Fine Arts Liberal Arts Transfer Major

If you are interested in completing a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts you should consider the Fine Arts Liberal Arts Transfer Major.

Students interested in Fine Arts will investigate the creative possibilities of a variety of media and process in personal expression ranging from drawing, painting, photography, and design, as well as a contextual perspective of world art and its concepts.

Career Opportunities

The following are some of the career opportunities you can pursue in Fine or Performing in non-profit, radio/television, museum/gallery, performing arts, education and business sectors:

• Artist
• Animation Artist
• Arts Administrator
• Art Conservationist
• Arts Education Coordinator at an art museum or art center
• Art Handler
• Art Restorer
• Art Therapist
• Biological or Medical Illustrator
• Curator
• Entrepreneur
• Graphic Designer
• Illustrator
• K-12 Art Teacher

Professional Associations

• College Art Association (CAA)
• The National Art Education Association (NAEA)
• Art Educators of Iowa (AEI)
• American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Iowa Chapter
• Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE)
• Association for Visual Artists (AVA)
• Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC)
• Iowa Museum Association (IMA)
• The National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA)

School of Art Colleges and Universities

• Central College, Art Department
• Coe College, Art and Art History Department
• Cornell College, Department of Art & Art History
• Dordt College, Art & Design Department
• Iowa State University, College of Design
• Luther College, Visual and Performing Arts
• University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History
• University of Northern Iowa, Department of Art
• Upper Iowa University
• Wartburg College, Art Department

Involvement Opportunities

• ETC: Art and Literary Magazine: This is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to publish creative works inspired by Hawkeye Reads themes. It is also a course where students can work as staff of an art and literary publication.

• Hawkeye Student Art Show: This annual juried art show provides an opportunity for Hawkeye students to exhibit their artwork on campus. Awards are given and some artwork is purchased for the Hawkeye Permanent Collection.

• Art Gallery Assistant and Art Studio Work Study positions.

• Hawkeye Reads: A campus-wide program that seeks to support the College's Institutional Outcomes and increase literacy.