Studio Art
In the Studio Art concentration, we nurture independent and creative thinkers. Emphasizing that art has the power to communicate, inspire emotion, and transform the world around us. Join a close-knit environment where you gain the confidence and skills to make, analyze, understand, and appreciate art.
Studio Art Concentration Description
The Studio Art concentration, under the Visual Communication degree, provides a major for students who plan to pursue studio art as professionals or a studio art-related graduate degree. Students are to choose between a 2D or 3D concentration. The Visual Communication: Studio Art concentration requires a sophomore portfolio review and successfully completing a capstone senior exhibition.
Studio Art at WLU
2D
2-D track focuses on traditional and contemporary practices in painting, mixed media, drawing, and printmaking. Our courses explore various media while building formal, technical, and conceptual skills. Graduates from the 2-D program will be prepared to pursue a master’s degree, work as a professional artist or work in a variety of careers in the fine art field.
3D
3-D track focuses on traditional and contemporary practices in ceramics and sculpture. This track has a strong emphasis on ceramics, where you will be taught hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques using traditional processes and contemporary practices. Our courses explore various media while building formal, technical, and conceptual skills. Graduates from the 3-D program will be prepared to work as ceramics artists and pursue a master’s degree and a variety of careers in the fine arts field.
Student Work
Studio Art Facilities
The spacious ceramics studio provides a safe and versatile facility. The studio offers spaces for work on 3D projects in a variety of media. Printmaking facilities in the Hall of Fine Arts house etching presses, screen-printing stations, a laser engraver and vinyl circuit cutter. The painting/drawing classrooms are located on the first floor of the Hall of Fine Arts. All classrooms are fitted with heavy-duty sinks, storage racks, and several light tables, and the hallway has plenty of student locker space to house supplies. Students draw from observation at different locations inside and outside of the Hall of Fine Arts. Students have plenty of space to draw or paint using easels or art benches.
Studio Art Concentration Goals
- Demonstrate advanced technical skills in a studio concentration.
- Produce a coherent body of work for the thesis exhibition.
- Produce a professional quality artist’s portfolio.
- Use appropriate terminology to evaluate works of art.
- Write a well-crafted artist’s statement.
- Academic 4-Year Plan(s)
- BS-Visual Communication Studio Art 4 Year Plan
Studio Art Course Sequence
Freshman Year
First Semester: Fall
- ART 104 Drawing I
- ART 110 2D Design
- ART 190 Intro to Computer Graphics
Second Semester: Spring
- ART 160 3D Design
- ART 220 Ceramics
- ART 204 Drawing 2
Choose track here (2D or 3D)
Sophomore Year
First Semester: Fall
- ART 341, 342 or 343 (Art History 1, 2 or 3)
- ART 260 Sculpture
- ART 250 Crafts
Second Semester: Spring
- ART 341, 342 or 343 (Art History 1, 2 or 3)
- ART 285 Photography 1
- ART 202 Portfolio Review
Junior & Senior Years
Junior First Semester: Fall
- ART 341, 342 or 343 (Art History 1, 2 or 3)
- ART 230 Printmaking
- Art Track Electives
Junior Second Semester: Spring
- Art Track Electives
Senior First Semester: Fall
- Art Track Electives
Second Semester: Spring
- ART 394 Professional Practices in the Arts
- ART 498 Senior Capstone Project
- Art Track Electives
Resources
Computer & Technology Specifications
Blank Schedule for Pre-Registration
F111 Graphics Lab – Open Schedule
Nutting Gallery Openings
Local Design Opportunities and Events (Free AIGA Online events, Studio Tours, etc)