B.A. degree in art provides a comprehensive liberal arts education coupled with professional resident instruction in art. Depending on each student’s objectives and course choices, this degree provides preparation for a professional career, a foundation for graduate studies, or a liberal arts education in art.
Each student must select an area of concentration from one of the following: ceramic arts, 画 and painting, 新媒体, 摄影, 版画, 或雕塑. The bachelor of arts degree requires thorough preparation and is intended to develop a level of competence that will enable persons who wish to pursue professional careers in art to prepare themselves for specialized graduate studies, specialized professional training, and/or immediate participation in creative work.
Students have many resources available for developing a broad base of experiences to inform their work. Field trips to Philadelphia, 纽约, 和华盛顿, DC, support contemporary views of artists working today. International studies through art department embedded study abroad help to broaden students’ perspectives and develop mentoring relationships with art faculty. 来访的艺术家, 批评, 研讨会, and exhibition opportunities on campus all support students’ preparedness for professional life as an artist.
Led by faculty members who are practicing visual artists and scholars of contemporary art, the program additionally is accredited by NASAD.
Media Concentrations
The 艺术 major at Penn State 阿宾顿 offers six areas of concentration:
- 画 & 绘画 is dedicated to an interdisciplinary, multimedia approach that embraces painting, 画, 安装, and computer-generated image-making.
- 版画 classes cover work in relief (linoleum and woodcut), etching, monotype, and collagraph. Advanced projects include color, photo processes, large-scale printing, and digital 版画.
- 雕塑 includes classes on the figure as well as work in: wood, metal, molding, casting, carving.
- 陶瓷 welcomes both functional and sculptural approaches to the art form, with work in: pottery, 粘土, 轮扔, 手工打造.
- newMedia is visual art crafted with digital tools with work in: physical computing, 制造, 设计, 网络, 图形, 互动, 三维建模, 动画.
- 摄影 combines chemical darkroom and digital imaging techniques with a wide range of camera exploration.
You also can combine the 艺术 curriculum with a minor to enrich your program and give you flexibility in career choices.
Welcome, U艺术s Students!
Penn State 阿宾顿 provides exciting and affordable options for current University of 艺术s (U艺术s) students and those who planned to begin their college experience there this fall.
- Waived application fee
- Expedited transcript and financial aid reviews to keep U艺术s students on track for graduation
- Dedicated transfer, first year admissions, and financial aid counselors to work with students