Since the making of images is an intellectual process, the
education of the artist should go considerably beyond instruction
of technique and media. The artistic process, at its best, is
creative intuitive, analytical and highly sophisticated. It
requires all the knowledge, discipline, sensitivity and awareness
of liberally educated intelligence. Students in the program will
gain the technical and intellectual preparation necessary for the
development of their own personal creative solutions and the means
to make better-informed career decisions.
The program will prepare students to:
Demonstrate technical skills
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of various art mediums, in
particular, but not limited to: graphite, charcoal, inks,
watercolor, gouache, acrylic paint, oil paint, and printmaking
media.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of technological media
applications including digital processes and photographic
media.
- Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of mixed media
applications including collage, assemblage, installation,
site-specific and other recent and non-traditional methodologies
and materials.
- Demonstrate proficiency in figure drawing and anatomy.
- Master the ability to produce the illusion of three-dimensional
volumes in a two-dimensional format, using tonal, perspective and
narrative image-making techniques.
- Demonstrate fluency and proficiency in two-dimensional creative
design of two-dimensional formats.
Develop conceptual skills
- Demonstrate ability to create personal, expressive compositions
in a wide array of media applications.
- Plan, develop and execute a long-term, consistent, personal
artistic project or thesis.
- Demonstrate familiarity with technology as an integral part of
the creative process.
Demonstrate professional skills
- Demonstrate the ability to produce a professional portfolio of
personal art work either in digital or photographic form.
- Demonstrate ability to design and produce promotional materials
including, but not limited to: postcards, brochures, posters,
business cards, resumes, artistic statements and a website
design.
- Demonstrate ability to formulate long-term, realistic career
goals, indicating familiarity with the artistic, educational and
professional opportunities both in the New York metropolitan region
and abroad.
Apply ethical professional
values:
- Articulate understanding of ethical practice in the fine arts,
including issues of plagiarism, artistic integrity, and the moral
and social relevance of cultural images.
Demonstrate enhanced knowledge, skills and
values consistent with the Core Curriculum:
- Demonstrate critical, analytical thinking and writing skills,
articulating the connection the field with other disciplines, such
as literature, science, religion and history.
- Demonstrate information and technology literacy by proficiency
in use of the library and in research skills.
- Demonstrate understanding and respect for the complexity of
socio-cultural and global diversity.
- Demonstrate self-analytical and introspective attitudes that
contribute to personal, moral and artistic growth.
- Participate in Study Abroad programs, community outreach and
Service Learning opportunities.
Undergraduate Admission
Contacts
Queens
Office of Admission
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
1 (888) 9STJOHNS
admissions@stjohns.edu