2009-2010 - Bowie State University

culture and museum‐related studies. The minor will also empower and prepare students for working in the
local and national museum, galleries and arts organizations.
Students are also required to assist with ART 498 Senior Thesis & Gallery Seminar and/or ART 491
Internship & Apprenticeship in Art/Visual Communications to assist with art research, preservation,
exhibition preparation and removal in both the Amos White IV Gallery of Art & Harambee Gallery in the
Department of Fine & Performing Arts, and online galleries via the DFPA or ART/VCDMA website, for a
minimum of one semester. Students must successfully pass a minimum of 24 credits hours in art history,
studio and/or related courses. Students should speak to an advisor for approved courses.
FACILITIES
The Art program in the Department of Fine & Performing Arts, is always working on providing students with
access to the latest in technology, equipment, art preparation materials and innovation. Currently, there are
four (4) art studios for: painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, design and photography. In addition, there
are two (2) darkrooms and one (1) state‐of‐the‐art Apple digital media and Computer Graphics Art lab. In this
lab we offer but are not limited to:
Hardware:
1. Apple iMacs
2. Apple Mac Pros
3. Scanners
4. Color printers and digital still cameras
Software:
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe/Macromedia Studio 8
• ToonBoom Studio
• Final Cut Studio
• After Effects
• Apple iMovie
• Apple iWork
• Apple iLife
• Microsoft Office
• Arkaos VJ
Students also have access to the latest technology and equipment in digital video production, visual effects,
lighting and digital photography, green screen and backdrops. Art students may also have access (with
permission from Computer Graphics Art faculty and requests from Art faculty) for research, printing, scanning
and limited internet access in the Computer Graphics Art digital arts lab, usually 6 to 7 days of the week with
evening and weekend lab access; as well as DVD’s, materials, books, professional and industry journals
dedicated to art/design, visual communication, animation, media studies, etc. both in the lab and also in the
undergraduate library. The DFPA provides 18‐hour access to studios for design, digital imaging, drawing,
painting, printmaking, sculpture, traditional arts & crafts and ceramics. There is also access for students to
traditional and digital photography equipment and darkrooms. Students also have access to the BSU X Seed,
the university’s (and one of the country’s) fastest supercomputers, for production, storage, rendering,
research and collaboration with other departments, schools and universities worldwide.
LIBRARY AND RESEARCH
Students in Art (Studio) has access for research from a variety of sources such as art and design periodicals,
journals, resources and more, that cover various software training and tutorials, including subscriptions to
Communication Arts, Computer Arts, and other professional art/design, history, theory & criticism; media arts,
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