Art
The mission of the art program is to teach students to think analytically and to use art to express their ideas and demonstrate competencies in their major. We teach students to communicate visually, orally and in writing. Our mission is an essential component of the liberal arts. Students meld ideas from diverse areas of academe with their search for personal expression in their art production.
Students who are engaged in art making as an extension of their total development are prepared for graduate study and multiple careers in the arts.
Scholarship Audition Requirements
Students interested in talent based scholarships in art must complete the following requirements:
- Upload high-resolution photos of 10-15 original works of art in as many media as possible.
Studio Courses and Prerequisites
Studio courses require a minimum of three hours of work each week outside of class for each hour of credit. Specific prerequisites are listed under each course.
Art Department Sophomore Review
All students majoring in Art are required to successfully pass the Sophomore Review. The capacity for creative, conceptual and technical development, and most importantly for self- direction should be apparent by the end of the sophomore year. The Sophomore Review is intended to provide students with a faculty assessment of their potential for success in the intended area of study early enough to allow them to make a program change should that be advisable. In addition to a portfolio review, students are required to take an art fundamentals quiz, which includes writing formal analysis, and an artist identification quiz. The student’s overall academic record will be evaluated for quality and seriousness of purpose. A history of excessive absences, significant lack of participation, withdrawals, or incompletes may result in failure of the Sophomore Review and dismissal from the major.
Art Department Portfolio
At least five works from each art studio course must be retained in presentation condition for the duration of each student’s university career. These works should demonstrate creativity as well as technical and conceptual mastery.
Written work in the portfolio shall demonstrate skills in information access and management, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively communicate ideas. Portfolios must always be available and will be subject to periodic review for personal and program assessment.
B.A. students majoring in art choose one of four concentrations: fine arts, graphic design, photography, or art education. Each concentration requires 48 semester hours and includes the following courses: ART 101, 102, 105, 205, 280, 281, and two additional courses in art history at the 300 level. All courses counting toward a major in art must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
Coker University is accredited by the National Association of Colleges of Art and Design (NASAD).