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emphasizes art in many mediums.
Printmaking
emphasizes the fine arts press.
Visual Arts Studies
emphasizes preparing to teach art.
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College of Visual Arts & Design
Have you always thought of yourself as an artist? Do you find yourself constantly drawing or painting, working out your ideas on paper or canvas? Do you like the direct and physical experience of working with your hands using pen and ink, pencils or oil and acrylic paints? The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art with a concentration in drawing and painting may be for you.
Studying drawing and painting at the University of North Texas can prepare you to become a practicing artist or help you pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree. Self-employed artists show and sell work in galleries, museums and a variety of other venues. The M.F.A. degree is the terminal degree in studio art and opens opportunities to become a full-time professional artist as well as give you the credentials to teach in higher education.
Our instruction emphasizes basic technical information, demonstrations, lectures, slide presentations and individual and group critiques. Using this approach, we:
The Art Building and Oak Street Hall house two large painting studios and several drawing studios, enabling you to receive hands-on experience. The studios in the Art Building are used for beginning, intermediate, advanced and topics classes. Oak Street Hall is reserved for graduate students, who are each given a private studio space and a group critique room.
We provide many opportunities to exhibit your work as you progress through the program. Competitive exhibitions are held on campus in the University Union, the UNT Art Gallery, the North and Lightwell galleries, and the Cora Stafford Gallery. The annual Voertman Student Art Exhibition is juried by arts professionals, and many cash awards and art scholarships are given. Students also participate in local, regional and international exhibitions.
Graduates of our B.F.A. program have been admitted to graduate programs at the Rhode Island School of Design, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia University, Rutgers University, and many others.
To provide further art world exposure, in addition to the school's Visiting Artist program, the drawing and painting area hosts renowned artists to show their own work and also meet with students.
Our faculty members are accomplished artists who are active and respected participants in the professional art world. Each faculty member exhibits their artwork nationally and internationally and travels extensively to maintain a high profile in their field. Many also maintain private studios and gallery contacts.
The Residents Engaged in Academic Living Community brings art students who live on campus together to enhance academic and social experiences. More information about the Art and Design community is at reslife.unt.edu/.
Scholarships are available to help you pay for your education. Scholarship information is available at art.unt.edu/scholarships.html.
Our College of Visual Arts and Design is one of the nation's most comprehensive visual arts schools and is considered one of the best in the Southwest. Our facilities also include three computer labs, a wood and sculpture workshop, a professional fine art print press, and a visual resources library.
You will have pre-major status upon enrolling at UNT and take courses in art appreciation, art history, design and printmaking, in addition to drawing and painting courses. You will submit a portfolio of your work at the end of the second beginning painting course to continue in the program. You are also required to participate in the intermediate painting review. During the last senior studio class in painting, you will submit an exit portfolio, which serves as your exit review.
Our Career Center and professional academic advisors are among the many valuable resources that are available to you at UNT. The Career Center can provide advice about internships, future employment opportunities and getting hands-on experience in your major. Academic advisors will help you plan your class schedule each semester.
We encourage you to fulfill the graduation requirements for the Recommended Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program in high school. In your junior year, take the SAT or the ACT and have your scores sent to UNT.
In your senior year, apply for admission at www.applytexas.org by March 1 and request that your high school transcript be sent to the UNT admissions office.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses can count toward college credit at UNT. For details, visit www.unt.edu/credit.
If you're attending a Texas community college, you should consult our Transfer Articulation web page, the UNT Undergraduate Catalog and an academic counselor/advisor to review your degree plan. Proper planning allows you to receive the maximum amount of transfer credits.
Our Transfer Center will help you make a successful transition to college life at UNT by connecting you to a peer mentor and other campus resources. Each year, we welcome more transfer students than any other institution in the state. The center is in the University Union, Room 320. More information is at transition.unt.edu.