2007-2008 Art Program (ART)

Faculty: David Baddley, Craig Glidden, Catherine Kuzminski

Program Goals

Students will be exposed to, and gain experience in, a wide variety of fine art disciplines and ideas.
Students will learn and develop the skills required to produce artwork of technical quality.
Students will develop the sensitivity, understanding, and insight to produce artwork which is personally meaningful and creatively expressive.
Students will develop the ability to write and speak articulately about their own and other’s artwork.
Students will learn skills needed for preparing, publicizing, and hanging art exhibits.
Students will learn to produce materials for professional presentation of their art for the purposes of gaining acceptance into exhibits, finding gallery representation, applying for grants, seeking publication and applying for graduate school.

Objectives

The Art Program offers an academic major and a teaching major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, as well as an academic minor and a teaching minor. The program provides courses for students wishing to concentrate in teaching and performance, for students with an avocational interest in performing and studio arts, and for students who plan to pursue graduate studies in art.

The program is designed to give students the skills and confidence in their abilities needed to produce works of art. To this end, students are given general knowledge about art and art history and are schooled in the techniques of drawing, painting, photography, and pottery. Students are encouraged to use and expand their imagination and to express their ideas creatively.

Program Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in courses required for the Art major. With the approval of the instructor, students may repeat specified studio courses for additional credit.

Academic Major

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Art major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Art majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Upper Division Art Courses	11
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary ART 475 Studio Seminar	4 4 3
IV.	Electives	20
	Additional hours of ART course work	20
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MAJOR		55

Recommended Plan of Study for Art Majors

In order to complete all major requirements, Art majors should plan to take art courses in the following stages, in conjunction with other required courses and electives.

Freshman-Sophomore

ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE
ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE
ART 110 Survey of Art, LE
ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE
ART 180 Photography, LE
ART 209 Composition and Design

These courses should be completed before or during the fourth semester—or spring of sophomore year—in which the student submits his or her portfolio for matriculation in the art department.

Sophomore-Junior

ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism
ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary
ART 350 Methods of Art for the Secondary Schools
(Art Teaching Majors only)
Additional Art History Course required for BFA emphasis.

Senior

ART 475 Studio Seminar (Spring semester only)

Teaching Major

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Art teaching major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Art Teaching majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Upper Division Art Courses	14
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary ART 350 Methods of Teaching Art in the Secondary Schools ART 475 Studio Seminar	4 4 3 3
IV.	Electives	17
	Additional hours of ART course work	17
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE TEACHING MAJOR		55

Academic Minor

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Required Courses	12
	ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 209 Composition and Design ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism (4) or ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary (4)	2 3 3 4
II.	Electives	10
	Additional hours of ART course work	10
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MINOR		22

Teaching Minor

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Required Courses	15
	ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 209 Composition and Design ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism (4) or ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary (4) ART 350 Methods of Teaching Art in Secondary Schools	2 3 3 4 3
II.	Electives	7
	Additional hours of ART course work	7
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE TEACHING MINOR		22

Academic Major for Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Students apply for acceptance into the Bachelor of Fine Arts program by declaring an area of emphasis and submitting a portfolio during Spring Semester of the sophomore year. The portfolio should reflect the applicant’s intended area of emphasis and should contain 8-12 examples of artwork that the student has produced while at Westminster College. The portfolio is due by the Friday before spring break in the main office of the School of Arts and Sciences. The BFA admissions committee will review the portfolios and notify students prior to registration for the Fall Semester. Students who art not accepted may continue working as art majors in the BA track, and are encouraged to reapply again the following year. Transfer students will follow this same process for acceptance to the BFA track, except that the portfolio may contain artwork produced while studying at other institutions of higher education.

Painting and Drawing Emphasis

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Fine Arts major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Fine arts majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	These courses should be completed before or during the fourth semester (spring of sophomore year), during which students submit their portfolios for acceptance into the BFA program. ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Studio Art Courses	22
	ART 202 Intermediate Drawing ART 205 Figure Drawing ART 206 Figure Painting ART 302 Intermediate Painting ART 303 Advanced Painting ART 390 Collage and Assemblage ART 475 Studio Seminar (This course should be taken during spring semester of student’s last year.)	2 4 4 3 3 3 3
IV.	Art History Courses	12
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary ART 312 Art Since 1945	4 4 4
V.	Elective Art Courses	10
	Additional hours of ART course work	10
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH PAINTING AND DRAWING EMPHASIS		68

Pottery Emphasis

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Fine Arts major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Fine arts majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	These courses should be completed before or during the fourth semester (spring of sophomore year), during which students submit their portfolios for acceptance into the BFA program. ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Upper Division Studio Art Courses	21
	ART 301 Intermediate Pottery ART 304 Primitive Pottery ART 305 Raku Pottery ART 309 Handbuilt Pottery ART 330 Advanced Pottery ART 335 Ceramic Sculpture ART 475 Studio Seminar (This course should be taken during spring semester of student’s last year.)	3 3 3 3 3 3 3
IV.	Art History Courses	12
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary ART 315 History of Pottery	4 4 4
V.	Elective Art Courses	11
	Additional hours of ART course work	11
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH POTTERY EMPHASIS		68

Photography Emphasis

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Fine Arts major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Fine arts majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	These courses should be completed before or during the fourth semester (spring of sophomore year), during which students submit their portfolios for acceptance into the BFA program. ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Upper Division Studio Art Courses	21
	ART 320 Digital Imaging ART 321 Digital Media Survey ART 379 Intermediate Photography ART 380 Advanced Photography ART 382 Experimental Photography (offered once every other year) ART 383 Color Photography (offered once every other year) ART 475 Studio Seminar (This course should be taken during spring semester of student’s last year.)	3 3 3 3 3 3 3
IV.	Art History Courses	12
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary ART 318 History of Photography	4 4 4
V.	Elective Art Courses	11
	Additional hours of ART course work	11
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH PHOTOGRAPHY EMPHASIS		68

Studio Arts Emphasis

Liberal Education Courses	Credit Hours
The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Fine Arts major: ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE	2 2 3 3 3

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Fine arts majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Art Courses	16
	These courses should be completed before or during the fourth semester (spring of sophomore year), during which students submit their portfolios for acceptance into the BFA program. ART 101 Beginning Drawing, LE ART 103 Beginning Painting, LE ART 110 Survey of Art, LE ART 148 Fundamentals of Pottery, LE ART 180 Photography, LE ART 209 Composition and Design	2 2 3 3 3 3
III.	Studio Art Courses	23
	ART 202 Intermediate Drawing ART 301 Intermediate Pottery ART 302 Intermediate Painting ART 320 Digital Imaging ART 335 Ceramic Sculpture ART 340 Printmaking ART 379 Intermediate Photography ART 390 Collage and Assemblage	2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
IV.	Art History Courses	12
	ART 310 Art History: Renaissance to Impressionism ART 311 Art History: Impressionism to Contemporary Additional Art History Course	4 4 4
V.	Elective Art Courses	9
	Additional hours of ART course work	9
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH STUDIO ARTS EMPHASIS		68