Art First Year

Department of Visual Arts Website

tells you all about the department of visual art

Course Catalog

tells you about all majors and programs, and the perquisites that each class needs

Mission Statement

“In accordance with the mission of the University of North Georgia, The Department of Visual Arts is committed to the advancement of education, creative research, and scholarship in the visual arts. Through collaboration, mentorship, and rigorous academic standards, we set in motion transformative educational experiences that prepare our graduates to sustain global and contemporary artistic practices

• Values

Creativity • Excellence • Critical Thinking • Community Engagement • Craftsmanship • Curiosity • Exploration • Work/Life Balance • Perseverance

When was the department of fine arts founded

1971

When was Bob Owens, Win Crannell and Tommye Scanlin the only 3 faculty members 

1972-1988

When did photography and graphic design become apart of the Department 

1989 with the Hank W. Margeson as the photography instructor 

When was the Fine Arts Center named John L. Nix

1989

The separation of the music and art department

2008-2009

Department of Visual Arts officially established

2009

Department of Visual Arts 50th anniversary

2021

Bob Owens

founder of the art department

Sketchnotes

a combination between sketches and notes to display information

William Blake

• Leonardo da Vinci

Paul Klee

• Vincent van Gogh

• Art 21

James Turrell

light

Roden Crater

James Turnell’s project

Medium

the material that is used to make the art piece

Minimalism

stropping things down to their basic form

Documentation

writing and drawing what you see and hear

Art Facilities Guide

The facilities guide is here to help you easily locate each
building and the art spaces available for visual arts
students

UNG Galleries

displays art work of students works 

Formal Elements and Principles of Design

using frames, boarders, fonts, contrast and compostions to display information

Form

describes the style of the work of art. It is the way the artist expresses their subject using the Formal
Elements and Principles of Design.

• Content

the meaning of the work

• Context

historical, cultural, social, and personal that surrounds an artwork and the creator 

• Personal-Biographical, Socio-Cultural and Art Historical

Kiki Smith Context

• Kiki Smith

animal sulptor, te

• Tony Smith

Kiki smith’s dad

• Foundations Portfolio Review

a prortfoilio that you had to submit of the three fundamental classes artwork to be able to take upper-level classes

National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Foundation/ Field of Study course

Art 1010,1020,1030 are the classes that you have to take and pass a portfolio review to take upper level classes

• E-portfolios

Eletronic portfolio is a website that show cases all the works that you have done

• B.A. Bachelor of Arts

• general track, less hours dedicated to studio time

• doesn’t have to apply for, but has to pass the foundation portfolio review to take upper-level classes

• upper-level language requirement and can have a major

Exit Portfolio Review

an end of degree assessment for the BA, a combination of the skills learned during the program

B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Art

• professional track, more of the hour dedicated to studio time

• Have to apply for this program

  • can only apply after passing the Foundations Portfolio Review

• No upper-level foreign language classes or minors

Senior Capstone Requirment

this is a exhibition of a body of work and a senior thesis that has to be done during the last semester of the BFA program