Art Studio
As the largest art department in the state, our art studio provides you with a wide array of opportunities in concentrations such as ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
What to Expect
The art studio program offers students the opportunity to choose from two undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The B.A. is a well-rounded liberal arts major that offers a solid foundation in multiple types of art and is ideal for students interested in double majoring. The B.F.A. is a pre-professional degree that allows students to focus in one of our seven concentration areas: ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture (3D studies).
Undergraduate Degree
The studio art program in the School of Visual Art and Design offers a full range of courses including painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, sculpture and graphic design. There are two undergraduate degree options for art studio majors:
All B.A. undergraduate students will:
- explore the development of art, within their own and other cultures, from prehistory to the present.
- critically analyze aspects of the design and art-making process and evaluate theories, philosophies and research in the practice of the studio arts. Students' work is evaluated in portfolios and the quality of artwork in the portfolio. Students are expected to produce work that is idea-driven, follows criteria for each individual project in the portfolio, technical skills and craftsmanship.
- through their artwork, demonstrate their competency of aesthetic literacy.
All B.F.A. undergraduate students will:
- define and explain development of art, within their own and other cultures, from prehistory to the present.
- critically analyze aspects of the design and art-making process and evaluate theories, philosophies and research in the practice of the studio arts.
- through their artwork, demonstrate their competency of aesthetic literacy.
- synthesize their learning from the curriculum into a final culminating experience within their chosen concentration.
- have a solo exhibition of their creative research to be examined by the student’s major faculty.
For more information about coursework, please contact:
Undergraduate Coordinator:
Della Bryant, debryant@email.sc.edu, 803-777-8179
Apply for Undergraduate Admission
Our Office of Undergraduate Admissions provides the most current information on the application process so you can check the requirements based on your current status and find university scholarships.
The professors in my program encourage me to push my limits and have set me up for success in so many ways, like handing me fantastic internship opportunities, meetings with local design geniuses and taking time out of their busy schedules to assist me. I would not be where I am now without them.
Graduate Degrees
The School of Visual Art and Design offers graduate degrees in four major artistic disciplines: art education, art history, art studio and media arts. Master's and doctoral-level degrees include:
Graduate Coordinator: Bailey Watts Peterson, bawatts@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-4184
Application information for this degree is available through The Graduate School.
Graduate Coordinator: Bailey Watts Peterson, bawatts@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-4184
Application information for this degree is available through The Graduate School.
Apply to Graduate School
Learn more about The Graduate School, degree options and how to apply for admission to doctoral, master’s, certificate and combination degree programs at South Carolina.