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Overview Students of the Painting program offered by Boston University also consider the roles of sight, insight, and perception in relation to processes of making from the foundation level onward. Critical dialogue and rigorous expectations about studio practice support work toward a young artistic vision in upper-level courses.The sequence of seven semesters of Painting courses is intended to provide a solid base for postgraduate involvement in the larger art world. In the foundation year, observational studio work is combined with inventive assignments as a means for students to learn about medium, form, content, broader artistic concepts, and the kinds of questions they wish to address with their work. The post-foundation sequence includes Painting II and Painting III in the sophomore year, Junior and Senior Painting Studios, Painting Techniques, and three semesters of seminar courses. Students have their own studio spaces in the upper level and work in individual conversation with the professor and in group critiques with one another to develop a cohesive and ambitious body of work and to refine artistic voices. The BFA Painting major culminates in the BFA thesis exhibition, which includes a written component.Students are also expected to develop a strong drawing practice and to verbally critique and write about their own and others’ work. Writing and visual research are strengthened in three semesters of Art History. A range of additional studio electives encourage students to see and make creative connections between diverse practices.Learning OutcomesAll students graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Boston University School of Visual Arts are expected to:Develop a body of work that exhibits inventiveness, creativity, ambition, and clarity of thinking.Demonstrate proficiency in studio process including materials, tools, and techniques appropriate to the practice.Demonstrate one’s ideas through a unique visual language.Demonstrate spoken and written critical-thinking and communication skills.Apply appropriate models of interpretation based on historical and contemporary artistic knowledge.Generate a collection of materials that sustain a professional practice: artist statement, CV, image documentation, and online presence. I want to find another Bachelor Course

The Painting program offered by Boston University promotes painting as a fundamental form of visual and artistic expression. The principal component of the Painting program is studio activity, and students explore various forms of painting in the first years of the major.

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