Guilford College

Kathryn Shields, Assistant Professor, Chair

Adele Wayman, H. Curt & Patricia S. Hege Professor of Art
Roy H. Nydorf, Professor
Maia Dery, Instructor in Art and Experiential Learning
Charles Tefft, Half-time Instructor
Mark Dixon, Visiting Instructor

The Department of Art seeks to develop a studio program of high quality for its majors as well as to develop an awareness and appreciation of art in all students. The Art major involves students in the visual arts, both as creative artists and as learners of multiple philosophical and art historical perspectives. It provides for an in-depth experience in making images and formulating and crafting ideas through a variety of means. Emphasis is on training in observation, technical application of skills demanded of each medium and the resolution of imagery for presentation to an audience. Focus areas for the Art major include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and photography. Minors are available in Art History as well as in all the studio areas (see Visual Arts).

Note: A major in Art History can be achieved through the Integrative Studies major.

Degrees Offered

Two degrees in studio art are offered. The Bachelor of Arts is for students who prefer a major in art in addition to a broad liberal arts background. The Bachelor of Fine Arts is designed for students primarily interested in becoming professional artists or in entering graduate school in studio art.

Major Requirements for the A.B. Degree in Art

The major requires a minimum of 44 credit hours (11 courses) without senior thesis and 46 credit hours (12 courses) with senior thesis.

The following courses are required for the Bachelor of Arts both without and with senior thesis:

• ART 102 Two-dimensional Design – 4 credits
• ART 104 Drawing 1 – 4 credits
• ART 106 Three-dimensional Design – 4 credits

Three studio courses in focus area: 12 credits

Two approved art history courses from: 8 credits

• ART 100 Introduction to Visual Arts
• ART 172 Arts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas
• ART 235 Renaissance in Florence
• ART 250 Special Topics in Art History
• ART 271 Art History Survey
• ART 275 Modern Art
• ART 276 Contemporary Art
• ART 278 History of Photography

For the major without senior thesis, additional required courses are:

• Three art electives different from focus – 12 credits

Total credit hours for A.B. degree in Art without senior thesis – 44 credits

For the major with senior thesis, additional required courses are:

• ART 479 Professional Practices for Art – 2 credits
• ART 480 Senior Thesis I – 4 credits
• Two art elective courses different from focus – 8 credits

Total credit hours for A.B. degree in Art with senior thesis – 46 credits

Major Requirements for the B.F.A. Degree in Art

This major, which emphasizes a more intensive study of studio art, requires a minimum of 82 credit hours (21 courses). A 3.25 average in art is required to continue to pursue the B.F.A. beyond the second semester of the junior year. The B.F.A. degree does not require a minor.

• ART 102 Two-dimensional Design – 4 credits
• ART 104 Drawing I – 4 credits
• ART 106 Three-dimensional Design – 4 credits
• ART 205 Drawing II – 4 credits

28 credits

• ART 479 Professional Practices for Art – 2 credits
• Three approved art history courses from: 12 credits
  • ART 100 Introduction Visual Arts
  • ART 172 Arts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas
  • ART 235 Renaissance in Florence
  • ART 250 Special Topics in Art History
  • ART 271 Art History Survey
  • ART 275 Modern Art
  • ART 276 Contemporary Art
  • ART 278 History of Photography
• Six art elective courses different from focus – 24 credits

Total credit hours for the B.F.A. degree in Art – 82 credits