Art (Studio Art)

At Alverno College the studio art major is not just business as usual. While you will receive traditional studio art training in many media, the differences between our program and other schools is significant.

In your major courses you will work with other students in the areas of Art Education and Art Therapy. The studio courses are designed to assist students in making art from the perspectives of their future careers. Thus you will learn about not only studio art but how educators and therapists have differing creative concerns.

Additionally, the organizing frameworks of art classes revolve around not only technical and design concerns, but focus on interpreting the components of the creative process. Students work in four types of creative problem-solving:

  • Intuitive problem solving asks the student to explore personal contexts of creativity.
  • Analytic methods include using art history as influence and applying visual systems to analyze formal choices.
  • The physical method allows for strong media material and tools experimentations.
  • The fourth method of collaboration allows students to work in group creative efforts.

Students will experiment with all of these creative methods in order to better understand themselves as creative individuals.

A full course of art history classes will provide you with the background necessary to the studio art field. These courses are designed to assist you in becoming a strong professional communicator in the arts.

The highly active discussion and presentation methods of the classroom will allow you to develop a personal voice regarding art history and its relationships to your own artmaking. You will develop opinions regarding the meaning of art history and be able to articulate your ideas in public settings.

Study Abroad
Studio majors are also encouraged to study abroad. There are many opportunities to apply your liberal arts prerequisites to international art study. Short-term two week options or a full semester of an exchange program in England, Ireland, Mexico, Italy or Japan are but a few of your choices.

Would you like to learn more about the program? Click here to learn more about Alverno's art majors. This site has been designed and is maintained by Art faculty.

Credit for Prior Learning
Alverno offers a program to determine if you are eligible to receive college credit for prior learning. Click here for information.

Your Next Step
To find out more about Alverno's Studio Art program, contact the Alverno Admissions office. An Admissions Counselor can answer your questions about the program, admissions, credit transfers and financial aid.

Call 414-382-6100, toll-free at 800-933-3401 or e-mail Admissions.