Art and Graphic Design

Art and Graphic Design   

  

The Art Department at Notre Dame de Namur University offers degrees in Art, and Art and Graphic Design. The program is known for its rigorous studio practice and the Madison Art Center, which includes the Wiegand Gallery. The quality of the NDNU Art Department is made up of a combination of the working artists who are the faculty and our small class sizes. This allows for significant faculty individual interaction with students. Our Graphic Design program offers a practical career path for artists while including the benefits of knowledge of Fine Art.

The distinctions of NDNU’s Art Department include:

  • Three-degree options are available:
    • The Bachelor of Arts in Art, which gives students a broad experience in art through rigorous studio work and the study of art history
    • The Bachelor of Arts in Art and Graphic Design, which gives students a state-of-the-art education in graphic design concepts and production and web design
    • The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, which prepares students who intend to pursue a career as an artist, and is often preferred or required for entrance into a M.F.A. program.
  • All Art Department faculty are artists who exhibit and work professionally in their media.
  • In Art and Graphic Design, our students learn all of the fundamentals of design industry standard software including QuarkXpress, Adobe CS2 and Dreamweaver, among others, in a dedicated Graphic Design Macintosh Lab
  • Graphic Design majors are required to do an internship in the design field in their senior year. Recent internships undertaken by our Graphic Design students include positions at Siemen's, San Mateo Daily Journal, Parents Press, Keyboard Magazine, and Trisha Holland Design.
  • Both Graphic Design and Fine Art students complete a portfolio of their work prior to graduation.
  • In the area of Fine Art, NDNU students take studio courses in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture as well as design fundamentals.
  • Students earning the B.F.A. degree spend additional time in the studio to prepare a more extensive portfolio of their work prior to graduation for entrance in to M.F.A. programs. Our graduates have been accepted in M.F.A. programs at Boston University, U.C. Davis, Hunter College, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute and San Jose State.
  • Art Studios are located in the in the Madison Art Center, and our students have access to studios in this outstanding facility 24/7.
  • The renowned Wiegand Gallery exhibits nationally known artists in four major shows per year, including the Student Art Show, mounted in late fall.  Some of the artists who have shown in the Wiegand Gallery are Wayne Thiebaud, Nathan Oliveira, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Stephanie Sanchez, Paul Wonner and John Walker.
  • NDNU students have the opportunity to work with exhibiting artists in the Gallery Techniques course that is required for all Art majors. In this course they learn gallery business and marketing as well as installation, lighting and preparation techniques.
  • NDNU students are prepared, with completed coursework in psychology, for entrance into the M.A. Art Therapy Psychology program at NDNU.
  • Emerging Artist Talent Scholarships in Art are offered every year to entering freshmen and transfers, valued up to $9500 per year toward to the completion of the first bachelors degree.  Specific information on portfolio requirements is available from the Art Department, and students must complete their applications for fall admission no later than February 1 to be considered.

Interested in attending an upcoming Gallery Opening?  Contact the Art Department for Information at 650.508.3595 or visit www.wiegandgallery.org.

The Bachelor of Arts in Art:  124 Units:  27 units in Art Prerequisites, 30 units in the Major; and 67 units in the Core Curriculum and electives

The Bachelor of Arts in Art and Graphic Design:  124 Units:  27 units in Art Prerequisites, 35 units in the Major, and 62 units in the Core Curriculum and electives

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art:  140 Units:  27 units in Prerequisites, 30 units in the Major, 62 units in the Core Curriculum and electives and 21 units in major an minor techniques

The Minor in Art: 15 units

Visit www.ndnu.edu or call 650.508.3595