Creative Industries-Visual Art
Creative Industries-Visual Art
Creative Industries-Visual Art
Creativity is a special gift from God that can make a difference in the world. Northwestern's creative industries–visual art major is designed to help you build skills in the visual arts while also giving you the business knowledge you'll need to succeed, whether you want to work for someone else or run your own show. You'll be ready to jump into exciting careers like production designer, illustrator, art director, curator, gallery manager, creative director, or studio artist. Plus, your business skills will open doors to leadership positions in management, entrepreneurship, and even nonprofit organizations.
Why NWC?
Why NWC?
Why NWC?
The creative industries–visual art major is an innovative collaboration between Northwestern's art + design and business departments. In addition to core art courses, you'll choose one art track: image making and design, which focuses on drawing, painting and graphic design, or object design and expanded media, which explores the art of sculpture and ceramics. Areas of emphasis in business include two of five tracks: innovation, management, marketing, nonprofit, and public relations. A required internship and community outreach projects provide the opportunity to connect knowledge with experience.
Related minors in arts administration, entrepreneurship, leadership studies, multimedia, nonprofit management, and project management are also available.
Career Outlook
Career Outlook
Career Outlook
The creative economy includes a wide range of industries, such as film and TV, publishing, museums, music and the performing arts, computer programming, fine arts, and architecture and interior design. According to Forbes, the global market size for creative industries is expected to reach $3.43 trillion by 2032, evidence of a growing demand for creative talent. Deloitte, a global business consulting company, studied the economies of nine countries and reported that the creative economy could grow 40% by 2030.
Experience
The Korver Visual Arts Center is fully equipped to help you experiment with new mediums, expand your portfolio, and present your work to others. You'll have access to studios, including:
- Ceramics room with 17 wheels and 4 kilns
- Drawing studio with 17 drafting tables
- Mac lab with 21 computers set up with Adobe Suite
- Painting studio for oil, acrylic and watercolors
- Darkroom for processing film photography
- Sculpture lab with professional-grade power tools
- Printmaking studio with 4 presses
Experience
The Korver Visual Arts Center is fully equipped to help you experiment with new mediums, expand your portfolio, and present your work to others. You'll have access to studios, including:
- Ceramics room with 17 wheels and 4 kilns
- Drawing studio with 17 drafting tables
- Mac lab with 21 computers set up with Adobe Suite
- Painting studio for oil, acrylic and watercolors
- Darkroom for processing film photography
- Sculpture lab with professional-grade power tools
- Printmaking studio with 4 presses
Faculty
Brilliant scholars. Committed Christians. Invested in you. That's Northwestern's faculty.
