Painting. Academic Program Description

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development.

Related Occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
• Craft Artists
• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
• Multi-Media Artists and Animators

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Ai Miami International University of Art and Design
• American Academy of Art
• American University
• Anderson University
• Arcadia University
• Art Academy of Cincinnati
• Birmingham Southern College
• Boston University
• Bradley University
• Brigham Young University
• California College of the Arts
• Carson-Newman College
• Central Washington University
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• College of Santa Fe
• Columbia College
• Cranbrook Academy of Art
• Daemen College
• Drake University
• Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico
• Ferris State University
• George Washington University
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
• Kansas City Art Institute
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• Lewis University
• Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
• Maine College of Art
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Marywood University
• Massachusetts College of Art
• McMurry University
• Methodist University
• Milwaukee Institute of Art Design
• Northern Arizona University
• Ohio University-Main Campus
• Pacific Northwest College of Art
• Paier College of Art Inc
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Pratt Institute-Main
• Providence College
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
• Sam Houston State University
• San Francisco Art Institute
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• SUNY College at Buffalo
• SUNY College at New Paltz
• Temple University
• The University of Texas at El Paso
• The University of the Arts
• University of Dallas
• University of Hartford
• University of Houston
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
• University of Miami
• University of Missouri-St Louis
• University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
• University of North Texas
• University of Oregon
• University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
• University of San Francisco
• University of the District of Columbia
• University of Washington - Seattle
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Washington University in St Louis
• Western Washington University