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Become a skilled, practiced and expressive artist with a BA in Art at Webster University. Our interdisciplinary curriculum prepares you with the skills and knowledge needed to go on to graduate study or a design career. Along with working within your selected studio focus, you will study history, theory, materials and tools, idea development and more.
Our campus is home to many studio spaces dedicated to the arts, from ceramics to photography and so much more. You will find a home to hone your craft at Webster University. Our faculty and staff are also working, professional artists, ready to not only lead you through your coursework, but provide real-world advice for aspiring artists and designers.
Students pursuing this Bachelor of Arts in Art degree will:
- Become familiar with the rich tradition of the visual arts.
- Gain an understanding of the tools and materials available to artists as a means of personal expression.
- Explore the fundamental concepts that unify all art.
- Learn infinite variations and alternative ways of looking, seeing, finding and discovering creative approaches to art.
Through our BA in Art degree, you will explore a variety of media, learning the techniques
and expressive opportunities unique to each. Primary focus in the program is on helping
you find your own creative and conceptual voice and discovering ways to visually communicate
your thoughts and ideas.
In this program, you will complete 15 hours of coursework in one of the following:
- Ceramics
- Fibers
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Time-Based Art
In addition to your studies, you will enjoy access to a campus that is unique as you are. Webster University is home to students who are not only part of a thriving art community, but talented dancers, enthralling thespians, engaging leaders and so many others who are passionate about their studies. Along with our captivating campus productions, you will be living within the thriving art scene in St. Louis, home to the St. Louis Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Muny and The St. Louis Ballet, just to name a few. You will find no shortage of inspiration and opportunities to explore art and culture close to campus.
Choose Webster for a BA in Art
Successful graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Art program will be able to:
- Express an individual, creative voice through an artistic practice that engages with contemporary global art and design discourse.
- Implement the formal vocabularies of art and design as a foundation for artistic dialogue.
- Practice drawing as a means to develop ideas.
- Draw upon the history of art and design as a wellspring for ideas, solutions and meaning within one's own artistic practice.
- Analyze and discuss art and design through discipline-specific vocabularies and methods.
- Display growth and competency in artistry and technical skills across a variety of artistic media and processes.
First-Year Exhibition
As an Art major, you will embark on a first-year exhibition project in the spring of your first year. The first-year exhibition is an opportunity for you to display your work with your first-year cohort in a group exhibition with a public reception. This offers an exciting opportunity to consider your progress and direction as you celebrate your accomplishments.
Senior Overview and Show
Art majors must successfully complete a senior overview and participate in the senior show held at the end of the Spring semester in the Cecille R. Hunt Gallery. The senior overview usually consists of work done during the final semester of your senior year in one of your chosen studio areas.
The work can be either a part of a regular studio course or a studio-related independent study. The instructor for that course becomes your senior overview advisor. Work submitted is subject to approval by your senior overview advisor and the director for the senior show. Art majors graduating at the completion of a Summer term are expected to exhibit in the show prior to completion of coursework.
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