Art and Design

The Department of Art and Design provides students with the foundations for general or professional activities and/or continuing graduate studies in studio art, graphic design and art education. Students accomplish this through scholarly research, intensive studio practice, professional work experience, and by observing and working closely with the faculty of artists and designers. Ultimately, students graduate with appreciation for and a broad understanding of the visual arts which prepares them for roles of leadership and stewardship within their respective disciplines.

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Foundations Sequence

All department majors follow a common sequence of foundation courses beginning the first semester of the freshman year:

 

• Semester I:	• Semester II:
ARTS 2010, 2011	ARTS 2042, 2060
ARTH 2041	ARTH 2100

All majors are required to maintain and present sketchbook/journals during their programs of study.

 

Portfolio Reviews and Capstone

At the completion of the 17-hour foundations sequence, usually at the conclusion of the freshman year, all majors are required to submit work for a foundations portfolio review. The review is a degree requirement for all majors. Students passing the review may proceed with course work. Students who do not meet the standards of this proficiency examination may be placed on probation or refused acceptance into the major’s programs. Students at the advanced level, typically late in the junior year, are required to pass advanced reviews to enroll in ARTS 4950. This review is also a requirement for graduation. All majors must participate in a senior exhibition and in public theses readings which are corollary to ARTS 4950.

 

Majors

Visual Arts/Education (GRADES K-12)
Visual Arts/Education (GRADES 6-12)
Fine Arts/Studio
Fine Arts/Glass
Visual Communication Design
General Studies in Art and Design (Complementary major only)

Faculty

Arlon Alfred Bayliss
Professor of Art; Co-Chair, Department of Art and Design
B.A., (hons) Bristol Polytechnic, England;
M.A., Royal College of Art, London [1990]

Kathleen Mary Dugan
Assistant Professor of Art
B.F.,B.F.A., Indiana University;
M.F.A., Yale University [1998]

Raymond Arthur Freer
Professor of Art
B.S., Anderson University;
M.A., Claremont Graduate School [1971]

Milton Jason Knapp
Professor of Art; Director, Wilson Galleries
B.F.A., University of Kansas;
M.A., University of California;
M.F.A., University of California [1989]

Bradley William McKinney
Assistant Professor of Art
B.A., Anderson University;
M.Arch., Ball State University [2000]

Kevin Ray Rudynski
Professor of Art; Co-Chair, Department of Art and Design
B.A., Indiana University;
M.F.A., University of Illinois [1990]
Professional Page

Kenneth Glenn Ryden
Professor of Art
B.F.A., University of Wisconsin, Superior;
M.F.A., University of Kansas [1983]

Date in [] indicates year first appointed to AU full-time faculty.