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The Department of Art presently offers a broad-based master's degree which accommodates specializations in art education and studio arts (ceramics, painting, illustration, sculpture, printmaking, or others). Post-baccalaureate teacher preparation in art education (grades pre-kindergarten through twelve) and planned studies beyond the master's level for certified art educators are also provided. The wide range of advanced courses that this department supports covers a variety of art and art education areas. Academic experiences are intended to broaden individual talent and artistic abilities ; stimulate creative processes; develop skills needed to accomplish career objectives as practicing art professionals or art educators, and afford opportunities to work with dynamic, energetic faculty members who are also active, exhibiting artists. Graduate study plans in art are individualized to support a variety of needs, interests, art specialties, and professional involvements. Students may work with departmental faculty members on approved independent projects within various major areas not included in the curriculum as regular class offerings. To do so, students may undertake conference or advanced topic courses with faculty based on a planned guided study approach (ART 465, 498, 576 and others). Master's level study plans in art and art education are individually designed by faculty advisors to provide training in research (ART 598), pedagogical skills for classroom teachers (ART 500, EDF 500, other courses in education, and relevant studio experiences), or specialization areas (graphic design, painting, sculpture, and others). The educational and career plans of students who wish to prepare for further study in the field are considered, as well as those who teach art in elementary, middle, and high school environments or who intend to pursue the studio arts on a professional basis. In all cases, the thorough and careful preparation of responsible professionals in the field is paramount. While Research in Art (ART 598) is a core course required of all MS students, other academic and related experiences also enrich the student's artistic and professional background. Before achieving degree candidacy, each graduate student in the field is expected to compile a portfolio of at least fifteen (15) pieces and other supporting personal information (resume, statement of objectives, letters of recommendation, etc.) appropriate for the department's review process. In addition to portfolio development and professional preparation, art students may complete a thesis (ART 599) or exhibit their work (ART 597). Including a thesis or exhibition in the graduate study plan offers further opportunity for focused research and demonstrated mastery of art or art education specialization. Art work completed by advanced students often appears in different areas of the University's fine arts center (Maloney Hall) near the theater lobby, in the courtyard, and around the main art galleries. Maloney Hall contains one of New Britain's professional art exhibition centers (the University Gallery at the Samuel Shih-Tsai Chen Art Center). Therefore, students can gain significant experience in demonstration techniques, curatorship, and gallery operations. Graduates may also find professional space at suitable facilities near campus. Internship experiences (ART 439, ART 490) are also available if recommended by graduate advisors. Faculty members have helped students to obtain positions in graphic design firms, local television studios, museums (such as the Promenade, Wadsworth Atheneum, and New Britain Museum of American Art), theaters (Hartford Stage Company) and historical sites (Mark Twain House). Offerings available: Master of Science-Art Education, Post-Master's Planned Program of Study-Art Education, Teacher Certification in Art-Grades Pre-kindergarten-12. For additional information, please contact us or go to our advisement link. |
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Art Department faculty combine a commitment to teaching with a dynamic program of professional activities in the local area, throughout the state of Connecticut, in other regions of the U.S. and abroad. Professional participation includes solo and group exhibitions, conference presentations, grant receipt and operation, as well as consulting. Faculty projects have earned media attention in The New York Times and Hartford Courant, as well as in various specialized publications ( Art New England , Ceramic Monthly, and International Sculpture). One faculty member has completed a chapter on "Art Education and Technology" for the National Art Education Association anthology; another has finished two articles on Jackson Pollock. Drawing: Space, Form, & Expression, a Prentice-Hall text, includes drawings by one of the University's art professors. Another Art Department member continues her interest in art and archaeology by delivering lectures and contributing chapter to a volume concerning an 11th Century A.D. shipwreck excavated at Serce Limen, Turkey. The faculty member participated in excavation of this shipwreck as well as others at Ulu Burun. She plans to publish information related to these discoveries. Department member maintain an interest in developing art programs for young scholars from urban and suburban areas. They have served as artists-in-residence at Farmington, New Britain, and Plainville schools, working with faculty and students to initiate programs in the arts that stress multiculturalism and enrichment activities fro at-risk young learners. Local youngsters may attend the Department's Saturday morning workshops. For full list of our faculty members, please click here |
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The printmaking area offers a top studio facility which includes numerous lithographic lime stones; three Charles Brand printing presses for intaglio, lithography, collographs, monotypes, and relief work; drying racks for off-the-press prints; a massive vacuum press for silk-screen images as large as 80"X40"; an enclosed exposure unit, and sizable work space. Other work areas contain photography studios and darkrooms as well as general craft studios for jewelry, mosaics, fibers, wood, plaster, and papermaking. Studios for art education (including multimedia capabilities), art history (with audio visual materials and projection equipment), ceramics (with independent sections for forming and firing), sculpture (for wood, metal, casting, and welding), painting, illustration, drawing, and general design are provided. Additional studio space is available in downtown New Britain. |
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Graduate Assistantships |
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Limited graduate assistantships opportunities are available. Stipends for these positions range from $1,200 to $4,800 per semester. For detailed information and current openings, please contact us. |
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