NCWC: Visual Arts

THE VISUAL ART MINOR AT NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE

In a world that is saturated with mass media, the individual who is better prepared, and more confident in making decisions that require interpretation of visual media or the production of visuals, will be a more competitive professional. Some experience in creative problem solving with art media and techniques can build confidence.

Studio art classes offer hands-on learning where the student can test ideas and personal creative expression with practical techniques using two and three dimensional media. As electives art studio classes can either be a student's "fun class" or the open door to an 18 hour minor.

At Wesleyan accessible and popular art media are used, whether the medium is traditional liek pen and ink illustration and watercolor or a computer.

Requirements for a minor in Visual Arts:

18 HOUR MINOR: Studio classes are all 3 credit hours. They progress like building blocks from the introductory level to the more advanced classes. It is possible for a freshman or sophomore to start this minor at some point within the first four semesters of their Wesleyan experience and finish the 18 hours by graduation.

Since each class leads to the next in theory and in practice, the following is the IDEAL SEQUENCE:

ART-104 DRAWING I FREEHAND VISUALIZATION: basic line representation and shading with pencil and ink.

ART-105 SYNTHETIC DESIGN: practical techniques in paste-up, computer graphics, painting, and sculptural display. Assignment sequence extrapolates from one primary graphic idea in two dimensions, through abstract and pictorial composition toward freestanding sculptural display in three dimensions.

ART-106 ANALYTICAL DESIGN: practical techniques of sculptural display, prototype packaging, color graphic mechanicals, painting and inking and computer graphics. Assignment sequence extrapolates from one primary three-dimensional form, through structural and formal analysis toward two-dimensional graphic design.

ART- 202 COMPUTER GRAPHICS: practical techniques at the basic level with programs like Photoshop and FrontPage.

ART- 205 WATERCOLOR PAINTING: step by step methods; realistic subject matter and illustration techniques with applied color theory.

ART-301: VISUAL COMMUNICATION: CAPSTONE of the MINOR: tailored to each student’s career goal and major; problem solving with mixed media, 3-D display, computer Pagemaker, website design, and video.

ART 104, 105, 106, 202, 205, 301.

Faculty:

Everett Adelman

For More Information:

For more information about the program in Visual Arts at North Carolina Wesleyan, please contact a faculty member. For general information about admission to the College, please contact the Office of Admission.