Art Academy of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, 3d Printing, and Installation
Cincinnati, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 35,404 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Our trans-disciplinary curriculum is designed to prepare you for a future at the forefront of contemporary illustration.
Process, Process, Process
In today’s world, “Sculpture” defines a broad, diverse range of objects and practices. The Sculpture major at the Art Academy of Cincinnati provides a strong foundation in traditional and contemporary 3-D processes, enabling students to explore the full spectrum of possibilities. With guidance and individual attention from instructors, sculpture majors fuse old and new media and strategies into their own art-making process. The sculpture major has many exciting career paths. Many recent Art Academy graduates are exhibiting their sculptures on the local, regional, or national level. Others are entering top graduate programs or working for successful designers, foundries, fabricators, display firms, and interior design firms.
Program Outcome
As a sculptor you will:
- Employ and refine an adaptable studio practice.
- Consistently integrate research and exploration into an evolving studio practice.
- Consistently practice critical thinking to enhance studio practice.
- Filter and evaluate feedback for consideration.
- Explore, analyze, and utilize a chosen focus material.
- Assess the physical, chemical, structural, economic, cultural, and sustainable properties of a focus material.
- Produce non-static sculptural experiences.
- Experiment with kinetic forms of sculpture.
- Explore natural materials and processes in sculpture.
- Create immersive, interactive environments.
- Explore sound as a sculptural medium.
- Explore the physical psychological, social, and political qualities of spaces.
- Research global contemporary sculptural practice to support creative practice.
Career Opportunities
Change the world with your tools
Upon graduation, students are prepared to creatively articulate, critically examine, and reinvent the world via the spoken and written word. They are prepared to do anything they put their minds to with depth and beauty and transformative strangeness.
After your time at AAC, you’ll be ready to become a…
- Sculptor
- Fabricator
- Mold-Maker
- Woodworker
- Metalworker
- Ceramicist
- Shop Technician
- Set Builder
- Costume Designer
- Jewelry Designer
- Furniture Design/Build
- Foundry Technician
- Display Design/Build
- Sculpture Instructor
- Conservator
Facilities
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