Overview
From rigorous tradition to radical forms of experimentation, the act of drawing is the foundation for most major forms of art, as well as a vibrant means of expression in its own right. The drawing program at The University of Alabama is committed to providing students with a challenging learning experience that spans the spectrum of creative possibility.
Curriculum
The drawing area employs an innovative approach to formal and perceptual drawing at the foundations level, followed by intermediate study wherein students begin to balance their formal and perceptual refinement with explorations of materials, processes, content, and theory. Advanced students in the drawing program are encouraged to probe the parameters of the medium; to explore drawing in its traditional graphic form(s) of expression, as well as in its potential to exist across surface, space, and time. At each level of study, historical precedent and contemporary developments in art and culture are explored to engage the perceptual, conceptual, and critical facilities of the student artist. Thinking of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) major in Drawing? Here is a sample four-year plan for the BFA in Drawing.
Facilities
The drawing program is housed on the third floor of historic Woods Hall in the heart of the UA campus. The classroom experience is an active learning environment where discussion, critique, and collaboration between students and faculty propel individual expression and mastery of the discipline of drawing. Classrooms are available after hours and graduate students are provided with individual studios.
Contact Us
For information about applying, visit our Prospective Students page or call us at (205) 348-5967. Thinking of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) major in Drawing? Here is a sample four-year plan for the BFA in Drawing.
Drawing Faculty
- Pete Schulte, Professor
- William Dooley, Associate Professor
- John Klosterman, Instructor (full-time)
- Charlotte Wegrzynowski, Instructor (full-time)
- Tom Wegrzynowski, Instructor (full-time)
Contact Us
For information about applying, visit our Prospective Students page or call us at (205) 348-5967.
Work by UA Drawing Students
Drawing News
UA Art Faculty Exhibit Around the US
This month, UA Department of Art and Art History faculty open solo and group exhibitions from New York to Ocala, Florida. Professor Pete Schulte presents a solo exhibition of his
Pete Schulte to Present Artist Lecture Jan. 26
The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art presents a lecture by Professor Pete Schulte on Thursday, January 26, 2023, 3:00 p.m., in the Camellia Room (2nd floor) of Gorgas Library. After
Pete Schulte and Yevgeniya Baras in the SMGA January 19
(TUSCALOOSA, ALA.) The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art is proud to present the exhibition Yevgeniya Baras and Pete Schulte, January 19 through February 24, 2023. On Thursday, January 26, Pete