Bachelor of Arts in Art
Where Creativity Becomes Career
Program Overview
The Bellarmine Art department offers students the aesthetic training, technical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and problem solving strategies that prepare them for careers in the creative economy or graduate study in the visual arts.
Why earn your Art degree at Bellarmine?
Our program provides a supportive environment that promotes the rigorous investigation of craft, technology, history, theory, and individual conceptual concerns. Faculty are professional artists who serve students as mentors and advisors, providing hands-on instruction, fostering experimentation, and challenging students to articulate their creative goals and develop their artistic identity.
Small classes, internships, a dynamic local art scene, and study abroad courses all foster meaningful engagement with campus, regional, and global communities. The Art department enriches our university and city through exhibitions, lectures, service, and other programming.
Studios and McGrath Gallery
Campus facilities include painting, drawing, and ceramics studios, a photography darkroom, and two Mac labs. The McGrath Gallery offers 1,200 square feet of exhibit space for shows by regional, national, and student artists. Students are given 24-hour access to studio facilities and a broad range of exhibition opportunities.
Focus Areas and Experiential Learning
Art majors can focus their studies in one or more areas of emphasis: Painting, Photography, and Digital Art. Small classes, internships, a dynamic local art scene, and study abroad courses foster meaningful engagement with campus, regional, and global communities.
“Bellarmine is a close-knit community, and this is especially true of the Art department. The supportive environment created by the faculty and staff really played a role in building my confidence as an artist. I am thankful for the encouraging faculty members that emboldened me to pursue a career in the visual arts.”
Kayla Bischoff, 2014, Visual Artist & Art Administrator
24/7
Studio Access
1,200
Sq. Ft. McGrath Gallery
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Areas of Emphasis
Program Highlights
Campus facilities include painting, drawing, and ceramics studios, a photography darkroom, and two Mac labs. The McGrath Gallery offers 1,200 square feet of exhibit space for shows by regional, national, and student artists. Students are given 24-hour access to studio facilities and a broad range of exhibition opportunities.
Art majors can focus their studies in one or more areas of emphasis:
- Painting
- Photography
- Digital Art
Graduate and Career Opportunities
Faculty
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Hartford, MFA | Associate Professor of Art | lhartford@bellarmine.edu |
| Fong Choo, MFA | Adjunct Professor | fchoo@bellarmine.edu |
| Helen Payne, MFA | Adjunct Professor | hpayne@bellarmine.edu |
| Jordan Morgan, MFA | Adjunct Professor | jmorgan3@bellarmine.edu |
| Bess Reed, Ph.D. | Adjunct Professor | dreed3@bellarmine.edu |
| Douglas Miller | Assistant Professor of Art | dmiller4@bellarmine.edu |
| Michael Kopp | Assistant Professor of Art | mkopp@bellarmine.edu |
| Ron Schildknecht | Adjunct Professor | rschildknecht@bellarmine.edu |
| Robert Lockhart, MFA | Professor Emeritus | |
| Caren Cunningham, MFA | Professor Emeritus |
Contact
Laura Hartford, MFA
Division Chair
lhartford@bellarmine.edu
(502) 272-7988
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