Visual Art
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The Visual Art concentration engages in artistic practice across a wide range of media: painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, and digital imaging.
Degree Type
A.B.
department
CIP Code
50.0701ℹ
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Visual Art
The Visual Art concentration engages in artistic practice across a wide range of media: painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, and digital imaging.
Courses in art history combine with these to frame the direction of the concentrator's work and to develop his or her critical thinking skills. Students are encouraged to cultivate an informed and thoughtful individual perspective. Students in the Visual Arts department enjoy cutting-edge facilities and a knowledgeable faculty. These two resources inspire creativity and pleasure in our concentrators while they explore the discipline. Students acquire the intellectual and practical tools to make art as well as to interpret and critique the world of images. Students also have the opportunity to take courses at the neighboring Rhode Island School of Design. All Visual Art (VISA) courses are ed S/NC.
Student Goals
Students in this concentration will:
- Develop an awareness of the history and theories of visual art
- Acquire the intellectual and practical tools to make art
- Demonstrate critical awareness in analyzing and critiquing images
- Construct and exhibit a body of work
Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)
Student Leaders: Ren Long, Elliot Stravato, Lauren Ward
Graduating Class
| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | 10 |
| 2022 | 27 | 8 |
| 2023 | 41 | 14 |
| 2024 | 53 | 16 |
| 2025 | 29 | 8 |
Brown Visual Art concentrators often have successful careers in individual studio pursuits but they also have found artistic voices in supporting community action in the arts, curatorial work and art and public policy. They work for companies that include Pixar, the Children's Law Center of Manhattan, the Art Institute of Chicago, DC Comics and the City of Berkeley Housing Department.
What are Visual Art concentrators doing…
The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.