Digital Studio Art

Digital Studio Art recognizes the computer as integral to the creative process in the twenty-first century through a curriculum that combines traditional studio courses such as drawing, painting and sculpture with digital courses in illustration, web design and digital video.

Digital Studio Art investigates technology through the lens of an artist and serves students seeking careers on the cutting edge of fine and commercial art. Representative of Digital Studio Art is Albright College’s unique approach to Design, team-taught by two professors from their respective fields in art and technology. Whether pursuing the fine or commercial arts, Digital Studio Art empowers students with the concepts and skills to pursue their own creative work, as well as careers in a workplace increasingly reliant on technology.

Albright’s Digital Studio Art program integrates advanced creative concepts and techniques essential to both digital media and the visual arts.

Outcomes

The Digital Studio Art major within the Department of Art and Art History provide you the opportunity to combine general liberal studies with in-depth study in studio art and art history. By expanding your knowledge of art genres, visual concepts, media and artists, the Art Department heightens your awareness of and appreciation for the visual arts. We emphasize critical thinking, effective self-expression and creative problem solving. Through our curriculum, the Art Department fosters your understanding of the global role of visual arts in human society.

To develop a personal voice and vision
To develop critical thinking skills in a multi-cultural world
To articulate concepts and observations from an informed viewpoint
To harness the computer’s creative potential
To develop a strong portfolio
To sharpen skills in traditional and digital art (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and software across disciplines)
To understand and locate one’s own art in a historic context through courses in art history and the history of technology
To understand art from the perspective of both a fine and commercial artist

Over the last few years, Digital Studio Art graduates have begun working in a wide variety of fields and for numerous attractive employers:

Assistant editor, photography department, InStyle, New York
Computer graphic designer, AT&T, Holmdel, NJ
Creative director, Big Bear Promotions, Kutztown, PA
Director, Depersico Design, Havertown, PA
Designer, G. Scott Designs, Seattle, WA
Designer, The Lorish Company, Reading, PA
Graphic Artist, Genex Services, Inc., Plymouth, MA
Graphic designer, Big Bear Promotions, Kutztown, PA
Graphic designer, CBL Advertising, Wyomissing, PA
Graphics designer, Art & Color Designs, Reading, PA
Newspaper production graphic artist, AccuWeather, State College, PA
Photographer, Joe Neil, Inc., New York
Photographer, Lifetouch Portraits, Norristown, PA
Production assistant, New York Press, New York
Scientific illustrator, Minutiae, Evanston, IL
Senior designer, The Widmeyer-Baker Group, Inc., Washington, DC
Senior graphic artist, CBS News, New York
Student coordinator, Florence International Film Festival, Florence, Italy
Web and graphic designer, Kenobi Solutions, Freehold, NJ

Please see Art and Art Histories homepage for other student outcomes

Faculty

Mark Baldridge, MFA
Assistant Professor, Art and Computer Science
610-921-7867
mbaldridge@albright.edu

Jen Rock
Assistant Professor of Theatre
jrock@albright.edu

Liz Polley
Assistant Professor of Theatre
epolley@albright.edu

Donald Quilinquin
Technical Director and Master Electrician
dquilinquin@albright.edu

David Kaul
Assistant Professor of Art and Computer Science
484-268-2843
dkaul@albright.edu

Kate Perkins
Adjunct Instructor
kperkins@albright.edu

Derrick L. Thompson, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor of Music | Director of Choral Activities
dthompson@albright.edu

Mike L. Miller
Artist-in-Residence/Pre-College and Summer Programs
mlmiller@albright.edu

Elizabeth Quinn
Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising
equinn@albright.edu

Matt Fotis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre, Department Chair, Director of Undergraduate Research
610-921-7873
mfotis@albright.edu

Tamara Black, M.M.
Instructor of Music (Voice/Theory/History)
610-921-7715
tblack@albright.edu

Julia Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Theatre
610-921-7660
jmatthews@albright.edu

Mike D'Errico, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music & Computer Science | Director of Music Technology & Composition | Music Department Chair
610-921-7268
mderrico@albright.edu

Brian N. Glaze, MFA
Associate Professor of Sculpture; Department Chair
610-921-7712
bglaze@albright.edu

Timothy D. Gross, M.A.
Director of Symphonic Band
610-921-7715
tgross@albright.edu

Daniel Immel, D.M.A.
Adjunct Instructor of Music (Piano)
610-683-1592
immel@kutztown.edu

Joseph Hocker, MFA
Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Art
610-921-7715
jhocker@albright.edu

Jeffrey Lentz, M.M.
Senior Artist in Residence (Theatre/Music), Chair of Computer Science
610-921-7806
jlentz@albright.edu

David Tanner, MPA
dean, arts and cultural resources.
(610) 921-7619
dtanner@albright.edu

Brian Levering, B.A.
Adjunct Instructor of Music (Guitar)
484-336-6785
Brianlevering@gmail.com

Levi Landis
Instructor
610-921-7715
llandis@albright.edu

John Loos, B.M.
Adjunct Instructor of Music (Trombone)
610-698-6460
jloosbone@gmail.com

Kristen T. Woodward, MFA
Professor of Art
610-921-7710
kwoodward@albright.edu

Keri Shultz
Instructor
610-921-7715
kshultz@albright.edu

Requirements

Requirements

ART 101 Drawing
ART 103 Design
ART 113 Sculpture
ART 216 Photography or ART 112 Painting I
ART 256 Modern Art and Design Concepts
ART 265 Computer Graphics
ART 400 Studio Topics (Painting, Sculpture or Digital Studio)
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
SYN 352 Aesthetic Rebels in Film and Art (formerly IDS 252)
Three courses from:
- DIG 201 Video I
- DIG 270 Digital Illustration and Design
- DIG 315 Web Design or DIG 283 Visual Design for the Web
- ART 212 Painting II or ART 213 Scupture II
DIG 420 Senior Seminar

One of the ART courses may also be used to satisfy the Foundations-Fine Arts requirement of the General Education Curriculum.

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A primary objective will be to develop students’ knowledge and skills in applying the elements and principles of design in the use of Digital Media as well as the media of the Visual Arts, including drawing, painting and sculpture.

Students will develop a comprehensive understanding in media theories that will assist them in creating integrated products in digital artworks and digital environments. They will put those theories into practice through specialized courses in writing, digital and visually artistic production, research, illustration and design, and will have opportunities to apply their knowledge through work with campus media and internships with regional cultural and educational institutions, publications and agencies.