University that offers both liberal arts and a strong art program???

momcinco
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:25:44 +0000

All excellent sugestions above. Is your daughter is looking for a dual degree (BA and BFA)? I believe Cornell, Carnegie Mellon and Temple also have dual programs. If she is just looking for a great LAC with strong art then you have gotten many good ideas above. Perhaps others can chime in but my understanding is that for most grad art programs she can go into an MFA with a BA and does not necessarily need a BFA.

Another school that really excited our son was WashU. It has an art school of its own and it seemed fairly easy to take classes across schools withi the university. Personally I really liked the Brown/RISD program. For smaller LACs he liked Williams, Swarthmore (there is an amazing painter there) and Skidmore. He decided however that he wanted a university experience (not LAC).

Another factor to consider - your daughter’s artistic inclinations. Our son’s art teacher knew he would not like Tufts/SMFA because of the emphasis on modern art. For other students it is great fit.