Fine Art Painting - College of Visual Arts

Fine Art Painting from College of Visual Arts is a Campus Bachelor Painting degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The goal of the Fine Arts Program is to prepare students to be professional artists, who build strong connections to visual culture, are passionate about their vision, and are equipped to sustain themselves as practicing artists. The Fine Arts Painting concentration is designed to recognize the breadth of choices artists have today and the directions student may choose, from tradition to experimental. Our emphasis is on the cultivation of the individual voice and vision of the Fine Arts student. Students learn about marketing their own work, creating art for public spaces, private commissions, publications, and gallery exhibitions. After completing the foundation year of developing the building blocks of a visual language, Fine Arts majors can choose to enter Painting as their primary concentration. Each student follows a similar path taking introductory level courses in Painting in their sophomore year. In the third semester students begin their advanced courses in their chosen concentration. The area of concentration is infused with a broad range of options allowing students to sharpen their focus and shape their personal vision. Through the combination of intense studio experience and a rigorous study of liberal arts, the area emphasizes conceptual development, critical thinking, and the development of a cohesive body of work. PAINTING Students who choose painting as their concentration begin by strengthening their powers of observation while exploring the many ways which painting can capture perception. Materials and methods are explored as relationships between form and content are developed. Students become familiar with the theory and practice of painting through extensive studio exploration, visiting artists, readings on contemporary issues and working with experienced faculty, who are accomplished within their fields. Students are exposed to contemporary issues in painting , and explore the relationship between painting and drawing and other media such as video and photography. The advanced drawing/painting students are challenged to create bodies of work for exhibition in the community and will learn about the broad range of professional opportunities to pursue?from maintaining a studio practice, working in set design, creating public murals, working on commissions, illustrating, teaching, and preparing to exhibit and sell their work. View more details on College of Visual Arts . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Painting courses.