in oil (Art 345) and water-based media (Art 320) offer a variety of approaches to painting. The Painting track's main goal is for students to develop a visual philosophy based on exploring various media and processes of painting during the first years of the track. Students taking these courses explore the roles that technique, concept, and meaning play in relation to their own, individual expression.
ART 345 – Intro to Oil
Art 320 – Water Media
*Both courses are offered both Fall and Spring Semesters
BOTH courses are required for Painting Track Students
Watermedia
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Intro To Oil
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Upper Level & Senior Painting Courses
represent the repeatable upper-level courses in the undergraduate painting sequence, emphasizing the development of a personal painting language. While the instructor's interaction with you will be highly individualized, this class will involve regular group critiques and discussions focusing on work you produce, contemporary and historical painting and studio practice, and contemporary art criticism. It will also call on you to continue to hone your critical thinking and communication skills as you synthesize and articulate constructive feedback to your classmates.
ART 650 – Advanced Painting Topics I
ART 653 – Advanced Painting Methods I
*Painting Area of Focus includes 9CR minimum at the 600-level. Each course is repeatable, so taking 12CR of 600-level painting courses is possible and encouraged as schedules permit.
* Final BFA Semester. While taking that, you will also enroll in ART 410, which is the BFA Exhibition / Portfolio Presentation course.
** One of the Upper Level courses is offered during both between fall and spring semesters, so one will be taught during your final semester, whether you will be graduating in the fall or spring.
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Special Topic Courses
are designed to be taken by both Painting Track students, as well as non-painting track students who are interested in continuing their development through more experimental painting-related materials, methods, and ideas. Themes, concepts, and materials are explored in related to contemporary issues and historical models in both courses; 561 focuses on content first and how materials can support those ideas; 570 is driven by non-conventional art materials, leading to content and an understanding of painting's relationship to other media. These Special Topics courses, whether taken separately or as a sequence, provide a wide range of expressive possibilities, and help to foster further development of your critical thinking skills.
ART 570 – Painting Material and Application
** recommended for Painting Area Focus Students
*** Recommended to anyone who has taken either Art 320 or Art 345
* Junior or Senior Status Recommended if haven't taken Art 320 or Art 345
(All Special Topic Courses 500 level Are Repeatable)
ART 561 – Painting Theme and Variation
* Pre-Req ART 320 or ART 345
** recommended for Painting Area Focus Students
*** Can be taken by anyone who has taken either Art 320 or Art 345
(All Special Topic Courses 500 level Are Repeatable)
Painting Materials and Application
Painting Theme and Variation
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Painting Area of Focus | Track Overview
Art 320 – Water Media
Art 345 – Introduction to Oil Painting
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Minium of 3 semesters of 600 Level Painting 9CR with 12CR being recommended Art – 650 | 653|
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Students must take their final 3 credits in their Area of Focus / Track during the same semester as ART 410 for their BFA Exhibition.
ART 410 - BFA Exhibition – Course builds an awareness of professional practices and emphasizes the production and exhibition of a final portfolio of the student’s art work. Development of evaluative skills involved in the resolution and presentation of a body of individual work.
