop personal practices with their own distinct vision, imagery, and concepts.
Goals specific to the drawing area are to develop and demonstrate the ability to establish an intellectual, historical, and aesthetic awareness of the drawing experience, to maintain a working knowledge and appreciation of drawing as a major component of the creative process, and to increase artistic sensibility and self-expression within the drawing process.
The undergraduate drawing curriculum is composed of four major components. These include Drawing Studio (foundation drawing), Intermediate Drawing, Advanced Drawing, and Life Drawing. It is recognized that drawing is fundamental to the study of fine and applied arts regardless of a specific area of focus. The full range of drawing problems and issues are presented throughout the drawing curriculum from introductory to advanced levels. Whether enrolled in classes or taking independent study, drawing is available for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to study the human figure and incorporate it into their work. Students in advanced drawing are provided individual workstations. Graduate students are provided with individual studios.