BFA in Studio Arts - Glass in Kent United States | Kent State University

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art is a professional-track program that cultivates students' creative thinking, technical skills, and autonomous problem-solving abilities to prepare them for careers or graduate studies in visual arts. Through studio critiques, advanced art and design principles, skill development with various technologies, and examination of historical and current artistic trends, students gain the ability to critically assess visual art and integrate these insights into their personal creative work. Degree candidates showcase their capabilities by creating a unified portfolio displayed in their final thesis exhibition, evaluated by faculty members.

The Glass specialization encourages students to investigate glass as an artistic medium, developing both technical expertise and conceptual depth within modern art practices. Beyond core glassblowing techniques, the curriculum covers glass casting, slumping, fusing, flameworking, enameling, cold-working, and assembly. The program strongly supports cross-disciplinary and multimedia artistic approaches.