Painting - Boston University

Painting from Boston University is a Campus Master Painting degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Each student in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) painting program concentrates on developing a personal artistic vision. Student work is enriched through contact with the ideas and experiences of a distinguished painting faculty, visiting artists, and fellow students. Students acquire and practice new painting techniques and explore ideas and images by generating paintings, drawings, and prints. Consideration of works by contemporary and past painters challenge students to adhere to the highest standards while developing a personal artistic sensibility in a unique body of work. Students are expected to paint full time during the two-year course of study. The curriculum consists of individual studio work, painting seminars, and group discussions in addition to liberal arts and studio elective courses. Professors provide guidance and feedback during individual and group critiques. Two extensive group critiques per semester, mid-year reviews, and individual critiques with visiting artists such as William Bailey and Bernard Chaet offer additional opportunities for evaluation of student work. Each student determines and develops a body of work that is presented in an annual thesis exhibition in one of Boston University 's on-campus galleries. The range of media used in the program is varied; however, most students paint in either oil or acrylic. Two-Year Outline of Study- 32 credits total: Graduate Painting (12 cr.) Graduate Seminar/Discussion (8 cr.) Liberal Arts Electives (8 cr.) Advanced Drawing or Art Elective (4 cr.) Special Opportunities and Events: In addition to the rigorous instruction by the faculty, students learn from each other. The close proximity of students' individual work spaces creates a setting in which students share ideas, techniques, and processes. An informal evening lecture series offers stimulating weekly discussions with art professionals, including practicing painters, printmakers, curators, art history and literature professors, and critics. Master class workshops and landscape painting trips to Maine offer further learning opportunities for graduate painters. View more details on Boston University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Painting courses.