DESCRIPTION

The fine arts program aims at helping students conceptualize their creative potentials in various fields of visual perceptions and expression, and provides students with the creative, artistic, and intellectual foundation upon which they can build their creative contributions. As such, all the major art courses are studio hands-on courses whereby the student is introduced to a wide range of traditional and new media, techniques and styles and exposed to the study of the theoretical and historical backgrounds of each art discipline. The fine arts program embraces a global view of the arts while nurturing the individual artistic voice. Students are encouraged to express their own artistic vision and to communicate their society’s cultural interests through an advanced visual discourse.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts embraces a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach in the investigation of the applied visual arts. The Preparatory and Design Foundation Programs help to build a range of analytical, formal, sensory, and technical design experiences along with an emphasis on the thorough understanding of the design concept, process, and techniques..

Sophomores begin to explore fundamentals of design through studio courses which investigate the basic elements of visual design in two-dimensional media and three-dimensional forms.

Juniors start their specialized studies which include courses in painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics in addition to courses in the theory and history of art which develop critical thinking and foster artistic creativity.

Seniors are encouraged to develop their authentic vision and personal artistic path through the development of a final year comprehensive art project which is pursued initially at the conceptual level, elaborated through visual research, and realized in a chosen media. Final projects are juried by a panel of renowned artists and academicians and displayed at the college’s prestigious Annual Student Exhibition.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

	Enhance the student’s ability to integrate creativity and technical skill with solid conceptual thinking as a prerequisite for any creative undertaking.
	Assist students in acquiring the skills to analyze, interpret, and evaluate works of art/design through highly individualized teaching and group critiques.
	Prepare visual communicators that can develop and authenticate the cultural and artistic identify of their community.
	Enable graduates to appreciate the local artistic heritage and to translate it in modern art forms.
	Encourage students to seek their own artistic voice and to formulate their unique creative path.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

In view of the currently flourishing artistic scene in Muscat, graduates of the Fine Arts program can find gainful employment as

	Productive visual artists
	3D sculptors and ceramic modelers
	Illustrators
	Art directors and consultants
	Visual researchers of traditional handicrafts
	Painting restorers
	Art critics