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Watkins College of Art and Design

Photography

Photography is an evolving, dynamic medium and the images produced are as unique as the photographers who make them. Bring an exploratory spirit, creative ideas, and a desire to be challenged.

OUR MISSION

Students create artwork through understanding photographic processes and materials, critical thinking and creative techniques. Students produce and present work representing individual creativity and technical competence. Graduates of the program are prepared to enter a career as a professional artist or to continue their education through the pursuit of an MFA degree.

OUR PROGRAM

Photography at Watkins College is a dynamic program where you will gain technical and aesthetic skills in a variety of mediums. Beginning with a fine arts foundation, your studies take you into an exploration of the historical context of photography. You delve deeply into the fundamentals of black and white photography and then advance to studies in color and digital imagery. Experimental video classes will prepare you to embrace technology and multimedia. Alternative processes will build an understanding of historical techniques. Studio lighting will give you the technical expertise in artificial light with creative interpretation for both commercial and fine art photography. Internship opportunities, preparation of your senior thesis exhibition and the study of professional practices prepare you to begin your career as a photographer.

Graphic Design

Graphic Design is a stimulating and challenging career choice. It is also a complex study requiring creativity, artistic talent, and eye for details, conceptual thinking, technical skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.

OUR MISSION

Students of the Graphic Design Department at Watkins will graduate with a professional quality, entry-level portfolio that shows technical competence, solid knowledge of design principles and highly conceptual solutions to communications problems in print, illustration and web-based and interactive media.

OUR PROGRAM

The BFA in Graphic Design at Watkins College begins with a strong foundation in the basic principles and elements of design and typography. The curriculum then builds in complexity until students graduate with a professional, high quality, entry-level portfolio.

Coursework effectively covers art, design, typography, technology, professional practices and the history of art and design. Small class sizes allow for each student to have individual consultations with faculty at every stage of their assigned projects. Graphic design electives, including internships with area advertising and design agencies, enhance each students education.

The curriculum culminates in the capstone course, Senior Portfolio Development, where each graduating senior works with senior faculty to polish off his/her portfolio. Finally, the graduating class, as a team, puts together a senior exhibition that features their portfolios. As many as 400 friends, family and design professional have attended this exhibition.

This would be a dream come true if I could do this....