About the Program

“Drawing is the membrane between what the imagination sees and the hand makes tangible. Our program builds on traditional observational and analytical skills, while encouraging personal exploration to encompass a wide range of media, formats, and strategies.”
—Gary Gaffney, faculty

The Drawing program at the Art Academy maintains formal and academic roots while letting students explore the dynamic, eclectic practice that characterizes contemporary drawing. If offers flexibility in the exploration of space and dimension, materials, and connection to other disciplines, enabling each student to develop a personal drawing vision and vocabulary.

Drawing majors learn the language of drawing and apply its flexibility, expansiveness and contemporary strategies to personal artistic ends. The discipline’s usefulness for visual research, problem solving, personal expression, and idea generation prepare each drawing major to join the work force as a doer, maker, thinker, and problem solver — a solid basis for entering / inventing numerous careers.

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