Daemen College : Academics & Research : Division of Arts & Sciences : Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts

At Daemen, art is seen as both a lifestyle and a life-work.As such, it calls for intense dedication, strong personal initiative and discipline, and, of course, a love of art. As an art or design student at Daemen, you will be continually challenged to find the creative solution. Your understanding of the history and tradition of art-making will expand through your studies and experiences here.

What Makes It Great

• As a Daemen art major, you’ll work toward your senior project: an individual exhibition in your area of specialization that is critiqued by professors and peers—just like in the working art world.
• Art Education majors, on the other hand, work within real classrooms during a student-teaching requirement during the senior year.
• Daemen is the only school in the area where you can major in illustration.

Degree Options

• The Bachelor of Fine Arts is offered to students interested in becoming professional artists. Specializations in Painting, Sculpture, Drawing/Illustration, or Printmaking prepare you for professional studio work or for acceptance into graduate programs.
• The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design integrates a solid foundation in fine art skills with the practical, technical, and conceptual skills required for your success in business and industry.
• The Bachelor of Science in Art Education is based on the philosophy that competent art teachers are also practicing artists. Upon successful completion of degree requirements,you will receive provisional New York State certification to teach at the childhood and adolescent level.

Extra Opportunities

• Juried Undergraduate Exhibition each Spring, exhibit your work at the Undergraduate Art Show in a newly renovated gallery each February, with Senior Exhibits in April and May.
• Participate in off-campus projects that look great on a resume, like a recent class project to paint a mural at the courthouse and the Pepsi Center, both in Amherst.
• Join the Drama Club, the Art Club, Figure Drawing Club, or Anime Club.
• Internship possibilities with local design firms.
• Visual Arts Scholarships available.

Career Options

Art teacher. Art gallery manager. Graphic designer for private or public firms in both print and web-based formats. Illustrator for children’s books or magazines/newspapers. Studio artist.Art teacher. Art gallery manager. Graphic designer for private or public firms in both print and web-based formats. Illustrator for children’s books or magazines/newspapers. Studio artist. Coordinator of community arts program.

Recent Graduates’ Jobs

 Art teachers,Amherst,Buffalo,Cheektowaga,Depew,Lancaster,Orchard Park and Williamsville School Districts, among others;Art director,Buffalo Spree magazine and Western New York Family; mass media designer,Creative Signage; Graphic designer, the Buffalo News and Righteous Babe Records; Production artist, New Era Cap.

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