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discover your creativity. Pursue your passion in a student-centered college of creative and artistic growth. Learn from faculty members who are established, working artists. Prepare to pursue your dreams as a professional artist.
wmich.edu/finearts
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what sets us apart from other fine arts programs? The Western Michigan University College of Fine Arts is a dynamic artistic community. We offer talented and diverse students an exceptional education that is learner centered, discovery driven, and globally engaged. You can study in world-class galleries, theatres, and studios. With fully accredited programs in art, dance, music, and theatre gathered into one academic unit, WMU's College of Fine Arts is the only such college in Michigan and one of only eight in the nation with similar credentials.
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Nick Gauthier, Academic Advisor Richmond Center for Visual Arts (269) 387- 2440 art-advising@wmich.edu The Frostic School of Art equips and fuels you to pursue your curiosity, become a critical thinker, and develop creative problemsolving skills in preparation to pursue a professional career in visual art and design. Here, no idea is too big. We have the faculty, facilities, and resources to bring your imagination into reality. A private art school environment in a major research university setting, you will find inventive spaces that offer an opportunity to study, create, and exhibit art and design in a way you’ve never imagined. Are you ready to grow and explore where your creativity can take you at WMU?
wmich.edu/art
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why study art at wmu? • Warehouse-sized studio spaces • Access to the latest technology, equipment, tools and resources • Professional-level facilities designed by our faculty • Engage with national and internationally-renowned guest artists and designers • Professional development trips across the country Our faculty comprise a community of professional artists, designers, and scholars committed to teaching and mentoring you to develop your artistic voice that will lead you toward a successful career—whether that be in a gallery, design studio, classroom, museum or graduate school—the Frostic School of Art can help you get there.
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Learn about the portfolio application process via Slideroom at
wmich.edu/art/admissions/undergrad
programs of study Bachelor of Arts • Art • Art History Bachelor of Fine Arts • Art Education (K-12) • Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in • Ceramics • Metals/Jewelry • Painting • Photography & Intermedia • Printmedia • Sculpture
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alumni
Master of Arts • Art Education (online program)
Frostic School of Art graduates can be found working at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Seattle Art Museum, Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Sotheby’s, Brand Union, Interbrand, Facebook, IDEO, and in schools across the country teaching art to America’s youth. Alumni go on to pursue graduate degrees at renowned programs including Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design, California College of the Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Carnegie-Mellon University, Virginia Commonwealth
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University, University of Michigan, and the Art Institute of Chicago. You can find them teaching in universities and starting their own professional art and design studios regionally and nationally.
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I remember how excited I was to come to WMU for the graphic design program. My passion for design led me to the career I have today as Executive Creative Director at Landor New York. I could not have had a better education anywhere. — Wally Krantz, Graphic Design, B.F.A. 1992
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department of dance
Debra Gambino, Academic Advisor Dalton Center, 3117 (269) 387- 3210 debra.gambino@wmich.edu Your future begins the day you walk into one of our studios. Don’t expect to find anything average in any one of our programs. WMU’s Department of Dance cares about you. We are known for being a community that values aesthetic breadth, disciplinary excellence, and student choice. You will experience equal emphasis on training in ballet, jazz, and modern. We offer one of the highest rated stylisticallydiverse programs in the country.
wmich.edu/dance
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programs of study Bachelor of Arts in Dance Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Minor in Dance
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The Department of Dance is committed to providing professional immersion experiences that lay the groundwork for a smooth transition from student to dance professional. Graduates of the program have gone on to perform with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Keigwin+Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Abraham in Motion, and the Rockettes, among many others. Alumni have been accepted into prestigious graduate dance programs, while others run successful dance studios or teach in community colleges and universities.
wmich.edu/dance/auditions
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once in a lifetime experience.
This was a My experience as a soloist in the historical reconstruction of Loïe Fuller’s La Mer gave me insight into an era of dance that is recorded not on an iPhone or video camera, but by stories told in books and notated choreography. — Colleen Griffin, Dancer and Arts Administrator, B.A. 2013
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Dr. Julie Nemire, Academic Advisor Dalton Center, 2132 (269) 387- 4672 julie.nemire@wmich.edu
school of music
We are dedicated to the advancement of the musical arts through traditional study and performance. We promote and help you develop new musical paths that prepare you for an ever-changing profession. The School of Music continues to serve local, state, national, and international communities through performance, educational and therapeutic applications, composition, research, and technological innovation.
wmich.edu/music
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University in the state of Michigan • New major and minor in Multimedia Arts Technology (MAT) • New multimedia and electronic music labs for MAT degree • Newly remodeled Western Sound Studios
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Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Music • Music Education (choral / general or instrumental) • Music Therapy • Composition • Performance (vocal, keyboard, jazz studies, instrumental * ) Bachelor of Science • Multimedia Arts Technology
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Instrumental Performance Majors · Woodwind: flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon · Brass: trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba · Percussion · String: violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar (jazz only)
Learn more about the audition process at
wmich.edu/music/auditions
Minor in Music Minor in Multimedia Arts Technology Master of Music • Performance (vocal, keyboard, jazz studies, instrumental * ) • Music Education (four-summer program) • Music Therapy • Composition • Conducting • Master of Arts in Music Accelerated Graduate Degree Program: five-year program which combines an undergraduate music degree program with a Master of Arts in Music Graduate Certificate Program in Music Performance
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alumni School of Music graduates go on to pursue graduate degrees at some of the most prestigious schools in the country. Our alumni are performing in major orchestras and chamber ensembles and teaching in universities throughout the world. There is a 98 percent placement rate for Music Education students within one year of graduating. Music Therapy students are commonly placed within three months of graduation.
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The faculty and staff were dedicated to my personal growth and prosperity as a musician. They have thriving careers and know what it takes to make it in this industry. During my time at WMU, I made lasting relationships with incredible artists and musicians. —Dannielle Sturgeon, B.M., Flute Performance 2011
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Debra Gambino, Academic Advisor Gilmore Theatre Complex, 2003 (269) 387- 3210 debra.gambino@wmich.edu
department of theatre
Western Michigan University’s nationally award-winning Department of Theatre prepares and empowers the next generation of theatre artists. Here, you’re more than a student ID number. You are an individual—with talents and goals that we are committed to helping you develop and explore. Whether you’re an aspiring performer, designer, craftsperson, technician, stage manager, arts administrator— or you just know your destiny lies in the theatre—we have a place for you.
wmich.edu/theatre
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why study theatre at wmu? • • • • •
Conservatory-style training at a public university price Faculty are working professionals Extensive production opportunities Career-building travel and study abroad opportunities Direct engagement with theatre, film, and television professionals from around the world ensure that our students have connections and are ready to work when they graduate
And unlike many other theatre programs, we are an undergraduate-only department. That means it will be you onstage, backstage, designing the sets, costumes, lights, and sound, acting the major roles, and gaining the experience you need to go on to the country’s best graduate schools, or head out right away to begin your career.
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alumni programs of study Bachelor of Fine Arts • Acting • Music Theatre Performance • Stage Management • Design & Technical Production Bachelor of Arts • Theatre Studies (specialization in Arts Management) Minor in Theatre
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Alumni from the WMU Department of Theatre are working at theatres across the country including The Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Lincoln Center, Sundance Festival, and Royal Shakespeare Company (England). They are working on cruise ships, for Disney and on Broadway in such shows as West Side Story, Avenue Q, Fun Home, Bullets Over Broadway, Hamilton, Phantom of the Opera, and Jersey Boys. You can find theatre alumni on television acting, casting, producing, designing, and directing in such shows as Lost, Drop Dead Diva, Desperate Housewives, Chicago Fire, and Boston Legal. Additionally, WMU theatre alums have gone on to study at graduate programs such as ART/Harvard, Yale, Cal Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Case Western University, Northwestern University, UCLA, and The National Theatre Conservatory.
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And when the day comes that you stand side by side with the best friends you’ve had for four years, in the theatre that shaped you as a person, and you are performing a dream role, whose Pulitzer nominated playwright is in the audience and embraces you at the end of the play—you bask in the glow, believe in the presence of something bigger, cry tears of joy, and are
very grateful for an amazing education. —Sophie Scanlon, B.F.A., Acting 2015
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housing
Fine Arts House Students majoring in the College of Fine Arts can opt to live in the Fine Arts House, located in Draper / Siedschlag Hall. This community-style residence hall is a great opportunity for those with a love of visual and performing arts to live together. Benefits of living in the Fine Arts House include: • • • •
Socialize with other fine arts students Attend community events Trips to see shows in Chicago or Detroit Opportunities to network with college of fine arts faculty and alumni • Four soundproof practice rooms and a large studio space for art, dance, and theatre students • Close proximity to the Dalton Center, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, and the Gilmore Theatre Complex • Carry-out meal service for those busy days with practice, recitals, and studio sessions
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arts in kalamazoo
• • • • • • Discover why Kalamazoo was named one of the Top 10 cities • for creative minds and one of the Top 25 cities for college • graduates in the nation. Kalamazoo offers affordable living, historical neighborhoods, and employment opportunities set in • a vibrant arts community. The small town feel meets city living • • here in Kalamazoo. • Local festivals—featuring live music, arts and crafts, food, • and drinks—attract crowds in the tens of thousands. The • Kalamazoo Institute of Art (KIA) Art Fair, held annually on the • first weekend in June, is the second oldest community art fair in America and attracts 60,000 visitors over two days. The Arts • • Council of Greater Kalamazoo organizes Art Hop on the first • Friday of each month for an evening of exhibits and events by • community artists. •
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Art Hop Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo Black Arts & Cultural Center Book Arts Center Civic Theatre Concerts in the Park Epic Center Fancy Pants Theatre Farmers Alley Theatre Fontana Chamber Arts Gilmore Keyboard Festival Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Michigan Youth Arts Festival Miller Auditorium Park Trades Center State Theatre Stulberg International String Competition Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers West Michigan Glass Art Center
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facilities
The Frostic School Art was built with one of the single largest gifts in the University’s history. The environmentallyconscious facility is 140,000 square feet of galleries, studios, classrooms, critique space, and more. The Richmond Center for Visual Arts is made up of three large galleries: • The Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery features exhibitions of contemporary artists known throughout the world. • The Rose Netzorg and James W. Kerr Gallery houses special exhibits that coincide with our curriculum. • The Eleanor R. and Robert A. DeVries Gallery is dedicated to student exhibitions.
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The WMU School of Music is housed in the Dorothy U. Dalton Center, which boasts 157,000 square feet of some of the finest music rehearsal, study, practice and performance spaces in the world. The WMU School of Music is an All-Steinway School. Esteemed faculty run high-tech studios. The Department of Dance is also located in the Dalton Center. The program combines ballet, jazz, and modern instruction in three large studios and one medium studio. Floating floors, a piano, percussion instruments, and sound playback units enhance the learning experience in each studio. The conditioning room is equipped with four Pilates reformers and other equipment.
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The Irving S. Gilmore Theatre Complex houses three performance spaces for the Department of Theatre: the Laura V. Shaw Theatre, the D. Terry Williams Theatre, and the Zack L. York Arena Theatre. At the University Theatre, faculty and students collaborate to create over 15 productions annually. These acclaimed performances are open to the public at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.
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look for us on facebook and twitter Photography Martin Burch, A. Deran, Chris Jones, John Lacko, Sarah Spohn, and Mary Whalen Design Martin Burch (B.F.A., 1998; B.A., 1994), Utility Design, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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