Sculpture

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Art

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Sculpture at Marywood

The Sculpture Program equips students to meet an ever-changing and competitive field through a commitment to creative thinking and endeavor. All sculpture courses stress a high level of creativity as well as professionalism. Technical areas to which students are exposed include modeling, carving, forging and fabrications, moldmaking and casting.

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Sam Olfano
Assistant Professor of Art, Area Coordinator - Photography

Peter Hoffer
Associate Professor of Art, Area Coordinator - Printmaking, Foundations

Christine Medley
Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Area Coordinator - Graphic Design

Sue Jenkins
Assistant Professor of Art
This is just a sample of our Visual Arts faculty - see them all!

Each area of emphasis is supported by superb facilities, many of which are housed in the Insalaco Center for Studio Arts; as you advance through the program, you'll have access to increasingly sophisticated equipment. The sculpture area consists of mold-making facilities for casting metal, resins, plaster, and glass. Fabrication equipment allows students to cut, forge. weld and cold finish metal. The hot shop is outfitted with kilns for glass cutting. slumping, and fusing in addition to the foundry for bronze and aluminum. The jewelry studio provides opportunities for students to work with "light" metals.

The wood studio is designed and equipped for all aspects of wood work as applied to furniture making and sculpture, including carving, lamination, turning and finishing. 

Computer resources include AutoCAD software, web design, layout applications, and technology for graphic design, photography, illustration, and interior architecture majors. There are also weaving looms and blueprint machines; a photography studio with black and white and color darkrooms and an advanced lighting studio; a ceramic studio equipped for a wide variety of techniques; a foundry with metalworking facilities;and sculpture and painting AutoCAD software.

The curricular goal is the development of persons with knowledge, technical skills, conceptual abilities and artistic sensitivity within a supportive environment to prepare them for the demanding and competitive design fields.

Marie

I am so grateful that I get to do what I love at one of the best museums in the country.

I graduated from Marywood University in 2015 with a B.A. in Art Administration. I currently work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Development department as a Major Gifts Assistant. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest museums in the United States, with a collection of more than 227,000 works of art and more than 200 galleries presenting painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, decorative arts, textiles, and architectural settings from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The Museum offers a wide variety of activities for public audiences, including special exhibitions, programs for children and families, lectures, concerts and films.

As the Major Gifts Assistant, I report to two Major Gifts Officers and also to the Senior Director of Major Gifts. I am responsible for preparing and completing mailings, scheduling, pulling reports, and letter writing. I move management tracking and reporting via Raiser’s Edge database. Every day is different and it is always interesting and exciting.

I am so grateful that I get to do what I love at one of the best museums in the country. This degree gave me the ability to explore a wide range of career paths in the arts. I really liked that it was a good mix of creative and practical skills. I am proud of my accomplishments and I am proud to be a Marywood graduate. Set goals and then attack them!

 

 

 

 

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Undergraduate Admissions Requirements

  • Official SAT and/or ACT scores
  • Completed application
  • Essay
  • Official transcripts
  • Letter of recommendation

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B.F.A. Studio Art (2-D, 3-D)

Within the Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art major, there are two areas of emphasis: 2-D and 3-D. The Studio Art program equips students to meet an ever-changing and competitive field through a commitment to creative thinking and endeavor. The goal for students is that they become independent, creative thinkers, responsible to a wide audience and assertive in their own kind of expression. All students take foundation courses, intermediate students take intermediate level 2-D or 3-D courses. In sequential upper-level courses, students choose advanced courses in painting, illustration, ceramics or sculpture.

Foundation Courses for both 2-D and 3-D Emphases

15 credits

ART 110 Basic Drawing
3
ART 116 Drawing I
3
ART 118 Two-Dimensional Design and Color
3
ART 212 Three-Dimensional Design
3
ART 233 Painting I
3
ART 322 Foundation Portfolio Review 0

B.F.A. Studio Art (3-D)
Sculpture Track

63 credits

Students in the sculpture track take courses that stress a high level of creativity and innovation in preparation for a competitive field. Technical areas to which students are exposed include modeling, carving, forging, fabrication, mold making, and metal and glass casting. 

ART 113* Art History I 3
ART 114* Art History II 3
ART 215A Figure Drawing I 3
ART 218 Art in the Modern Era 3
ART 223 Basic Ceramics 3
ART 261 Sculpture I 3
ART 262 Sculpture II 3
ART 322A,B,C Portfolio Review 0
ART 323 Ceramics I 3
ART 325 Jewelry-Metal I
3
ART 361 Sculpture III
3
ART 420A Jewelry-Metal II
3
ART 420B Jewelry-Metal III
3
ART 455 Professional Contribution (Exhibit)
0
ART 456A Advanced Sculpture
6
ART 456B Advanced Sculpture
6
ART Elective Studio or Fieldwork Experience (ART 449)
3
ART Elective Studio Elective
3
ART Elective Studio Elective 3
ART Elective Art History Elective 3

*ART 120 plus one additional art history course (excluding ART 113, 114, 430, 431, 432) may be taken as an alternate to ART 113 and ART 114.