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Sculpture

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Pursue Your Passion With A Minor In Sculpture

Here at UW, we understand the importance of giving an artist the space, time, and education to perfect their craft. That’s why we offer an accredited, 24-credit hour minor in sculpture.

Sculpture students work with UW’s notable faculty and best-in-class facilities to improve their skills and learn a variety of techniques. Because hands-on experience in a supportive environment is invaluable.

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College of Arts & Sciences
Department of Visual Arts

About the Sculpture Minor

The sculpture minor gives students a well-rounded education in visual arts and an advanced understanding of sculpture techniques and materials. 

Students additionally have the opportunity to travel to conferences, makers fairs and metal pours across the country to network and improve their expertise, so that every student is ready to start their dream career upon graduation. 

Admission Requirements

Students pursuing a B.A. in Art History may minor in a studio discipline. However, students pursuing a B.A. or B.F.A. in Studio Art or a B.A. in Art Education cannot minor in a specific studio discipline.

Students should plan on a minimum of five semesters to complete a sculpture minor due to upper-division course prerequisites.

Please note that all courses require a minimum grade of C to earn a sculpture minor.

Sculpture in the University of Wyoming Art Museum
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Sculpture students have access to a variety of specialty facilities, including:

  • A fully equipped wood shop
  • Steel fabrication shop
  • Fundry for bronze and aluminum casting and blacksmithing
  • Lost wax ceramic shell room
  • Plaster mold making studio
  • 3D printers
  • Laser cutter engraver
  • Burn out kilns
  • Iron furnaces
  • Two-ton capacity bridge crane
  • 24-hour-access to a large work room
Family statue on Prexy's Pasture

What can you do with a Sculpture Minor?

Studying sculpture means mastering the art and science of materials, techniques and equipment. It opens doors to diverse careers like construction, industrial design and fabrication. Sculptors blend STEM with creativity, using modern technology like 3D printing and CNC routing. Math and engineering are integral to crafting our creations. With these skills, one can thrive in fields like film, theater, automotive design and animation. Sculpture isn't just about art; it's about designing a life fueled by creativity.

Sculpture Careers

Some of the titles our graduates currently hold:

  • Sculptor/Artist
  • Fabricator
  • Welder
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Technician
  • Blacksmith
  • Foundry Worker
  • Model Maker
  • Industrial Designer
  • Museum Preparator

 

Sculptures on the roof of the American Heritage Center on campus

Where UW fine art and art education grads are getting creative:

  • Topo Designs
  • University of Hartford School of Art
  • Western Confluence Magazine
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Glassell School of Art
  • Art League Houston

 

Many students pursue additional education after graduation. Sculpture graduates have recently been accepted to the following prestigious programs:

  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Arizona State University
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Sculpture Minor Program Highlights

Ready to launch your career as a sculptor? Here are a few of the benefits you’ll experience as a sculpture minor at UW.

Career Readiness

Sculpture students study the art and science of various materials, techniques and equipment. These skills can be applied to a variety of industries and roles.

Students may choose to apply their knowledge to a career in trades, including construction, industrial design, fabrication and foundry work.  They may use their experience with 3D printing and laser cutting to pursue a STEM career. Alternatively, sculpture skills are relevant to working in the film industry, set design or even automobile design and modeling.

As a sculpture artist, you can choose where to direct your creative career.

Experiential Learning Opportunities

At UW, we believe hands-on learning is essential to every student’s education. As a sculpture student, you’ll work as an individual and in groups for iron pours and large-scale public art fabrications.

You’ll additionally travel to conferences, makers fairs and metal casting opportunities across the country. Here in Wyoming, you’ll assist visiting artists with artwork installs and you’ll workshop with highschoolers.

These experiences allow sculpture students to graduate with marketable skills and experiences.

 

Notable Faculty

Professor Ashley Hope Carlisle leads UW’s sculpture program. Her expertise is in metal casting and fabrication, but she also teaches and utilizes paper, fiber and fabric techniques in her creative research.

Robert Russin Excellence in Sculpture Award

The Robert Russin Excellence in Figurative Sculpture Award is given to sculpture students every year. This award provides aid to students declaring a Post Graduate Assistantship so that they may lessen the financial burden while working toward graduate school or other professional art experience.

 

The way Professor Carlisle teaches sculpture is empowering. I believe that having the confidence to pursue your wildest ideas is the first step. The sculpture facilities at UW offers a wide range of sculptural processes that have pushed me to consider what it means to be a contemporary artist. Through taking sculpture at UW I have built my confidence in materials and myself as an artist. I recommend this program to every young artist because sculpture is a combination of all mediums, it is drawing, painting, printmaking, but in three dimensions.

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Visual Arts Building, Room 110

Department 3138, 1000 E. University Avenue

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-3269

Email: visualarts@uwyo.edu