The business of Art offers practical knowledge to pave the way for the future as a professional. Students are guided by faculty advisors in the planning and execution and presentation of work in their Graduate Exhibition. Students will work with more diverse mediums including the traditional and non-traditional methods of creating and solving design problems. The course enables students to explore their interests and abilities in art by working in media including pencil, charcoal, pastel, and brush. The focus of the studio sessions will be on skill development in drawing and composition.
Students learn the basics from building an armature through modeling the clay form.
The second session, Sculpture II, will focus on more advanced skills in casting work from a finished clay piece. This course is designed for high school students who intend to study art at specialized art colleges or universities. Its primary purpose is to improve the quality of student work and to assist in the admissions process to the college of their choice. Teaching focuses an areas in each student portfolio which need improving. The content of the course is modeled after professional art school admissions requirements.