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The Art Department offers four comprehensive undergraduate degree programs and opportunities designed to prepare students for professional involvement in a 21st century environment. In addition to traditional studio programs the Department also offers instruction in Art Education, Interior Design, Art History, and electronic media, such as Animation, Graphic Design & Photography.
The BFA degrees with majors in art, interior design, and art education are professional degrees that prepare students for a variety of occupations or further educational experiences. The BA in art allows the flexibility of designing a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum that may lead to graduate school or develop into entrepreneurial careers in the visual arts. Click here to learn more >
Valdosta State University is an accredited institutional member of the
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
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>> Advising Information - Advising for 2013 Registration >>
Make an appointment to see an advisor today! Advising Questions? Find your advisor! Click here >>
Advising takes place each semester- during October (for Spring term) and March (for Summer & Fall terms).
Student & Faculty Planning Guides, Registration Guides & Key Dates from the VSU Registrar - Click here >>
Are you an incoming freshman student, a current VSU student changing majors or a transfer student? Click here >>
>> OPEN FACULTY POSITION - Art History Assistant Professor >>
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The Department of Art invites applications for the position of: > Apply online - VSU Human Resources: https://valdosta.peopleadmin.com/postings/1617 |
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The Fine Arts Gallery is located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building at the corner of Brookwood and Oak Street.
Gallery hours: Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact Gallery Director Julie Bowland at 229-333-5835 or e-mail her at jabowlan@valdosta.edu for more information or to schedule a guided tour of the exhibition.
DrawProject - 2013 >>
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Exhibition & Auction Opening - Tuesday January 15th, 5-7:30pm at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts!
The DRAWPROJECT is a VSU Department of Art exhibition and fundraising event hosted each year by our friends at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts. Money raised from this event supports scholarships that assist Valdosta State University Art students. The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts Scholarship is awarded annually to support a VSU junior art, design, or art education major for meritorious production in the classroom and a commitment to service within the community. The Department of Art scholarship fund is used to support annual Freshman and Transfer Student Scholarships as well as Departmental Merit Scholarships recognizing departmental majors for superior classroom performance.
The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts Scholarship is awarded annually to support a VSU junior art, design, or art education major for meritorious production in the classroom and a commitment to service within the community.
The DrawProject event is an ongoing, annual - and hopefully, never ending Art Project, coordinated and hosted by the VSU Department of Art and the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts.
BE A PART OF DRAWPROJECT - Click here for more information and submit a drawing >
>> USG Right to Know Training & Safety >>
The Right To Know on-line safety training is provided by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
RTK may be accessed through the following web site: http://www.usg.edu/ehs/training
Once you have opened an internet browser application and have connected to the web address listed above, click on the Right-To-Know Basic Awareness Training link at the top of the page to begin the test. Make sure to click on the NEXT link located in the upper right corner of the page to advance to each page.The RTK training session should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Finish the test and fill out the form (name, school, etc.). PRINT A COPY of the Certificate of Training Completion and send to R. Peterman, Art Studio Supervisor. All Art Faculty, Staff and Student Assistants must complete the training annually.
Safety - Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information and links -
Laguna Clay - www.lagunaclay.com/msds
Dick Blick Art Supply - www.dickblick.com/MSDS
Utrecht Art Supply - www.utrechtart.com/MSDS-Sheets-g26t0.utrecht
Graphic Chemical - www.graphicchemical.com
Tachash Press - www.takachpress.com/Information/msds.htm
Kodak - www.kodak.com
Freestyle Photo - www.freestylephoto.biz/msds.php
Digital Truth - www.digitaltruth.com/products/msds.php
US Department of Labor - Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - www.osha.gov
VSU Environmental and Occupational Safety - www.valdosta.edu/finadmin/safety/