<p>Can anyone comment on the studio art program at Wheaton?</p>
<p>My daughter applied for studio art. Does anyone know anything about this program?</p>
<p>I am a senior and a studio art major here at Wheaton. I chose to go to Wheaton over the Rhode Island School of Design because I felt that the art department had a more personal and supportive feel to it. I also enjoy taking studio classes with non studio majors such as Biology and Physiology students because their diverse academic backgrounds create a very dynamic classroom. </p>
<p>Wheaton offers classes in sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, drawing, photography and film and animation.</p>
<p>There are also many opportunities for students to do work beyond the classroom. Two summers ago I went with 16 students to The Burren College of Art with two Wheaton professors for the Arts in Ireland program. We had three weeks and our own studios to create a body of work. I love the feeling of being removed from the comfort the classroom and being placed in a foreign landscape. I felt that it enhanced my creativity and allowed me to focus solely on creating work. If you are interested here is a link to the blog we kept while we were there: [Arts</a> in Ireland – Art | Wheaton College](<a href=“http://wheatoncollege.edu/art/2009/06/16/arts-ireland/]Arts”>http://wheatoncollege.edu/art/2009/06/16/arts-ireland/)</p>
<p>Wheaton also offers experimental classes such as a printmaking special topics and bookmaking class that was in conjunction with an exhibition design class in the museum studies department program. As a student in both classes, I had the opportunity to create work for the show as well as design and curate the show including writing labels and installing the gallery.</p>
<p>Now I am currently working on my senior seminar, the capstone to my Wheaton education. Each student receives their own studio and has the entire semester to create a cohesive body of work that will be exhibited this April in the Beard and Weil Galleries. </p>
<p>If you have any questions please feel to e-mail at <a href=“mailto:liss_rosemary@wheatonma.edu”>liss_rosemary@wheatonma.edu</a></p>