Fine Arts/Studio Arts
Fine Arts/Studio Arts could be defined as: The making of works of art involving various materials and processes, the knowledge of art objects in relation to cultural meaning, and the critical evaluation of art products, are the basic aspects of visual art programs experiences. Studio work is the foundation upon which each of these experiences is based. From the technical and creative aspects of art production flow various functions, meaning and special knowledge.
Fine Arts/Studio Arts as a Major at Notre Dame College
The student interested in the visual arts has four options Example of core courses in Fine Arts/Studio Arts Major: within the fine arts department: studio, art, art education, graphic communication or graphic arts. AR 101 Drawing I AR 114 Introduction to Graphic Design The majors seek to help the student develop his or her AR 209 Black & White Photography I particular strengths in the chosen major and to prepare for AR 221 Basic Design a career in a field of visual arts either as a working artist, AR 222 Color and Design art educator or graphic designer. AR 311 Art History I AR 312 Art History II The strong program in computer graphics and multimedia AR 325 Print Making I will enhance all art majors and lead to entry-level positions AR 341 Painting I in the area of graphic design, web design, multimedia design AR 491 Senior Studio I or a combination of computer-based design work. AR 492 Senior Studio II
Graduate Programs Work Performed
Listed below are just a few of the universities in Ohio with a Studio Arts and Fine Arts graduates can be employed in masters program in Art, Graphic Communication or related commercial and private firms, government, industry, and field: education fields. Some become self-employed professional • Antioch University McGregor artists and crafts people. • Bowling Green State University • Kent State University Programs of study in the department prepare you for careers in • Miami University the visual arts, graphic or advertising design. • Ohio University • Ohio State University Employment in a museum/gallery or as an art program director, crafts program director, studio artist, designer, and art • University of Akron administrator are among many other possibilities. • University of Cincinnati
Personal Qualifications Professional Organizations
• Imagination Many national groups serve artists who work in one kind of • Dedication medium or in one subject: • Concentration • Alliance of Artists’ Communities • Self-knowledge • American Institute of Graphic Arts • Love of Art • The Art Association • Ambition • American Watercolor Society • Should have keen awareness of shape, color, mood, • College Art Association design, and texture • Society of Animal Artists • Should have talent, perseverance and confidence • Society of Illustrators
“The value of photograph can be summed up this way; one of the very first things people try to save when their house is on fire or when flood waters lap at their door is the family photo album.” ––Lowell Anson Kenyon, Executive Director, Council of Fine Art Photography, Bethesda, Maryland Related Career Titles for Accounting Majors
Advertising Artist Bookplate Artist Fashion Artist/Designer
Motion Picture Artist Advertising Designer CAD Designer
Filmmaker Motion Picture Scenic Designer Aerial Photographer
Calligrapher Floral Designer Municipal Graphic Designer
Airbrush Artist Car and Bus Card Artist Freelance Letter/Designer
Mural Artist Animator Caricaturist
Furniture Designer Graphic Designer Photojournalist
Art Conservator Color Expert Graphist
Printing Designer Art Consultant Copyist
Greeting Card Artist Printing Layout Artist Art Critic
Costume and Mask Designer Illustrator Product Designer/Illustrator
Art Dealer Courtroom Sketcher Impressionist
Quick Sketch Artist Art Director Decorator
Interior Decorator Art Therapist Display Designer
Landscape Architect Stencil Cutter Book Jacket Designer
Display Painter Layout Artist Still Photographer
Textile Designer Assistant Curator Editorial Illustrator
Magazine Designer/Illustrator Topographer Auctioneer Transporter
Engraver Mannequin Decorator Toy Designer
Museum Artist Antiques Dealer Cartoonist
Gallery Owner Newspaper Artist Architechtural Model Builder
Catalog Illustrator Gemologist CD Cover Designer
Glass Blower Newspaper Layout Artist Architectural Model Builder
Ceramic Artist Graphic Arts Technician Photographer
Art Buyer Cinematographer Motion Picture Animator
Art Exhibition Coordinator Internet Homepage Designer Art Historian
Audio Visual Artist/Designer Environmental Designer Billboard Artist
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Information compiled from various sources including, but not limited to: Chronicle Career Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Baldwin-Wallace College, and Western Carolina University.