William Rolland Art Center

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Cal Lutheran students across all disciplines are given opportunities to participate in research and creative scholarship, allowing them to make original contributions to their fields while they study.

Faculty-mentored, self-directed work is facilitated through our research programs, which serve both our undergraduate and graduate students. Their accomplishments include all types of scholarship — traditional lab research, creative works, quantitative research and qualitative explorations. Giving them invaluable experience for the future, students are called to present their research to their peers and the community during our annual conferences and exhibits.

Study the many forms of art. No artistic medium exists in a vacuum — they all influence and draw inspiration from each other. By exploring forms of art outside your main discipline, you’ll become a stronger artist. You can take courses in:

Sculpture
Drawing
Watercolor
Photography
Painting
Ceramics
Printmaking
Digital art
Design

Over the course of your studies, you’ll produce a solid body of artwork that will serve as the basis for your professional portfolio, which you’ll assemble in your final year. This portfolio will allow you to present your unique style through pieces connected by theme, technique, subject, or concept — a key selling point for your skills.

As a senior, you’ll collaborate with your classmates to plan, design, implement, and install an exhibit of your collective artwork in an on-campus gallery. This hands-on experience will utilize the multidisciplinary skills you’ve acquired, making sure you’re fully prepared to enter the professional art world.

In addition to being self-employed artists, our art majors also work in movies, television, theater, and animation. Those who’ve chosen the design concentration will typically begin careers in computer graphics, or with advertising agencies or design studios.

Our alumni study at:
Academy of Art University
Claremont Graduate University
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Loyola Marymount University
Millersville University
University of Northern Colorado

Our alumni work for:
Walt Disney Animation Studios
California Oil Museum
Image Entertainment
Mission Renaissance Art Studio
Brainforest Digital Animatics

Career paths:
Character Technical Director
Museum Educator
Graphic Designer
Art Teacher
Marketing and Design Assistant
Web Designer
Designer/Animator

This program is sound preparation for careers in a broad range of media fields including animation, concept design, computer games, creative development, digital cinema, directing, e-commerce, gaming, high definition (HD) and interactive television production, project management, Web development, and visual effects.

Our alumni study at:
-Video Symphony
-Musician's Institute
-San Francisco Academy of Arts
-University of Connecticut
-Simmons College
-Gnomon 3D Modeling & Animation School

Our alumni work for:
-Aim & Fire Music Group, LLC
-CBS Paramount
-Go West Events & Multimedia
-Magaurn Video Productions
-Mechnology Visual Effects
-Paradox Development
-Marketing Maven Public Relations
-Avodah Publishing

Career paths:
-Web Designer
-Multimedia Specialist
-Lead Designer
-Production Artist
-Music Coordinator
-Graphic Designer
-Assistant Editor
-Art Director

If you have an artistic flair and a knack for computer programs, a career in multimedia may be the right choice. Multimedia majors are full of ideas, and they have the skills to make them reality. As a student, you will evolve creative concepts into practically applied works across multiple mediums, preparing you for the multimedia career of your choice.

We create a supportive and engaging environment where you’ll have the opportunity to discover, shape and express your creative voice through dynamic media. You’ll learn the theory and practice of how a single premise is developed into a creative concept and practically applied across:

-Web
-Print
-Digital cinema
-Immersive experiences
-Animation
-Gaming platforms

Moving beyond media literacy, you’ll understand industry theories and processes, best practices and the tools and techniques to create and develop entire media franchises. So whether your future lies in web design, film, animation, digital music, graphic design, or video games, you’ll be prepared for real world application.