Fine Arts

We believe that creation is a discipline that can be learned only through practice, with mastery implying fluidity of expression and understanding of the world in relation to the self. Our major offers you a unique opportunity to explore your talents and your identity in a city that has captivated artists for centuries. Here, you will develop a foundation in Art History, expand your talents through a rigorously structured art studio program, and learn alternative problem-solving methods, all while developing a critical view of your own work. Access to our Fine Arts Gallery, one of AUP’s centers for cultural activity, will allow you to meet with world-renowned experts and see your own work exhibited. Upon graduation, you will have a complete portfolio and be ready for the next stage of your artistic career.

The educational goals for this major are as follows:

• You will demonstrate the ability to manipulate materials.
• You will understand the essential evolution of western art history and have an awareness of contemporary art movements.                                                          
• You will deconstruct and solve visual problems in artwork and concise prose.         
• You will be able to criticize objectively and understand the role of art criticism.      
• You will be able to develop a personal expression and vision of the world.

You will receive individualized attention in small, classroom settings, where you will be encouraged to develop your own vision. Paris itself provides the ideal environment in which to study studio art and discover your talents, as you explore new techniques of expression. Your time in the studio, where you will work from still-lifes and live models, will provide you with the skills to explore your visual imagination and learn how to construct complex forms with different mediums. Many of your classes will take place in museums, on forgotten street corners, and around architectural wonders in this historical center of Western art.

With every single one of our majors, you’ll find a carefully curated medley of core courses and electives, which will provide you with the tools you need to establish an unshakeable foundation in the principles and concepts fundamental to your growth within your disciplines of choice. Many majors also enable you to specialize further within the broader area of study.

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The Fine Arts core courses, which you must take as part of the major requirements, will provide you with the tools you’ll need to ground your present and future studies. Your introduction to the fundamentals of Fine Arts will help pave the way for your successful completion of other Fine Arts courses.