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faculty in the Art Department feels strongly that studying in a foreign
country can be an extraordinary opportunity to learn about art in its
original setting and to create art in inspiring and challenging environments.
However, finding a good art program among the many international programs
approved by Wake Forest can be difficult. Many programs (including our
own houses in London,
Venice, and Vienna)
offer one or two art history courses. Only a few offer any studio courses,
and of those only a few are challenging courses fully compatible with
our program. Similarly only a few programs offer a wide variety of art
history courses (including advanced courses), taught by art history professors,
and meeting the standards of an art history course taught at a university
like Wake Forest.
Going
to a program abroad offers art majors at Wake exposure to life and work
in art school. For those thinking of a career in fine arts and design
this is an especially valuable experience- a chance to make contacts
and see what advanced training in the field might involve. |
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| This
list is still under construction. All the institutions on the list are
those that the Art Department faculty have evaluated, and in many cases,
visited. We have concentrated on programs in countries of greatest interest
to art students. If you are interested in another program, you will need
to provide us with detailed information about the school, its offerings,
as well as course times and content.
You need to be aware that the American system of fine arts instruction in a university setting is nearly unique--art instruction in Europe is primarily through art schools whose systems of credit do not mesh easily with ours. For this reason our students find it difficult to take studio courses and also find a range of liberal arts courses in European universities. When looking at schools you need to be sure that they will offer more than a vocational training; be skeptical of the quality of instruction that caters to Americans abroad- these can vary widely! For all art history and studio majors: All courses will be assigned the number Art 500 (for art history) or Art 210 (for studio courses). Courses with these designations do count toward your major. Each course will be evaluated when you return, to determine which specific requirements within the major your courses may satisfy. Studio majors must return with a portfolio of work for review by the relevant faculty member. (For example, to count a painting course taken abroad as Intro to Painting it must pass a review, otherwise it counts as a studio elective.
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