Key Benefits

• On average, our studio classes are capped at 10?14 students, which means you?ll get lots of one-on-one attention and mentoring from your professors.
• Traditional methods and cutting-edge technology exist side-by-side. You?ll learn the fundamental history of each medium, while being challenged to innovate using a myriad of digital tools and technologies.
• A wide variety of special-topics courses?including Experimental Photography, Landscape Painting, Primitive Pottery, Printmaking, and Earthworks of the American West?allow you to explore new areas to round out your studies.

The art program is designed to give you the skills and confidence you need to produce original, compelling works of art. You?ll study a variety of techniques, including drawing, painting, photography, and ceramics as you learn to employ your imagination and express your ideas creatively. Your professors will challenge you to take creative risks as you explore your passions both in the classroom and in focused studio hours.

What You'll Learn

• Study a wide variety of fine art disciplines and ideas.
• Refine your technical skills to produce high-quality work.
• Develop sensitivity, understanding, and insight to produce artwork that is personally meaningful and creatively expressive.
• Practice preparing, publicizing, and producing art exhibits.
• Produce materials for professional presentation for the purpose of gaining acceptance into exhibits, finding gallery representation, applying for grants, seeking publication, and applying to graduate school.