The foundations program in Studio Art and Art History prepares students for study in all the visual arts disciplines. The Art Department encourages interdisciplinary undergraduate studies in visual art. All first-year art majors take foundations courses in Studio Art and Art History. Foundations courses provide connections to disciplines within the visual arts, to general studies, and to personal experience. Foundations courses provide building blocks for students to succeed in any Department of Art program.
Experienced faculty teach foundations courses.
Professionally active artists, they provide students with models for the professional art world. The same faculty members teach upper-level courses. As a result, students receive foundations that directly prepare them for upper level work. Studio courses Foundations studio courses include 2D Fundamentals, 3D Fundamentals and Drawing Fundamentals. Instructors demonstrate safe and effective ways to use tools and materials.