The prepares students to become professional artists, engage in professions in the arts or continue studies at the graduate level. The division offers instruction in an integrated studio environment in the following media: ceramics, digital/hybrid media, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
To earn a B.F.A., the student is required to take a minimum of 66 hours in the Division of Art and nine to 12 hours in the Department of Art History.
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Students explore a wide variety of media and issues that relate to art that includes the dimension of time, explicitly or implicitly.
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Students learn how to negotiate the professional aspects of art and to identify and take advantage of a host of opportunities.
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Each student produces a new body of work for the final exit portfolio and exhibits a selection in the qualifying exhibition.
Art students work as broadly and as experimentally as they wish within an environment of open artistic exchange, surrounded by artists in dance, music, theater, film and communications.
The collaboration between ok×ÊÔ´Íø Meadows and the Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency reflects a shared commitment to fostering dialogue between artists at different stages of their careers. 
The exhibit’s theme experiment reinvented the ending of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and showcased artwork with the ideas of love, loss, the imaginary and the mystery of human nature.
The Division of Art faculty is composed of nationally and internationally active artists, scholars and educators working across a wide range of contemporary practices and disciplines. Faculty maintain active exhibition, research and publication records while providing close mentorship and critical dialogue within the studio environment.
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An expansive drawing and patio studio flooded with natural light through floor-to-ceiling windows, offering an open-air terrace and flexible spaces to inspire and enrich every stage of the creative process.
A public-facing exhibition space that presents professional artists and contemporary exhibitions throughout the year while also serving as a site for student exhibitions and programming. Each spring, the gallery hosts the B.A./B.F.A. Qualifying Exhibition, showcasing work by graduating students in the Division of Art.
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The program concentrates on technical and conceptual development, studio production and exhibition, and the process of analyzing and interpreting artwork. The curriculum offers production-based studio courses in ceramics, drawing, digital/hybrid media (new media), painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and interdisciplinary art. Students work across a range of media and engage in artistic exchange with their peer cohort, faculty and guest artists or professionals working in the arts. Faculty evaluate student progress through formal reviews and exhibitions working toward preparation for professional careers or advanced study in the arts.
A B.F.A. in art prepares students for a wide range of creative and professional paths. Graduates may pursue careers as exhibiting artists, designers, curators, educators, fabricators, photographers, arts administrators or creative technologists, while others continue into graduate study and research-based practices.
Because the program emphasizes interdisciplinary thinking, technical experimentation and creative problem-solving, students develop skills that translate across contemporary art, culture, media and emerging technologies.
Yes. The B.F.A. is a professionally focused studio degree designed for students who want an intensive education in contemporary art and creative practice. Through advanced coursework, independent studio development, critiques, exhibitions and mentorship, students build both the conceptual and technical foundations needed for careers in the arts.
Many graduates pursue paths as exhibiting artists, educators, designers, curators, fabricators and creative professionals, while others continue into graduate study and interdisciplinary research.
Yes. All students applying for study in the Division of Art for the B.F.A. or B.A. art degree programs must submit a digital portfolio within the Meadows art application. Include 15 to 20 works. The works can be from direct observation and your imagination, work that shows your experience with different media, and work that demonstrates both your skills and interests. This should include work based in school assignments as well as work done on your own.
Yes. We place equal emphasis on the development of our students’ formal, conceptual and critical knowledge in painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics and hybrid/digital media. Through studies in art history, critical seminars and directed tutorials, students develop their awareness of the context of art today and its future possibilities. Students are encouraged to work across media and in ways that integrate with other studies.
The division offers instruction in an : ceramics, digital/hybrid media, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. There is also scope for the study of performance in art and for work in courses that focus on art and engagement with the city.
Yes. The Division of Art’s Pollock Gallery features student and faculty exhibitions and brings to ok×ÊÔ´Íø numerous exhibitions focused around intense learning. Students work across a range of media and engage in artistic exchange with their peer cohort, faculty and guest artists or professionals working in the arts.
The division runs an extensive visiting artist program, ranging from visiting artist lectures and workshops to Pollock Gallery exhibitions. Through these programs, artists, critics and curators of note are brought to campus to teach, exhibit and make artwork.
