Art
Work in museums, galleries, or grad studies. Study ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture, design, and more.
Art, Visual Arts Concentration, B.A.
More than one path is open to those who want to major in Art and pursue careers in museums, galleries, or arts organizations and/or pursue further study at the graduate level.
Students choose between concentrations in Art History and Visual Arts. The latter group takes a wide variety of visual arts courses, including ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and book arts. Faculty members foster critical and creative thinking, leading to clear communication and problem-solving. Students may pursue careers as visual artists or may consider a variety of occupations, including art therapy, arts administration, exhibition design, or art criticism.
News Briefs
Painted Manuscript class explores Mesoamerican hieroglyphics
Students in the Special Topics: Art of the Painted Manuscript class, taught by Dr. Nancy Kelker in the Fall 2018 semester, explored Mesoamerican manuscripts and carved hieroglyphic texts created by the Maya, Mixtec, and Mexica peoples and compared them to the tradition of Islamic painted manuscripts in West Asia and India. These hieroglyphic and pictographic texts frequently recount dynastic histories, recording the births, accessions, marriages, and deaths in the ruling families of ancient Mexico. The class featured an experiential component in which students created their own family stories using traditional materials, such as amate bark paper, deer hide, and natural pigment paints, methods, and the idioms of the ancient Maya, Mixtec, or Islamic miniature painters.
Artists' roles in WWI legacy illustrated in exhibit
The realization that few students today have much awareness of World War I, the 1914-1918 conflict that changed the world, prompted faculty member Kyle Stoneman to create an exhibit called "Printmaker at War: The Art of Sir John Muirhead-Bone." Student Jane Kim worked with Stoneman, whose research deals with the social and artistic ramifications of the First World War. He says, "The show's theme was the aesthetics of World War I propaganda and the role artists and writers played in creating that aesthetic." Stoneman initially purchased the featured lithographs for teaching purposes, explaining, "I wanted students to have practical experience in curating museum quality works by major artists." He hopes that viewers gained a better understanding of the leading role artists played during the war as well as the ways artists shaped the legacy of that war. Working closely with faculty members is an example of hands-on learning at MTSU.
News Briefs
Painted Manuscript class explores Mesoamerican hieroglyphics
Students in the Special Topics: Art of the Painted Manuscript class, taught by Dr. Nancy Kelker in the Fall 2018 semester, explored Mesoamerican manuscripts and carved hieroglyphic texts created by the Maya, Mixtec, and Mexica peoples and compared them to the tradition of Islamic painted manuscripts in West Asia and India. These hieroglyphic and pictographic texts frequently recount dynastic histories, recording the births, accessions, marriages, and deaths in the ruling families of ancient Mexico. The class featured an experiential component in which students created their own family stories using traditional materials, such as amate bark paper, deer hide, and natural pigment paints, methods, and the idioms of the ancient Maya, Mixtec, or Islamic miniature painters.
Artists' roles in WWI legacy illustrated in exhibit
The realization that few students today have much awareness of World War I, the 1914-1918 conflict that changed the world, prompted faculty member Kyle Stoneman to create an exhibit called "Printmaker at War: The Art of Sir John Muirhead-Bone." Student Jane Kim worked with Stoneman, whose research deals with the social and artistic ramifications of the First World War. He says, "The show's theme was the aesthetics of World War I propaganda and the role artists and writers played in creating that aesthetic." Stoneman initially purchased the featured lithographs for teaching purposes, explaining, "I wanted students to have practical experience in curating museum quality works by major artists." He hopes that viewers gained a better understanding of the leading role artists played during the war as well as the ways artists shaped the legacy of that war. Working closely with faculty members is an example of hands-on learning at MTSU.
Students studying Visual Arts may pursue careers as visual artists or may consider a variety of occupations, including art therapy, arts administration, exhibition design, or art criticism. Examples of fields include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advertising
- Animation
- Appraisal
- Architecture
- Art teacher
- Art therapy
- Artist
- Art conservation/preservation / restoration
- Art criticism
- Art dealing
- Arts management
- Arts administration
- Auctioneering /collecting
- Curation
- Exhibit design
- Fashion illustration
- Filmmaking
- Game designing
- Historical research
- Librarianship
Employers of MTSU alumni:
Art graduates find professional opportunities at a variety of entities; some individuals choose to continue their studies in graduate school. Examples of both are listed below:
- Academy Street Studio
- Aradani Studios
- CapTeeVation
- Contemporary Painters
- Cumberland Gallery
- For Art's Sake Studios
- Frist Center for the Visual Arts
- Grand Adventure Comics
- Moxie Art Supply
- Rosewalker Design
Graduate schools
- Pratt Institute.
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- California College of the Arts
- Memphis College of Art
- University of Connecticut
- University of Iowa
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