Fine Art

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Art prepares students to function in a variety of artistic roles. Specifically, the goals of the program are to develop technical skills, competence in the use of media, artistic sensibility and responsiveness to aesthetic form. Students must know the major achievements and achievers in the history of art and must understand contemporary art forms and their underlying theories. They must also be able to assess the quality of works of art and the intellectual value of contemporary theory and criticism.

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The more general Bachelor of Art in Fine Art degree is for students who do not wish to pursue art as a profession but desire a solid foundation and breadth in the visual arts within a liberal arts curriculum.

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The Minor in Fine Art ("Studio Art") comprises 21 credits, including ARTF 14000 (Drawing I), ARTF 14055 (Sculpture I), ARTF 14060 (Painting I), and ARTF 24040 (Printmaking I), plus an additional 9 credits in fine art courses (prefix ARTF). To add this minor to your official transcript, please begin in the office of Advising and Academic Services in the College of the Arts, 202C Taylor Hall.

For information on graduate programs (MFA and MA) in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture, go to ...

Sculpture

Spaces for the Sculpture program are located in the renovated portions of the Art Annex (former Terrace Drive Heating Plant) near the Art Building. 

Facilities include a fullly-equipped wood shop, metal shop, spray painting booth, and clay and plaster studio, as well as a critique area on the second floor.  Faculty studios are located on the second floor, while graduate studios and senior project studios are located on the first floor.

Professors Paul O'Keeffe and Isabel Farnsworth are full-time faculty members in the sculpture program.

Painting

Undergraduate painting studios are located on the third floor of the Art Building; graduate and faculty painting studios are in Lake/Olson Hall. 

Professors Martin Ball, Gianna Commito, and Darice Polo are full-time faculty members in ithe painting program.  Adjunct faculty include Douglas Sanderson, Chuck Basham, Lorri Ott, Kelly Dietrick, and Laurie Addis.  Emeritus faculty member Craig Lucas often teaches during summer sessions.

Drawing

Drawing studios are located on the ground floor of the Art Building (109 and 114), adjacent to the drawing program offices (116).  Almost all majors in the School of Art complete a requiqred sequence of drawing courses; works from these classes are regularly on display in the ground floor and second floor public spaces.

Open drawing sessions are conducted most Fridays during the academic year, from 10am  to noon. Check in the School of Art office (330-672-2192) to confirm time and location.

Professor Darice Polo coordinates the drawing program; adjunct faculty include Juli Friedmann and Kortney Niewierski.

Printmaking

Printmaking studios in Van Deusen 110 feature classic print equipment in an airy industrial setting.   Individual spaces for seniors completing BFA projects and the photo darkroom are located on the second floor of the printmaking area. 

Professors J. Noel Reifel amd Michael Loderstedt are full-time printmaking faculty members.  Adjunct faculty include Lori Kella (photo), Michael Holihan (printmaking), and Liz Maugans (printmaking).