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Foundations

All art major and minor students begin their studies in the Foundations Program where they explore the core elements that underlie all visual arts. Students develop skills in drawing, design, and sculpture through the investigation of process and the use of traditional, time-based, and digital media.



Foundations prepares students for their upper division studio art courses through the development of

  • Creative problem solving
  • Critical analysis
  • Technical skills
  • Conceptual thinking
  • A vocabulary of art language
  • Knowledge of Art History and Art Theory

The art department's Foundations program is made up of four core classes:
  • 2D Design
  • 3D Design
  • Drawing 1
  • Drawing 2
Foundations Faculty:

Erin Anfinson, Assistant Prof.
Kim Dummons, Assistant Prof.
Cindy Rehm, Assistant Prof.
Tanya Tewell, Assistant Prof.

2007-2008 Full Time Temporary & Adjunct Faculty:

Angela Burkes, Assistant Prof.
John Donovan, Assistant Prof.
Amanda Rogers-Horton, Assistant Prof.
Jarrod Houghton, Assistant Prof.
Thomas Sturgill, Adjunct


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