Painting

Our bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in studio art with an emphasis in painting explores studio exercises, problems, and critiques, emphasizing a multitude of mediums and their characteristics. Students are expected to continuously develop technical skills, advanced color considerations, and solutions of pictorial problems with new focus on individual creativity.

In the painting program, you will explore your individual vision within the context of developing disciplined studio practices in watercolors, oils, temperas, acrylics, and more. You’ll develop your work and voice within a wide range of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual approaches related to painting.

Critiques and seminars led by faculty and visiting artists provide you with the form and structure to discuss your work in relation to contemporary art issues. All classes emphasize individual aesthetic choices and expression, and the exploration of contemporary critical issues.

About The Program

Department: Ball State School of Art

Credits Required: 120

Possible Occupations

  • Painter

Indiana Median Salary: $40,512

Dual Credit Courses

For onsite courses, please refer here to see if the course is offered at your high school.

Online

These courses are available online through Ball State University:

CORE Classes

    • COMM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Communication
    • ENG 103 - Rhetoric and Writing (English Composition I)
    • ENG 104 - Composing Research (English Composition II)
    • MATH 125 - Quantitative Reasoning
    • MATH 165 - Calculus I
    • FIN 101 - Personal Finance for Fiscal Wellness
    • THEA 100 - Introduction to Theatre
    • JOUR 101 - Media and American Society
    • PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
    • RELS 160 - Introduction to Religion in Culture
    • HSC 160 - Fundamentals of Human Health
    • PHYC 110 - General Physics I
    • ISOM 125 - Introduction to Business with Integrated Computer Applications
    • PSYS 100 - Introduction to Psychological Science
    • SOC 100 - Principles of Sociology
    • PHIL 202 - Ethics
    • HSC 180 - Principles of Community Health
    • FCFC 250 - Family Relations
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