Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Art offers a bachelor of arts degree in studio art or art history. In addition to the core curriculum requirements of 44 hours, the bachelor of arts degree requires completion of a 60-hour program for studio art and 39-hour program for art history. Art majors must complete the 21-hour foundations program before enrolling for classes above the 2000 level. Students choose an emphasis area such as graphic design, painting, ceramics, etc. and specialize in this area in the 3000 and 4000 level courses.
Advisors
The department has advisors for both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates should contact Professors Marjorie Williams-Smith (mwsmith@ualr.edu) or Jane Brown (jhbrown@ualr.edu) at (50l) 569-3182 for assistance with their academic programs.
Transfer Students
Students transferring to UALR who intend to major in art should contact the department chairman, Win Bruhl, (wgbruhl@ualr.edu) before enrolling to arrange for advising. Students may be required to take additional hours in areas where deficiencies are noted.
Transfer students must complete at least nine hours of their studio concentration at UALR. For example, a student who has 15 hours accepted in transfer credit for painting must complete an additional nine hours of painting at UALR if painting is the studio concentration.
Senior Show
Studio majors in the last semester of their senior year are required to prepare an exhibition of their work. The senior show will be scheduled by the gallery curator, Brad Cushman (becushman@ualr.edu) and must be approved by the student’s major advisor, academic advisor, and the gallery curator. Each student must also give an oral presentation in the form of a gallery talk, presentation to a class, or other format. The oral presentation will be scheduled and approved by the major advisor, and, if appropriate, also by the gallery curator. The Department of Art, with student approval, occasionally selects outstanding student work to add to its teaching collection.
Senior Portfolio
Studio majors are required to prepare a portfolio of 20 slides documenting their senior show and other work, along with a written artist’s statement (three to six pages double-spaced). This portfolio must be approved by the major advisor and department chair. The portfolio will be due one week before the last class day, and will become the property of the Department of Art.