Art and Design (BFA) (Drawing)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The BFA is considered the professional degree in visual arts. A BFA prepares students to be lifelong practitioners of the studio arts who can demonstrate professional competencies - conceptual, technical and visual. Drawing is addressed as both a primary focus area as well as an essential course of study for all studio disciplines. The drawing curriculum starts by building a strong technical and conceptual foundation. That way, students can develop their individual voices as they advance through the program with a strong understanding of form and space.As one moves to higher level courses in drawing, its definition expands to be more inclusive: works on paper, displayed on the wall, with a meaningful element done by hand. Hence, our advanced students often explore intersectional means of drawing, blurring the distinctions between painting, printmaking, digital imaging and even sculptural expressions.

College of Arts and Sciences