The Painting and Drawing Area is committed to training vibrant, self motivated students toward producing work which is personally meaningful and critically viable. The BFA program in Painting and Drawing may be imagined as an inverted funnel which begins with structured investigations of materials and processes, and widens to encourage analytical problem solving, conceptual thinking, and unconventional approaches to two-dimensional image making. See course descriptions and degree plan. Juniors and seniors are required to work in their studios on Tuesdays and Thursdays for nine consecutive hours each day. This intensive studio practice is supplemented by a broad range of electives, art history classes, visiting artist lectures, and discussions of contemporary issues and ideas.
Departmental support is available through scholarships and internships.