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STUDIO ARTS

Degrees Offered

Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)

Who We Are

The Studio Arts Department delivers all fine art classes required to achieve the AFA and BFA degrees.  The courses are divided into five areas of focus including painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry/metals, and sculpture. 

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Objectives

The AFA studio arts curriculum is designed so the student has a comprehensive studio arts experience. During the first year of study students are introduced to foundation art courses including 2D Design, 3D Design, and Drawing I and II. These courses emphasize basic studio skills, critical thinking, and self-motivation skills needed to succeed in the program. In the second year of study students are required to take four introduction to studio courses, two courses in the two-dimensional art concentrations of painting, printmaking, and photography and two courses in the three-dimensional art concentrations of ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry. Students nearing completion of the AFA studio arts degree may wish to apply for admission to the BFA studio arts program.

The BFA studio arts program offers students the opportunity for advanced study in two or three-dimensional arts. Students have the choice of focusing on a single or double concentration in the two-dimensional studio art area or the option of working in both two-dimensional/three-dimensional arts as part of an interdisciplinary studio art concentration. IAIA’s program offers several specialized courses in studio arts designed so the student can concentrate on a particular technique or focused area of study. The BFA studio arts program requires students to take Senior Project I and II during the last year of study. These courses allow the student the time and one-on-one contact with the faculty to develop a thesis statement and exhibition to complete the BFA studio arts degree requirements.

Multiple Career Paths

Alumni from the IAIA Studio Arts Program have exhibited their work in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally, and have received numerous awards for their work and their contribution to the arts.