Art: Studio Art BA, BFA
Turn your creative passions into a profession.
As you master your craft, learn about the business of making art.
Our world-class faculty, who are practicing artists, will guide you through personalized education and hands-on experiences.
Career Opportunities
- Practicing Artist
- Design Entrepreneur
- Art/Creative Director
- Art Teacher
- Production Artist
- Arts Organization Administrator
Why Art Studio? | Why Our Program?
- We offer two degree options: a Bachelor of Arts for broad-based knowledge and a Bachelor of Fine Arts for in-depth professional training.
- Choose from eight concentrations: ceramics, digital media, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture.
- All art majors begin by completing the foundations program, a comprehensive series of courses in drawing and design.
- Topics covered in the BA in studio art curriculum and the BFA in studio art curriculum include: drawing, two-dimensional design, digital media, art history, three-dimensional design and modern and contemporary art.
Are you an art transfer student? We have a portfolio review process that will assist you in transferring your credits.
Our Art Faculty
Mr. Craig R. Bachman
- Professor
Ms. Nancy K. Bockbrader
- Professor
Mr. Douglas A. Bosch
- Professor
Mr. Stephen E. Fisher
- Professor
Mr. Heemong Kim
- Professor
Mr. William G. Martin
- Professor
Amy Montali
- Professor
Dr. Sara M. Picard
- Associate Professor
Dianne M. Reilly
- Professor
Dr. Natasha Seaman
- Professor
Dr. Rebecca Shipe
- Associate Professor
Richard C. Whitten
- Professor
Dr. Cheryl L. Williams
- Professor Emerita
Hear From a Student
Liping Zhang
“Sitting at the potter’s wheel, I forget the outside world. I sit at the wheel and everything becomes calm. It’s just me and my hands and the clay.”
– Art Major, with Concentrations in Ceramics and Metalsmithing/Jewelry
Turn Artmaking into a Career
One of the most widely held clichés in the art world is that if you're an artist, the probability's high that you're going to starve.
Take the Next Step!
Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall
