<p>Does anyone have any information about the art school or art programs at the University of Georgia? S wants to add it to his list of schools of interest and we would love to hear if anyone from the Art Majors forum knows anything about the art school or UGA in general. He has been looking at their website and thinks it has a lot to offer. It is a big program (1000 kids in Lamar Dodd it said) and an incredible looking new building. Any info would be really appreciated! Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I am an art teacher at a private school in GA and just toured the Lamar Dodd School of Art two weeks ago. The school has an excellent reputation. The Painting and Drawing, Graphic Design, and Art Ed. Departments are particularly strong. A number of faculty are outstanding teachers and artists. The school currently looks tight on space, but the new facilities, which are expected to open in the fall of 2008, will be excellent and should alleviate the overcrowding. I have a number of students who have attended the UGA art program and have loved it. I heard from a RISD admissions officer this past fall, that their top two current graduate students graduated from UGA's art dept. The campus is beautiful and Athens supports a thriving art and music community.</p>
<p>artteach, </p>
<p>Thanks for sharing this information! We were hopeful that we would hear encouraging news from someone. My s is currently a sophomore in hs and will start college in the fall of 2008, so the opening of any new facilities would be timed right for him should he apply and get into Georgia. </p>
<p>We haven't begun to look at schools except through the various websites and catalogs, but want to possibly take a look at some this summer while we are nearby on vacation. He is just starting to talk to us about colleges. Sometimes he says that he sees himself at a smaller college, sometimes the big state schools are mentioned. I hadn't really planned on getting into this so early, but I think when he starts to actually see the campuses and the facilities, dorms, etc. and gets a feel for the atmosphere of each, he may get a more definitive idea of what he likes best. Your reply is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>KandKsmom,
Even if the school itself is big, art students spend a great deal of time in art studios so it's almost like being in a smaller school setting, within a big school environment (if that makes sense to you). You'll get to know most of the art students, but have the college environment (clubs, sports, campus) of a big school.</p>
<p>anyone know anything about their interior design program?</p>