3D Materials Explored Through Contemporary Context

YSU's Sculpture area is part of the Bachelor of the Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Studio Art, Interdisciplinary Studio Arts degree. The program emphasizes a broad foundation of technical, critical, and professional skills. You’ll grow as an artist by focusing on the development of strong conceptual ideas and personal approaches linked with the informed use of media and technique. The Sculpture curriculum places strong emphasis on understanding context—including cultural, historical, political, and personal—and encourages experimentation, conceptual rigor, and interdisciplinary risk taking. By offering a rich mix of concept, material, and process, you’ll gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of a full range of contemporary art practices and critical theory in sculpture.

You will be exposed to traditional materials and processes, including carving, clay modeling, metal fabrication, assemblage, mold making, and wood working, as well as digital fabrication processes such as 3D printing and laser engraving. You will be encouraged to research a variety of contemporary sculptural working methodologies that consider installation, performance, time-based art, 3D modelling, ecological or science-based work, and other elements in the context of your own artwork.