The Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts brings together diverse artistic traditions and interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, preparing critical artists to meet the demands of contemporary artistic practice.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts brings together diverse artistic traditions and interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, preparing critical artists to meet the demands of contemporary artistic practice.
The Visual Arts degree program aims to develop artists with intellectual depth, a critical spirit, a creative mindset, a strong ethical commitment, and a sense of social responsibility. Its educational approach focuses primarily on preparing professionals engaged in arts research, critical inquiry, and artistic production. The program offers students the opportunity to engage with the complex dimensions of audiovisual discourse through both theory and artistic practice. The program also promotes artistic production that contributes to the positive transformation of the region’s artistic and cultural landscape.
Graduates of the Visual Arts degree program will be prepared to participate actively and creatively in contemporary art. They will understand art’s capacity to reflect social change, explore who we are, and construct meaning in dialogue with the present and from their position within the cultural landscape. Graduates will develop skills in artistic practice, critical analysis, management, and self-management, enabling them to create innovative proposals in visual arts. They will also be able to create, develop, and design artistic, environmental, community-based, educational, and commercial projects. In addition, they will apply creative processes and continuous improvement methods required in professional practice in these fields.
The School of Visual Arts has a faculty composed of visual artists and academics with active creative and theoretical projects. Faculty members include professionals with master’s and doctoral degrees, as well as visual artists with distinguished careers and national and international recognition. The School values experienced artists and researchers who are familiar with the local art scene and have earned recognition for their pedagogical work. This ensures a high-quality educational experience that contributes directly to the development of the local art scene.
For more information, please email escuela.artes-visuales@uartes.edu.ec or call (593)4-259-0700 ext 3081
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