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Studio Art Major (B.F.A or B.A.)

 


School of the Arts
Department of Visual Arts

 

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Develop your creative skills as you prepare for an exciting career as an artist in our accredited program!

 

At Messiah College, you’ll prepare for an exciting career in studio art by choosing from one of our three concentrations:  graphics and technology, three dimensional design, or mixed media studies. Our program’s flexibility encourages you to take minors or double majors, such as history, or marketing, so you can shape the studio art major according to your own specific areas of interest. 

 

You can also study off-campus at places including our Philadelphia campus, the Gordon Orvieto Program in Italy, or Wesley College in Sydney, Australia. Or you may even qualify for a semester at Temple's Rome program. The breadth and depth of our studio art major provide countless opportunities for you to test your creativity and hone your skills in graphic design, printmaking, papermaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and more!

 

As a Studio Art major at Messiah College, you’ll be able to:

  • Learn from noted artists through our Art Forum Lectureships.
  • Study with faculty who are practicing artists and have had their work featured in shows and publications across the country and throughout the world, and with an art historian has worked in major museums and published extensively.
  • Display your creative works regionally.
  • Show your work at our yearly juried student art exhibition.
  • Be well-prepared for graduate school (B.F.A. program).
  • Have the opportunity to participate in a practicum.
  • Participate in the departmental honors program and/or independent study. opportunities for in-depth research and study.
  • Study in a culturally rich, vibrant urban environment at Messiah College’s Philadelphia Campus (MCPC) at Temple University.
  • Build a solid body of creative work in preparation for your capstone senior art exhibition.
  • Have a dedicated studio space in the Warehouse (senior students).
  • Take our annual field trip to a major U.S. city to explore museums and galleries.



Concentrations in the B.F.A. Major:

 

Concentrations in the B.A. Major:


Minor Requirements:

 

 
Messiah’s studio art major is accredited by the National Association of Art and Design (NASAD)
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