Art: Studio Art BA, BFA
Turn your creative passions into a profession.
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As you master your craft, learn about the business of making art.
Our world-class faculty, who are practicing artists, will guide you through personalized education and hands-on experiences.
Career Opportunities
- Practicing Artist
- Design Entrepreneur
- Art/Creative Director
- Art Teacher
- Production Artist
- Arts Organization Administrator
Why Art Studio? | Why Our Program?
- We offer two degree options: a Bachelor of Arts for broad-based knowledge and a Bachelor of Fine Arts for in-depth professional training.
- Choose from eight concentrations: ceramics, digital media, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture.
- All art majors begin by completing the foundations program, a comprehensive series of courses in drawing and design.
- Topics covered in the BA in studio art curriculum and the BFA in studio art curriculum include: drawing, two-dimensional design, digital media, art history, three-dimensional design and modern and contemporary art.
Are you an art transfer student? We have a portfolio review process that will assist you in transferring your credits.
Our Art Faculty
![Craig Bachman](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-02/180927_craig_bachman_009-360x460.jpg?itok=_mI-FALB)
Mr. Craig R. Bachman
- Professor
![Nancy Bockbrader](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-09/230823_nancy_bockbrader_004-360x460.jpg?itok=Zmac-M4C)
Ms. Nancy K. Bockbrader
- Professor
![Doug Bosch](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2021-04/210309_doug_bosch_007.jpg?itok=8TFVPX_7)
Mr. Douglas A. Bosch
- Professor
![Stephen Fisher](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2022-11/221003_stephen_fisher_003.jpg?itok=VrWFN4B0)
Mr. Stephen E. Fisher
- Professor
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Mr. Heemong Kim
- Professor
![William Martin](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-09/230823_bill_martin_003-360x460.jpg?itok=Wf0BbPeE)
Mr. William G. Martin
- Professor
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Amy Montali
- Professor
![Sara Picard](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2024-07/sara-picard-360x460-profile.jpg?itok=b8kNEPxU)
Dr. Sara M. Picard
- Associate Professor
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Dianne M. Reilly
- Professor
![Natasha Seaman](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-09/230823_natasha_seaman_004-360x460.jpg?itok=eoyI6dU4)
Dr. Natasha Seaman
- Professor
![Rebecca Shipe](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2022-11/221013_rebecca_shipe_001-360x460.jpg?itok=ZUmpvY0-)
Dr. Rebecca Shipe
- Associate Professor
![Richard Whitten](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-02/230207_richard_whitten_001-360x460.jpg?itok=oGx_DlQw)
Richard C. Whitten
- Professor
![Cheryl Williams](/sites/default/files/styles/width_260/public/2023-03/cheryl-williams-360x460.jpg?itok=NUPXrrGi)
Dr. Cheryl L. Williams
- Professor Emerita
Hear From a Student
![Liping Zhang](/sites/default/files/styles/width_360/public/2024-09/188x250px-liping-zhang.jpg?itok=vpySUYdF)
Liping Zhang
“Sitting at the potter’s wheel, I forget the outside world. I sit at the wheel and everything becomes calm. It’s just me and my hands and the clay.”
– Art Major, with Concentrations in Ceramics and Metalsmithing/Jewelry
Turn Artmaking into a Career
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One of the most widely held clichés in the art world is that if you're an artist, the probability's high that you're going to starve.
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Take the Next Step!
Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@tccestates.com
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall
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