NEWS

Portfolio Submission
The Department of Visual Art requires all incoming freshmen and transfer students to submit a portfolio for review.
Click here to download a pdf with instructions.
Click here to download a Department of Visual Art application form.

Artists Now!
Click here for more information on the department's new guest lecture series.

Scholarships
Information on 2009-2010 scholarships and an online application will be posted shortly.

From stone-carving to digital design, the Department of Visual Art offers a wide array of experiences to make and think art. We train the physical skills necessary for manipulating materials using the tools of the trade, but more importantly, we train the "thinking eye." In our ever-increasing world of visual communications, art and design are exciting areas of study for dedicated students.

Our department, one of the oldest and largest in the Midwest, offers an outstanding undergraduate program in visual art. Incoming students all begin with a year of Foundations classes. These core classes prepare students for an intensive college-level study of the visual arts by guiding students toward an understanding of the language used to see, to talk about, and to make art. Students who have completed Foundations may choose among three degrees: Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teacher Certification (Art Education); Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art; and Bachelor of Arts (which enables students to combine studio courses with a broader humanities component).

At the graduate level, the Department of Visual Art is committed to diverse ideas and approaches to art that foster an experimental attitude in keeping with contemporary art practice. We offer a Master of Arts (MA) degree and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in eight studio areas: Ceramics, Fiber, Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Metals, Media Arts (includes printmaking), and Sculpture. For those wishing to combine two or more media, there is an InterMedia option.

Come visit us: speak with other students, talk with the professors, and see our newly-renovated facilities!

Click here to download the Visual Art department policies.

Lee Ann Garrison, Interim Chair