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Directed Study

Refine your skills. As a Master of Fine Arts degree candidate, you’ll complete course assignments to develop the conceptual, design, and technical skills needed to successfully complete your MFA Thesis Project and/or portfolio. You must have passed your midpoint review. Director approval required. Fees and prerequisites will vary by topic.

Sculpture 1

Explore the nature of three-dimensional form. You’ll create a sculpture to gain technical skills, hands-on experience, and a knowledge of sculptural materials.

Animal Sculpture

Embark on an exciting journey into the world of animal sculpture with the Academy of Art University’s Summer Arts Intensive program. This unique course offers high school students an unparalleled opportunity to hone their sculpting skills. In this immersive two-week class, students will delve into the art of animal sculpture,… Read More

Head and Figure Sculpture

Express your personal creative ideas with clay. You’ll develop skills in modeling gesture, figures, and proportions as you learn to sculpt the head, torso, and figure.

Fantasy Portrait Sculpture

Get creative and sculpt a 1/3rd scale fantasy self-portrait in oil-based clay over three fun weeks! Learn portrait anatomy basics as you build your sculpture, shape your features, and add imaginative twists to bring your vision to life. Finish with a gallery exhibit showcasing your mini masterpiece for all to… Read More

Professional Practices for Fine Artists

Prepare your art for the professional marketplace. You’ll develop a portfolio package that includes a personal website, resume, artist statement, bio, and a collection of professional photographs of your work.

Wheel Formed Sculpture

Gain the ability to make cylinders, bowls, and discs on a potter’s wheel. You will use these shapes to create sculptures and practice low temperature firings like raku. (This course is cross-listed with FASCU 668.)

Ceramics: Expressions in Clay

Clay is an expressive medium. Using various sculptural techniques, you’ll gain a variety of painterly and contemporary low fire abilities. (This course is cross-listed with FASCU 624.)

Animal Sculpture

Learn to sculpt mammals and other animals. Exploring both anatomical realism and abstracted gestural movement of various animals, you’ll use aspects of design, finish, and personal style to create portfolio-ready work.

Ecorche

Learn skeletal construction and musculature by sculpting an anatomical representation of the human body with the skin removed. Using plasteline figures, you’ll explore morphology, structural concepts, and rhythmic proportion. (This course is cross-listed with FASCU 270.)