Baylor University (Baylor University Department of Art )

In an increasingly visual world, the demand for the skills of artists and designers is growing. Whether creating with paint, pencil or charcoal on canvas or paper; with tactile materials such as clay, fibers, metal or wood; with light on photographic paper; or with ixels on a computer screen - artists and designers play a key role in communicating ideas, information and aesthetics. the Department of Art at Baylor University meets the challenge of educating future generations of artists and designers with a faculty of seventeen full-time, professionally active artist/teacher/scholars, two of which hold positions as Artist in Residence. Students from freshman through senior benefit from the instruction of these seasoned artist/teachers, thus providing excellent educational opportunities for young people seeking to make the visual arts their vocation or avocation. It is rare to find full professors teaching freshman level classes as opposed to graduate assistants who teach classes in many schools.

This quality visual arts education is presented in the distinctly Christian environment which is the hallmark of Baylor University. This Christian perspective is often the main reason students and parents make Baylor University their college of choice. We would like you to consider Baylor as well for the solid instruction in the visual arts provided by talented, capable and dedicated faculty and for the quality of the artwork produced by Baylor students, many of whom go on to prestigious graduate programs and positions as artists, designers, historians and teachers throughout the United States and the world.




Facilities
The Lewis Art Building, along with the Department of Theatre Arts, is housed within the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center at 1401 South University Parks Drive. In addition to up-to-date classrooms, including fully-wired "smart rooms", computer lab, darkrooms and studios, this contemporary facility also houses the University Art Gallery and the Martin Museum of Art. These impressive exhibition halls show the work of locally-, regionally-, nationally-, and internationally-known artists as well as the annual student and art faculty shows. The Gallery and Museum augment instruction by showcasing work by distinguished practitioners in all of the disciplines taught in the department. These exhibition halls are also popular with visitors and tourists throughout the year.




Academics
Architecture
The BA in Architecture is a cooperative program with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Students attend Baylor for 3 years and WU for 4 years graduating with a BA from Baylor and a Master of Architecture from Washington University. 30 semester hours of advanced level courses (3000-5000) must be transferred from Washington University to Baylor. A grade of "C" or better is required in each course transferred from the professional school.

Art History BA
The art history program at Baylor offers undergraduates a specialization in art history as well as an academic minor in the field. There are also graduate level courses for those students working on a masters' degrees in other areas.

Art History (Minor)

Ceramic Design
wheel-throwing,hand-building techniques,stoneware reduction, raku, pit, saggar, and oxidation firing.

Graphic Design
The bachelor of fine arts program in graphic design focuses on current issues that influence the field of design. Professionally active faculty members bring current trends and inspirations into the classroom as they prepare students for a career in design education or the industry.

Painting
At Baylor, painting students spend significant time in studio classes creating original works. Students will also examine a variety of media for painting as wll as other studio arts.

Photography
black and white, color, traditional as well as alternative and non-silver processes, large format, digital, studio lighting.

Printmaking
Printmaking at Baylor includes intaglio, silkscreen, woodcut and lithography.

Sculpture
The Art department at Baylor has fully equipped woodworking and metal working studios as well as a foundry.

Fabric Design
Applied fabric surface design techniques including non-woven fiber/fabric structures, weaving, advanced surface design, silkscreen and problems in fabric design.

Studio Art Major
The BA in Studio Art provides a strong foundation in the creative, technical and historical aspects of the visual arts.

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