2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog


ART 491 BFA Senior Seminar: Art Professional Practices

This course is part of a 2-semester sequence, with ART 492 & 493, that serve as the capstone to the B.F.A. degree and culminates in the exhibition of the student's thesis portfolio work at the Eide/Dalrymple Gallery during the spring semester. This course is the professional practices capstone that prepares B.F.A. students for post-graduation opportunities and developing additional professional skills to serve you in your post-Augustana artistic vocations.  Through group discussions, guest speakers, site visits, and hands-on training, students in this seminar will learn about a range of topics, including: art matting and presentation, art preservation, artist resumes and statements, marketing yourself in the art world, graduate school and other post-baccalaureate training, and documenting and selling artwork.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Admittance to the B.F.A. Art program. Course to be taken in fall semester the year the student will be submitting their thesis portfolio for exhibition.

Offered

Every Fall