{"id":79,"date":"2015-07-28T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T17:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/study\/?post_type=areas&#038;p=79"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:49:12","slug":"studio-art","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/studio-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--yellow umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Majors, Minors &amp; Areas of Study<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Studio Art<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-world-as-you-see-it\">The world as you see it<\/h2><p>Art invokes insights, tells stories, records history, expresses emotions, illuminates our relationships and helps shape a complex world. Major in studio art at the University of Mary Washington and you&rsquo;ll study contemporary issues and conceptual approaches to making art. All the while, you&rsquo;ll expand your skills and your portfolio &ndash; in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking, digital media, and more.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-degree-awarded\">Degree Awarded<\/h3><p>Students majoring in studio art who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in studio art.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-areas-of-study\">Areas of Study<\/h3><p>UMW&rsquo;s bachelor&rsquo;s program in studio art will challenge you with courses in drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, animation, digital media and other media. You&rsquo;ll learn color theory, professional practices, and more.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-career-opportunities\">Career Opportunities<\/h3><p>With a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in studio art from UMW, you&rsquo;ll be prepared for such careers as graphic artist, illustrator, photographer, cartoonist, sketch artist, animator, designer, gallery owner, visual merchandiser, or art appraiser, among other possibilities.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/what-can-i-do-with-this-major\/studio-art\/\">See Career Paths<div class=\"arrow\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internships\">Internships<\/h3><p>A rich arts community in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas, including Richmond and Washington, D.C., offers many internship opportunities. UMW students have gained work experience at&nbsp;the UMW Galleries, LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Sophia Street Studios, the Visual Arts Center, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and at galleries and museums in Washington.<\/p><div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Honors<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>To qualify for honors in studio art, you must have a 3.5 grade-point average in the major and a 3.25 average overall. You&rsquo;ll participate in all phases of a senior exhibition (including&nbsp; planning and selecting work, installation, advertising, reception, and de-installation) and in a studio art faculty group critique.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Requirements<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.umw.edu\/undergraduate\/majors\/studio-art\/#requirementstext\">studio art major<\/a>&nbsp;requires 42 credits, including 15 in required courses, 21 in medium-specific studio courses, and 6 in art history. Studio art majors are also required to participate in a major assessment before their senior year, and a senior assessment involving either an exhibition or an exit portfolio.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Scholarships<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The Department of Art and Art history hosts a number of competitive&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/art\/scholarship-descriptions\/\">scholarships<\/a>&nbsp;in studio art. Studio art majors wishing to be considered for scholarships must demonstrate outstanding work in studio coursework. Recipients will file an artist statement and images with the scholarship coordinator.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":201,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"creator":[2],"class_list":{"0":"post-79","1":"areas","2":"type-areas","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"department-art","7":"key-major","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Studio Art - Majors, Minors, and Areas of Study<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/studio-art\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Studio Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The world as you see itArt invokes insights, tells stories, records history, expresses emotions, illuminates our relationships and helps shape a complex world. 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