{"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":"\n<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>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-world-as-you-see-it\">The world as you see it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<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\u2019ll study contemporary issues and conceptual approaches to making art. All the while, you\u2019ll expand your skills and your portfolio \u2013 in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking, digital media, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-degree-awarded\">Degree Awarded<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students majoring in studio art who complete all requirements earn the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in studio art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-areas-of-study\">Areas of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UMW\u2019s bachelor\u2019s program in studio art will challenge you with courses in drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, painting, animation, digital media and other media. You\u2019ll learn color theory, professional practices, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-career-opportunities\">Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bachelor\u2019s degree in studio art from UMW, you\u2019ll 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>\n\n\n\n<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>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-internships\">Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<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>\n\n\n\n<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\u2019ll 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 v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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 it Art invokes insights, tells stories, records history, expresses emotions, illuminates our relationships and helps shape a complex world. 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