Please note: The computer art and animation B.F.A. program is no longer accepting applications. Interested students can apply to the new illustration and animation B.F.A. program in VPA’s School of Art.
Students currently enrolled in the computer art and animation B.F.A. program will be able to complete their degrees or transition to the illustration and animation B.F.A.; please contact your academic advisor for more information.
The bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.) degree program in computer art and animation is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of digital media within a fine art, exploratory and culturally aware setting.
The program provides instruction in multiple art media where the computer plays the primary role. These media include computer-generated images, 3D computer animation, physical computing, creative computer programming, computer gaming, computer music and sonic art. Students are mentored to become highly skilled critical thinkers producing art in individual and collaborative contexts.
In your first year, you build a strong foundation for working within the digital realm while developing an artistic voice engaged in the language of the medium. During the second year we investigate the diverse possibilities of computer art, the intensity of which is oriented by the inclination of the student and tailored through mentorship. In the third and fourth years, we bring these skills into creative focus, demanding a professional art practice that is both technically sophisticated and critically engaged.
