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Radford University,
Department of Art, Radford
About
Located in New River Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Radford University
was founded in 1910. The Department of Art offers courses in drawing,
sculpture, painting (oil and watercolours),
jewellery & metalsmithing, ceramics,
graphic design (websites), art history and museum studies, photography
and art education. Awards on offer are: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor
of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS). A Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
program is also available for students seeking a terminal degree in Studio
Art. Students have access to the Radford University Art Museum which houses
over 1200 works of art (200 pieces are student works) in its permanent
collection.
Tuition Fee: In state students $3,847 per
semester and out of state students $9,214 per semester.
Contact Information
Address: Radford University,
801 East Main St., Radford, VA 24142
Phone: 540-831-5000
Email: visitru@radford.edu
Website: www.radford.edu/
Virginia Commonwealth
University, School of Art, Richmond
About
The School of the Arts is located in Richmond, Virginia and offers 16
programs to more than 3,000 students a year. It began with humble origins
as one night class taught in 1928 by Theresa Pollak. Alumni members have
been awarded many honors in the arts including 5 Guggenheim Fellowships,
5 Joan Mitchell Awards, 4 Pollock-Krasner Awards and the International
Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement Award. Courses on offer
include: Art Foundation; Painting & Printmaking (BFA); Craft/Material
Studies (BFA); Sculpture & Extended Media (BFA); Kinetic Imaging (BFA);
Art Education (BFA); Art History (BA); Cinema/Film (BA); Film (BFA); Communication
Arts (BFA); Dance & Choreography (BFA); Fashion Design (BFA); Fashion
Merchandising (BA); Graphic Design (BFA); Interior Design (BFA); Music
(BA,BM); Photography (BFA) and Theatre (BFA,BA). MFA degrees are offered
in Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking,
Interior Environments, Design/Visual Communications, Kinetic Imaging,
Ceramics, Fiber, Furniture Design, Glass, Jewellery/Metal, Photography
and Film and Theatre. An MAE degree is offered through Art Education,
a MM degree in Music, and Art History offers 3 MA degree options: Architectural
Studies, Art Historical Studies or Museum Studies as well as a PhD in
Art History (Art Historical Studies or Curatorial).
Annual Tuition Fee: State residents $8,817
and non state residents: $21,949.
Contact Information
Address: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts,
325 N. Harrison Street, Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: 804-VCU-ARTS or 804-828-278
Website: www.vcu.edu
Virginia
Tech, School of Visual Arts, Blacksburg
About
Virginia Tech was established in 1968 and enrolls over 32,000 students
a year. The School of Visual Arts (SOVA) offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts
(BFA) in Studio Arts with a variety of disciplines including painting,
drawing, ceramics, sculpture and digital art as well as classes in new
media, 3D animation and modeling. Students can study for a BFA in Visual
Communication Design (formerly called Graphic Design) which includes tuition
in multimedia web page design, print design, product and packaging design
and advertising design. A major in Art History can lead to a BA, and subject
matter range from ancient Egyptian
art and architecture to the 19th/20th century art; archaeology, Japanese
art aas well as Chinese art
and the history of graphic design. The Art Armory is the School's main
gallery and classrooms for Foundations and Drawing. The Experiential Gallery
for Creative Technologies is used an experimental area for digital and
technology based arts.
Tuition Fee: Virginia residents $4,729
per semester and non state residents: $11,608 per semester.
Contact Information
Address: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0002
Phone: 540-231-6000
Email: vtadmiss@vt.edu
Website: www.vt.edu
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