What Can I Do With a Major In Art?

UGA Specific Information for Art

Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (BFA) are guided by accomplished artists/professors to pursue their goals in emphasis areas including Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, Fabric Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Jewelry and Metalwork, Photography, Printmaking & Book Arts, Scientific Illustration, and Sculpture. Students with a Bachelor of Arts degree (AB) in Interdisciplinary Art & Design (formerly AB Studio Art) are guided in this same way and have the opportunity to combine their interests in multiple fine art emphases and additional disciplines. Minors include: Art History, Studio Art, and Design & Media. 

Animation

The program of study leading to the degree Bachelor of Fine Art with an emphasis in Animation is designed to develop a strong foundation in art history and creative art practice with a focus on the tools and techniques of animation. The degree provides the development of skills for application in gallery exhibitions as well as professional applications in animation graphics for entertainment and business. Students complete a capstone project demonstrating their achievement in developing mature and cohesive work.

Ceramics

The Ceramics program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art aims to help each student develop a personal style and individual expression using clay as his or her primary material. Both utilitarian and sculptural approaches are taught. Ceramics students develop a working knowledge of the various techniques of the ceramic process including clay and glaze formulation, kiln building and firing, throwing on the potter’s wheel, and numerous methods of hand forming. It exposes students to a wide range of contemporary and historical examples of ceramic art. Students at all levels are encouraged to enter competitive shows and attend workshops and national conferences.

Drawing & Painting

The Drawing and Painting program exposes students to a full range of aesthetic and intellectual pedagogy. Through research, experimentation, and critique, students master basic drawing and painting skills and begin to address art's relationship to contemporary issues and ideas. They investigate various types of media including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil, graphite, aqueous media, oil, and acrylic paint. Generous access to classroom and studio space supports student learning.

Fabric Design

The Fabric Design program allows students to learn the various aspects of fabric design. Courses include instruction in the design process, woven structure, surface printing, material exploration, and various non-woven techniques. The program emphasizes studies in drawing, painting, and color as a way of building the foundation for individual artistic expression.

Graphic Design

The Graphic Design area prepares students to communicate ideas and experiences across various media by integrating visual and textual content. Professional graphic design practice is diverse and dynamic; thus, the Graphic Design program of study stresses a strong grounding in design and communication fundamentals like typography, information hierarchy, concept development, and visual exploration.

Interior Design

The Interior Design program supports training in the field of interior design at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Interior Design is a service profession, that deals largely with people and their needs. There is a wide range of specialties in both, residential and non-residential design. Most of our graduates are affiliated with architectural and medium to large-scale non-residential interior design firms. Others pursue careers in residential design. A significant number seek advanced degrees in architectural, industrial, or interior design.

Interdisciplinary Art & Design AB (formerly Studio Art)

The Interdisciplinary Art and Design program is a degree option that allows students to discover a variety of media and techniques associated with studio art and design disciplines while maintaining the flexibility to build a more interdisciplinary program of study through elective coursework outside of Art. The Interdisciplinary Art and Design degree is intended for students who wants to study art and design while having the ability to build a degree program with increased choice in academic and elective courses over a wider range of disciplines and offerings than is afforded by the more focused BFA programs

Jewelry & Metalwork

The Jewelry and Metalwork program is an inclusive program of study where students explore and develop technical competencies and conceptual directions. Through an intensive course of study, students gain an appreciation for the history and global trajectory within the field of jewelry and metalwork while also considering the larger arts, crafts, and design movements.

Photography & Expanded Media 

The Photography and Expanded Media program has a deep commitment to analog and digital technologies, and the intersection of the two, The areas span all lens-based practices; from darkroom processes to the latest in digital technology, video, sound, and installation. The program encourages all levels of students to generate innovative work within the medium. The program typically has approximately thirty undergraduate students and four full-time faculty who teach across the mediums. 

Printmaking & Book Arts

The Printmaking and Book Arts program develops technical competence in the diverse skills associated with most major fine-art printmaking processes. Such processes include intaglio, relief, screen printing, digital printing, letterpress, book arts, papermaking, and lithography. The area of Printmaking and Book Arts provides students with the opportunity to conduct intensive investigations in a professional studio environment. It encourages students to pursue exhibitions with professional galleries and juried competitions.

Scientific Illustration

The Scientific Illustration program at the Lamar Dodd School of Art instructs students in the use of artwork as a visual tool of communication in the service of education, specifically in the field of biological and medical illustration. The production of illustrations of measured accuracy, conceptualized illustrations, and diagrammatic illustrations enable communication between scientist and author, teacher and student, or physician and patient.

Sculpture & Technology

Sculpture and Technology at the University of Georgia is invested in the making of objects and the transformation of space. Courses in Sculpture and Technology examine the history of the medium while also looking to its future. The program provides resources in order to explore process and material as a way to think critically about the production and reception of contemporary sculpture. For material investigation, students work in metal, wood and casting, while considering the expanded field, including site specificity, video, performance, and computing. This exploration is further supported by a discussion of skill application and current professional practices. The Sculpture and Technology area creates an environment of sustained investigation.

 

 

 

Source: https://art.uga.edu/

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