Program OverviewDegree programs in Studio Art at UMKC are the B.A. and the M.A., and the programs provide an exciting educational experience in a liberal arts setting. The Studio Art faculty is comprised of accomplished and actively exhibiting artists. Small class sizes combined with interactive teaching methods offer a comprehensive learning environment for the aspiring arts professional. Along with a wide array of Art History courses, the Studio Art program provides a solid foundation upon which students build a program of study from a selection of disciplines: drawing, painting, graphic design, printmaking, digital imaging, motion design, and photography. Teaching laboratories and studios are equipped with advanced technologies as well as traditional tools. Individual advising appointments each semester ensure regular contact with faculty and personalized educational guidance. Outside of the classroom, physical proximity and close professional connections to the museums, studios and art organizations in Kansas City art community offer students additional opportunities for exposure to new ideas, media, and lectures. The extensive collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is located three blocks away, and there are also major contemporary collections nearby, including those of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Belger Arts Center, and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Kansas City is nationally known for its vibrant arts scene, with the UMKC Gallery of Art, the Urban Culture Project, the H&R Block Artspace, Grand Arts and the many galleries in Crossroads Arts district. Visiting artists, gallery exhibits, and enrichment programs supplement course work. The Student Art League offers students the opportunity to meet visiting artists and to travel to museums and galleries in other cities. Other affiliated organizations are Hand Print Press and Egghead. Career opportunities in Studio Art include education, arts administration and practicing art and design in fields of graphic design, interactive design, video arts, motion graphics, photography, digital arts and illustration. Graduates in the Studio Art programs at UMKC have found employment with Artist Inc, Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom, Review Publishing, the Kansas City Municipal Commission and as successful independent artists and have been accepted into graduate programs at institutions including the University of Missouri at Columbia, Guildhall at Southern Methodist University and the Rhode Island School of Design. |
STUDIO STUDENT NEWSStudio Art students, Leanna Sparks, Courtney Stazzone, Maddy Johnson, Fasc DeCrescenzo, and Sopearb Touch were all selected to create an original piece for "Future Currents," an exhibition hosted by OfficePort during the Middle of the Map Fest. The opening will be Friday, April 6 from 5 to 9 pm. Colleen Lucas, Studio Art B.A. student, is in a juried exhibition at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE, from March 2 to April 7, 2012. Colleen Lucas was awarded a
SEARCH grant for
her proposal "A Vulnerable Body".
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