Painting
At the Sophomore level, Painting majors are introduced to the materials, concepts, representational strategies and techniques in Painting and Drawing, and guided in the understanding of mark-making, color theory, pictorial design, and perception as they develop their individual interests. Students also experiment with a variety of materials in order to explore and understand strategies for expressing meaning as they gain knowledge and familiarity in the use of the wide variety of materials that are part of contemporary art.
As Juniors and Seniors, students are introduced to recent and current theories of art and culture while they develop verbal and written skills leading to the BFA Thesis and Thesis Exhibition. Students develop a self-directed studio practice in their own studio spaces, housed in a communal studio building, while they have access to a diverse faculty with expertise in a wide variety of conceptual, material and technical strategies for making art, including traditional Painting and Drawing, installation art, 3-D and Sculpture, and other strategies taught in the School of Art and Design. The studio situation provides the basis for a strong, vibrant community of student-artists working together as they establish their interests.
The mission of the Painting Program is to foster students’ growth into working artists with an understanding of the professional art world that will prepare them for advanced study in studio art, for careers in museums, galleries, arts agencies, as critics and theorists, and as professional studio artists.
Resources in Painting
At the School of Art + Design, we're eager to help you develop into a unique artist. Our facilities include group studios, individual studios (for juniors and seniors), and large common spaces for collaborative projects, installations, and critiques. You also have access to woodshops, technology labs, the archives of the Krannert Art Museum, and the collection of the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art. The aesthetic and conceptual interests of our professors include:
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Representational painting
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Experimental painting
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Abstract painting
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Multimedia painting
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Installations
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Sculpture
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Digital media
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Photography
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Internet-based art
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Public art
Painting Curriculum Requirements
The curriculum in painting requires 122 credit hours and provides you extensive training in preparation for professional practice as an artist. The curriculum combines painting courses with Art + Design foundation courses, art history courses, electives, and general education units required by the university.
| Hours | General Education Requirements |
|---|---|
| 4 | RHET 105 or 108—Composition I |
| 3 | Advanced Composition |
| 27 | Six hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, natural sciences and technology, social and behavioral sciences, quantitative reasoning and cultural studies |
| 0-12 | Foreign language |
| 34 | Total |
| Hours | Art History |
|---|---|
| 8 | Any two of: ARTH 111, 112, 113, 114, or 115 (all meet a general education requirement) |
| 6 | Advanced art history |
| 14 | Total |
| Hours | General Art and Design |
|---|---|
| 2 | ARTF 101—Contemporary Issues in Art |
| 6 | ARTF 102 and 104—Drawing, I and II |
| 6 | ARTF 103 and 105—Design, I and II |
| 14 | Total |
| Hours | Painting |
|---|---|
| 3 | ARTS 250—Life Drawing |
| 3 | ARTS 251—Painting I |
| 3 | ARTS 254—Painting II |
| 3 | ARTS 252—Making and Meaning |
| 3 | ARTS 392—Current Art Issues Seminar |
| 4 | ARTS 350—Intermediate Studio I |
| 4 | ARTS 351—Intermediate Studio II |
| 4 | ARTS 450—Advanced Studio I |
| 4 | ARTS 451—Advanc ed Studio II |
| 31 | Total |
| Hours | Electives |
|---|---|
| 10 | General electives (see college list, no ART courses) |
| 19 | Professional and Technical Electives |
| 29 | Total |
