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Studio Art @ MSSU

The degree program with studio emphasis prepares you to pursue a career as a fine artist or to study for an advanced degree.

You may specialize in any studio area: painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, drawing, watercolor or printmaking.

There are nine well-equipped and
maintained studios:

drawing/painting - for acrylic, watercolor

ceramics - A ventilated main studio containing 13 powered potters wheels, a Bailey Slab Roller, Clay Extruder, wedging and working tables, Clay and Glaze mixing Area with a Spraybooth, Bluebird Clay mixers, and a Vertical pug mill. Two additional kiln rooms house 5 kilns: three electric kilns, a gas-fired Raku Kiln with hoist, and a Bailey 35 cubic foot, downdraft, forced-air, natural gas kiln.

computers/photo - 2 Macintosh computer labs, photo studio

sculpture - modeling, carving, welding, casting. Band and scroll saws, sander, jointer, planer, mitre box saw, table saw--all with a sawdust ventilation system, and multiple hand tools.

jewelry - fabricating, casting

printmaking - etching, relief prints, silkscreen, lithography

foundry - furnace and crucibles for casting bronze or aluminum, metal cutting equipment, a sandblasting cabinet, and welding equipment including an oxy/ace torch, 5 stick welders and a plasma torch.

Careers for studio artists include:
Exhibition and sale of work
Gallery management
Art restoration and preservation
Arts administration
Teaching
Theater set design
Muralist
Photographer or photo-stylist
Surface designer for products,
fabrics, and furnishings
Architectural detailing and restoration
Higher education faculty