Program Features
BA/BFA
Painting and Drawing BA and BFA students will have the opportunity to learn and understand the formal, conceptual and narrative possibilities that exist through painting and drawing, preparing them for successful careers as artists.
MFA
Our Painting and Drawing MFA program allows you to dive deeper into your practice.
Inspiring, Comprehensive Facilities
You’ll immediately start creating art in our foundation classes. Then, you’ll tailor your experience based on your career goals and interests. Get experience in each studio before choosing one or two to emphasize. You will leave well-rounded and with a creative voice to express.
Prestigious Visiting Artists
The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Series brings six to eight nationally known artists to campus each semester. Visiting artists teach a lecture class, give a presentation and provide critique.
Study Around the World
Take classes around the world taught by our School of Art faculty. Previous faculty-led trips included London, Paris, Tokyo, Italy and Greece.
Notable Courses
Color and Composition (ARTP 151)
Introduction to the making of ceramic art using the potter's wheel, with an overview of the history, aesthetics, and criticism of the ceramic vessel, focusing on high temperature glaze and firing.
Life Drawing (DRAW 202)
Drawing the figure from observation with a focus on anatomy, accuracy and the use of the figure in art.
Beginning Painting I (PANT 251)
Introduction to painting stressing the creative use of form, light, color, and space as bases for expression of observed facts..
Drawing Thesis Hours (DRAW 499)
Culminating experience in Area of Emphasis to produce work for the Capstone Art Exhibition.
Capstone Art Experience (ARTP 400)
Culminating experience in studio art. Writing, thinking, and talking about art, and planning, preparing, and presenting a Capstone Exhibition.
Huskers Do Big Things
Internships
- Heartwood Mountain Sanctuary
- Mendocino Art Center
- American Museum of Ceramic Art
Careers
- Studio Artist
- Arts Administrator
- Art Instructor
- Gallery Manager
- Illustrator
- Restoration Specialist
Graduate Schools
- Alfred University--New York State College of Ceramics
- Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Rhode Island School of Design
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
If you have questions about the Painting and Drawing, contact us.
- Contact Name
- Chris Watson
- Contact Title
- Director of Recruitment
- Phone
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