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Degrees in Visual Arts Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Art Education for All-Level Certification Undergraduate studies in Art Education is offered toward the Bachelor of Arts degree through the Department of Visual Arts. A comprehensive and balanced program in art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and studio art production is designed to provide competencies in art education commensurate with the guidelines and standards of the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Art Education Association, and the National Art Education Association. Master of Arts in Art Education
If you wish to pursue a degree in art history, you will receive a broad liberal arts base with a strong foundation in the history of art through specific period courses. Opportunities to study abroad during the summer are available. This program leads to graduate study, which is recommended for this discipline. Dr. John Calabrese has devised the following exciting six credit hour international study abroad courses:
The Graphic Design major (formerly Advertising Design) prepares students for a wide variety of careers in advertising and graphic design. Through a rigorous investigation of typography, the relationship between text and image, visual communication theory, publication design, package design, interactive design, together with problem solving techniques and professional practices students develop a wide range of valuable skills. Students receive a comprehensive technical foundation and become proficient in the Macintosh operating system using Adobe software.
In the studio arts students may concentrate in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and intermedia. There are many opportunities to participate in exhibitions on campus, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the North Texas region. The Ceramics program teaches skills that allow students to become increasingly self-sufficient as artists. Once basic techniques are learned, students are challenged to expand their notions about how clay can be used, and understand their reasons for expressing themselves with it. The department is inclusive of both sculptural and functional approaches to clay (students are expected to develop a full vocabulary of skills before focusing on any particular one). Basic skills that are taught include throwing, handbuilding, moldmaking, clay and glaze chemistry, kiln building, and a wide variety of firing and surfacing methods. Intermedia PAPERMAKING/BOOKMAKING: In this studio there is a wet studio off the main studio with a Hollander Beater and a Hydraulic Press for making paper. There are facilities for doing sheet formed and caste paper work and in the Bookmaking section there is a Vendercook SP1500 press and Leterpress type. Painting The painting program at Texas Woman's University provides a strong foundation of basic techniques and concepts while developing critical thinking skills and original imagery. Undergraduate Painting majors may choose either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree culminates in an exhibition in the Visual Arts Galleries. The Master of Arts and the Master of F ine Arts are offered at the graduate level. All painting students receive feedback through group critiques and individualized instructor interaction. Field trips to galleries, museums and artist lectures in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex comprise an important part of the painting curriculum.
Photography The photography department is an intimate environment emphasizing a creative approach to imagemaking while focusing on, but not limited to, feminist issues. Discussions of assigned readings, image presentations and intense group critiques create a balance between theory and practice. The curriculum offers a variety of courses and concentrations in black and white, color, alternative processes, installation, digital technologies and bookarts. Students take an active role in determining and implementing the curriculum at the Graduate level. The photography program provides a place to explore ideas, develop skills, evolve as an artist, articulate critical concerns, develop networks and discuss teaching philosophies. Students are empowered to take risks, establish a broad vision of the field and develop a personal voice/working method.
Sculpture The Sculpture Program is geared towards the development of both technical and conceptual skills relevant to three-dimensional exploration, specifically object making and installation. Students will gain an understanding of basic sculptural processes and materials including working with wood, plaster and metal fabrication. Crossing over disciplines and alternative ways of making are encouraged and supported. Concurrent to becoming familiar with a broad range of materials and processes, critical skills are refined through in depth group critiques, assigned reading and discussion sessions, and individual guidance. An energetic and open atmosphere is maintained to encourage experimentation and risk taking.
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