The Department of Art offers a dynamic and interactive program in a challenging and supportive environment. The nine full-time faculty and 15 part-time faculty are all highly trained and educated professionals, working artists, art historians and art educators who are national and international leaders in their fields. The department has both a very active Guest Lecture Program and a Lord Hall Gallery Program that continually brings in a wide range of work and ideas to the department. Our classes provide a richly creative and informative environment, with lots of personal attention. The University of Maine Department of Art Studio Program offers the B.A. and B.F.A. degrees in the lively context of a liberal arts education. The program has a great teacher-to-student ratio, providing students individual attention. The studio faculty are all active professionals, strongly committed to effective teaching. Fully engaged in their own creative research, the faculty also have an outstanding record of exhibiting their work in prestigious local, national and international venues. The emphasis of the Studio Art Program is creative work in the areas of: Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Digital Art.<br><br>Diverse career opportunities exist for Department of Art graduates. The degrees offered prepare students for a wide range of vocational choices inside as well as outside the field of art. They also provide a solid foundation for those choosing to go on for graduate study. Many graduates of the Department of Art have developed careers in different aspects of Studio Art, Art Education and Art History, including graphic design, fashion design, museum administration, arts administration, and multi-media.<br><br>Our digital art classes encourage experimentation, exploration and applications of technology and media within contemporary art practices. We begin with a foundation that cultivates creative, critical and technical problem-solving skills using industry standard digital tools. Additional classes introduce students to 2D animation, character animation, motion graphics and filmmaking. Advanced courses allow students to find their own visual style by working on longer form projects to develop new applications of technology, media and art. Using technology and digital tools, students are encouraged to pioneer a creative process that allows for collaboration across departments, specializations and media to create innovative, hybrid art.