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Department
of Theatre, Visual Arts, and Communications
Patrick
Gagliano, Department Chair
Art
Faculty:
Associate
Professor: Bruce
Nellsmith
Assistant
Professors: Paula
Riddle, Tania
Sosiak
All
societies and all peoples have for all time created art in
order to understand the world, to document the world, and
to change the world. Most of what we know of the history,
experiences, and evolution of humanity, we have gathered from
the study of art, architecture, and artifacts. From cave paintings
to Gothic cathedrals to computer imaging, art has defined
and will continue to define humanity. The Art curriculum is
designed to prepare the student to understand and accept the
challenges of the past, embrace the present, and approach
the future with integrity and insight.
The
Art curriculum is designed to:
-
provide students with skills and experience necessary to
become active, exhibiting fine artists;
- prepare
students to pursue graduate study;
- create
young artists with the integrity, quality, and ability to
have some positive and progressive impact on the world of
art and on their community;
- expose
students to a variety of media and new technologies that
may serve to expand each artist's vision beyond the traditional
art forms.
Although
the Art curriculum places an emphasis on traditional forms
of art such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing,
students have pursued careers in advertising, museum studies,
art history, architecture, commercial and fashion design.
Other options include landscape architecture, arts management,
graphic design for television and movie studio productions,
illustration and layout design for magazines.
Course
Descriptions
Major
Requirements
Students
pursuing a B.A. degree and majoring in Art have two concentrations
from which to choose: Studio Art and Graphic Design. All students
majoring in Art must complete a total of 36 semester hours
in a prescribed course of study.
Art
Major (B.A. degree): Studio Art Concentration (33 hours)
Students
majoring in Art with a concentration in Studio Art must complete
ART 101, 102, 161, 171, 211, 221, 231, 241; six additional
hours in drawing, painting, printmaking, or clay art ceramics;
and three elective hours from the Art area, which may include
ART 220 and ART 320 for a total of 33 hours. Six hours must
be at the 300-400 level.
Art
Major (B.A. degree): Graphic Design Concentration (36 hours)
Students
majoring in Art with a concentration in Graphic Design must
complete ART 101, 161, 211, 220, 261, 264, 320, 361, 461,
464 (6 hours) for a total of 36 hours.
Art
Minor Requirements (15 hours)
The
Art minor requires 12 hours in addition to ART 181 or ART
211 for a total of 15 hours.
Core
Curriculum
The
Art courses meeting the Core Curriculum requirements in the
Fine Arts, Area E-3 (1995 Core) and Area C-3 (2005 Core) are
Art 101, Introduction to Studio Art and Art 181, Basic Arts
Concepts and Techniques.
The
Art course that meets the Core Curriculum requirements in
the Humanities, Area E-2 (1995 Core) and Area C-2 (2005 Core)
is Art 211, Art Awareness.
Course
Sequence
Each
studio course carries three semester hours credit and meets
for four hours each week. Courses should be taken in numerical
sequence in area of study.
ART
STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM
The
Department of Art offers the opportunity to receive academic
credit for study abroad through an affiliate program with
the University of Georgia Studies Abroad , Cortona , Italy
. Credit may be earned for a summer, a semester, or two semesters.
Normally, the cost of tuition, room, and board will not exceed
expenses for the same period of time on the Newberry College
campus. Most or all academic scholarships and financial aid
apply towards the cost of the program. Tuition is paid, just
as in a normal semester on campus, at Newberry College .
This
opportunity is available to majors and non-majors alike with
the recommendation of the Chair of the Division of Communication
Arts.
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