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Animation/Illustration, B.F.A. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Cinema Production, B.A. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Design, B.F.A. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Visual Arts, A.S. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Visual Communications, A.S. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Visual Communications, B.S. | Degree Requirements & Courses

Minors:Cinema Production, Photography, Visual Arts

Visual Arts at Lyndon

Studying the Visual Arts—whether it’s design, illustration, animation, print, or web—allows you to create work that will impact everything we see. It’s exciting. It’s challenging. And it’s fun. “Graphic Design is everything-everything.” Paul Rand (1914-1996) Get ahead of the curve with our new Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Design: in-depth, computer-based instruction combining basic and advanced graphic design for print, web, and mobile applications—plus web programming—in one comprehensive degree. Few colleges nationwide offer this level of preparation. And you’ll benefit from all the advantages of a broad, liberal arts education. Add to your expertise with real-world coursework in photography, animation, illustration, motion graphics, 2- and 3-D rendering, cinema production, and marketing. We offer minors in Visual Arts, Photography, Cinema Production plus a B.F.A. in Animation and Illustration. Interested in a career that includes but is not limited to design? Our Visual Communications and Visual Arts degrees are for you: a savvy combination of instruction in print, web, mobile, basic web programming, marketing, art, and the liberal arts. Prepare for careers in photojournalism, publishing, marketing, advertising, public relations, web management, or the fine arts. “Technique does not exist in itself, it is only the substance of the creative machinery.” Ansel Adams (1902-1984) In this spirited and engaging environment, the Visual Arts program is a venue for self-expression. Students are challenged to become adept problem-solvers and expand the breadth of their artistic technique and personal aesthetic. Awareness of art history and contemporary visual culture provides context for innovative practice. Visual literacy is fostered through hands-on coursework that demands original thought, stimulates critical thinking, and instills passion for the visual arts.

A Dynamic Program
Lyndon’s Visual Arts department is constantly assessing classes, students, and faculty through biannual data gathering. This information informs our course material, instruction, and how to improve our program so our students will be better prepared for the contemporary workplace.

Travel
Students have travel opportunities through course-related trips. Our students have been to Italy and France, Macworld in San Francisco, and the EdMedia conference and the International Digital Media and Arts Association conference in Vancouver, BC.

Advanced Placement
The Visual Arts department offers the opportunity for advanced placement for students with experience in animation, illustration, graphic design, and web design. Interested students should submit a portfolio or work to be evaluated by a review board. Qualifying high school students may be able to receive up to 15 credits toward their specific visual arts degree at Lyndon State College.

Internships

Real World Design

Students in the Visual Arts department are required to complete a minimum of three credits of design internship and/or participate in our unique Design Studio class. Students enrolled in Design Studio work with regional nonprofit organizations in design teams on-campus. Students taking internships work off-campus alongside design professionals as mentors. In addition, a number of classes create materials for College events, groups, and clubs. Projects include publicity materials for the LSC Cultural Festival, holiday and birthday cards, graduation and robing ceremony booklets, Quimby Gallery posters, department web sites, brochures for LSC’s Academic Support Center, and promotional materials for Earth Day. Working with the Incubator Without Walls (IWoW), Lyndon’s school and small business partnership, student designers are able to freelance for nonprofit organizations and interact one-on-one with actual clients. Students have completed real-world projects that have helped these local companies and nonprofit organizations succeed:

  • Cindy’s Creative Bags: web site redesign, e-store
  • Clothes to Perfection: search engine optimization
  • Craftsbury Chamber Players: posters, web site redesign, content management
  • Haskell Free Library and Opera House: bilingual web site redesign, online ticketing, content management
  • Hollandeer Farm: web site redesign, e-store
  • Informed Green Solutions: web site design, content management
  • The Sewing Studio: web site redesign, content management
  • Village Bike Shop: web site redesign, content management
  • Vt.digger.org: grant proposal
  • Woodknot Bookshop: web site redesign, content management

Outside internships sites have included:

  • Advanced Graphic Communication: graphic designer
  • Bose Corporation: graphic designer
  • Burke Mountain Ski Resort: graphic designer
  • Codet, Inc.: graphic designer
  • Garnet Hill: graphic designer
  • Littleton Coin Company: web and graphic designer
  • Moose River Media: web and graphic designer
  • National Life Insurance: web and graphic designer
  • NBC Studios: web and graphic designer
  • Stinehour Editions: assistant web and print designer
  • Steez Magazine: web designer
  • Vermont Vows and Well Wedding: Magazine: graphic designer

Facilities

Visual Arts Labs and Studios

Renovated in 2010 to expand and modernize facilities, the Visual Arts Department is home to generous instructional space equipped with state-of-the-art Mac computers, auxiliary design equipment, and wireless connectivity. The space includes:

  • Three design labs dedicated to new media, video, animation, and print production with 24-hour access for students in the program
  • One photography darkroom and classroom including film loading and developing stations, 14-enlarger printing stations, and instruction area;
  • Academic classrooms
  • Two art studios to facilitate instruction in design, drawing and sculpture
  • The Quimby Gallery, which presents exhibits of local and regional artists, Visual Arts students, and high school design competition winners.

Life After Lyndon

Careers and Advanced Study

Lyndon’s Visual Arts degree programs are structured so students are able to secure a job straight out of college—or be prepared for further study at the graduate level. Here’s where you can find some of our recent graduates:

  • Teelah Churchill, 2012: CPA Solutions, Vermont—web master
  • Chanel Provost, 2012: Accura Printing, Vermont—graphic design/prepress
  • Scott Baker, 2011: Mt. Mansfield Media Inc., Vermont—digital animator
  • Caleb Dudley, 2011: Fetch Dog, Maine—web designer
  • Michelle Girouard-Ingram, 2011: MyWebGrocer, Winooski, Vermont—web designer/programmer
  • Eric Wayne, 2011: Island Institute, Maine—graphic design associate
  • Carolann Zabierek, 2011: Original Gourmet Food Company, Vermont—graphic designer
  • Cassandra Kiley, 2011: Herb Chambers Kia, Vermont—internet marketing specialist
  • Casey Morrison, 2010: Mt. Mansfield Media, Essex, Vermont—senior web developer
  • Jon Gallup, 2010: Digital Wish, Manchester Center, Vermont—programmer and technical support
  • Thayer Newport, 2010: Garnet Hill, Franconia, N.H.—assistant art director
  • Monique Priestley, 2009: University of Washington, -Seattle, Wash.—graduate student in Master of Arts program and teaching assistant
  • Alex Bowen, 2008: MFA Animation and Visual Effects, Academy of Art, California
  • David Dumais, 2008: Oxford Networks, Maine—graphic designer
Faculty

Visual Arts Faculty

Kelly Glentz Brush, Associate Professor Harry Mueller, Assistant Professor Philip Parisi, Assistant Professor Barclay Tucker, Associate Professor