Department Head

Heather Rowe

Graduate Program Director

Taylor Baldwin

Graduates of the BFA program are prepared to:

establish a rigorous artistic practice that engages in multidisciplinary pursuits.
understand the role of artists on a local and global scale.
engage in community arts practices that are well researched and tied to action plans.
research and solve problems.
utilize skills working with myriad materials and processes.
demonstrate the conceptual acumen necessary to express ideas in tangible form.
engage in inclusive dialogue about a wide range of art practices and ideas.
use a clear artistic voice to articulate meaning visually, verbally and in writing.

Graduates of the MFA program are prepared to:

express an understanding of contemporary visual art.
demonstrate the intention, motivation and skills required to pursue and sustain a career as an artist.
articulate the conceptual framework that informs individual pieces, collections and overall practice.
contextualize one’s practice within the diverse landscape of global contemporary art practice.
demonstrate knowledge of intersectional discourse and methods of making.
understand how to ethically practice within the framework of community engagement.
write syllabi, formulate a teaching philosophy and think through pedagogical hurdles.
support, cultivate and participate in high-level intellectual and academic discourse.
articulate studio and conceptual concerns in writing that makes critical connections between individual works and practices and the larger contexts that inform them.
demonstrate the ability to acquire new technical and conceptual skill sets through self-education