2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts

About the Program

The Fine Arts program at NESADSU supports a broad investigation of the possibilities open to the developing artist and trains you to become an active participant in the contemporary arts community. You’ll spend the first portion of the program developing a solid grounding in traditional and current visual precedents, in such disciplines as observational drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. With that foundation, you’ll learn to rethink how to approach your work, through investigating content and placing your vision within the context of contemporary art movements. An extraordinary amount of personal interaction with fine arts faculty members will aid you in discovering and developing your particular interests and strengths. Within the final two years of study, students generally focus on any number of studio disciplines in developing their thesis work. Active involvement with the professional activities of fine artists, through junior- and senior-level seminars that involve the region’s galleries, museums and curators, will ultimately bring you to full participation and engagement with your chosen discipline.