Mfa Program at Laguna College of Art and Design

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Drawing and Painting Major

LCAD's Fine Arts department provides inbound students an immersive curriculum that offers a robust learning experience in representational drawing, painting and sculpture with an emphasis placed on bookish figuration that serves as a jumping off point. Aslope the building of skills, our courses encourage experimentation with materials and exploration of individual ideas and motivations to broaden student'south visual linguistic communication, culminating in the development of a body of work that is authentic to each artist.

Students entering senior year are provided a private studio space to work for the entirety of their concluding yr, where they are mentored individually and engage in critical discourse with their peers and distinguished guests. The Fine Arts department offers a BFA in Drawing and Painting, in addition to an Emphasis in Illustration and an Emphasis in Sculpture.

Figurative Sculpture Accent

Our undergraduate Sculpture Emphasis gives students the skills to produce ¼ life-size to awe-inspiring sculptures that convey contemporary narrative themes. Our Sculpture curriculum is based in classical techniques and prepares students to enter the competitive field of sculpture by gaining commissions, exhibiting as gallery artists, obtaining public grants, and/or branching out into the entertainment and special effects industries.

Analogy Emphasis

The Drawing + Painting with Illustration Emphasis zeroes in on the fine art world found at the intersection of fine arts and analogy to prepare y'all to work in both traditional and mixed media arts. The program's curriculum will hone imaginative narratives with design-based aesthetics for commercial and not-commercial applications.

Through both skill building and professional studies curriculum, this emphasis will allow you to take advantage of the representational training of the Drawing + Painting major. You also volition gain experience in exhibition, branding, and entrepreneurial skills that will help you to succeed as an independent artist working in a visual style that reflects Imaginative Realism, Pop Surrealism, and mural arts.

Atelier Scholarship

LCAD is where high value is placed on timeless skills. All LCAD Canonical Atelier students admitted to LCAD's BFA programs in Cartoon & Painting are guaranteed at least $30,000 in scholarships. *Amount based on four-year degree runway, a minimum 2.0 GPA and enrolled in at least 9 units each semester. 12 units of transfers are accustomed of atelier grooming based on contact hours.

BFA

Drawing + Painting

Drawing + Painting w/ Sculpture Emphasis

Cartoon + Painting w/ Illustration Emphasis

MFA

Drawing

Painting