Art - Fine Arts
A major is offered in Fine Arts. Minors are offered in Fine Arts and Art History.
The Franklin Pierce Difference
The Fine Arts Major explores society’s visual culture by exposing students to a broad range of perspectives and cultivating an informed sense of appreciation. Our passionate faculty guide students in hands on studio courses in a host of mediums and help foster self-expression through the creation of original works.
The curriculum prepares students for an array of careers by offering a BA.in Fine Arts and providing coursework for majors in arts management, graphic communications, and art education, among others. A minor in art history with a focus in museum studies is also offered. Coursework is diverse and broadly relevant, placing importance on exploring and transforming visual culture.
Faculty have a passion for the arts and for cultivating artistic expression in their students. They continue to create works in multiple media on the local, national and international art scenes, which informs and enriches student learning. Students also prepare for life after graduation by studying visual cultures around the world and the impact of cultural globalization.
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Course Details
The Fine Arts curriculum offers historic, critical and practical instruction and equips students with a scope of knowledge and skills for a variety of careers in the arts. Courses in Art History consider the forms, traditions, developments and historical context of particular works. Studio courses provide instruction in the skills required by various methods and media to create art. These studio-based courses are designed to meet individual students’ unique experience and skill-levels.
The liberal arts core at Franklin Pierce helps Fine Arts majors gain skills in effective communication, critical thinking and creative problem solving. This provides an advantage in today’s competitive arts environment and helps graduates make significant contributions in their careers and to overall visual culture.
Faculty have a passion for the arts and for cultivating artistic expression in their students. They continue to create works in multiple media on the local, national and international art scenes, which informs and enriches student learning.
Want to know more?
Download a Fine Arts Program Sheet to view on screen or print, or view the College at Rindge Academic Catalog for specific degree requirements and course information.
Contact
Franklin Pierce University
College at Rindge
1.800.437.0048
admissions@franklinpierce.edu
FACULTY
Lorettan Devlin-Gascard
Associate Professor of Art History
B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson University
M.A., Montclair State College
Ph.D., Freie Universität of Berlin
gascardld@franklinpierce.edu
Susan Silverman
Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
B.S., Smith College
M.F.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
silvermans@franklinpierce.edu
Nathan Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Fine Arts
B.F.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
M.F.A., Syracuse University
Senior Lecturers
Katherine Coker-Cronin
Senior Lecturer of Fine Arts
A.A., Foothill College
B.A., San Francisco State University
M.F.A., Norwich University
cronink@franklinpierce.edu
Elsa Voelcker
Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts
B.A., Boston University
M.F.A., Visual Studies Workshop
State University of New York, Buffalo
voelckere@franklinpierce.edu
Lecturers
Eva Goodman
Lecturer, Fine Arts
B.F.A., Washington University
M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
Jordana Korsen
Lecturer, Glassblowing
B.A., Franklin Pierce University
korsenj@franklinpierce.edu
Stefanie Pender
Lecturer, Fine Arts
B.S. Cornell University
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
Leandre Poisson
Lecturer, Fine Arts
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
poissonl@franklinpierce.edu
Co-Curricular
Opportunities
- Students have the opportunity to exhibit their works in several shows during the year at the University's Thoreau Art Gallery.
- Fine Arts students enjoy close interaction with students and faculty in related programs of study. For example, Fine Arts majors may also major in Arts Management and Art Education. A minor in Art History with a focus in Museum Studies is offered. Students often double major in Fine Arts and Anthropology, or Art History and Anthropology.
- The Fine Arts program also has close relations with the Franklin Pierce Graphic Communications program.
Student Success
- Recent graduates have found employment within the arts and crafts small businesses such as individual art studios, galleries, and small manufacturing venues.
- Other students have gone on to graduate programs in Fine Arts and Architecture, while some graduates go on to teach in public school programs and arts centers in various disciplines.
Meet a Fine Arts Student
View Photos from the Senior Art Show