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BOWIEHAUS
BOWIEHAUS is a student based art/design and marketing incubator and research project. Its goal is to teach
Art & VCDMA students how to design products and/or services; and to provide opportunities for students to
gain experience in marketing those products through sound business practices. Art, design and technology are
combined with business entrepreneurship to prepare students to become successful before and after
graduation.
NETWORKING, STUDENT & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
THE ARTIST GUILD
The Artist Guild is a creative arts organization for students studying Art and Visual Communication and Digital
Media Arts, but is open to all other students who are interested in promoting the visual arts. One of the guild's
purposes is to raise and maintain a high standard of quality of visual art, design, and visual communication,
networking with art and design professionals, and to produce awareness in visual arts on campus, with other
institutions and HBCUs, and throughout the community. Membership in the Artist Guild is mandatory for all
Art/VCDMA students.
Students are also encouraged to join and participate in regular workshops, meetings, salons, presentations (on
and off campus) sponsored by arts/design or media related organizations such as: the American Graphics Arts
Association (AIGA), The Art Director’s Club of DC, Black Artists of DC, Animator’s Association (ASIFA), The
National Conference of Artists (NCA), College Arts Association (CCA), National Arts Educator’s Association
(NAEA); The Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (AIVF), FocusOnDesign, The Washington Project
for the Arts, the International Game Developer’s Association and the National Alliance of Artists from
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NAAHBCU), SIGGRAPH, Cultural Development Corporation, and
many more. Many local designers, digital and traditional artists, animators and filmmakers regularly come to
the Computer Graphics Art program and the DFPA to give participate in career days, exhibitions, guest
lectures, conduct workshops and portfolio reviews.
ART COURSE SCHEME
DFPA CORE REQUIREMENTS (27 semester hours)
Sem. Hrs.
ART 405 African American Art History 3
ART 470 Self Promotion & Marketing In the Arts 3
MUSC 110 Introduction to Music Technology (101, 345) 3
MUSC 202 Introduction to Music (or approved mus. elec.) 3
THEA 105 Introduction to Theatre 3
THEA 221 Stagecraft or
THEA 331 Stage make‐Up ((or approved theatre elec.) 3
DFPA ___ Fine Arts Core Requirements 3
General Education Requirements: 46
Foreign Language Requirements: 12
Art History Requirements (5 courses ): 15
ART FOUNDATION & ART HISTORY REQUIREMENTS
Sem. Hrs.
ART 101 2D Design 3
ART 102 3D Design (or ART 310/311 Sculpture) 3
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