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Art: Studio Arts

Art: Studio Arts

What is Studio Arts?

The studio arts curriculum offers a comprehensive experience designed to engage students with traditional and contemporary practices and to develop critical thinking skills. The program combines broad-based university studies with concept-driven experimentation in the studio arts disciplines. Areas within studio arts include: ceramics, painting, sculpture, and printmaking.

Do my interests fit?

Studio arts students typically have interests in:

  • Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Ceramics
  • Sculpture
  • New Media
  • Multimedia
  • Interdisciplinary media
  • Contemporary culture

Art: Studio Arts FAQ

All art majors are initially admitted under the Bachelor of Arts in Art degree.  Upon completion of Core I and Core II, students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts – Studio Art degree via a portfolio review.

A studio art major graduates with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. 

  • Professional Artist or Art Consultant
  • Art Organizations or Conservators
  • Movie & Film Productions, Special Effects Studios
  • Set Designers
  • Art Restorers and Curators
  • Museums and Galleries
  • Public Art Agencies
  • Production development/modeling
  • Foundries, Ceramic Engineers, Metal Fabricators
  • Fine Art Printing, Print Production Studios, Archives

Studio Arts students may want to explore minors in:

  • Art History
  • Management
  • Non-Profit Organizational Studies
  • Architectural Studies
  • Interior Design

All the information can be found through Minor Checksheets website.

  • OU in Arezzo offers great opportunities for students to study art while abroad.
  • Students can also participate in one of OU’s other Summer Study Abroad programs to earn general education course credit.

The Lightwell Gallery is located in the central atrium of the OU School of Visual Arts. It’s a large space, with an uninterrupted footprint and a sky-lit ceiling providing visibility from studios, offices, and hallways from one and two stories above the gallery floor.
 
The mission of the Lightwell Gallery is to contribute significantly to the academic function of the school and to provide and enhance educational opportunities for our students. Through invitational and an annual international juried exhibition, the Lightwell also serves as a forum to connect the school, its students, and the larger Norman and Oklahoma City community to a variety of nationally and internationally recognized artists operating around the world today.

Visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ website to explore the median pay for jobs you can pursue with this degree. 

The University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts
Phone: (405) 325-2691
Website: ou.edu/art