BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CREATIVE ARTS

The Creative Arts program encourages students to refine their artistic capabilities through drawing, painting, ceramics, vocal and instrumental music, and dramatic arts. Students can choose one emphasis to focus on— Fine Arts or Theatre. Practice, performance, and critical evaluation are central to the artist, and the program offers ample opportunities for students to develop, pursue, and perform their vision of the human condition. It combines a comprehensive, hands-on foundation in music, theatre, and art, and strong leadership skills in writing, speaking, and computer technology. There are many opportunities in the Fine Arts division to exercise their skills, including theatre productions, student art shows, jazz band music tours, and the chance to work with professional productions.

There are introductory classes in drawing, design, watercolour painting, acrylic painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, pastel drawing, pen and ink drawing, and art history for the artists. WPU also offers an advanced graphic design class using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Music lovers also have opportunities, including Jazz Band, William Penn Singers, Chamber Choir, Athletic Bands, private lessons, Music Theory, and many more!

Theatre students will appreciate the George Daily Auditorium, located in Oskaloosa. It brings in many professional shows and offers state-of-the-art technology in theatre equipment, plus a variety of CAD software for set and lighting design, computerized sound mixing and recording, and complete video recording and editing capabilities.

Employers continually search for creative thinkers who can communicate with others using creative concepts. Professionals with these skills can develop problem-solving tactics and provide ideas that can lead to corporate progress. A degree in creative arts from William Penn University will allow students to pursue a wide variety of careers including:

Actor

Musician

Student Training

Make-Up Artist

Art Museum Positions

Teaching

Road Production

Journalistic Work

Marketing

News Production

Theatre Production

Tattoo Artist