Sculpture
The area of Sculpture encourages students to consider the media of sculpture in a post-modern way. Students are asked to consider the idea and then apply the process. Sculpture is no longer subtractive or additive, it encompasses a variety of materials and processes.
The first half of the semester we concentrate on students looking at all of life's experiences and how those experiences can be applied in three dimensions. The second half of the semester we apply these experiences in combination with some conventional processes, such as woodworking and welding. Students are encouraged to consider all possibilities in the making of sculpture.
Facilities
The sculpture program has two studios. One for woodworking or mixed media and one for metal and welding. Students also use spaces throughout the art building for illustrating their ideas. The wood shop is equipped with a table saw, drill press, band saw, radial saw, planer, drum, belt and disk sanders, plus all of the hand tools necessary to realize an idea. The metal shop is equipped with welding tanks, arc welders, plasma cutter, sand blaster, drill presses, sheet metal sheer, sheet metal roller, and a large metal band saw. Students will receive instruction and safety precautions on all of the machines during the course of the semester.
