Visual and Digital Arts
For me, the Visual and Digital Arts program is a wonderful opportunity to build a portfolio and skill set that I can adapt to any job I take.
- Rick Carls, Allegany, NY
The Visual and Digital Arts program is currently on hiatus, and not accepting incoming first-year or transfer students as of Fall 2008.
As technology advances, the traditional artistic tools of paper, pencils, and paint have made room for imaging software, 3-D modeling programs and the latest in interactive digital communications.
With its committed faculty and cutting-edge multimedia studio, the Visual and Digital Arts program gives students access to the tools and concepts necessary to develop marketable digital design and communication skills. And by learning a variety of traditional art studio and multimedia techniques, students can choose wisely and explore the depths of the creative process to achieve meaningful self-expression as exhibiting artists.
After completing a Junior Year portfolio review, each Visual and Digital Arts major shares his or her talent for representing the world around them during a senior year exhibition in a traditional gallery format. The creation of a digital portfolio gives potential employers in the academic, business, and entertainment worlds a sense of their vision and skills.
With a degree in Visual and Digital Arts, you will be prepared for a career in graphic design, multimedia production, web communications, and the fine arts, as well as having a solid foundation for graduate study. Core courses within the major, taught by practicing artists, will provide knowledge of a wide array of topics and media, including:
- Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory
- Drawing
- Basic Photography
- Painting
- Fundamentals of Multimedia
- Digital Imaging
- Advanced Interactive Multimedia
- 3D Design/3D Rendering
- Web Design and Development
- Senior Exhibition
- Digital Portfolio
Faculty
The Visual and Digital Arts program is part of the Humanities division, which includes faculty members who specialize in areas such as art history, music, philosophy, foreign languages, theatre arts, and writing.
Featured Course
Do you have a box of school photos, childhood memories or vacation pictures taking up space in your basement? Are you interested in learning more about your camera? How about taking those old photos, slides and prints and creating a flash picture site? If so, then ART 360: Advanced Photography is for you. Go beyond the basics of point-and-click cameras with flash photography, working with still-life subjects, studio lighting, making medium format cameras from scratch, and archiving your work with digital technology.
