Sculpture

Overview

Sculptors often are self-employed artists, showing and selling their works in museums and galleries and doing commissions for both public and private entities. The major in sculpture prepares you for such a career as well as preparing you for an advanced degree, should you consider teaching at the college or university level.

As a sculpture major in the studio art program, you will get a great deal of hands-on experience in your classes. There are opportunities for showing your work on campus or at local galleries. In addition, the university is within easy commuting distance of Dallas and Fort Worth, where major art museums and galleries provide valuable resources and experiences for UNT students.

Undergraduate Program

As a sculpture major, you will take courses in art appreciation, art history, design and drawing, as well as courses in the sculpture area. You will have access to large, well-equipped studios and instruction in a wide range of materials and techniques. Sculpture students spend a lot of time in studio art classes creating original works, studying all aspects of three-dimensional art and examining different media in which to work.

A portfolio is not required for admission to the program, but transfer students may need to submit one for placement in advanced courses. At the end of your sophomore year, the sculpture faculty will review a portfolio of your work to determine if you can continue in the program. Before graduation, usually during the last senior sculpture course, you must present your work to the faculty for a senior exit review.

The sculpture faculty at UNT are practicing and accomplished artists who maintain private studios and work professionally in addition to teaching. The 90,000-square-foot Art Building includes classrooms, a computer lab, faculty offices, studios, a workshop, the UNT Art Gallery and a visual resources library. The school also has a foundry, as well as indoor and outdoor studio space for stone sculpting, woodcarving, welding and casting. Two other campus buildings, Scoular Hall and Oak Street Hall, house additional classrooms and laboratories, as well as the Texas Fashion Collection and the Cora Stafford Art Gallery.

• Suggested Undergraduate Curriculum for Sculpture 2009-2010 (PDF opens in a new window).

Graduate Program

The Department of Studio offers a Master of Fine Arts degree at the graduate level. The Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts offers nine areas of specialization: ceramics, drawing and painting, fibers, metalsmithing and jewelry, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Each option requires a creative project and a solo exhibition instead of a thesis. The MFA is a 60 credit-hour terminal degree requiring a minimum of 24 credit hours in the studio course of your specialization.

The Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture is a terminal degree, requiring a minimum of 60 credit-hours of graduate level coursework. A minimum of 24 credit hours must be in the graduate sculpture class.

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