The
Painting and Drawing facilities include four fully equipped rooms with
approximately 1000 square feet of floor space each.
All four rooms
have full walls of windows for natural north light. One room is reserved
for Advanced level students to maintain individual workstations. Stretcher
building facilities include, miter saws, clamps, tools, nails and
glue.
A weekly open
model session is available for the independent creative pursuits of
all Newcomb art students. The department's art club (TNASA) is funded
by the Student Activities Board and offers the opportunity for further
involvement in a variety of student generated activities which have
included selection and coordination of visiting artists, group shows
and off campus volunteer teaching opportunities.
Course
work in the Painting and Drawing area focuses on the interdependence
of technical, perceptual, formal and conceptual issues. Slide lectures
and/or demonstrations precede most projects. Individual instruction
is complemented by group dialogue with a low student / teacher ratio.
