Discover Your Creative Potential
What is Studio Art?
Studio Art is about creating visual art and design within a hands-on studio environment. Explore a wide range of mediums and techniques to express your creativity and develop your unique artistic voice.
To learn more select a concentration below:
Two Dimensional Arts
The concentration in Two Dimensional Arts comprises the studio areas of drawing, painting, and printmaking.
DrawingBuild a strong foundation in drawing principles, understand drawing’s distinct artistic properties, enhance your observational skills, and explore personal expression through various techniques and materials.
Painting
Develop your skills in various painting mediums, mastering the visual language and technique of each. Exploring traditional or alternative modes of painting, create a distinctive body of work with guidance from experienced faculty.
PrintmakingPrintmaking courses explore traditional techniques including stone and plate lithography, relief printing, serigraphy, and intaglio. Students in Photographic and Digital Printmaking produce hybrid prints that blend traditional, photographic, and digital mediums.
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Three Dimensional Arts
Book ArtsLearn about artist books, bookbinding techniques, letterpress printing, hand papermaking and the equipment associated with these. Develop an understanding of image and text relationships, contemporary book arts practice, and publishing techniques.
Ceramics
Gain experience hand-building and wheel throwing ceramic objects, and learning about glaze chemistry, decorative techniques, kiln firing, and studio maintenance. Through an exploration of historical and contemporary ceramics, create innovative works.
SculptureExplore the three-dimensional form in a variety of materials and techniques including carving, casting, installation, assemblage, and multi-media. Understanding sculpture’s visual and conceptual capabilities, develop your unique voice and create sophisticated and distinctive works.
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Graphic Design
Prepare for a career in various fields including print media, video, web, and social media. Start with foundational concepts and progress to complex design projects, integrating real-world client work through the AIGA UNO student group.
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Media Arts
The concentration in Media Arts comprises two studio options, Game Design and Intermedia and Digital Art. Media Arts students create innovative digital art using contemporary techniques with a focus on experimentation, image-making, story-telling, and play experiences within digital media.
Game DesignPrepare for a career in the gaming industry by focusing on the artistic and professional aspects of game development, including visual content creation, game mechanics, and game design theories.
Intermedia and Digital Art
Approach media making as a contemporary art practice, taking risks and developing a serious artistic practice.
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Illustration
Explore visual storytelling through traditional and digital media. Create comics, children's book illustrations, and more, while developing a professional portfolio and learning about the business side of illustration.
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Studio Art with K-12 Certification
Complete coursework, testing, and clinical practice to become certified to teach art in Nebraska. Learn to integrate art content knowledge with teaching practices, communicate with diverse populations, and engage in professional development.
The Studio Art degree with PK-12 Certification is currently accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and approved by the Nebraska State Department of Education.
Example B.A. in studio art with pk-12 art education certification four-year plan
The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art PK-12 Certification degree allows UNO to recommend graduates for Nebraska licensure as PK-12 art teachers.
In addition, candidates must pass the Praxis II – Art Content Knowledge (5134) with a score of 158 or higher to meet state licensure requirements.
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Why Choose the BASA at UNO?
- Diverse Concentrations: Tailor your degree to your interests with six unique concentrations.
- Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience in well-equipped studios.
- Professional Preparation: Develop a professional portfolio and gain real-world experience.
- Supportive Community: Learn from experienced faculty and collaborate with peers.