Program type:

Minor
Format:

On Campus
Est. time to complete:

2-3 semesters
Credit Hours:

18
Add to your education by learning more about the mediums and methods used by professional sculptors.
The Sculpture minor is designed to encourage students from all areas of the university to explore working in this art form. The Sculpture program supports traditional, experimental and trans-disciplinary approaches to studio art practice by broadening students' framework of understanding while increasing their capacity to think beyond convention.

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Why Earn a Sculpture Studio Art Minor?

A minor in Sculpture will help empower you to develop a personal voice, a professional and creative practice, self-discipline, and cultural awareness.

You'll be challenged conceptually and technically, and much of your time will be spent creating original works. The curriculum also exposes you to all aspects of 3D art and the different media in which to work, including computer-based design for digital fabrication.

In the studio, students gain technical skills including woodworking, welding, metal fabrication, mold-making, casting, digital fabrication, public art proposals and installation practice.

We encourage and direct the development of the individual student through a process of creative inquiry, conceptualization, realization and critique. Students may choose to focus on object-making, performance, installation, video or public art.

Sculpture Studio Art Minor Highlights

Sculpture faculty members are nationally and internationally acclaimed artists and scholars.
Supplementing the classroom and studio experience, students are connected to internships and a strong visiting artist and scholar program.
Our facilities include large, well-equipped studios for woodworking, metal fabrication, mold-making casting, digital fabrication, soft sculpture, an outdoor workspace and an experimental project space.
UNT's proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth offers you a wealth of experiences and resources and opportunities to exhibit your work on campus and at local galleries.
One of the nation's most comprehensive visual arts schools and one of the best in the Southwest, the College of Visual Arts and Design is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, which means the college meets or exceeds high standards of academic excellence.
The program is led by active and accomplished faculty and staff who instruct students on and through the technical skills, conceptual strategies, aesthetic presentation and formal issues of sculpture.

Sculpture Studio Art Minor Courses You Could Take

Beginning Sculpture: Digital Methods (3 hrs)
An introduction to the concepts and processes involved in the production of sculptural objects, with an emphasis on basic digital fabrication tools and techniques such as 3D modeling, scanning and printing, CNC routing and CNC plasma cutting.
Foundations: Space (Physical, Temporal and Virtual) (3 hrs)
Explores multiple conceptions of space, ranging from physical objects to metaphorical space.
Foundations: Narrative and Representation (3 hrs)
Emphasizes multiple levels of representation ranging from the physical to the intangible.
Intermediate Sculpture: Multiples and Monuments (3 hrs)
This course builds upon the fundamental principles of mold-making and casting learned in Beginning Sculpture
Intermediate Sculpture: Art in Public (3 hrs)
An exploration of the many ways that art can exist in public spaces, from temporary interventions to formal proposal-based projects.
Beginning Sculpture: Traditional Methods (3 hrs)
An introduction to the concepts and processes involved in the production of sculptural objects, with an emphasis on the tools, materials and techniques used in basic woodworking, metal fabrication, mold-making and casting techniques.

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