ART 498S Undergraduate Comprehensive Examination: Studio Art
This intensive capstone project evaluates Studio Art seniors' abilities to conceive, develop, and fully realize an original body of art work accompanied by a written artist's statement and an oral presentation of the project. These written and oral statements must demonstrate the major's understanding of art historical context and their own personal creative influences. The Studio Art Senior Thesis Capstone Project measures the sum of each studio student's academic experience in mastering the technical skills needed for the production of art in each student's chosen media - painting, sculpture, or digital art. It also demonstrates each studio student's essential understanding of critical thinking and art history. Since the creative process consists of the application of all these learned elements, the senior project assesses the student's technical proficiency, his or her ability to function as a productive visual artist, and his or her basic comprehension of his or her major undergraduate curriculum.