Studio Art, B.A.

(36 hours)

The studio art track helps students develop their skills and creative expression culminating in an exhibition in a Sweet Briar gallery. Students benefit from Sweet Briar’s partnership with the neighboring Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), an internationally renowned artists’ community for the visual, literary and performing arts.

What Can You Do With a Degree Studio Art?

~ Art Therapy

~ Advertising

~ Graphic/Fashion/Interior Design

~ Teaching

Required

The following requirements are needed to complete the major in studio art (36 hours):

Program Core

Complete the following courses for the program core (9 hours):

SART 111 - The Artists’ Book/2-D Design CR: 3
SART 121 - Material Studies/3-D Design CR: 3
SART 206 - Classic Drawing CR: 3

Areas of Breadth

Choose one course in four of the following areas for breadth (12 hours):

Clay
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking

Upper-level Areas of Depth

Choose two additional courses at the 300-level in one of the areas for depth (6 hours):

Clay
Drawing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking

Art History

Choose two of the following (6 hours):

ARTH 115 - History of Art: Global Perspectives I–Prehistory to 1500 CR: 3
ARTH 116 - History of Art II: Global Perspectives II–1500 to Present CR: 3
Any ARTH Special Topics course for which the student is eligible

Senior Seminar

Generally taken in the last semester of the senior year (3 hours):

SART 451 - Senior Seminar I CR: 1
SART 452 - Senior Seminar II CR: 2

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for studio art, the following courses are recommended in addition to the requirements for the major:

DART 113 - Technology for the Arts CR: 3
PHIL 236 - Philosophy and the Arts CR: 3