Visual Art, B.A.

Visual Art Mission Statement
The mission of Visual Art at Westminster College is to provide a breadth of making experiences, creative and process-based, supported within the framework of a liberal arts curriculum. The visual, technical, and conceptual experiences gained in our program promote critical thinking and effective communication through the processes of aesthetic expression. The interdisciplinary nature of a liberal arts college enables students studying visual art to combine diverse interests to meet their artistic and professional goals. The art program is therefore designed for students wishing to pursue an interdisciplinary approach to their creative interests through the media and artistic practice we teach, combined with the tools of various liberal arts disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop creative projects that result in personally, socially, and/or culturally relevant products or experiences.

2. Apply the elements and principles of design within visual compositions.

3. Utilize technical problem-solving skills through the art making processes of various media.

4. Describe and analyze art within writing assignments, critiques, and discussions.

5. Evaluate contemporary and historical modes of artistic practice: process, media, subject matter, content, and communication.

6. Present and disseminate creative projects to the public via exhibition, digital or analog publication, oral presentation, and/or client or customer use.

7. Expand professional networks through participation within creative communities, internships, and/or related professional experience outside the classroom.

The visual art major is designed to meet the needs of the student who is interested in pursuing study in a variety of studio areas. Students are introduced to diverse art forms through foundation studies. First-year students must take the foundation courses prior to electives or upper-level courses. Art electives enable students to focus upon a specific concentration prior to taking the senior capstone course.

The Major in Visual Art

40 semester hours, comprising:

2D Requirements List:

3D Requirements List:

Plus, at least two additional ART electives.

8 Semester Hours

Double Majors

Students who are majoring in Visual Art as a second major may take ART304 in place of capstone.