Art B.A. - Fine Art Studio Concentration
Bachelor's degree
In Gurjaani (Georgia)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Gurjaani (Georgia)
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Duration
Flexible
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The Fine Art Studio concentration track provides an opportunity within the liberal arts framework for students to develop skills, experiential practice and multicultural understanding of studio arts with a fine arts focus. A wide variety of courses are offered including basic art skills such as Drawing and Two-Dimensional Design, traditional art history surveys and upper-level Studio Art courses in Ceramics, Digital Art, Fiber Art, Painting, Photography and Printmaking.
The Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art concentration track culminates in an interdisciplinary yearlong Senior Capstone experience. The first semester of the senior year involves working closely with a professor and members of the Art Faculty to research and develop skills and ideas for a Senior Thesis Exhibition. The second semester of the senior year is focused on creating a body of original artwork and mounting a Senior Thesis Exhibition for public presentation.
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Students who want to focus their creative energies on studio work, performance and installation should declare this concentration. Following completion of Area F, investigations of various media in upper division coursework and extensive work in the Cognate Area, the Fine Art Studio concentration student will complete their major requirements with a capstone. Seniors will begin their final year with research, development and some production of a new, cohesive body of work. Multiple faculty reviews and ongoing mentorship will support this research. Their final semester Capstone will include high production, media relations, installation, exhibition, reception, and deinstallation of this thesis work under the guidance of their faculty committee.
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Subjects
- Art History
- Design
- Exhibition
- Ceramics
- Sculpture
- Painting
- Media
- Art
- Drawing
- Dimensional design
- Design Studio
Course programme
Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
Core Area F
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:
- Drawing I
- Two-Dimensional Design
- Three-Dimensional Design
- Intro to the Computer in Art
- The Ancient & Medieval Worlds
- From Renaissance to Mod World
Satisfactorily complete three of the following courses:
- Painting I
- Photography I
- Printmaking I
- Ceramics I
- Graphic Design Studio I
- Sculpture in Expanded Media I
- Drawing II: Figure Drawing
Satisfactorily complete 24 hours from the following courses:
- Painting II
- Painting III
- Painting IV
- Painting V
- Photography II
- Photography III
- Photography IV
- Photography V
- Printmaking II: Relief & Intag
- Printmaking III: Litho & Seri
- Printmaking IV: Adv Studio Wk
- Ceramics II
- Ceramics III
- Ceramics IV
- Sculpture in Expanded Media II
- Sculpture Expanded Media III
- Graphic Design Studio II
- TypographyGraphic Design Studio III
- Drawing III: Media Exploration
Complete four 4000-level classes in Art History including one non-western Art History course. Substitutions are allowed with departmental approval.
Senior Capstone
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses:
- Senior Thesis Project
- Senior Thesis Exhibition
Demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language
Electives
Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours to develop a secondary or tertiary area in Art History, Graphic Design, or Museum Studies.
Art B.A. - Fine Art Studio Concentration