Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Painting and Drawing

painting of a crane with kintsugi
Chantelle Chapman, "Restoration," 2023. Gouache on paper.

The concentration in Painting and Drawing encourages the exploration of various approaches, histories, and forms of painting and drawing. We view art-making as a process of inquiry that is continually refined by experience, knowledge, and practice. The diverse faculty offers a wide array of perspectives to individual study.

Painting and Drawing acknowledges and draws upon its rich historical roots as they relate to contemporary methods and concepts. It continues to play a significant role in modern culture. 

Viewed as independent yet overlapping disciplines, Painting and Drawing offer a wide range of courses tailored for students of all levels, backgrounds, and interests. We maintain a strong history and a continuing commitment to integrating visiting artists, critics, curators, and scholars into the core of our instruction.

We encourage our students to cultivate their own points of view by enabling the development of painting and drawing as a means of individual expression, reflection, and communication.

Program Snapshot

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Number of Credit Hours: 120 Total Hours

Time to Complete: Four-year Program

Primary Campus: Kennesaw

Program Format: Face-to-Face*

*A limited selection of courses may be available in an online or hybrid format.

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What can you do with a BFA in Art, Painting and Drawing degree?

There are numerous careers for graduates with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a concentration in Art Education. Below are a few paths that you can pursue in your career:

  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Animation Background Painter
  • Art Consultant
  • Art Director
  • Art Handler
  • Art Teacher *
  • College/University Instructor*
  • Concept Artist
  • Fine Artist
  • Freelance Artist
  • Gallery Assistant/Director/Owner
  • Graphic Artist
  • Interior Designer
  • Makeup Artist
  • Muralist
  • Museum Curator*
  • Museum Educator/Docent
  • Production Designer
  • Prop Designer
  • Set Painter/Designer
  • Storyboard Artist
  • Tattoo Artist

* May require additional advanced education

Our Other Degrees and Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art:

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art is a professional degree program with concentrations in Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Comics and Sequential Art, Graphic Communications, Illustration, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Video, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Textile and Surface Design. 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Animation:

This Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program prepares students for various animation and animation-related careers or graduate school by providing a thorough grounding in fundamental principles and techniques. Through the 2D Animation and 3D Animation concentrations, this degree focuses on intensive work in digital animation supported by a program of general studies. 

Minor in Art History

Minor in Classical Studies