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Art (Studio) Major Procedures for Acceptance

Art (Studio) Major Requirements

Art (Studio) B.F.A. Major Requirements

Art (Studio) B.A. Major Requirements

Art (Studio) Digital Image Requirements

Art (Studio) B.F.A./M.A.T. Honors Program

Art (Studio) Departmental Honors Requirements

Art (Studio) Minor Requirements

Art majors may pursue programs leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree. Those wishing to be art teachers can achieve New York State provisional certification for teaching arts K-12, with permanent certification available through the College’s Master of Arts in Teaching Art program. The fine arts are emphasized as the foundation for all art careers. The student, after exploring several areas, will do advanced work and his/her senior project in a chosen area of concentration, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, illustration, digital media/graphic design or photography.

For students who do not choose to major or minor in art, the department offers the opportunity to study art for the investigation of the aesthetic process and for its cultural value.

Students find that Manhattanville’s proximity to New York City, with its museums, galleries and art studios, is convenient and stimulating. The city is a center for advertising, publishing, and printing, and is the source of many job opportunities in these related fields. Placement in meaningful internships will be encouraged.

Students exhibit their work throughout the college campus, in The Arthur M. Berger Gallery of Art and in Brownson Gallery. Senior art majors have dedicated studio space in the new Students’ Center building to work on their senior projects. Senior projects are exhibited in group shows in April of the senior year.

The Studio Art Department values the process of collaboration in the development of young artists; it works with the artist as an individual and feels that the quality of process determines the quality of the product. It instructs students to develop a disciplined approach to their work while honoring their individual achievements as the subject matter of their artwork. Students are taught that creativity and intelligence are compatible, and just as there is scientific research there is also aesthetic research. Art is not simply about art; it includes the worlds that we are a part of, the worlds of the past, the worlds of the present and the worlds of the future. Art begins outside of the studio and is defined and refined in the studio.

Faculty and Professional Interests

Ann Bavar – Sculpture, 3-D Design

Christine Dehne – Video, Digital Media, Installation performance

Jim Frank – Digital Media, Photography, Graphic Design

Alakananda Mukerji – Watercolor, Drawing, Digital Media, Painting

Tim Ross – Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, Digital Media

Randolph A. Williams – Painting, Installation, Museum Education, Art Education

Adjunct Faculty

Yayoi Asoma – Drawing, Painting, 2D, Color

David Baer – Computer Graphics, Digital Photography

Kate Bauer – Digital Media

Ruth Bauer – Wire Sculpture

Roger Baumann – Ceramics

Jim Bergesen – Drawing, Painting

Nadeige Choplet – Ceramics

Sheila Fane – Drawing, 3D Design

Deborah Furletti – Calligraphy

Mirella Hajjar – Photography

Deborah Lutz – Drawing, 2D Design

Kevin Klein – Painting, Drawing

Randy Matusow – Photography

Dolores Santoliquido – Drawing, Illustration

Sadrud-din Shah – Photography

Brica Wilcox – Digital Media

Art (Studio) Major Procedures for Acceptance

Portfolio for Incoming Students

Students wishing to major in Studio Art will be accepted by the College’s Admissions Department based on standard criteria plus a portfolio review by the Art Department. It is suggested that students include in their portfolio works in multiple media, works from observation, and works from outside of class (when possible). Approximately 15 images may be submitted in slide or digital format with an accompanying description sheet.

Portfolio for enrolled students

Enrolled students wishing to declare art as their major must submit a portfolio to the Chair of the Art Department. It is suggested the portfolio include works in multiple media, works from observation, and works from outside of class (when possible). Approximately 15 images should be submitted in slide or digital format with an accompanying description sheet.

Art (Studio) Major Requirements

Art majors may pursue a program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree or the Bachelor of Arts degree, and to provisional certification for teaching art in New York State. All twenty-two courses for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree or sixteen courses for the Bachelor of Arts degree must receive letter-grade evaluations of at least C - in Studio Art and at least C - in Art History. All art major and minor courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Art (Studio) B.F.A. Major Requirements

Twenty-two courses (for a total of at least 66 credits) including:

18 Studio Courses
Junior Review (required, but no credit)
Senior Project (1.5 credits each in fall and spring semester)
Three Art History courses (including one modern Art History)

Included in the 18 required studio courses are the following seven art foundation courses:

Creative Process
Two-Dimensional Design
Three-Dimensional Design
Drawing Fundamentals (two courses)
Color
Computer Graphics I (prerequisite for Graphic Design and some digital media courses)

Of the 18 studio courses, four courses from the five following areas are required:

One Painting Class
One Sculpture Class
One Printmaking class
One Ceramics Class
One Photography Class

The remaining seven of the 18 required studio courses will help demonstrate a concentration in one area.

For studio art majors who minor in Art History, the Art Department requirement of three Art History courses may be replaced by three additional studio electives.

B.F.A. students wishing to have an additional major must realize that this is not usually possible. They should consult with the Chair of the Art Department, their advisor, and the Provost.

Note: B.F.A. majors are required to have at least 30 liberal arts credits. Art courses do not count for liberal arts. All double majors must have an advisor in the Art Department.

Art (Studio) B.A. Major Requirements

A B.A. art major should have a second major in a liberal arts discipline in order to complete the NYS required total of 90 liberal arts credits for the Bachelor Degree. In many cases the student will graduate with over and above the 120 credits listed in the catalog.

Sixteen courses (for a minimum of 48 credits) including:

Seven studio art foundation courses:
- The Creative Process
- Two Dimensional Design
- Three Dimensional Design
- Drawing Fundamentals (two courses)
- Color
- Computer Graphics I (prerequisite for Graphic Design and some digital media courses)
Three Art History courses (including one modern Art History course)
One Senior Project Seminar
One Junior Review (required, but no credit)
The remaining five elective studio courses will help demonstrate a concentration in one area. For Studio Art Majors who minor in Art History, the Art Department requirement of three Art History courses will be replaced by three additional studio electives. Of these electives there must be three courses out of the following five areas:
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Printmaking
- Ceramics
- Photography

Each B.A. art major must submit work for a junior review, ART 3997 (0 cr.). Transfer students should contact the department about the appropriate time for this review.

Note: B.A. majors must have at least 90 liberal arts credits. ART courses do not count as liberal arts.

Art (Studio) Digital Image Requirements

All art majors are required to submit digital images as a part of their Studio Art requirement. This is done throughout the junior and senior years so that both the students and the Studio Art Department can have a comprehensive chronology of their aesthetic productions while at Manhattanville College. The students’ digital images will also act as the inaugural elements in building a professional portfolio for a post-college art career. In the spring of the senior year B.F.A. and B.A. majors are required to submit 20 quality images. New York State Provisional Certification for Teaching Art, K–12 requires a B.F.A.

Areas of Concentration and selected examples of courses:

Digital Media/Graphic Design

Seven Foundation Courses
Examples of Courses:

Graphic Design, Illustration, Multimedia, Digital Photography and Computer Imaging, 2D Computer Animation, Photography, Art and Design for the Web, Art, Design and the Computer, Printmaking, Book as Art, Internship, and Independent Study
Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
Senior Project Seminar

Two-Dimensional Area

Seven Foundation Courses
Examples of Courses:

Painting, Contemporary Painting, Expressive Techniques in the Two-Dimensional Arts, Watercolor, Printmaking, Book as Art, Illustration, Art, Design and the Computer, Life Drawing, Installation of Public and Performance Art, Experimental Printmaking, Assemblage and Collage, Portfolio Preparation for the Visual Artist, Internship, and Independent Study
Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
Senior Project Seminar

Three-Dimensional Area

Seven Foundation Courses
Suggested Courses:

Contemporary Sculpture, Ceramics, Wheel Throwing, Ceramic Sculpture, Installation of Public and Performance Art, Sculpture: Wire Forms and Chains, Book as Art, Assemblage and Collage, Internship, and Independent Study
Three Art History courses (one modern Art History course)
Senior Project Seminar

B.F.A./Education

Seven Foundation Courses
Suggested Courses: Ceramics, Contemporary Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking, Painting, Watercolor, Expressive Techniques in the Two-Dimensional Arts, Life Drawing, Experimental Printmaking, Ceramic Sculpture, Book as Art, Internship, and Independent Study
Three Art History (including Art History 1 and Art History 2) (Please refer to current School of Education requirements for Education courses.)
Senior Project Seminar
Education Course Requirements:

39 credits for education courses or as listed in the current Becoming a Teacher: Options for Undergraduates at Manhattanville College. In most cases the student will graduate with a minimum of 131 credits.

Art (Studio) B.F.A./M.A.T. Honors Program

The 5 year B.F.A./M.A.T. Honors Program allows students with a 3.4 or better G.P.A. who intend to become art teachers to accelerate their graduate program by taking up to 15 graduate credits as undergraduates that count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Usually students in this program are then able to complete their M.A.T. in one year of graduate level study. Students must apply to the School of Education for acceptance into the program by the end of the sophomore year and need a letter of recommendation from the Chairperson of the Art Department. For more details, please consult the Art Department.

Senior Project:

The Senior Project Seminar is a creative effort of some depth and is required for both the B.F.A. and B.A. art major. The student’s area of concentration will bring the student’s skills and understanding to bear in an aesthetic statement reflecting at least the equivalent of a full course of independent work. All Art Majors are required to register for the Senior Project Seminar in the fall and spring of their senior year. Each semester will be valued at 1.5 credits equaling a full 3-credit course. Students will meet with the art faculty approximately eight times per semester for the purpose of field trips, defining the roles of the professional artist, and clarifying the direction and process of their senior art projects. Seniors have a dedicated studio in the Student Center in which to complete their artwork. Culmination of this project is an exhibit at Manhattanville College.

Art (Studio) Departmental Honors Requirements

At graduation, students may receive honors in studio art if they fulfill all the requirements for the major plus the following:

a 3.5 cumulative average in studio art courses
a grade of A for the senior project
demonstration of a commitment to professional development on a personal level and to art in general. This may be exhibited through an overall participation in the Art Department’s events and functions and through artistic pursuits outside the departmental curriculum, i.e. exposure to current exhibits in New York City and Westchester museums and galleries, through internships and apprenticeships.

Art (Studio) Minor Requirements

For students choosing art as a minor, the department requires six courses: 2D Design or one Fundamentals of Drawing, 3D Design, one art history and three other art courses (of which two may be in the same area). Students should notify the department of their interest and meet with a department advisor. A minimum grade of C - is required in all courses for the minor.